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Congress or the Indian National Congress (INC) is one of two major political parties in India. It was founded in 1885 and played a leading role in India’s Independence movement. It has ruled during most of India’s independent years and gave the country its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Leadership of the Congress too has been dominated by the Nehru-Gandhi family.

The Congress is a center-left party, and lists on its website democracy, nationalism, secularism, inclusive growth and social justice as its core values. It last ruled India between 2004 and 2014, but has since lost its sway, being reduced to just 52 seats in the 2019 General Elections. INDIA, the alliance headed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, is an attempt to bring together opposition parties against the BJP government for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Navjot Singh Sidhu to be party’s star campaigner: Punjab in-charge of Congress

PTI -
Congress party's Punjab affairs in-charge Asha Kumari also said party leader Sidhu has a way of connecting with the audience and has campaign value.

In first public address, Priyanka Vadra places women before men

Neelam Pandey -
Congress colleagues say it's deliberate attempt to woo women voters who constitute over 48 per cent of the total electorate.

Rahul Gandhi says Congress will set up ministry for fishermen if voted to power

PTI -
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that he was not making a fake promise like PM Modi, and assured fishermen of a ministry of their own in Delhi.

Tom Vadakkan, long time Congress leader, joins BJP

ThePrint Team -
Tom Vadakkan criticised his former party and its internal politics as well as the Congress' stand on the Pulwama attack and IAF strikes.

Congress tears into Modi’s ‘diplomatic disasters’ after China blocks Masood Azhar’s listing

PTI -
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also said China's move on not designating Masood Azhar as a global terrorist reaffirms its position as an inseparable ally of Pakistan.

Open to alliance with AAP in Delhi? Congress asks workers after rejecting tie-up

Neelam Pandey -
Thousands of Congress workers have received audio messages through the party's Shakti platform, seeking their opinion on an alliance with the AAP.

On channels like Zee News & Republic, Rahul Gandhi is already on trial this poll season

Shailaja Bajpai -
For most TV news channels, the Lok Sabha elections are already over, lost and won,more than two months before the actual results.

Priya Dutt & Milind Deora make U-turn, get Congress tickets to fight Lok Sabha polls

Neelam Pandey -
Both former MPs are on the Congress’ second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, having earlier indicated that they wouldn’t contest.

Congress & JD(S) reach 20-8 seat sharing deal in Karnataka

PTI -
JD(S) sources said that Congress will contest from 20 Lok Sabha seats. 

Priyanka Vadra meets Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar Azad, sparks ‘Dalit vote’ murmurs

Aditi Vatsa -
Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra visited the Bhim Army leader in a Meerut hospital, but denied there was any political talk.
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In the world of ‘revenge bodies’ and ‘weight loss journeys’, it is wonderful to be unabashedly worshipped for one’s curves, as Colin does for Penelope in the famous ‘mirror scene’.

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Economy

Siddaramaiah defends fuel price hike amid protests by BJP — ‘don’t we need money for development?’

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BJP alleges the hike will be put towards bankrolling Congress govt's 5 guarantees in Karnataka, while CM Siddaramaiah says hike is to 'increase resource mobilisation, increase income'.

Defence

Takeaways from Doval-Sullivan meet — semiconductor partnership, co-investment in lithium project

Keshav Padmanabhan -
NSA Ajit Doval met with US counterpart Jake Sullivan at 2nd meeting of initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology. Other areas of collaboration include space, biotechnology, AI.

National Interest

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

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Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.

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