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Government should stop bullets, brickbats: Congress on Kashmir

New Delhi, Aug 16 : Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his observations on the Kashmir issue in his...

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Counting of votes on for MP local body polls

Bhopal, Aug 16, 2017: Counting of votes polled in 43 local bodies is being held in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday amid tight...

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Rahul Gandhi inaugurates ‘Indira Canteens’ in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Aug 16, 2017: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday inaugurated Indira Canteens here for the poor, saying even the “poorest and...

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Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech ‘most disappointing’, says Congress

New Delhi, Aug 15 : The Congress on Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech as “most disappointing” and said...

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Congress denies Priyanka will be ‘Working President’

New Delhi, Aug 14 : The Congress on Monday rejected as “entirely false, baseless and fabrication” a news report that Congress President Sonia...

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Rahul bets on Congress win in Karnataka poll

Raichur (Karnataka), Aug 12 Calling upon the party’s state leaders and cadres to work together with unity, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi...

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UP CM should quit, hold SC probe into infant deaths: Cong

New Delhi/Gorakhpur, Aug 12 : The Congress today held the Uttar Pradesh government “responsible” for the death of 30 infants at a...

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18 opposition parties attended the meeting called by Sonia Gandhi

Opposition parties on friday(11th august) attended a meeting called by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The meeting was held in parliament complex in...

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Parliament’s Monsoon Session ends, government dubs it a ‘success’

New Delhi, Aug 11: Parliament’s nearly month-long Monsoon Session ended on Friday, with the two houses recording a dip in productivity compared with...

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Sharad Yadav free to choose his path: Nitish Kumar

New Delhi, Aug 11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that senior party leader Sharad Yadav, who has expressed himself against...

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Sharad Yadav ditches Nitish, says he is still with Grand Alliance

Patna, Aug 10, 2017: It seems like something is going wrong between Janata Dal United (JD-U) and party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sharad...

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Congress aply counters PM Modi’s, RSS perverted arguments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi deliberately omitted the name of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru though he was a prominent leader in the Quit India...

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Sibal raises currency notes issue in Rajya Sabha under rule 267

New Delhi, Aug 8, 2017: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday issued suspension notice in Rajya Sabha on the issue 500...

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Amit Shah adds to BJP’s political heft, but not numbers in RS

New Delhi, Aug 9, 2017: The victory of BJP President Amit Shah, who makes his debut in Parliament, and Smriti Irani’s re-election...

Quit India: Sonia targets BJP-RSS, says some opposed freedom movement

New Delhi, Aug 9, 2017: Congress vice-president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday took a jibe at the RSS and BJP-led government at the...

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Take a look on political journey of Congress think-tank Ahmed Patel

New Delhi, Aug 8, 2017: From ‘Ahmedbhai’ to joint secretary, Ahmed Patel hung on to his Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat to...

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Rajya Sabha Polls : Ahmed Patel wins RS election : EC

The Commission's decision is awaited.

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Gujarat Rajya Sabha Polls: Upset with Nitish, JD-U MLA votes for Congress

GandhiNagar, Aug 8: JD-U MLA from Gujarat Chotubhai Vasava on Tuesday said he voted for Congress candidate Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election...

Gujarat Rajya Sabha Polls : Ahmed Patel will win, says Ashok Gehlot

Ahmadabad, Aug 8: Congress’ Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday confidently said senior party leader Ahmed Patel will win the Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat as...

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Kapil Sibal seeks PM Modi’s response on two types of Rs 500 notes

New Delhi, Aug 8, 2017: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on central government by alleging that...

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Parliament Live: RS adjourned after Oppn uproar over printing of new currency notes

New Delhi, Aug 8, 2017: After three-day break for the fourth week of Monsoon Session, the Parliament has began with witnessing uproars...

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Rebel Vaghela vote against Ahmed Patel in Gujarat RS polls

Gandhinagar, Aug 8, 2017: Rebel Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday asserted that he had not voted for the official party nominee...

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Turkey detains over 1,000 foreigners for illegal border crossing

Ankara, Aug 8: Turkish security forces have detained 1,026 foreigners at the border for entering the country illegally, the Turkish General Staff said...

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Counting for Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections halted amid legal wrangle

Gandhinagar, Aug 8, 2017: Voting began at the Swarnim Sankul Bhawan of the Gujarat Assembly here on Tuesday morning for Rajya Sabha elections...

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CWC meet on Tuesday

New Delhi, Aug 7 : The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet here on Tuesday, the 75th anniversary of the Quit India...

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Congress sure of Ahmed Patel’s win in RS polls

New Delhi, Aug 7 : The Congress on Monday said it was confident of party nominee Ahmed Patel’s win in Tuesday’s Rajya Sabha...

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Congress stalls Kerala assembly over political violence

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7: Congress MLAs disrupted the proceedings of the Kerala Assembly on Monday over rising political violence in the state involving the...

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Congress candidate for Panaji by-election attacks Manohar Parrikar

Panaji, Aug 6: The Congress candidate for the Panaji by-election, Girish Chodankar, on Sunday launched his election campaign with a beached offshore casino...

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Congress workers detained for protesting against attack on Rahul Gandhi’s convoy

New Delhi, Aug 5, 2017: A few Congress activists were detained on Saturday for protesting outside Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarter in...

