Indian National Congress (INC): News
12 Apr 2018
KarnatakaCongress' new "secret talent hunt" to find young regional leaders
A prime factor that has held Congress back is its lack of young regional leaders, and the Grand Old Party knows it.
11 Apr 2018
Bahujan Samaj PartyReport: BJP's income jumps 81% and Congress's dips 14%
An Association for Democratic Reforms report revealed that BJP's income has increased by 81% to Rs. 1,034.27cr in the last year even as the states it rules continue to grow.
09 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: 'Common-Man' Rahul Gandhi takes the Bengaluru-metro, eats kulfi
Pulling out all stops to make his presence felt ahead of the Karnataka elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday went from hopping into a crowded metro in Bengaluru to obliging commuters with selfies to having kulfi at a roadside ice-cream vendor after a restaurant lunch.
09 Apr 2018
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi observes fast against government at Raj Ghat
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is leading a protest at Raj Ghat today.
09 Apr 2018
KarnatakaBJP releases first list of 72 candidates for Karnataka polls
Yesterday, BJP announced its first list of 72 candidates contesting the Assembly polls in Karnataka.
07 Apr 2018
IndiaOpposition works hard to build consensus on removal of CJI
Opposition parties intend to carry on their efforts to build a broad consensus on the motion to remove the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra.
04 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi: No other government honored Ambedkar as we did
PM Modi today slammed other political parties for using BR Ambedkar's legacy for political mileage.
04 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaBharat Bandh: Are political parties in overdrive about Dalit-votes?
On Monday, Dalits called a nationwide bandh protesting Supreme Court's March 20 judgment "diluting" the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
03 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaWill-it, won't-it? Opposition holds impeachment-motion against CJI despite having numbers
An impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra seems to have lost momentum, with many opposition parties still undecided.
30 Mar 2018
OdishaRahul Gandhi revamps Congress: Appoints young leaders for key posts
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is delivering on his promise of re-building the Indian National Congress with "talented youngsters."
27 Mar 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka will vote on May 12, results on May 15
The Election Commission has announced the dates for the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections. The state will go to vote on May 12.
26 Mar 2018
FacebookBJP: Congress shared users' data with Singapore-based firm
The Cambridge Analytica (CA) controversy continues to simmer.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaCambridge Analytica issue: EC calls a meeting to check voter-influence
Recently, a scandal erupted after it was alleged that UK-based Cambridge Analytica (CA) harvested data of 50 million Facebook users to subvert 2016 US presidential elections.
21 Mar 2018
IndiaInspired by Rahul's speech, 71-yr-old Goa-Congress chief decides to resign
Without a clear roadmap for the country, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi seems to be making no impression whatsoever on the country's population.
18 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPolitical parties get relief from scrutiny of foreign funding
The Lok Sabha has recently passed a bill that will exempt political parties from scrutiny of funds they have received from abroad since 1976.
18 Mar 2018
Mamata BanerjeeKCR to meet Mamata Banerjee for talks on Federal Front
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who is rallying to create a strong alternative to BJP and Congress, will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee tomorrow in Kolkata.
18 Mar 2018
Sonia GandhiBJP mismanaged Kashmir issue "like never before": Manmohan Singh
At the final day of the Congress' plenary session in New Delhi, senior party leaders launched blistering attacks on the ruling BJP, blaming it for mismanagement of the Kashmir issue "like never before," the "big lie" of demonetization and its "greatest disservice" to India: pushing people into poverty.
14 Mar 2018
Sonia GandhiSonia's dinner: 20 Opposition parties discuss politics "informally"
Members of 20 Opposition parties came together on Tuesday at a dinner hosted by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.
08 Mar 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka unveils official state flag, now awaits Center's nod
The Karnataka Cabinet approved the official flag, or 'Naada Dwaja,' for the state today - a yellow, white and red tricolor with the mythical 'Ganda Bherunda' in the middle.
05 Mar 2018
PuneFrisking of girls at MIT-Pune: Parties seek probe, demand action
A probe has been demanded by the Shiv Sena, Congress, and NCP, on Monday into the alleged frisking of girl students at a school run by a Pune-based institute, while they had come there to appear for class 12 examinations.
