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Congress expresses concern over Kashmir developments

Former union home minister Mr. P Chidambaram also advised the government not to get into any misadventure in the state

04 Aug 2019 6:20 AM

The report will be submitted to party high command and will be perused by Congress Parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Congress begins poll preparation in 3 states

In Maharashtra several organisational changes have been made while Haryana and Jharkhand are next.

29 Jul 2019 6:16 AM

Reddy said such incidents have been reported from Tripura, West Bengal and Kerala and had occurred previously also. (Photo: Twitter)

No common pattern of mob lynching in country: Govt in Rajya Sabha

Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said during Question Hour that the BJP government was serious about tackling the issue.

24 Jul 2019 4:22 PM

Gandhi, now an MP from Wayanad in Kerala, became the Congress president in 2017. (Photo: File)

50 days on, Congress yet to find successor to Rahul Gandhi

The Congress, who has presently become a 'leaderless' party, has also been facing multiple shocks at the state levels.

15 Jul 2019 8:57 AM

Amid the political upheaval in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has lashed out at the BJP and said that the party and its leaders 'hardly care' about the Constitution. (Photo: File)

BJP, its leaders hardly care about Constitution: Ghulam Nabi Azad

The party members protested in the morning in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament complex holding 'Save Democracy' banners.

12 Jul 2019 8:29 AM

Sonia Gandhi rushes Azad and Sibal to pacify rebels, save govt

Sources said UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi asked the leaders to mitigate the crisis in the southern state and save the government.

10 Jul 2019 2:42 AM

Thirteen MLAs have flown to Mumbai after they tendered their resignations. (Photo: File)

'BJP appoints CMs in bars, restaurants' says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Azad will be leading for Bengaluru after senior leader and MLA Roshan Baig resigned.

09 Jul 2019 7:55 PM

Azad has stayed away from the formation of the committee while Tanwar has said that there is no intrusion in the domain of All India Congress Committee (AICC). (Photo: ANI)

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ashok Tanwar clash over formation of Election Management Committee

The war of words persists between the two senior leaders over the Election Management Committee formed by Tanwar.

09 Jul 2019 6:38 PM

The Congress-JDS coalition government has slumped into a major crisis after 11 Congress MLAs resigned from the membership of Assembly on July 6. (Photo: ANI)

Ghulam Nabi Azad, BK Hariprasad tasked to tackle Karnataka crisis

This comes after Siddaramaiah declares that he has sought for the disqualification of rebel MLAs and also ban from contensting for 6 years.

09 Jul 2019 3:26 PM

The leaders also asked Rahul Gandhi to make 'necessary changes desired by him without any hesitation'. (Photo: ANI)

J&K Congress leaders meet Rahul, discuss upcoming assembly polls

The delegation discussed the current scenario and reasons behind the Congress' defeat in the state, Mir told.

01 Jul 2019 9:08 PM

Gowda unleashes Operation Counter-Kamal

This would leave a big hole in their pockets as BJP leaders are not promising monetary benefits at this juncture.

29 May 2019 3:52 AM

Ghulam Nabi Azad, KC Venugopal to visit Karnataka to check crisis

The coalition government in the southern state has been fragile since its inception with reports of its collapse surfacing every now and then.

29 May 2019 2:08 AM

On May 18, Naidu had urged the Election Commission to count votes through VVPATinstead of EVMs during the counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: ANI)

Opposition demands cent per cent VVPAT count in case of mismatch

Earlier, the opposition leaders met at the Constitution Club and decided to take up the issue with the Election Commission.

21 May 2019 8:03 PM

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not remove Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir even if it stays in power for 100 years at the Centre. (Photo: File)

BJP won't remove Article 370 from J&K even if it rules for 100 years at Centre: Azad

The senior Congress leader also said Rahul Gandhi's candidature for the PM post was important but it would be achieved through consensus.

18 May 2019 9:45 AM

In U-turn, Azad says Congress will claim PM’s post

Congress chief spokesperson Mr Randeep Surjewala, had a different view than that of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.

18 May 2019 4:47 AM

'Of course we are the biggest and oldest political party. If we have to run the government for five years biggest political party should be given a chance,' Azad said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cong is biggest, oldest party; should run govt and be in PM chair: Azad

The statement came a day after when Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Congress would accept a regional party Prime Minister.

17 May 2019 11:19 AM

Azad: Congress will accept a regional party PM

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, however, seemed not to agree with Mr Azad.

17 May 2019 3:33 AM

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that his party does not have any problem if it did not get the Prime Minister's post while adding that its sole objective has always been to stop the NDA from forming the government at the Centre. (Photo: File)

Cong has no problem if it did not get PM's post: Ghulam Nabi Azad

This comes after Rajnath Singh on Tuesday dared Opposition to name its prime ministerial candidate if it was sure of victory in the polls.

16 May 2019 8:44 AM

'I have many good friends in the Opposition. We do eat food together once or twice a year,' Modi said. (Photo: BJP | Twitter)

Have many good friends in Oppn, Mamata sends personally selected kurtas: PM

Mamata has mostly been critical about Modi govt and has openly opposed their various initiatives including GST.

24 Apr 2019 10:10 AM

Azad was campaigning for Congress candidate for Anantnag Lok Sabha seat Ghulam Ahmad Mir, who is taking on PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: File)

PM Modi's lies, deceit can't save BJP's sinking ship: Ghulam Nabi Azad

He expressed confidence that people in the country and in the state will ensure victory of Congress candidates with a "thumping majority".

16 Apr 2019 6:44 PM

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