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Attack on Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was ‘premeditated’: Sharmistha Mukherjee

New Delhi, Aug 5, 2017: Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee on Saturday blamed the state government of failing to provide security cover to...

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Nothing wrong if Chandrababu Naidu is shot dead on the road: Jaganmohan Reddy

Hyderabad, Aug 5, 2017: YSR Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy has racked up a controversy after he stated that there is nothing wrong...

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It’s BJP-RSS style of politics, says Rahul on convoy attack

New Delhi, Aug 5, 2017: A day after Rahul Gandhi’s convoy attacked in Gujarat, Congress vice-president on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra...

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BJP now the biggest party in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Aug 4, 2017: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the largest party in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when...

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Rahul Gandhi’s car attacked in flood-hit north Gujarat, Congress alleges BJP hands

Ahmedabad, Aug 3, 2017: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday faced hostile black-flag waving crowds shouting slogans in favour of Prime Minister...

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Congress slams government over foreign policy

New Delhi, Aug 3: Hitting out at the government over handling of foreign policy issues in the Rajya Sabha, especially on Sikkim standoff,...

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Don’t brag, manage neighbourhood well, Congress tells government

New Delhi, Aug 3 : Senior government functionaries should refrain from making boastful claims about diplomatic or military victories and the government should...

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Parliament Live: Sushma to make statement on India-China standoff in RS today

New Delhi, Aug 3, 2017: As the opposition parties refused to accept government’s claims that Income Tax Department raids on residences of...

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Sonia Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad condoles Santosh Mohan Dev’s demise

New Delhi | August 2, 2017: The Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed her deepest condolences on the demise of Senior Congress...

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Rahul Gandhi to visit flood-hit areas in Rajasthan, Gujarat

New Delhi, Aug 2: Congress vice president will visit flood-hit areas in Rajasthan, Gujarat on August 4. Thousands of people are still living...

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Former Minister Santosh Mohan Dev passes away at 83

Silchar/New Delhi, Aug 2: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev passed away on Wednesday at a private hospital here...

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Diarrhoea, cholera, AIDS cases increasing in Delhi: Congress

New Delhi, Aug 2: The Congress Delhi unit said the cases of diarrhoea, cholera and AIDS increasing manifold for the past three...

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Congress moves EC, says NOTA should not be used in RS polls

In its petition, the party said that use of NOTA in "indirect elections" was in direct conflict with and militates against the...

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Amit Shah warns party MPs not to skip Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 1: BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday warned party MPs not to skip Parliament during the rest of the monsoon...

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Government not serious about Backward Classes bill, says Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 1: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram today slammed the central government by saying it is not serious about the passage of...

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NOTA option is unconstitutional & illegal, Says Congress leader Anand Sharma

New Delhi, Aug 1: On Day 12 of Parliament monsoon session the Congress leader Anand Sharma raised “None Of The Above” issue and...

Rahul Gandhi meets NHAI authorities over farmers’ land issues

New Delhi, Aug 1: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met National Highways Authority of India officials and discussed the problems being faced by farmers...

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Let India remain Hindustan and not ‘Lynchistan’ : Kharge

New Delhi, July 31: Launching a scathing attack on the government Congress leader Malikarjun Kharge on Monday said it is indirectly encouraging groups like...

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BJP hitting below the belt, We are fighting to protect democracy : Gujarat Congress MLA

Bengaluru, July 30: The Congress on Sunday paraded its Gujarat MLAs before the media at the Egleton Resort in Bengaluru and said...

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Manish Tiwari asks where was RSS during freedom struggle ?

New Delhi, July 30: Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in his monthly radio programme, Congress senior leader Manish...

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Congress asks BJP, CPI-M to end violence in Kerala

Kozhikode (Kerala), July 30: The Congress today asked the BJP and CPI-M in Kerala to immediately call off violence that the two parties...

Today there is crisis in J&K, during UPA all was peaceful: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, July 29, 2017: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on BJP-led central government over unrest...

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Congress leaders to meet Election Commission over Gujarat MLAs resign

New Delhi, July 29, 2017: After six Gujarat Congress MLAs tendered their resignation, a delegation of party leaders will approach Election Commission...

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Three more Gujarat Congress MLAs resigns

Gandhinagar, July 28: Three more Congress MLAs in Gujarat resigned from the party on Friday, taking the total number who have resigned in two...

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BJP offered Rs 10 crore to Congress MLA in Gujarat: Singhvi

New Delhi, July 28, 2017: The senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday alleged Bhartiya Janata Party for doing horse trading...

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BJP is using police to coerce MLAs in Gujarat: Congress

New Delhi, July 28, 2017: The Congress party on Friday levelled a serious allegation on Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) by alleging that...

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House approves $1.6bn for US-Mexico border wall

Washington, July 28: The House of Representatives has voted to approve a budget bill which includes $1.6 billion requested by the White House...

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Ask Nitish if he will still support Gopalkrishna Gandhi: Congress

New Delhi, July 27 : The Congress on Thursday said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has again tied up with...

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Sharad Yadav crucial meeting with JDU leaders underway

New Delhi, July 27: Since Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar joined hands with the BJP, Senior JDU leader Sharad Yadav have kept quite,...

