Sunday, 27 November, 2022
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Topic: Congress Working Committee

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

Ishadrita Lahiri -
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

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

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

Congress CWC to meet on 16 October, discuss internal elections, Lakhimpur violence

PTI -
During the meeting of Congress' top decision-making body, the party is likely to decide on a schedule for electing a new chief and discuss recent dissenting notes and defections.

CWC holds off polls for Congress president, to focus on ‘saving every life’ amid Covid 2nd wave

Fatima Khan -
CWC meeting Monday also discussed party's poor performance in the just-concluded assembly elections and Modi govt's handling of the Covid crisis amid the second wave.

Why the Gandhi family is wary of CWC and CEC elections

Fatima Khan -
The CWC has decided to hold election for the new Congress president in June. Party leaders say both CWC & CEC will be able to assert their power only when their members are elected.

Congress says it will have elected president by June ‘at any cost’ after stormy CWC meet

Fatima Khan -
Ashok Gehlot & Anand Sharma scrap over some senior leaders’ demand for CWC elections. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal says some clarity is awaited.

Congress election authority plans AICC session by January to find new president

Fatima Khan -
Congress’ Central Election Authority has written to state party presidents that it plans to ‘convene an AICC meeting as soon as possible’, and sought details of AICC members.

Times Now exposes ‘drug cartel’ in Rajput case, News18 India on Cong ‘Non-Working’ Committee

Bismee Taskin -
A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

‘Covid answer sheet’ for NEET 2020, and lessons on how to be a ‘great’ leader

Tina Das -
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A general view of the opening ceremony of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 17, 2022. Mast Irham/Pool via REUTERS

G20 presidency is India’s chance to fix power imbalances in artificial intelligence adoption

Aubra Anthony -
Without considering AI challenges across the world, equitably reaping its benefits will remain inadequate, leading to a more unequal and divisive future.
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Longest CJI only served for seven years. Real changes need continuity in leadership

Lalai Singh published Periyar in Hindi. But he’s still not a social justice hero in North India

Economy

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How India-Australia FTA is set to boost trade that’s already at a record high

Nikhil Rampal -
While the bulk of the trade between India and Australia is so far in the energy sector, the FTA is expected to broaden this to include other goods and services.

Defence

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Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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