Indian National Congress (INC): News
14 Oct 2021
PunjabNavjot Singh Sidhu to meet Congress leaders in Delhi today
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will visit Delhi today to meet party general secretary KC Venugopal and Congress's Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Rawat.
13 Oct 2021
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi-led Congress team meets President over Lakhimpur violence
A delegation of Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi today met President Ram Nath Kovind over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed the lives of eight people, including four protesting farmers.
12 Oct 2021
RajasthanRajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to withdraw controversial marriage registration bill
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday announced that his government will ask Governor Kalraj Mishra to return the controversial Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
12 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshPriyanka Gandhi stopped on way to Lakhimpur for prayer meet
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was reportedly stopped while on her way to attend the "antim ardas" (final prayer) of the farmers who were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.
11 Oct 2021
UttarakhandAhead of 2022 elections, Uttarakhand Minister Yashpal Arya joins Congress
In a major blow to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand, state minister Yashpal Arya and his MLA son Sanjeev Arya rejoined the rival Indian National Congress ahead of Assembly polls next year.
11 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshLakhimpur violence: Union Minister's son sent to 3-day police custody
Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has been sent to police custody for three days over the killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.
10 Oct 2021
Narendra ModiUP government shielding Minister's son: Priyanka Gandhi on Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Sunday that the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident have no hope for justice as the UP government is shielding the accused, the son of a Union Minister.
06 Oct 2021
Rahul GandhiCongress delegation with Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi reaches UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday reached the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, to meet the families of those killed on Sunday.
06 Oct 2021
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra granted permission to visit Lakhimpur
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have finally been granted permission to visit Lakhimpur Kheri.
03 Oct 2021
Punjab'Congress compromising national security,' Piyush Goyal on Punjab crisis
Targeting the Indian National Congress over the political crisis in Punjab, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday slammed the party, saying that it is "compromising on national security for petty, personal, or political gains of few people."
02 Oct 2021
PunjabAmarinder Singh to float own party; may partner with BJP
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is gearing up to launch his own political party, two weeks after he was ousted from the top post, sources told the media.
01 Oct 2021
Punjab'Blatant lies': Amarinder Singh hits back at Harish Rawat, Congress
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has hit back at his Congress party colleague Harish Rawat.
01 Oct 2021
PunjabSidhu part of three-member panel formed to end Punjab deadlock
The Congress party has decided to set up a three-member panel to resolve the deadlock over key government appointments and new Cabinet Ministers in poll-bound Punjab.
30 Sep 2021
Punjab'Stop tagging me'; footballer Amrinder Singh confused for ex-Punjab CM
Indian football team's goalkeeper Amrinder Singh on Thursday urged the media to not mistakenly tag him instead of former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Twitter.
30 Sep 2021
Shashi Tharoor'True Congressman': Shashi Tharoor supports Sibal, day after violent protest
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today voiced support for his colleague Kapil Sibal, a day after some party workers protested outside the latter's house and damaged his car.
30 Sep 2021
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Free health services if AAP wins 2022 Punjab elections: Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced the "second list of pre-poll promises" at an event in Punjab's Ludhiana ahead of the Assembly elections early next year.
30 Sep 2021
PunjabNot joining BJP, just leaving Congress: Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that he will not be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.
30 Sep 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Congress MLAs reach Delhi; speculations rife over leadership change
As the suspense over the possibility of change in leadership in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh continues, the political heat appears to be once again escalating in the state after over a dozen Congress MLAs reached Delhi on Wednesday.
29 Sep 2021
PunjabAfter quitting as Punjab CM, Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the latter's residence in Delhi.
29 Sep 2021
Kapil Sibal'Not Ji Huzoor-23': Kapil Sibal, others question Punjab crisis
Congress leader Kapil Sibal today expressed disappointment over the functioning of party and questioned its leadership amid an embarrassing crisis in the party's Punjab unit.
29 Sep 2021
Rahul GandhiJournalist utters 'bl**dy' on TV while referring to Rahul Gandhi
Navika Kumar, Group Editor and anchor for Times Now, is on the receiving end of criticism after using derogatory language in context of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi.