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PM questioned political DNA of Nitish, today it proved DNAs of JDU & BJP are identical : Congress

New Delhi, July 27: Targeting at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for calling off the grand alliance, congress said today it has been proved...

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Gujarat Congress MLAs P I Patel, Balwantsinh Rajput and Tejashree Patel, who had resigned earlier, to join BJP shortly

Gujarat Congress MLAs P I Patel, Balwantsinh Rajput and Tejashree Patel, who had resigned earlier, to join BJP shortly. The Congress Chief...

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Deeply disappointed with Nitish resignation, will try to respect Bihar mandate: Congress

Mahagathbandhan (alliance) was given a five-year mandate by people of Bihar based on its policies, principles and the cumulative leadership that we...

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Ahmed Patel files Rajya Sabha poll nomination from Gujarat

Gandhinagar, July 26, 2017: Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s political advisor and senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday filed his nomination for...

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Parliament Live: Have not misled anyone, says Sushma on 39 missing Indians in Iraq

New Delhi, July 26, 2017: As the Monsoon session of Parliament entered its eighth day, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have...

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Sitaram Yechury won’t get third Rajya Sabha term: CPM

New Delhi, July 26, 2017: The central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), its highest decision-making body, on Tuesday decided...

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Congress may propose Meira Kumar to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal

New Delhi, July 25, 2017: After choosing Meira Kumar as its Presidential candidate, now Congress is considering her name for Rajya Sabha...

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Parliament Live: LS adjourned for the day over Congress MPs suspension

New Delhi, July 25, 2017: The seventh day of Monsoon session of Parliament began witnessing adjournment and uproar in both the houses...

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Parliament Live: 6 opposition MPs suspended for creating ruckus in LS

New Delhi, July 24, 2017: The stage is all set to witness the sixth day of Monsoon session of Parliament as key...

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Congress forms three-member observers team for Odisha

New Delhi, July 22 The Congress has formed a three-member team of observers to assess the political situation in Odisha, the party...

Nitish Kumar to meet Rahul in Delhi today

New Delhi, July 22, 2017: Amid crises in Bihar’s Grand Alliance, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in...

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Party has expelled me, not joining BJP: Vaghela

On Thursday evening, the Gujarat Congress issued a warning to Vaghela not to "play any politics" under the guise of his birthday...

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Party has expelled me, says Congress leader Vaghela

Gandhinagar, July 21, 2017: Congress party leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Friday announced that the party high command had expelled him. Addressing a...

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Parliament Day 5: Uproar in RS over Naresh Agarwal’s remarks on Hindu gods

New Delhi, July 21, 2017: After stormy first four days of Monsoon Session of Parliament, the fifth day is underway in Lok...

Rajasthan: ‘BJP doesn’t care about poor, farmers, Dalits,’ says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, July 19: Continuing a scathing attack against the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said this government...

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Ghulam Nabi Azad slams centre on mob lynching incidents

New Delhi, July 19: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azab today slammed the ruling party over mob lynching incidents in Rajya Sabha....

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Opposition’s pick GopalKrishna Gandhi files nomination for Vice Presidential Poll

New Delhi, July 18, 2017: Opposition’s pick for Vice-presidential candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Tuesday filed his nomination for upcoming elections. He...

Parliament Day 2: Mayawati threatens to quit from RS; LS adjourned till tomorrow

New Delhi, July 18, 2017: On the second day of Monsoon session of Parliament, the opposition parties have come up with a number...

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Gopalkrishna Gandhi to file nomination paper on July 18

New Delhi, July 17, 2017: Opposition parties pick for Vice-Presidential poll GopalKrishna Gandhi is likely to file his nomination paper on July...

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Voting to elect India’s 14th President begins

New Delhi, July 17, 2017: The voting to elect 14th President of India began on Monday morning. All elected MPs and a member...

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Post of President and Vice-President are under siege today: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, July 17: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday, speaking at opposition party meeting ahead of presidential polls said the post of...

Sonia Gandhi speaks to Lalu, Nitish to save Bihar’s Mahagatbandhan

Patna, July 14 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today talked to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, appealed...

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Congress seeks information from Centre on border standoff

New Delhi, July 14 : The Congress on Friday asked the central government to share information on the current India-China standoff in...

PTEN Explosive in UP Assembly: Never seen a Government failing this soon, Says Congress

New Delhi, July 14 : Congress on Friday criticising the Yogi Adityanath Government, said that they have never seen a Government tumbling...

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Dowry case: Congress to support Goa BJP VP’s daughter-in-law

Panaji, July 13 : The Goa Congress’s Women’s wing today said they will support the daughter-in-law of state BJP Vice President Anil Hoble,...

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Congress to stage protest against GST Rollout outside Parliament on July 18

New Delhi, July 12 : Opposition Congress will stage a protest against Goods and Services Tax over its current format outside Parliament on...

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GopalKrishna Gandhi is Opposition’s pick for Vice President

New Delhi, July 11: A total of 18 opposition parties have picked the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and former Governor GopalKrishna Gandhi as...

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Congress supports Mamta’s demand against centre

Congress shows its support to Banerjee’s claim that the central government is not cooperating with her in quelling Bengal unrest and stated...

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Modi’s G-20 summit visit a ‘photo opportunity’, Says Congress

New Delhi, July 8: Congress Party today stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s G-20 summit visit was a photo opportunity, rather than foreign...

