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Digvijay Singh on Sunday bringing in Rahul Gandhi directly, saying the former Congress chief should be more active inside Parliament and undertake yatras across India. (PTI Photo)

Old vs young war within Congress flares up

Another senior leader Manish Tewari, known to be close to Gandhi, blamed the UPA-2 for the Congress' 2014 defeat

3 Aug 2020 9:56 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

High time Mehbooba Mufti is released, says Rahul Gandhi

The Jammu and Kashmir administration last week extended Mehbooba's detention under PSA by another three months

2 Aug 2020 4:22 PM IST

File photo shows UPs Cabinet minister for Technical Education Kamal Rani Varun distributing sanitizer and masks among people. Pic: Twitter

UP Cabinet minister Kamal Rani dies due to COVID-19

Kamal Rani is the first minister in Uttar Pradesh to die after contracting coronavirus

2 Aug 2020 2:55 PM IST

Senior Congress leader and former minister Umang Singhar on Saturday accused the party veterans of destroying Congress to further their interests. (PTI Photo)

MP Tribal Congress leader accuses seniors of destroying party, stirs...

Singhar had a few months ago set off a storm in Congress in MP when he called Congress veteran Digivijay Singh a...

2 Aug 2020 12:29 PM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot speaks to the media persons as he leaves the airport after arriving back from Jaisalmer to Jaipur, Saturday. (PTI)

Ashok Gehlot softens stance, says he's ready to accept Sachin Pilot...

He said the party trusted him and he has been a Union minister, AICC general secretary, state unit chief and chief...

1 Aug 2020 10:34 PM IST

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh. (PTI)

Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP, passes away at...

There were rumours on social media about Singh's death in March this year, too.

1 Aug 2020 5:18 PM IST

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray

Maha Vikas Aghadi government won't last long as it lacks unity,...

On COVID-19, he said it was necessary to dispel the fear that people have in mind about the disease.

1 Aug 2020 1:14 PM IST

The March 20, 2020 press conference at which then Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath announced his resignation. The press conference was attended by a journalist who later tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. (PTI)

Kamal Nath hails construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya; BJP takes a...

He described Nath's sudden change of heart' on Ram temple issue as merely a poll gimmick'

31 July 2020 10:03 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. PTI photo

MVA govt stops pension of those jailed during emergency

The state would to pay Rs 10K a month to those imprisoned for more than a month, Rs 5K to those jailed less than a month...

31 July 2020 9:27 PM IST

Biplab Mitra is handed a flag of the Trinamool Congress as a mark of his reinduction into the party at a ceremony on Friday. (Twitter)

Mamata does unto BJP what BJP does unto Congress

Senior leader returns to the Trinamool from the BJP in response to Mamata Banerjee's appeal

31 July 2020 4:47 PM IST

Ashok Gehlot camp MLAs to be shifted to Jaisalmer. (PTI Photo)

Rajasthan politics: Ashok Gehlot MLAs to be shifted to another hotel...

MLAs have been staying in the hotel since July 13 after Sachin Pilot, 18 other MLAs rebelled against government...

31 July 2020 11:53 AM IST

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday made it clear that no fare will be charged from students returning to the state. (PTI Photo)

Never overlooked Crime, corruption and communalism: Nitish Kumar

His statement has come at a time when the opposition especially the RJD has been targeting Nitish Kumar on various...

31 July 2020 11:50 AM IST