01 Mar 2018
IndiaLokpal-meet: Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge rejects PM Modi's 'special invite'
Congress and BJP are now trading punches on the issue of appointing a Lokpal.
28 Feb 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh bypolls: BJP leading in Mungaoli, Congress in Kolaras
The counting of votes for the bypolls to two Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh is underway, with BJP leading in Mungaoli and Congress in Kolaras after the completion of the first round.
25 Feb 2018
IndiaCongress' 'tribute' to Sridevi leaves Twitterati angry, party backtracks
The untimely death of Sridevi has left millions of her fans in India and outside dazed.
16 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrives in Varanasi; Congress protests
To entice more people to join the RSS, supremo Mohan Bhagwat has begun a five-day tour of PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi.
13 Feb 2018
PunjabIn Congress's Punjab, coin toss decides teachers' postings
In a shocking incident, Punjab's technical education minister Charanjit Singh Channi took to tossing a coin to decide on the right candidate, when two teachers were vying for the same post in a polytechnic institute.
13 Feb 2018
KeralaKerala: Youth Congress leader hacked to death
A Youth Congress leader died this morning after being attacked by a group of men in North Kerala's Kannur district yesterday.
12 Feb 2018
IndiaMani Shankar Aiyar: I am proud of Pakistan
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has sparked controversy yet again by saying that dialogue as a solution to the India-Pakistan issue has been accepted by Pakistan, but not by India.
08 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiSonia Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi is now my boss too
While speaking at the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting, Sonia Gandhi wished her son Rahul Gandhi good luck for his new job as Congress president.
08 Feb 2018
IndiaNirmala Sitharaman slams Opposition's charges about Rafale deal
The NDA government blasted Congress for suggesting that there was complicity involved in the Rafale deal.
26 Jan 2018
IndiaRepublic-Day parade: Controversy over Rahul Gandhi's seating in 4th row
Today, India celebrates the joyous occasion of its 69th Republic Day.
23 Jan 2018
RajasthanRajasthan Congress organizes 'LPG funeral' to protest rising prices
The Congress in Rajasthan is angry over rising prices, but it is creative too.
23 Jan 2018
Bahujan Samaj PartyPrakash Karat v/s Sitaram Yechury: CPI(M) against tie-up with Congress
It seems the CPI(M) is headed for a major face-off between the factions of party chief Sitaram Yechury and his predecessor Prakash Karat. They will battle it out at the party's conclave in Hyderabad.
16 Jan 2018
Narendra ModiAmethi: Rahul Gandhi hears public grievances in "Janata Darbar"
On the second day of his visit to Amethi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi conducted a "janata darbar" at the Munshirganj guest house in his parliamentary constituency, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
29 Dec 2017
IndiaHimachal Congress MLA slaps cop, gets slapped right back
In Himachal Pradesh, an MLA decided to slap a cop. What grabbed eyeballs is when the cop slaps her right back.
29 Dec 2017
GujaratCongress's Ahmed Patel and his kin under ED scanner
After losing Gujarat and Himachal, newly-elected Congress president faces another setback. His mother Sonia Gandhi's most trusted lieutenant Ahmed Patel and his family are under the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) scanner in relation to a money laundering case.
28 Dec 2017
IndiaCongress Foundation Day: Rahul appeals to defend the constitution
On Congress's 133rd foundation day, Rahul Gandhi appealed to his party members that the Constitution is under threat. He said, Congress party and the citizens have to defend it.
27 Dec 2017
IndiaJaitley: Modi didn't question Manmohan Singh's commitment to India
Finance minister Arun Jaitley tried to pacify Congress with a half-apology claiming that PM Modi didn't mean to question former PM Manmohan Singh's loyalty to India.
21 Dec 2017
IndiaArun Jaitley: Congress taking 2G verdict as badge of honor!
FM Arun Jaitley slammed Congress for treating the 2G verdict as a "badge of honor." He declared that Congress should recall why the case was investigated.