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Congress leaders protest against Kiran Bedi in Puducherry

Puducherry, July 8: Congress party leaders today staged a protest against Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi of the state outside the Raj Bhavan. Meanwhile,...

Shantaram Naik appointed Congress Goa unit chief

Panaji, July 7: Congress’s Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik on Friday, has been appointed as the party’s Goa unit chief. He succeeds legislator...

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Rahul Gandhi asks Why Narendra Modi is silent on China issue

New Delhi, July 7: Targeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi questioned his silence on China. His remark comes on...

No Entry to BJP, Left leaders in riot-hit Basirhat

Kolkata, July 7: BJP MP Rupa Ganguly today detained by Police while on her way to Basirhat. While several BJP, Left, Congress leaders were not...

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P Chidambaram calls Current GST “Imperfect” and a “Mockery”

New Delhi, July 6 : Calling the GST law a “mockery” and inflationary with multiplicity of rates, the Congress party on Thursday...

Bedi defends decision to nominate 3 MLAs, Congress says it is unconstitutional

Puducherry/New Delhi, July 6: The controversy over nomination of three MLAs in Puducherry snowballed on Thursday with the Congress party attacking the decision...

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If Akhilesh, Mayawati comes together, then BJP’s game over in 2019: Lalu Yadav

Patna, July 5, 2017: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is...

Modi a weak Prime Minister : Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, July 5: Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called him a “weak...

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Congress disproves Shah’s lynching remark, seeks data from home ministry

New Delhi, July 5, 2017: Days after BJP president Amit Shah stated that more incidents of lynching had occurred during the previous...

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Presidential Election : Meira Kumar seeks support from Trinamool, Left, Congress

Kolkata, July 4: Opposition’s Presidential candidate Meira Kumar today sought support from the legislators and MPs of West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress, Left and...

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Congress retains power in Diu civic body, clinches 10 out of 13 wards

July 4, Tuesday: Congress retained power in Diu municipal council by clinching 10 of the 13 seats, while BJP managed to win only...

Modi in Israel : Tharoor says visit shows maturity, but shouldn’t affect Palestinian cause

New Delhi, July 4: The opposition party Congress partially welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, while hoping that it won’t...

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I am not opposition’s PM face for 2019 polls: Nitish

Bihar, July 3, 2017: Amid rumours of a rift in the Bihar Mahagathbandhan, chief minister Nitish Kumar said that Congress should present...

Delhi court to hear National Herald case on July 22

New Delhi, July 1, 2017: The Patiala House Court on Saturday issued notices to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party Vice President Rahul...

GST to effect micro, small and medium traders: Chidambaram

Chennai, July 1, 2017: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would severely affect micro,...

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Government trivialising Parliament with self-promotional spectacle on GST: Congress

New Delhi, June 30 : The Congress, which is boycotting the midnight GST roll-out event, on Friday said Parliament cannot be trivialised...

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GST being executed by incompetent, insensitive govt : Rahul Gandhi on Single Tax regime

June 30, New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi targeting at Centre over single tax regime on Friday said the Good and...

BJP imposed highest ever GST rate in the World: Congress

New Delhi, June 30, 2017: Only a few hours ahead of the rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Congress spokesperson...

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Venkaiah Naidu urges Congress to join GST launch

New Delhi, June 30, 2017: Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday again appealed to the Congress and other opposition...

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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks farmers not to worry about farm loans

Chandigarh, June 29 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday asked the farmers not to worry about farm loans. Addressing a meeting of...

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Arun Jaitley urges Opposition parties to rethink decision on skipping GST launch event

June 28, Thursday : Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday urged opposition parties to reconsider their decision on boycotting midnight GST launch event at...

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Congress decides to boycott Midnight GST launch event

June 28, Thursday :The opposition Congress party on Thursday said it won’t attend the midnight GST launch programme which is slated to...

Grand Alliance can’t be broken: Lalu

Ranchi, June 29, 2017: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Bihar’s ruling Grand Alliance made up of his party, the Janata...

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Presidential polls: Meira Kumar to begin poll campaign from Sabarmati Ashram

New Delhi, June 29, 2017: In a bid to win the battle of India’s most supreme power, opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar...

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Congress is standing beside Junaid’s family in their worst time : Bhupinder Singh Hooda

June 28, Wednesday : Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday met Junaid’s family at their house in Haryana’s Khandawali village....

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Battle of ideology and principles, Says Sonia Gandhi on Presidential Polls

June 28, Wednesday : Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday described presidential election as a battle of ideology, truth and principles, adding...

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Congress to hold high level meeting over GST regime tomorrow

June 28, Wednesday : Congress will hold a high level meeting tomorrow to discuss party’s stand on Goods and Service tax (GST)...

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Political Parties reactions on 100 days of Yogi Government

June 26, Tuesday : As Yogi Aditynath completed 100 days of rule in Uttar Pradesh, his accomplishments became a topic debate within political...

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Presidential Poll is a fight of ideology, not caste : Opposition Prez Candidate Meira Kumar

June 27, Tuesday : Opposition Presidential Candidate Meira Kumar on Tuesday described the contest for the country’s top post as a battle of...

