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The Congress list of Rajya Sabha candidates has caused massive resentment in the ranks, especially among the "dissenters" and those left out.

The Congress on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission asking for action against PM Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for "using government machinery/money for making political statements..."

The Congress on Wednesday postponed all political rallies and events in poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh, citing the worsening Covid situation and growing alarm that these - which draw crowds of thousands - could become super-spreaders.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Lakhimpur Kheri today and joined the mourners to participate in the "antim ardas (final rites)" prayers of the protesting farmers who were mowed down in the Uttar Pradesh district earlier this month.

Food delivery apps like Zomato and Swiggy must pay GST, or Goods and Services Tax, instead of the restaurant they pick up orders from, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday after a meeting of the GST Council in Lucknow.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged today that he was pushed to the ground and lathi-charged when he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were marching on the highway between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh after their convoy was stopped on its way to Hathras, where they intended to meet the family of the gang rape victim who died on Tuesday and whose dea...

Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati is the latest opposition leader to file away her animosity against the ruling BJP and come out in its support on the China tension. In a statement today, she also urged the BJP "to learn from the Congress" and not repeat its mistakes.

After singer Kanika Kapoor shared on social media on Friday that she had tested positive for coronavirus, a dinner she attended in Lucknow has caused a scare among politicians all the way to Delhi, including for parliament and the President's House.

Priyanka Chaturvedi, one of the Congress's most high-profile spokespersons, quit her party of 10 years and joined the Shiv Sena in less than 24 hours. Hours after she tweeted her resignation letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, she surfaced alongside Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray.

Rahul Gandhi will contest a second seat from south India apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has decided, according to sources.

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has unabashedly praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his re-election is a necessity for the country and the society, in comments that are seen as hugely controversial for someone in a constitutional position.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, speaking on his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's plunge into politics today, said he had given her a challenge in Uttar Pradesh, India's most politically crucial state. "The BJP is nervous," he said to reporters in Amethi, where he was touring when the party made the stunning announcement.

Mayawati on Wednesday called "strike two" as she ruled out any alliance with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two of the four states where elections are due in the year-end. Last month, she had ditched the party in Chhattisgarh.

The Congress isn't going to field candidates for the Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh later this month, a gesture that the party says it hopes would improve the chances of the opposition's grand alliance to trump the BJP in these two seats.

The Uttar Pradesh police said today that it has denied permission to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for a visit tomorrow to Saharanpur in western UP, which is tense after caste clashes earlier this week. Senior police officer Aditya Mishra told NDTV that no politician is being allowed to visit the town for now.

The Congress list of Rajya Sabha candidates has caused massive resentment in the ranks, especially among the "dissenters" and those left out.

The Congress on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission asking for action against PM Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for "using government machinery/money for making political statements..."

The Congress on Wednesday postponed all political rallies and events in poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh, citing the worsening Covid situation and growing alarm that these - which draw crowds of thousands - could become super-spreaders.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Lakhimpur Kheri today and joined the mourners to participate in the "antim ardas (final rites)" prayers of the protesting farmers who were mowed down in the Uttar Pradesh district earlier this month.

Food delivery apps like Zomato and Swiggy must pay GST, or Goods and Services Tax, instead of the restaurant they pick up orders from, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday after a meeting of the GST Council in Lucknow.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged today that he was pushed to the ground and lathi-charged when he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were marching on the highway between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh after their convoy was stopped on its way to Hathras, where they intended to meet the family of the gang rape victim who died on Tuesday and whose dea...

Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati is the latest opposition leader to file away her animosity against the ruling BJP and come out in its support on the China tension. In a statement today, she also urged the BJP "to learn from the Congress" and not repeat its mistakes.

After singer Kanika Kapoor shared on social media on Friday that she had tested positive for coronavirus, a dinner she attended in Lucknow has caused a scare among politicians all the way to Delhi, including for parliament and the President's House.

Priyanka Chaturvedi, one of the Congress's most high-profile spokespersons, quit her party of 10 years and joined the Shiv Sena in less than 24 hours. Hours after she tweeted her resignation letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, she surfaced alongside Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray.

Rahul Gandhi will contest a second seat from south India apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has decided, according to sources.

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has unabashedly praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his re-election is a necessity for the country and the society, in comments that are seen as hugely controversial for someone in a constitutional position.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, speaking on his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's plunge into politics today, said he had given her a challenge in Uttar Pradesh, India's most politically crucial state. "The BJP is nervous," he said to reporters in Amethi, where he was touring when the party made the stunning announcement.

Mayawati on Wednesday called "strike two" as she ruled out any alliance with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two of the four states where elections are due in the year-end. Last month, she had ditched the party in Chhattisgarh.

The Congress isn't going to field candidates for the Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh later this month, a gesture that the party says it hopes would improve the chances of the opposition's grand alliance to trump the BJP in these two seats.

The Uttar Pradesh police said today that it has denied permission to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for a visit tomorrow to Saharanpur in western UP, which is tense after caste clashes earlier this week. Senior police officer Aditya Mishra told NDTV that no politician is being allowed to visit the town for now.