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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicCongress president elections

Topic: Congress president elections

Nothing political about Congress Yatra? Rahul shreds PM in Karnataka, says BJP runs ‘40% govt’

The rally in Bellary was Congress’s show of strength and unity with Rajathan CM Ashok Gehlot, Cong president hopeful Mallikarjun Kharge and feuding state leaders D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah in attendance

18 states & UTs and counting, Bharat Jodo — Kharge leaves no stone unturned in Congress prez bid

Mallikarjun Kharge has so far held 12 meetings with 5 more planned across states & UTs. Plus, a control room in Delhi is reaching out to all those who will vote on 17 October.

Indian urban elite prefer Tharoor over Kharge for Congress. Caste discomfort a factor

The elites aren't comparing Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor based on their political and administrative experience, acumen, or even what is good for the Congress.

Congress top rung’s ‘sagacity’ fixed Rajasthan mess, says Urdu press as Bharat Jodo remains focus

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘Act against RSS affiliates with terror links too’ — what Urdu press wrote on PFI ban

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

After 50 yrs, will Congress get a Dalit prez again? ‘Self-made, secularist’ Kharge is frontrunner

A known Gandhi family loyalist, Mallikarjun Kharge is a grassroots leader with a strong electoral record who worked his way up through through student and labour politics.

Congress choice for chief is between ‘think tomorrow’ Tharoor and ‘president not leader’ Kharge

As the Congress presidential election reaches its final stage, the onus is with the Gandhis. Will this be a new Congress or will the family writ continue to loom large?

Why Congress’ G-23 is backing ‘Gandhi candidate’ Kharge for party president over Tharoor

Leaders of party's dissident group Friday signed Mallikarjun Kharge's nomination form. Tharoor, it is learnt, 'never spoke to G-23 to seek support'.

Gehlot ‘KO’d’, Tharoor-Digvijaya ‘ready to rumble’ & what’s causing turbulence in India-US ties

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh collects nomination papers to enter party chief race

Singh's move comes after developments in Rajasthan have left questions regarding Ashok Gehlot's nomination for the party chief's post. Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi Thursday.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

With PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, Modi makes renewed employment push in I-Day speech

Approved by Union Cabinet last month as ELI scheme, PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana aims to incentivise creation of more than 3.5 cr jobs in the country over a period of two years.

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

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.