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Opposition’s presidential nominee Meira Kumar joins Twitter

New Delhi, June 26 : Opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar, who will file her nomination papers on Wednesday, the last day for...

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Nitish was first to decide on Bihar’s Dalit daughter defeat : Congress

June 26, Monday : Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his comment on opposition’s choice for presidential...

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Congress leader shot dead in Assam

Guwahati, June 26 : Congress leader Hiranya Daili was shot dead on Sunday late night by some unidentified local gunmen in Dhemaji district of Assam....

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An undeclared ‘Emergency’ in the country now, says Congress

New Delhi, June 25 : Accepting that the “Emergency” was a mistake and the party had learnt from it, the Congress on...

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Congress Govt completes 100 days in Punjab : Here are some Key highlights

June 25, Sunday : Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government, which began with a bang taking 120 decisions in its first meeting has completed...

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Congress asks 20 AAP MLAs to resign, face fresh elections

New Delhi, June 24: The Congress on Saturday demanded the resignation of 20 AAP MLAs, a day after the Election Commission rejected their...

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Capability, experience must supersede all consideration for President: Meira

New Delhi, June 23: Opposition candidate Meira Kumar on Friday stressed that the post of President of India is “not symbolic” and that...

AAP, Akali Dal leaders walk out of Punjab assembly

Chandigarh, June 23 : Punjab assembly witnessed ruckus after several upset leaders of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali Dal on...

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Meira Kumar’s Journey from Diplomat to Presidential Candidate

June 22, Thursday: Today opposition parties picked former Lok Sabha Speaker and Veteran Congress leader Meira Kumar as its presidential candidate against NDA’s nominee Ram...

Rajasthan govt paints ‘I am poor’ outside BPL families houses, Congress calls it a ‘sick joke’

New Delhi, June 22, 2017: The BJP-led Vasundhara government which is already staggering under the accusation of cow vigilantes, has racked up...

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Presidential Election : Who said what on BJP’s choice !

New Delhi, June 19 : The BJP on Monday after high level board meeting revealed that Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind will...

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BJP creates history by winning maximum seats in Shimla civic body

Shimla, June 17: The BJP on Saturday created history for the first time in three decades by winning the maximum seats in a...

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NC, Congress stage protest outside J&K assembly

Srinagar, June 17, 2017: Opposition National Conference (NC) and the Congress on Saturday protested outside the state assembly against “innocent killings” in...

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No consensus, cooperation unless govt gives a name: Congress on Prez poll

New Delhi, June 16, 2017: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at...

30% voter turnout in Shimla civic body polls

Shimla, June 16, 2017: The Shimla Municipal Corporation elections registered an over 30 per cent voter turnout in its 34 seats that went...

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Modi must apologise for failing to create jobs: Congress

Modi should make it clear whether he agrees with BJP President Amit Shah that BJP had never promised to provide jobs or...

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BJP trying to deconstruct Mahatma’s ideology: Congress

New Delhi, June 14: Equating the killing of five Madhya Pradesh farmers with Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, the Congress on Wednesday flayed BJP chief...

Tripura : Congress demonstrates against Amit Shah’s remarks

Agartala, June 14 : The Tripura unit of the Congress on Wednesday staged a demonstration against BJP President Amit Shah for his insulting remarks...

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Presidential Election : BJP to meet Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, June 14 : As recently the BJP has formed three member committee to discuss a consensus with opposition parties on...

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Process for President’s election begins: Here is all you need to know

New Delhi, June 13, 2017: As the Election Commission on Wednesday set in motion the process to elect India’s 14th President, the Returning...

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Bengaluru: Rahul Gandhi launches National Herald’s commemorative edition

June 12, Karnataka: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi launched the commemorative edition of National Herald in Bengaluru on Monday. At the re-launch of National...

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Congress gives befitting reply to Amit Shah’s ‘Chatur Baniya’ remark

New Delhi, June 10, 2017: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah racked up controversy after calling Mahatma Gandhi a ‘chatur...

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Farmers in crisis as Modi not paying attention: Congress

New Delhi, June 9: The Congress on Friday accused the government of working for the rich but neglecting the poor and said the...

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Telangana MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy passes away at 80

June 9, Friday : Congress Leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Telangana, Palvai Govardhan Reddy passed away on Friday following a heart attack in...

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Protesting farmers rewarded with bullets and Rapid Action Force

The killings of 14 farmers by the rapid action force and police in Madhya Pradesh has unfolded a saga of unfulfilled promises...

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Presidential election on July 17, Counting on July 20

New Delhi, June 7, 2017: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced that the polling for upcoming Presidential election will be held on July...

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Must Protect the essence of India, says Sonia Gandhi at CWC meeting

June 6, Tuesday: Launching a scathal attack at Bhartiya Janta Party, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said we must be ready to preserve the...

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Issue-based opposition unity good for democracy: Congress

New Delhi, June 5 : The Congress on Monday said issue-based unity displayed by opposition parties during birthday celebrations of DMK leader M....

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Opposition Unites at DMK Chief Karunanidhi’s Birthday Bash, Rahul targets BJP

June 4, Sunday : Top opposition leaders united on the occasion of DMK chief M Karunanidhi 94th birthday to showcase power of oneness...

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‘Government insensitive, failed to make GST gender-sensitive’

New Delhi, May 30 : Congress leader and MP Sushmita Dev on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led central government for being “insensitive” while...

