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TopicK.C. Venugopal

Topic: K.C. Venugopal

Congress alleges Centre & CPIM ‘compromise’ as RA Chandrasekhar takes charge as Kerala DGP 

Congress raked up 1994 Koothuparamba police firing case in which 5 DYFI activists were killed. Chandrasekhar was appointed as ASP in Kannur district just two days before incident.

Karnataka caste survey: What’s behind Congress high command’s call for a recount

The caste survey report was submitted to the state government last year, but it has not been made public, even though some portions have purportedly come out through leaks.

Kerala local polls ‘1st step to dethroning Pinarayi’, Congress steps up voter connect with door-to-doors

Though Congress-led UDF won 18 of 20 seats in Lok Sabha elections last year, the party in Kerala is mired in infighting and a lack of organisation at grassroots level.

Congress’s KC Venugopal wins by 63,000-plus votes in Kerala’s Alappuzha

LDF was angry with Congress fielding him since Alappuzha is lone Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala which it won in 2019. Currently, Venugopal is Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan.

‘How many women are there in RSS?’ Venugopal hits out at BJP, Yogi Adityanath in Rajya Sabha debate

K.C. Venugopal calls women's reservation bill Congress's 'child', reiterating what many senior party leaders have said. TMC MP Mausam Noor says, 'It is our bill.'

Congress to begin door-to-door Haath se Haath Jodo campaign on 26 Jan, launches ‘political’ logo

With the new campaign, which it says is different from 'apolitical' Bharat Jodo, Congress aims to reach every Indian household in 2 months. Its direct target — 'failures of Modi govt'.

Amid power tussle, Congress likely to maintain status quo in Rajasthan until Bharat Jodo Yatra

With Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter Rajasthan on 5 December, sources said the general mood of the party leadership is not to rock the boat in the state just yet.

MBAs, ex-SPG personnel, ex-Leftists, bankers — Meet Rahul Gandhi’s Congress ‘coterie’

Congress' 'coterie of inexperienced sycophants', that former party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad mentioned in his exit letter, includes professionals from largely non-political backgrounds.

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

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

Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress interim president until next AICC session

At a press briefing, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal says CWC took note of the letter written by certain Congress leaders, demanding ‘full-time and effective leadership’.

On Camera

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

Ahaan and Aneet appeared refreshingly unknown, and made an impact as the characters they play—the ‘troubled’ rockstar and his demure, writer girlfriend.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.