29 Sep 2021
PunjabSidhu releases video, defends 'sudden resignation' as Punjab Congress chief
A day after stepping down as the Punjab Congress chief, Navjot Singh Sidhu broke his silence over his dramatic resignation through a video message on Twitter.
28 Sep 2021
Rahul GandhiCPI's Kanhaiya Kumar, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani join Congress
Former Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani today joined the Congress party, ending days of speculation about their induction.
27 Sep 2021
GoaGoa Congress veteran Luizinho Faleiro quits; will likely join TMC
Senior Goa Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro today quit the party and is expected to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
27 Sep 2021
DelhiMassive traffic jams near Delhi amid farmers' Bharat Bandh
Farmers protesting the central government's three new agricultural laws have called a "Bharat Bandh" or nationwide strike today as part of their months-long agitation.
24 Sep 2021
Delhi Police3 gangsters killed in dramatic shootout inside Delhi's Rohini court
A notorious gangster and two others from a rival gang were killed in a shootout inside a courtroom in Delhi today that left several people injured.
24 Sep 2021
GujaratNimaben Acharya will become Gujarat Assembly's first woman Speaker
Senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya is all set to become the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly as the opposition Congress has supported her nomination for the post.
21 Sep 2021
PunjabChanni, Deputy CMs, Sidhu in Delhi to discuss Cabinet expansion
The newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, his two deputies, and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu took a chartered flight to Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the expansion of the new Cabinet with the party's central leadership, sources said.
20 Sep 2021
Rahul GandhiKanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani likely to join Congress: Report
Former students leader Kanhaiya Kumar and independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani are likely to join Congress on October 2, NDTV reported.
20 Sep 2021
PunjabCharanjit Singh Channi takes oath as Punjab Chief Minister
Charanjit Singh Channi today took oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab.
19 Sep 2021
RajasthanRajasthan Assembly passes bill allowing registration of child marriage
The Rajasthan Assembly Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to amend a 2009 Act, making the registration of marriages, including child marriages, mandatory.
19 Sep 2021
PunjabCharanjit Singh Channi to succeed Amarinder Singh as Punjab CM
The Indian National Congress has picked Charanjit Singh Channi to be the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
19 Sep 2021
PunjabCongress committee proposes Sukhjinder Randhawa's name for Punjab CM
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has reportedly proposed the name of Sukhjinder Randhawa for the position of Punjab Chief Minister after the surprise exit of Captain Amarinder Singh. The final decision rests with the party's high command.
19 Sep 2021
PunjabAfter Amarinder Singh quits, who will be next Punjab CM?
After the surprise exit of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, speculations are rife about who will succeed him as the CM of the poll-bound state.
18 Sep 2021
PunjabAmarinder Singh quits as Punjab CM amid pressure from Congress
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today submitted his resignation from the post after meeting state Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
10 Sep 2021
Delhi PoliceImposition of heavy COVID-19 fines a 'daylight robbery': Delhi Congress
Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar on Thursday termed imposition of heavy fines by the Delhi government for COVID-19 guidelines violation a "daylight robbery" and demanded that over Rs. 135 crore collected as penalty be disbursed to COVID-19 warriors as compensation.
03 Sep 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court pulls up Centre over compensation for COVID-19 victims
The Supreme Court of India on Friday criticized the central government for the delay in framing guidelines regarding payment of compensation to the families of COVID-19 victims.
27 Aug 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh Congress crisis: CM Bhupesh Baghel meets Rahul Gandhi again
Amid an ongoing power tussle in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence on Friday for the second time this week.
27 Aug 2021
PunjabNavjot Singh Sidhu's advisor quits amid row over Kashmir remarks
Malvinder Singh Mali on Friday quit as an advisor to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu amid a controversy over his remarks.
25 Aug 2021
Amarinder Singh2022 Punjab polls under Amarinder Singh's leadership: Congress' Harish Rawat
Indian National Congress' Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat reiterated on Wednesday that the party will contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