Rahul Gandhi to meet DMK chief Karunanidhi on his Birthday

May 30 , Tuesday : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will meet Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi on his 94th birthday....

Which Soap BJP will use to clean its Mindset, asks Rahul Gandhi

May 29 , Monday : Taking a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath , Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi asked...

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Rahul Gandhi slams Yogi govt, says Poor, Dalits are being exploited

Uttar Pradesh, 27 May: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Raj Babbar, reached Uttar Pradesh-Haryana border, Saharanpur. Gandhi was not allowed...

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Dhola-Sadiya bridge a brainchild of Congress : Tarun Gogoi

May 26 , Friday : Targeting at the BJP-led central government over taking credit for the newly constructed country’s longest bridge , Former Assam...

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PM Modi targets Congress for ‘delay’ in bridge construction

Dibrugarh, May 26 : While inaugurating the longest 9.15 km Dhola-Sadiya bridge over a river in Assam here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

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Opposition leaders unites at Sonia Gandhi’s luncheon meet on presidential candidate

New Delhi, May 26 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi hosted a luncheon meet at Parliament House on Friday to discuss a consensus candidate...

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Kashmir: Mani Shankar Aiyar meets Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

May 25 , Thursday : Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar met Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday, at his Nigeen residence in...

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Nitish Kumar to skip Sonia’s opposition meeting, Sharad Yadav to attend

New Delhi, May 25, 2017: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not be participating in the opposition parties luncheon meet called by...

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Opposition to meet on May 26 to decide joint candidate for Presidential polls

New Delhi, May 24, 2016: The leaders of the opposition parties will meet on 26 May at the Parliament Library Building to...

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Court seizes Jagdish Tytler’s passport, directs CBI to take action

New Delhi, May 23, 2017: A Patiala House Court on Tuesday seized the passport of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and directed the...

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Jagdish Tytler denies to undergo lie detector test in anti-Sikh riots case

New Delhi, May 22, 2017: Congress leader Jagdish Tytler today denied to give consent for a lie detector test in connection with...

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Rahul can ‘match’ Modi, is capable of leading party, nation: Jyotiraditya

Scindia also said that unlike in the past, when a strong Centre built strong states, the situation has reversed.

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Pranab Mukherjee, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary

May 21 , Sunday : President Pranab Mukherjee , Congress President Sonia Gandhi along with Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid tribute...

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Congress meets over Kashmir situation

New Delhi, May 20: The Congress on Saturday held the maiden meeting of its policy planning group on the Jammu and Kashmir situation...

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Modi regime creating intolerance across nation: Congress

New Delhi, May 16: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government for its failures during the past three years and said...

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Will not be cowed down by Centre’s vendetta politics: Congress

New Delhi, May 16, 2017: The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Centre of vendetta politics and said the opposition would not...

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Congress attacks Modi govt with ’30 tikdam’ video bomb

New Delhi, May 16, 2017: As the NDA government set to complete its 3 years of governance, Congress party has on Tuesday...

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Chidambaram’s raid: Modi government resorting on false propaganda to discredit pervious regimes

Having failed on all fronts i.e. China’s emerging as an economic super power due to One Belt One Road and India’s closest...

Rahul Gandhi slams BJP Govt over its 3 year Celebrations

On Tuesday , Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by saying amidst of broken promises, non performance &...

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Swamy withdraws application seeking Hooda as witness

New Delhi, May 15 : BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday withdrew his application seeking summoning of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder...

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Shankarsinh Vaghela refutes rumours of joining BJP

New Delhi, May 15, 2017: Senior Gujarat Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela on Monday refuted all speculations of joining the Bhartiya Janata Party...

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BJP, Congress to contest for lone RS seat from Manipur

Imphal, May 15 : Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are likely to have a straight fight on May 25...

Clashes hits Bengal civic polls, several booths vandalised

Kolkata, May 15, 2017: Several incidents of brawls were reported at polling booths during the voting for West Bengal’s seven municipalities, mostly...

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Sonia Gandhi recovers, discharged from hospital

New Delhi, May 13, 2017: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was suffering from food poisoning, has recovered and has been discharged from...

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Opposition committed to field winning face in presidential polls: Congress

New Delhi, May 12 : The Congress said on Friday that the opposition was committed to field “the most credible and winning face”...

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Congress, Hardik to join hands in Gujarat polls

Ahmedabad, May 12 : The Gujarat Congress announced here on Friday it will support the Patidar agitation of firebrand leader Hardik Patel even...

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Media misrepresenting facts in National Herald case: Congress lawyer

New Delhi, May 12, 2017: After Delhi High Court cleared decks for income tax assessment into National Herald case, Congress leader and...

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Delhi HC allows IT probe in National Herald case

New Delhi, May 12, 2017: In a huge setback for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the Delhi High Court...

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Kannada actress Ramya to head Congress social media team

New Delhi, May 11 : The Congress has appointed popular Kannada actor and former MP Ramya as head of its social media...

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Modi’s chest has shrunk to 56 mm: Congress

Panaji, May 8: Protesting against the mutilation of the bodies of Indian soldiers, the Congress in Goa on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra...

