Congress

New Delhi: Tensions flared within the INDIA bloc in West Bengal as Congress clashed with Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee over seat allocation, exposing the underlying rift between the opposition parties. West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury dismissed Banerjee’s offer of two out of the state’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, asserting their ability to […]

NEW DELHI: In a significant development for Congress’ prospect in Andhra Pradesh ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, YS Sharmila, daughter of the late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and sister of current CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has joined the Congress in New Delhi on Thursday, as confirmed by party officials. […]

ERNAKULAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala is making significant strides in its efforts to strengthen ties with the Christian communities ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In a notable development, 42 Christian families, led by a diocese secretary of the Orthodox Church in Pathanamthitta, have joined the BJP, garnering attention from senior leaders […]

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Wednesday at the residences of close associates of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi, as part of a money laundering investigation related to alleged illegal mining in the state. Abhishek Prasad, Hemant’s press advisor, is among those under investigation, with searches taking place at 12 […]

The Congress party in Kerala found itself entangled in a controversy over its leaders attending the Ayodhya consecration ceremony.

NEW DELHI: In an exchange of words, the Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge responded sharply to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, expressing concerns over the sweeping suspension of MPs across both houses of Parliament. Kharge’s retort labelled the mass suspensions as a preconceived agenda of the government. Following Dhankhar’s […]

NEW DELHI: Congress-led Karnataka government’s decision to lift the ban on hijab in education institutions has ignited a fierce tussle between the ruling party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended the move, emphasising the personal nature of choices in dress and food. On the other hand, the BJP accused […]

The suspension of 141 opposition MPs from the Parliament for the rest of the winter session for disrupting the proceedings and violating the rules of the House has sparked a heated debate on the state of democracy in India. The opposition parties have condemned the move as undemocratic, arbitrary, and vindictive, and have staged protests […]

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee proposed that out of the total 545 Lok Sabha seats, Congress should contest from 300. According to a party source, Banerjee has suggested that the other INDIA bloc members would contest from the other 245.   FLASH: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remarked that the […]

The recent demand for a caste census by the Opposition parties, led by the Congress, is a clear example of their divisive agenda. They claim that a caste census is necessary to provide accurate data on the socio-economic status of various castes, and to ensure fair and adequate representation and allocation of resources to them. […]