Indian National Congress (INC): News
01 Jul 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Congress divided over alliance with ruling TMC
Fissures seem to have appeared in Congress's West Bengal unit over the issue of forging an alliance with the ruling Trinamool Congress for the crucial 2019 polls, with a section of leaders keen on the tie-up and the state leadership rejecting the idea.
29 Jun 2018
P ChidambaramStill looking for 'achche din': Chidambaram over record-fall of rupee
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today took a dig at the government over the record fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, saying he was still looking forward to the BJP's 'achhe din'.
29 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiMaghar: Once again, Modi got his facts wrong
In Maghar, yesterday, there was a sense of deja vu. PM Modi had come there to pay his obeisance to Sant Kabir.
29 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiAspiring Congress spokespersons appeared in 'exam' on 'Modi government's failures'
Aspiring spokespersons of the UP Congress Committee (UPCC) had a surprise yesterday: they were made to sit for a 30-minute 'exam' and an interview for the post.
26 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaModi attacks Congress over Impeachment motion against CJI
In a first-ever attack on Congress over Impeachment motion against CJI, PM Modi today said that it was their way to intimidate judiciary.
13 Jun 2018
IndiaAkshay is all for his nation in new 'Gold' poster
The makers of Akshay Kumar starrer 'Gold' today unveiled a new poster of the sports-drama.
10 Jun 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Congress-JD(S) alliance already in trouble? Portfolio-allocation leaves MLAs upset
Congress President Rahul Gandhi met MLAs led by MB Patil in New Delhi on Saturday, after portfolio allocation in Karnataka raised questions about the newly-formed alliance.
09 Jun 2018
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)Delhi: Veteran Congress leader LP Shahi dies at 98
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister LP Shahi breathed his last at 98 earlier today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
08 Jun 2018
KarnatakaTension growing between Congress and JD(S) over Karnataka cabinet
Within days of Karnataka cabinet expansion, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy today confessed that there's tension between his party, JD(S) and Congress over the allocation of portfolios. But he was also optimistic about sorting out the differences.
04 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: 60 lakh registered voters are fake, alleges Congress
Congress leaders of Madhya Pradesh have approached the Election Commission demanding probe in electoral rolls, alleging 12% of the state's 50 million voters are fake.
02 Jun 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Will AAP and Congress forge pre-poll alliance? It seems likely
A number of tweets set off speculations that AAP and Congress may forge a pre-poll alliance in Delhi, joining the buzz of a united opposition to stop BJP's victory in 2019.
01 Jun 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Kumaraswamy to remain CM for five-years, JD(S) gets finance
Ten days after the Congress-JD(S) government was sworn in, the parties successfully reached a power-sharing arrangement yesterday.
30 May 2018
Narendra ModiCracks in Congress visible after Pranab Mukherjee accepts RSS' invitation
After former President Pranab Mukherjee agreed to attend a convocation of RSS pracharaks on June 7, tensions are visible in the Congress.
26 May 2018
Narendra Modi#4YearsOfModi: RaGa gives PM 'A' for slogan-creation, 'F' for agriculture
Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi gave his rating on four years of Narendra Modi government and slammed the Centre for many of its policies.
17 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress in Goa, Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar, planning a 'Karnataka'
In the aftermath of Karnataka rumble, Congress has said it will now approach Goa's Governor to form the government since they were the single largest party there, back then.
17 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress leaders blame Siddaramaiah for Karnataka defeat, he gets "emotional"
Following an embarrassing defeat in the Karnataka election at the hands of BJP, Siddaramaiah has become a center of the blame-game inside the Congress.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Karnataka all set to become 21st state under BJP
In a major achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed the halfway mark in Karnataka elections.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Lingayats remain with the BJP, Vokkaliga belt with JD(S)
The Lingayat community has chosen the BJP over the Congress party that gave them a special religious minority status under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Who'll win- Congress or BJP? Twitterati weigh in
The counting of votes in Karnataka has begun. A lot is at stake in the southern state for both Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
14 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi used "threatening language": Manmohan Singh writes to President
Condemning Prime Minister Modi for his attacking remarks on the Congress party, former PM Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind asking him to caution Modi against using "unwarranted, threatening and intimidating language."
