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"We Would Beat Them": BJP Leader Threatens Trinamool Congress Workers

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

BJP MP Soumitra Khan on Tuesday threatened to beat up Trinamool Congress workers and burn police vehicles if BJP activists are attacked in his area.

'Not Just Sena ...': NCP On Ashok Chavan's "Written Undertaking" Jibe

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

The common minimum programme (CMP) worked out by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress when they formed the government in Maharashtra was signed by leaders of all three parties and it is not right to say just one party did so, NCP leader Nawab Malik said on Tuesday.

Opinion: RG To Return As Congress Chief. Does Anyone Really Care?

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday January 28, 2020

RG will soon turn 50 and the Congress hopes that as anger against the Modi government grows, his nth return to the party's centre will have greater traction.

Congress Leader Milind Deora Pings Sonia Gandhi On Rahul Gandhi's Mumbai Poll Promise

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Congress leader Milind Deora has written to party chief Sonia Gandhi expressing concern over Rahul Gandhi's 2019 poll promise of allotting 500 sq ft homes to Mumbai slum-dwellers not moving "effectively" towards implementation under the new dispensation in Maharashtra.

"PM Probably Hasn't Understood Economics": Rahul Gandhi's All-Out Attack

India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "no knowledge" of economy, Rahul Gandhi said today at a rally in Rajasthan, adding that using old parametres, India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is growing only at 2.5 per cent. The Congress leader also accused PM Modi of "destroying the image of India" abroad.

Raise People's Issues Aggressively In Parliament: Sonia Gandhi To Congress MPs

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday told her party MPs to raise the issues concerning common people aggressively in Parliament during its coming Budget Session. She also stressed the need to listen to people's voice.

"Horror Show Will End Soon": Devendra Fadnavis On Maharashtra Government

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Maharashtra's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Monday termed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government of the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress as a "horror film", which will end soon.

Sonia Gandhi Sought Written Undertaking From Uddhav Thackeray, Says Ashok Chavan

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had sought a written undertaking from the Shiv Sena that the new government in Maharashtra would work within the ambit of the Constitution, former chief minister Ashok Chavan has said.

P Chidambaram Slams Ravi Shankar Prasad For "Mocking" Shaheen Bagh Protests

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday harshly criticised Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying "mocking" the Shaheen Bagh protest, which "represents the essence of Mahatma Gandhi", amounts to "mocking Ahimsa and Satyagraha".

Rahul Gandhi To Address ''Yuva Aakrosh'' Rally In Jaipur On Tuesday

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Jaipur on Tuesday to highlight the issues of economic distress and unemployment.

Congress Meets Human Rights Body Over "Brutalities" During UP Protests

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

A Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met top officials of the National Human Rights Commission on Monday, demanding a probe into alleged police atrocities against anti-CAA protesters in Uttar Pradesh.

"Time To Put Aside Narrow Differences": Mamata Banerjee Tells Opposition

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 27, 2020

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP today as her government placed a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Law in the state assembly. With it, there was a message for the opposition Congress and the Left Front: "The time has come to put aside narrow differences and fight together to save the country," M...

Padma Shri For Adnan Sami Insult To 130 Crore Indians: Sharad Pawar's NCP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Amid a row over Pakistani-origin singer Adnan Sami, who became an Indian citizen in 2016, being chosen for Padma Shri award, the Nationalist Congress Party on Monday termed it as an "insult" to the 130 crore Indians.

Jagan Reddy Government, Blocked On Key Bills, Moves For Big Change

Andhra Pradesh News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday January 27, 2020

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has set in motion the process of doing away with the legislative council or the upper house in the state's bicameral legislature, where the ruling YSR Congress is in a minority.

PM Modi Should Hold A Dialogue With Anti-CAA Protesters: Digvijay Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold a dialogue with protesters opposing the CAA-NRC-NPR regime, to prevent "further deterioration" of the current situation.