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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TopicIndian National Congress

Topic: Indian National Congress

Rashtrapati Bhavan’s dig at Sonia over ‘poor lady’ remark on President—’not familiar with Hindi idiom’

Congress and BJP lock horns following Sonia Gandhi’s comment that ‘poor lady’ President Murmu must have been tired reading out the ‘long’ pre-Budget speech.

‘Inaccessible, autocratic’ or ‘fighting for values’? Kanhaiya Kumar ruffles feathers in Congress

Resentment has grown in Congress against 'lateral entrants' with Left background, with Kanhaiya being criticised for lack of interest in building organisation from grassroots. 

Election body rejects Congress’s EVM concerns as ‘frivolous, unfounded’

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's election panel has rejected a complaint by Congress, the largest opposition party, regarding vote counting in recent state elections that dashed its expectations, warning

RSS has remained relevant for 100 yrs despite challenges. World now embraces its ideologies

Being a nascent organisation and its membership composed primarily of middle-class Hindus, RSS never had the financial wherewithal to combat the narrative set against them.

Congress, TMC speak in different voices on Canada row, CPI(M) throws weight behind New Delhi

While Congress statement by Jairam Ramesh doesn't mention govt's allegations of Canada giving anti-India elements a free run, Manish Tewari slams Trudeau for 'pandering to radical fringe'.

Why African National Congress is the Indian National Congress of South Africa

South Africa’s ruling party ANC has lost the parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994. It will need the help of another party to form a coalition government.

Fact Check: Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘Congress is dead’ video is clipped. He was quoting critics

In the original video, Kharge is seen addressing the crowd at an election rally in Ahmedabad where he is talking about how critics claim that Congress is finished.

Speech in rain, ‘half-non-veg samosas’ — Showing now: the new, fun, accessible Rahul Gandhi

From him offering water to an old woman to tying up a girl's shoes, Congress circulates visuals over the course of its nationwide yatra to combat Rahul's image as inaccessible leader.

AAP’s filling a big vacuum in Indian politics. Question is how long it can sustain without ideology

If you find admiration for AAP qualified, if not muted among many of the Modi-BJP’s critics, it is because they question it for its lack of ideological clarity. Especially on secularism.

On Camera

How neo-casteists set up a symphony orchestra to make UGC equity guidelines fail

In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

Defence budget through the years: Big leap for 2026-27, but what numbers since 1999 reveal

ThePrint’s analysis of all budgets from 1999-2026 shows that the capex as total share of defence budget was the highest under UPA I & II. Multifold jump in pension outlays.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.