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Topic: Congress Working Committee

Operation Sindoor: Congress calls CWC meet, extends ‘full support to our forces’

However, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was not at the meeting, praised the government too while commending the armed forces for their valour.

At CWC, Rahul says caste count 1st step towards social justice, but timing of govt announcement suspect

CWC also adopted resolution on the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack, emphasising the need to 'teach Pakistan a lesson' and curb terrorism decisively.

Kharge says Pahalgam ‘direct attack’ on the Indian state, urges govt to convene all-party meeting

Emphasis on need to adopt non-partisan approach reflects Congress's cautious stance on the issue, particularly after being put on the backfoot after Pulwama and Balakot in 2019.

What happened to ‘1 person, 1 post’? Why Congress’s Udaipur Declaration is in limbo 2 years on

New Delhi: Two-and-a-half years after the Congress adopted the Udaipur Declaration to much fanfare, it has failed to implement most of what it said...

Must prioritise party success over personal interests to defeat BJP in 2024: Kharge at CWC meet

Addressing the CWC meeting in Hyderabad Sunday, the Congress president urged leaders to unite and work towards overthrowing 'this dictatorial govt' in order to save democracy.

‘Gandhis, Kharge believe I’m a dinosaur, loose cannon’— Mani Shankar Aiyar on being kept out of CWC

Aiyar, whose autobiography ‘Memoirs of a Maverick’ was released Monday, says he won’t leave Congress but laments party’s drift from ‘secularism of Gandhi & Nehru kind'.

Despite dissent, Congress decides not to hold CWC polls, empowers Kharge to nominate members

The Steering Committee meet during ongoing plenary session gives Mallikarjun Kharge the mandate to nominate members to party’s highest decision-making body.

Could Congress see a new president in October? CWC announces revised party poll schedule

Delayed by a month, the Congress presidential elections will be held in October, as decided by Congress Working Committee. Results will be announced on 19 October.

The weight that’s sinking Congress, India’s Russia-Ukraine ‘neutrality’ and a misfired missile

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We are all responsible, not just you, Congress leaders to Sonia after party’s Assembly rout

Senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress would push its ideology and hope it would do better in the next elections.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.