Congress

Amarinder dubs Kejriwal's announcement of observing fast as 'theatrics'

Happy to see Sonia Gandhi back in the saddle: Amarinder Singh

9:58 am August 11, 2019

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has welcomed Sonia Gandhi’s appointment as interim president of the Congress as the best decision in the current circumstances and said her experience and understanding will help guide the party. Other Congress leaders from Punjab and Haryana also hailed her appointment as interim president and said Sonia Gandhi has […]

It is resolved: Rahul Gandhi on Punjab Cong infighting

Sonia Gandhi named interim Congress president

2:26 am August 11, 2019

New Delhi: After hours of discussion, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was appointed as the interim chief of the party on late Saturday night. Sonia Gandhi deftly led the Congress for 19 long years and wrested power twice at the Centre and in several states, she was back in the saddle on Saturday to steer […]

Rahul Gandhi expected to visit Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode

7:39 pm August 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit his flood-ravaged constituency of Wayanad on August 11, party sources said. Eleven people have so far lost their lives in the hilly district of Wayanad in the monsoon fury, where many are feared missing in a landslide. “Probably going to Kerala tomorrow. I don’t want to […]

Central govt responsible for violence in country: Azad

Anyone can be brought along with money: Azad on Doval’s Shopian pictures

5:13 pm August 8, 2019

New Delhi: Reacting to the pictures and videos of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s interaction with locals in Kahsmir’s Shopian district, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said “anyone can be brought along with money”. NSA Doval on Wednesday undertook a whirlwind visit to the militancy-infested south Kashmir and was seen eating food on […]

New law on triple talaq challenged in SC

9:55 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: The newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims a punishable offence was challenged in the Supreme Court on Friday. A day after President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, ‘Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema’, a religious […]