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Topic: Mallikarjun Kharge

Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge is Congress president, the 3rd Dalit in party’s 138 years

Kharge, who was the ‘official’ pick of the Gandhis, polled eight times the vote share of rival Shashi Tharoor.

9,500 Congress delegates vote for 1st non-Gandhi prez in 25 yrs. Waited for this day, says Sonia

Mallikarjun Kharge & Shashi Tharoor vote in their states. Central Election Authority chair Madhusudan Mistry says 96% turnout registered for polls deciding next Congress chief.

Nothing political about Congress Yatra? Rahul shreds PM in Karnataka, says BJP runs ‘40% govt’

The rally in Bellary was Congress’s show of strength and unity with Rajathan CM Ashok Gehlot, Cong president hopeful Mallikarjun Kharge and feuding state leaders D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah in attendance

Udaipur declaration is my manifesto, will concentrate on restructuring party, says Kharge

Senior leader says Congress will benefit from Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, but BJP govt’s own performance will be its undoing. Response to yatra is tremendous, he adds.

India is an election away from becoming Hindu Pakistan. But Kharge wants Congress status quo

I am not an unabashed admirer of Tharoor—I criticised his book on Hinduism—but he is the only Congress candidate with skill, stamina, principle to dynamise opposition.

18 states & UTs and counting, Bharat Jodo — Kharge leaves no stone unturned in Congress prez bid

Mallikarjun Kharge has so far held 12 meetings with 5 more planned across states & UTs. Plus, a control room in Delhi is reaching out to all those who will vote on 17 October.

Indian urban elite prefer Tharoor over Kharge for Congress. Caste discomfort a factor

The elites aren't comparing Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor based on their political and administrative experience, acumen, or even what is good for the Congress.

Kharge, Tharoor won’t matter, it’s the definition of Congress politician that must change

Can the Congress politician sacrifice the search for patronage? The answer to this question will indeed determine the future of India’s oldest party.

Congress chief contender Kharge quits RS post, Digvijaya, Chidambaram in race to replace him

Mallikarjun Kharge’s resignation as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha is in line with the party’s declared ‘One person, One post’ principle.

After 50 yrs, will Congress get a Dalit prez again? ‘Self-made, secularist’ Kharge is frontrunner

A known Gandhi family loyalist, Mallikarjun Kharge is a grassroots leader with a strong electoral record who worked his way up through through student and labour politics.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.