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This is how leaders reacted over Kapil Mishra’s allegations on Arvind Kejriwal

Kapil Mishra’s bribe allegations shocked the entire political leaders, despite of being called as absurd by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP...

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Congress demands FIR against Kejriwal, his resignation

New Delhi, May 7 : The Congress on Sunday demanded the Modi government to initiate criminal action against Arvind Kejriwal over bribery allegations...

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Congress Women wing staged protest with bangles outside BJP HQ

On Friday, Congress Women’s Wing staged protests outside BJP headquarter in national capital with bangles over recent attacks on Indian soldiers by...

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Onus on EC to dispel doubts over EVMs: Congress

New Delhi, May 4 : With the Election Commission (EC) convening an all-party meeting on May 12 over allegations of tampering of Electronic...

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Congress MP wants special Parliament session on judicial activism

Panaji, May 3: Alleging judicial “interference” in matters ranging from dance bars to the Indian cricket, Goa’s lone Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik...

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Congress Leader, Mallikarjun Kharge appointed as new PAC chairman

Senior congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has been appointed the new chairman of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Mr Kharge replaces Congress leader...

Rahul Gandhi all set to address public meeting in Gujarat

New Delhi, May 1: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is all set to address a public meeting in Gujarat’s Narmada district on Monday...

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Telangana assembly passes amendment to Land Acquisition Act

Hyderabad, April 30: The Telangana assembly on Sunday passed amendments to the Land Acquisition Act sent back by the Law Ministry, amid protests...

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Reshuffle in Cong; Venugopal replaces Digvijay as K’taka party in-charge

New Delhi, Apr 29 : Initiating changes in the Congress, party chief Sonia Gandhi today removed senior leader Digvijay Singh as party’s general...

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Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad attacks BJP over Dhingra commission report leak

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, while addressing a press conference on Saturday, attacked BJP government over alleged Dhingra commission report leak in...

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Congress asks centre not to fool Indian farmers

Congress spokesperson, Randeep Surjewala pointed out BJP government for imposing tax on agricultural income of farmers. In a series of tweets, Surjewala...

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CPI-M not averse to roping in Congress against BJP, Trinamool in Bengal

Kolkata, April 27 : The CPI-M on Thursday said it was not averse to joining hands with the Congress and other secular forces...

‘Terror’ attacks must be met with strategic, decisive action: Rahul

New Delhi, April 27, 2017: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed concern over the attack on an Army camp in Jammu...

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‘Lack of unity’ a reason of loosing MCD polls: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, April 27, 2017: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday admitted that lack of unity was a contributing factor to...

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MCD Elections 2017: Congress shows impressive gain in its vote share

Congress, which was reduced to 9% vote share in 2015 Assembly polls, has won more than 20% votes in all the three...

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Weak campaign led to party’s loss, local leaders to blame: Dikshit

New Delhi, April 26, 2017: Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said that her party did not...

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BJP’s civic poll win a vote in favour of Modi: Shah

New Delhi, April 26, 2017: BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said the party’s win in the Delhi civic polls was a...

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MCD polls 2017: Ajay Maken to resign from Delhi Congress president post

New Delhi, April 26, 2017: After the counting trends showed the BJP making a clean sweep in the MCD polls 2017, Delhi Congress...

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BJP set to sweep Delhi MCD polls, AAP alleges EVM tampering

New Delhi, Apr 26 : Steamrolling opposition, the BJP today swept the MCD polls, trouncing the Aam Aadmi Party that rules Delhi and...

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Naxalism was born and grew under Cong rule: Naidu

New Delhi, Apr 25 : Naxalism was born and grew under the Congress regime, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today, questioning the...

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Sukma attack: Chhattisgarh CM, BJP had deal with Maoists, says Digvijaya

New Delhi, April 25, 2017: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday racked up a controversy by reiterating that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister...

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Congress: Unfortunate toll of CRPF personnel, hope govt acts with alacrity

New Delhi, April 24: Condemning encounter killing of 24 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by Naxals as “extremely unfortunate” the Congress Party on...

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BJP PDP alliance responsible for Kashmir unrest: Congress, CPI-M

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), April 24: It was a fateful Monday for Jammu and Kashmir. While Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met prime Minister...

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Congress dubs PM’s NITI Aayog ‘flop’, ignored states’ core issues

New Delhi, April 24: The Congress party on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for harassing states without...

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Exit polls predict sweep for BJP in Delhi, AAP staring at rout

Polling was held in 270 wards of the three municipal corporations. The election to two wards has been postponed due to the...

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Congress, Owaisi reply to Prasad: It’s Constitution, not BJP that defines Minority rights!

New Delhi, April 22: Taking on to Ravi Shankar Prasad for his controversial remark that BJP has offered ‘proper sanctity’ to Muslims...

Expelled Barkha Singh to join BJP

New Delhi, April 22, 2017: A day after Congress party expelled former Congress leader Barkha Shukla, on Saturday she is all set...

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Congress alleges graft in working of government’s procurement portal

New Delhi, April 22: Citing BJP MP’s letter to Commerce Minister over massive corruption in the functioning of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal, Congress...

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Campaigning for Delhi civic poll ends

New Delhi, April 21 : The high-voltage campaigning for Delhi municipal elections ended on Friday. Voting for the 272 seats of the three...

