Congress

No rift among MVA partners: Uddhav Thackeray

7:01 pm February 24, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday dismissed the opposition BJP’s claims of “rift” among the coalition partners in the state government, and asserted that there was “smooth” coordination among the allies. Thackeray told a meeting of legislators of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, that there has […]

Trump ally gets 40 months prison amid meddling firestorm

12:47 am February 21, 2020

Washington: Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system. Stone, a veteran Republican operative and one of Trump’s oldest confidants, was convicted in November of lying to […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Mir not allowed to visit Srinagar: J-K Cong to CEO

9:10 pm February 18, 2020

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Tuesday claimed that despite issuance of notification for the panchayat by-election in the union territory, its chief GA Mir was not allowed to visit Srinagar to hold poll-related meetings. The Congress leadership raised the issue at a pre-poll meeting with J&K Chief Election Officer (CEO) Shalinder Kumar. By-election […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP, Cong in war of word over ‘Jamia videos’

8:45 pm February 17, 2020

New Delhi: A major political row broke out on Monday over some videos clips showing purported thrashing of Jamia students in the university library by security personnel in December, with the BJP accusing the Congress of giving “political colour” to the incident and the opposition party alleging that the government was “misusing” the police force […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

UP Assembly adjourned briefly, SP MLAs walk out

3:27 pm February 14, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned for 20 minutes on Friday as the Samajwadi Party and Congress members created an uproar over the alleged failure of the BJP government to control law-and-order in the state. As soon as the House met for the day, Opposition members wanted a discussion on law and order, which, […]