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Topic: Congress Working Committee

Congress begins working committee meet in Patna with Rahul, Kharge in attendance

The meeting comes in the backdrop of 'vote theft' allegations levelled by the party, and ahead of assembly polls in the state.

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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In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.