Topic: Congress
What Punjab civic poll results mean for Congress and others & crony capitalism, Chinese style
Shekhar Gupta explains key takeaways from Punjab civic polls where Congress made clean sweep & BJP emerged 'biggest loser'. And more on why Xi stopped Jack Ma's Ant Group's IPO.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as Puducherry Lt Governor
As the fifth woman to hold the post, Soundararajan takes charge at a time when the ruling Congress-led government has lost its majority after one more MLA quit the party Tuesday.
Capt Satish Sharma, the Gandhi family loyalist who wasn’t apologetic about luxuries in life
Former Union minister & Congress MP Capt Satish Sharma died in Goa, where he had been residing for the past few years, Wednesday night.
Punjab civic poll results kill AAP resurgence hope as Congress wins big
SAD wins only 285 seats out of over 2,000 while BJP gets just 49 in first elections in Punjab since their alliance split over farmers’ agitation.
Rahul Gandhi again misses the bus in Assam. His anti-CAA pitch too little, too late
Congress' criticism of the polarising CAA in Assam has been intermittent, confused and almost-reluctant. It was a potent tool to corner BJP with.
Congress-led govt in Puducherry falls below halfway mark as MLA quits day before Rahul visit
Kamaraj Nagar MLA John Kumar is the fourth Congress leader to resign in the past few weeks. On Monday, health minister of the union territory, Malladi Krishna Rao, quit the party.
‘Murdering democracy’ vs ‘crime is a crime’ — opposition, BJP spar over Disha Ravi arrest
The opposition Monday accused the govt of 'murdering democracy' by using force against a 21-year-old, while BJP defended the action, saying a crime is a crime no matter the age.
Alliance with AIUDF not wrong, party not communal, says Assam Congress chief
Ripun Bora criticised the BJP for it's attack on the alliance, saying it had in the past aligned with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, and hence couldn't question Congress.
Disengagement in areas of eastern Ladakh is surrender to China, says AK Antony
The Congress leader said that the Modi government must take the country and the people into confidence on restoration of status quo ante on the borders.
‘Loyalist, self-made’ — Why Congress picked Kharge as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge, the former 9-term MLA, has been favoured by the party high command time and again, often at the cost of other senior leaders.