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Congress leader Anand Sharma. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Sonia, Rahul lead Congress walkout in Parliament

The Congress MPs, led by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, then staged a walkout.

12 July 2019 4:06 AM IST

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and A.K. Antony during a protest at the Parliament in New Delhi during the Budget Session on Thursday. (Photo: Asian Age)ASIAN AGE

Rahul flays govt over suicide of farmers, Rajnath hits back

Gandhi asks why govt thinks farmers inferior to rich businessmen.

12 July 2019 3:49 AM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (Photo: ANI)

Entire political career transparent, doesn't need anyone's...

A single-member bench of Justice Navin Chawla issued Harsh Vardhan a notice and scheduled the case for hearing on...

11 July 2019 9:05 PM IST

he Speaker has not accepted the resignations as yet. (Photo: ANI)

'Will check resignations overnight and ascertain genuineness' says...

Speaker maintained that the legislators should have approached him instead of rushing to the Governor and Supreme Court.

11 July 2019 8:21 PM IST

This, latest in a long line of coercion and intimidation of Jaising and Grover, is nothing short of a brute show of intimidation as well as gross abuse of power, the letter read. (Photo: ANI)

Raids at senior advocates' premises nothing but 'gross abuse of...

The raids are being carried out in both Delhi and Mumbai in connection under violation of Foreign Contribution...

11 July 2019 7:58 PM IST

In a letter addressed to Guv, BJP alleged that Revanna took bribes amounting to nearly Rs 500 crore to promote or transfer officers between July 1 and July 10. (Photo: ANI)

K'taka Minister Revanna took Rs 500 cr bribe from govt engineers: BJP

Calling Revanna de-facto CM, BJP said that he was issuing illegal promotions' and transfers for all departments...

11 July 2019 7:54 PM IST

Jyotiraditya Scindia

Congress needs young and energetic leadership: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The senior leader expressed confidence that the Congress-JDS coalition government would survive despite BJP's efforts to...

11 July 2019 7:22 PM IST

With 10 MLAs changing the sides, the strength of Congress on the floor of the House was reduced to mere five. (Photo: ANI)

10 Goa Cong MLAs join BJP, swearing-in of ministers on Friday

They joined BJP in the presence of its Working President J P Nadda and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant here on...

11 July 2019 6:59 PM IST

West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee speaks to Kumaraswamy over Karnataka crisis

Mamata called up Kumaraswamy around 6.30 pm and discussed the situation in the state.

11 July 2019 6:44 PM IST

Tamil Nadu politician M. Vaiko

Ambumani, Vaiko elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu

In total, six candidates were elected unopposed in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.

11 July 2019 6:37 PM IST

India also called for fast-tracking of the process of re-admission of the Maldives to the Commonwealth. (Photo: ANI)

India to fulfill CHOGM 18 commitments before deadline: Jaishankar

Union Minister S Jaishankar, just concluded a three-day London visit to attend Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers...

11 July 2019 4:16 PM IST

10 disgruntled MLAs, who flew to Mumbai by coalition strategists in a bid to convince them to reconsider their decision, are staying at Sofitel hotel in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

K'taka crisis: Cong-JD(S) MLAs to tender resignations afresh to...

Insisting they were still in Congress and have resigned only from the Assembly, the MLAs ruled out BJP's role in the...

11 July 2019 3:44 PM IST