14 May 2018
Pakistan NewsBefore Modi government's fourth-anniversary, survey shows 57% Indians are satisfied
A survey by a citizen engagement platform, LocalCircles, found 57% respondents were satisfied with the Narendra Modi government.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Exit Poll Out: BJP leads in most surveys
Karnataka has voted and according to the exit polls, BJP is leading in most surveys.
12 May 2018
Venkaiah NaiduCongress ends war for CJI's impeachment, will drop matter legally
The Congress has dropped its plans to legally pursue the impeachment motion against Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra, with two of its MPs withdrawing their petition in the SC.
11 May 2018
KarnatakaFake voter ID scam: Polling postponed in Karnataka's RR Nagar
The Election Commission of India has postponed the RR Nagar constituency in Karnataka election to May 28, after roughly 10, 000 fake voter IDs were recovered on Tuesday.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaOn BJP's 'Antonio Maino' jibe, Rahul Gandhi has an answer
Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, on the last day of campaigning, in Karnataka, for calling his mother Sonia Gandhi with her former name Antonio Maino.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaWhy minority status for the Lingayats before Karnataka elections?
Karnataka goes to polls in 2 days, and the hottest debated question of the assembly elections - is which way will the Lingayats vote?
08 May 2018
KarnatakaModiji, speeches don't fill empty stomachs: Sonia Gandhi
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a podium at Vijayapura in poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday.
06 May 2018
CMAfter saying 'tie hands, legs of voters', Yeddyurappa clarifies statement
BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa has issued a clarification about his controversial statement, where he asked people to bring non-voters to polling booths by tying their hands and legs to vote for Mahantesh Doddagoudar. He said he is from a village and this is how he speaks.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaWomen in Karnataka, does manifesto talk about security?
With increasing crimes against women, both BJP and Congress in Karnataka have promised to take substantial steps, but the execution as always, should raise our eyebrows.
29 Apr 2018
Sonia Gandhi'BJP spreading hatred, fear': RaGa launches scathing attack on Modi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said today that his party, unlike BJP, "respects differences of opinion and will protect any dissenters."
28 Apr 2018
Red FortDalmia-group adopts Red Fort, Congress accuses Centre of 'privatizing' Indian-heritage
The Congress questioned BJP led Centre on Saturday after corporate group, Dalmia Bharat adopted the Red Fort for five years at a cost of Rs. 25 crore.
23 Apr 2018
Venkaiah NaiduRajya Sabha Chairman Naidu rejects opposition's impeachment motion against CJI
In a significant but not entirely unexpected blow to the opposition, Vice President and Rajya Sabha (RS) Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has rejected its impeachment motion against Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra.
22 Apr 2018
IndiaNetaji's grandnephew compares Nehru to Hitler: "Hitler never betrayed nation"
In a series of tweets, Subhash Chandra Bose's grand nephew and BJP Bengal leader Chandra Kumar Bose compared India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to German dictator Adolf Hitler.
20 Apr 2018
IndiaOpposition submits impeachment motion against CJI to Vice-President
The Opposition has submitted a notice for impeachment of Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra to Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Venkaiah Naidu.
19 Apr 2018
IndiaSC's Loya death verdict triggers BJP-Congress war
The SC's refusal to order an independent probe in Judge BH Loya's death has opened a political war.
19 Apr 2018
IndiaSC can remove suspicions on Loya's death by direct-dealing: Congress
Congress today said the Supreme Court judgment dismissing a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya will raise more questions and leave many of them unanswered unless logical reasons were found in it.
16 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: BJP releases second list of 82 candidates
Today, BJP released its second list of 82 candidates for the hotly-contested Karnataka Assembly polls.
14 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPM Modi launches Ambedkar memorial, slams Congress
PM Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Ambedkar Memorial at 26, Alipur Road in New Delhi on the eve of the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.
13 Apr 2018
Maneka GandhiBJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi: Don't communalize Kathua rape
Breaking BJP's measured silence on the Kathua and Unnao rape cases was spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi. For the Kathua rape and murder, she slammed the Opposition for "communalizing" the issue.
13 Apr 2018
West BengalCalcutta HC stays WB panchayat polls till further orders
The Calcutta HC has stayed the panchayat election process in West Bengal, till further orders.