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Congress sacks Barkha Singh for anti-party activities

New Delhi, April 21, 2017: The Congress today expelled Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee’s women’s wing chief Barkha Singh from the party, a...

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Regional parties enough to tackle BJP: Mamata

Bhubaneswar, April 20 :West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said regional parties were enough to check the Bharatiya Janata Party...

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Congress leader Barkha Singh Shukla resigns, accuses Ajay Maken of harassing women workers

In another setback to the Delhi Congress just ahead of the civic polls due on Sunday, Barkha Singh on Thursday quit as...

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Shunglu report: Maken files police complaint against Kejriwal

New Delhi, April 20: Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken on Thursday filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under the...

Centre banishes VIP red beacons, Congress says mere symbolism

New Delhi, April 19 : The central government on Wednesday announced no dignitary will be allowed to flaunt red beacons atop their vehicles...

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Kapil Sibal on Babri Case: Majesty of Law upheld; Hope PM Modi recalls Morality this time

New Delhi, April 19: Expressing satisfaction over the Supreme Court’s decision to restore conspiracy charges against BJP top leaders, Congress MP Kapil Sibal...

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Babri Masjid case: Congress demands resignation, Uma Bharti denies

New Delhi, April 19: While Congress demanded resignation of Union Minister Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh on moral grounds after the Supreme...

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Shots fired outside AAP’s Okhla office

New Delhi, April 19: It is learnt that several shots were fired outside the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Okhla office in wee hours...

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MCD polls: Cong pledges empowerment of RWAs, timely delivery

New Delhi, Apr 18 : The Congress’ manifesto on urban infrastructure for the MCD polls, released today, promises empowerment of resident welfare associations...

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Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely to join BJP

New Delhi, April 18: Congress leader and former Delhi minister Arvinder Singh Lovely to join BJP reported ANI on Tuesday. Congress leader...

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Congress objects arrival of Canadian DM Sajjan as a Khalistani sympathiser

New Delhi, April 18: Congress spokesperson R Surjewala on Tuesday objected the arrival of Canadian Defence Minister HS Sajjan in India for being a...

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Congress seeks Adityanath’s apology for ‘anti-women’ remarks

New Delhi, April 18: The Congress on Monday demanded an apology from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for making “disparaging, distasteful and dishonourable”...

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Congress, BJP win two J&K legislative council seats

Jammu, April 17 : The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates on Monday won the two Jammu and Kashmir legislative council seats,...

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Congress: Opt for paper ballots; with current rate it will take 150 years to get all VVPATs

New Delhi, April 17: The Congress Party on Monday addressed a press conference highlighting the issue of EVM tampering and suggested the...

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Rahul Gandhi remembers Mahatma; Calls to protect truth, fight injustice

Patna, April 17: Speaking on the 100th anniversary of Champaran Satyagraha, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s words...

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Will close Delhi landfills if win MCD polls: Congress

New Delhi, April 17: The Congress on Sunday said it will ensure closure of all sanitary landfills in Delhi in two years...

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Congress launches website on Ambedkar

New Delhi, April 14: The Congress on Friday launched “Quest for Equity” website on the occasion of Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his 126th...

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Madhya Pradesh bypoll: Congress retains Ater and BJP Bandhavgarh

The Ater bypolls were being seen as a contest in proxy between CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia with...

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BJP’s Ranoj Pegu wins Dhemaji by-poll in Assam

Guwahati, April 13 The BJP retained the Dhemaji assembly seat on Thursday when its candidate Ranoj Pegu won the by-election to the...

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Digvijaya to EC’s EVM challenge: Why being so naive, no one kills a Golden Goose

New Delhi, April 13: After Election Commission broke an open challenge to prove EVM tampering, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday replied...

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Congress wins in Karnataka’s Nanjangud, Gundlupet by-polls

Bengaluru, April 13, 2017: In a major setback to BJP, the ruling Congress on Thursday won the Nanjangud seat and Gundlupet segments...

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Implementation of VVPAT: SC issues notice to EC, Centre

New Delhi, April 13: Responding to Bahujan Samaj Party petition filed by Senior advocate and congress leader P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on...

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Opposition calls for President’s urgent intervention as voices of dissent are being thwarted

New Delhi, April 13: A delegation of leaders of various opposition parties, headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president...

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By-poll results: BJP leading in Delhi,Rajasthan; Congress in Karnataka

New Delhi, April 13, 2017: Counting of votes is underway for by-elections for 10 Assembly constituencies across eight states, including in the...

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BJP’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa wins Rajouri Garden by-poll in Delhi

New Delhi, April 13, 2017: The Bhartiya Janata Party’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday won the Delhi assembly by-election from the Rajouri...

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Opposition meet President, seek his intervention to protect constitutional democracy

New Delhi, April 12, 2017: Opposition parties led by Congress today met President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his urgent intervention “to protect constitutional...

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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die, Speaker hails session

New Delhi, April 12, 2017: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die today by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan after working for around 176...

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Congress leader Akhilesh Das Gupta passes away

New Delhi, April 12, 2017: Congress leader and former Union Minister Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away after suffering a heart attack on...

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Congress raps government for ‘bypassing’ Rajya Sabha in Budget session

It was an assault on the Constitution of India and we hope that, sooner than later, the courts will pronounce upon the...

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