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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.

A ‘Congress-mukt’ Karnataka will be harder to achieve than Amit Shah thinks

Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi -
To make Karnataka 'Congress-mukt', the BJP will have to address internal dissidence, build a new social coalition and a compelling development agenda.

On Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: How to squander a mega mandate

Shekhar Gupta -
When Rajiv Gandhi started he could do no wrong. Halfway through his five years, he could do no right. His tenure had many chastening lessons in how mega mandates can make you smug and self-destruct. His record should be essential reading for those with brute majorities now, from Arvind Kejriwal, Narendra Modi and on to Vasundhara Raje, Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee. Shekhar Gupta

Gurdaspur bypoll a challenge for CM Amarinder Singh

Chitleen K Sethi -
Expectations among MLAs, who have won their seats multiple times, and Rahul Gandhi’s youth brigade, are running high and hectic lobbying has given way to impatience Chitleen K Sethi

Now, SC to hear land-grabbing case against Karnataka minister D.K. Shivakumar

Apurva Vishwanath -
Allegations of collusion with revenue department officials to buy government land date back to 1999-2003 when Shivakumar was UD minister in S M Krishna govt. Apurva Vishwanath

Hypocritical contestations

TN Ninan -
There isn't much to choose between BJP and opposition parties when it comes to their record of undermining constitutional principles. T.N. Ninan

Do Minorities Matter?

Shekhar Gupta -
Hamid Ansari's concern over unease among Indian minorities came just after Pakistan swore in its first Hindu cabinet minister in 20 years. Truth is contrary to this click bait. Shekhar Gupta

RS poll victory may not change Ahmed Patel’s tenuous relationship with Rahul Gandhi

Ruhi Tewari -
Despite a somewhat smooth working relationship, Rahul's official Twitter handle remained silent, with no customary congratulatory message for Patel after he scraped through. Ruhi Tewari

Election Commission was ‘divided’ over using footage from Gujarat RS poll

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
There was a difference of opinion on accepting returning officer’s report as the final word or not. Finally the commission agreed to use video footage Anubhuti Vishnoi

Coming to terms with the might of institutions, in victory and defeat

Pranab Dhal Samanta -
The lesson from Gujarat: BJP can’t be seen on wrong side of constitutional bodies. Congress has to win real elections. Pranab Dhal Samanta

This victory has helped boost Congress workers’ morale: Ahmed Patel

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Ahmed Patel's victory is a much-needed morale booster for Congress, but in an exclusive interview to ThePrint he says there is a lot of hard work to be done. Anubhuti Vishnoi
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Defence

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

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The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

National Interest

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

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Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.

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