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"That's The Spirit Girls!": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Toasts Hockey Win

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday June 25, 2019

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today congratulated the Indian women's hockey team for winning a tournament in Japan by defeating the hosts on Sunday. Sharing a video of the Indian team celebrating in their bus after their win, the Congress leader wrote, "Loved this video of our hockey team celebrating and now our girls won bronze ...

"Don't Want New India, Give Us Old India": Ghulam Nabi Azad's Dig at BJP

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 24, 2019

The mob killing of a man in Jharkhand found echo in parliament today as senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad took on the BJP over its "New India" claim.

Upset Over Congress Leaders Remarks, HD Deve Gowda Meets Son Kumaraswamy

Karnataka News | ANI | Sunday June 23, 2019

Veteran Karnataka politician and Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda on Sunday met his son and Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy amid turmoil in the state's coalition government.

"Congress Would Have Won 15-16 Lok Sabha Seats If No JDS Tie Up" : Veerappa Moily

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 23, 2019

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said the party would have won 15 to 16 seats in the Lok Sabha polls had there been no tie up with JD(S) and that trusting the alliance was a ''mistake."

"When Are You Quitting Politics?": Posters In Punjab Ask Navjot Sidhu

India News | ANI | Saturday June 22, 2019

Posters asking Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to keep his promise of quitting politics if Rahul Gandhi lost the elections from Amethi were seen in Ludhiana on Saturday.

BJP Legislator's Son Arrested For Threatening To Kill Congress Leader In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday June 20, 2019

The son of a BJP legislator in Madhya Pradesh's Harda has been arrested for allegedly making casteist remarks and threatening to kill an advocate-cum-Congress leader in April.

As Congress Skips 'One Nation One Poll' Meet, Milind Deora Wants Debate

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 20, 2019

Senior Congress leader Milind Deora today appeared to diverge from the party view to say Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "One Nation, One Poll" initiative is "worthy of a debate".

New Congress Leader In Lok Sabha Welcomes House Speaker With A Poem

India News | ANI | Wednesday June 19, 2019

After the 17th Lok Sabha unanimously elected Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house, he was felicitated by the various leaders of the house including Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

Top Court Notice To Poll Body On Congress Petition On Rajya Sabha Bypolls

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 19, 2019

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Election Commission over a petition by the Congress seeking simultaneous elections to two Rajya Sabha seats that have fallen vacant after the BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the Lok Sabha.

Budget Is More Of Poll Manifesto, Disappointing: Prithviraj Chavan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Opposition parties today dubbed the budget presented by the BJP-led Maharashtra government as "disappointing", saying it is full of pre-election populist announcements.

As More Trinamool Leaders Join BJP, Mamata Banerjee's Swipe At Defectors

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Stung by Trinamool Congress leaders defecting to the BJP after the Lok Sabha Elections, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuuesdaylaunched an attack on them by calling them "greedy and corrupt" even as another Trinamool lawmaker from Bongaon and 12 other councillors joined the BJP on Tuesday.

Opposition Leaders Stage Protest Demanding Complete Farm Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Opposition lawmakers in Maharashtra today staged a protest here alleging agrarian crisis in the state and made a strong pitch for complete farm loan waiver.

Sonia Gandhi To Hold Congress' Parliamentary Strategy Meet Today: Report

India News | ANI | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to chair a meeting of her party's Parliament strategy group today to chalk out the strategy for the ongoing session of Parliament.

Madhya Pradesh Congress Leader Caught On Camera Misbehaving With Cops

Cities | ANI | Monday June 17, 2019

Congress leader from Indore Sunny Rajpal was caught on camera misbehaving with a police officer in the city today.

Maharashtra Cabinet Expanded, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Sworn-In

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday June 16, 2019

The expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet took place today with former Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil among those inducted