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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Topic: Congress leadership

Scenes from Congress conclave—Congregation of party heavyweights, Rahul’s sharpest attack on EC yet

Addressing the annual legal conclave of the Congress, 'Constitutional Challenges Perspectives & Pathways', Rahul Gandhi says the Congress has found evidence of election rigging.

Congress has its finger on reset button. Big overhaul of district units on the cards

New Delhi: The Congress is considering a proposal to give its district presidents a seat at the table during party meetings to pick candidates for...

Rise of Congress MP Naseer Hussain, from JNU to UPA & now ‘Kharge’s Ahmed Patel’

Hussain, once part of left-wing student politics & mentored by Oscar Fernandes, is new Muslim face in Congress. He’s also being seen as a power centre in Kharge’s office.

US envoy owes two drinks to Australian ambassador for losing bet after India’s WC final loss

US envoy to India Eric Garcetti, who danced to Shah Rukh Khan’s Chaiyya Chaiyya song at the Diwali event had bet on India winning the 2023 World cup.

How to set up & dismantle a city every day — ‘logistical nightmare’ behind Congress’ Bharat Jodo

Tending to the needs of 150 Bharat yatris, staff and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the setting up and dismantling of the nightly campsite is a nine-hour job each day.

Congress leader posts pictures of huge crowds at Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, both are fake

Congress national coordinator Ritu Choudhary, in a since deleted tweet, stated that Gandhi was creating history by the 'tsunami' of a crowd in the state.

How Congress president is elected & why call for publication of electoral rolls is gaining ground

Party set to hold its next presidential polls on 17 October. Demand for electoral rolls to be made public comes three weeks before filing of nominations begins on 24 September.

3 states, thrice the trouble: Why Congress struggles won’t end in Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan

While Congress appears to be imploding in Punjab, intense factionalism has surfaced in the Haryana and Rajasthan units in the run-up to the 10 June Rajya Sabha polls.

‘Congress above personal ambition’: Sonia Gandhi says efforts of resurgence can’t be delayed

The Congress interim chief also hit out at the Modi govt over 'growing violence and divisiveness' and said it needs to be countered at all costs.

Congress has created a Punjab-like crisis in Rajasthan. Party needs a decisive leadership

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.