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Topic: Mallikarjun Kharge

‘Unacceptable force used’ — Kharge writes to Naidu over pandemonium in Rajya Sabha

In a letter on behalf of opposition parties, LoP condemned the manner in which the House was conducted & said that MPs, including women members, were 'physically manhandled'.

No outsiders deployed as marshals inside the House: Rajya Sabha secretariat tells Naidu

Congress' Kharge submitted a representation to the RS chairman stating deployment of large number of security personnel, who were not part of the regular watch, in the House Wednesday.

‘Loyalist, self-made’ — Why Congress picked Kharge as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge, the former 9-term MLA, has been favoured by the party high command time and again, often at the cost of other senior leaders.

Mallikarjun Kharge succeeds Ghulam Nabi Azad as leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Kharge, a Dalit leader from Karnataka, was the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019.

Kharge says Congress leaders remark over leadership ‘weakens’ party from within

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge stressed the need to support the party's high command and said it pained him that some senior leaders spoke against the party & its leadership.

Congress to sit in opposition in Maharashtra, reaffirms Kharge after meeting party’s MLAs

NCP chief Sharad Pawar also held a meeting with his party leaders and said he'll react to Congress' decision after it officially informs him.

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge meets party MLAs to discuss Maharashtra deadlock

All 44 Congress MLAs in Maharashtra are at a Jaipur resort amid fear of 'poaching' given stalemate over government formation.

5 criteria Rahul Gandhi’s successor must meet – even if it means burying Congress

Loyalists of Sonia Gandhi have prepared a list of about half-a-dozen leaders for her to select Congress’ next president before CWC meet Saturday.

‘There’s a time to be CM’: Kumaraswamy & Siddaramaiah in Twitter war over Kharge

Karnataka's Congress chief and former CM Siddaramaiah took a swipe at current state CM Kumaraswamy, who said Mallikarjun Kharge shuold've been made CM years ago.

Umesh Jadhav joins BJP after quitting Congress, could face Mallikarjun Kharge in LS polls

Jadhav could face some hurdles ahead of his candidature for the Lok Sabha polls as a petition to disqualify him is still pending before the Speaker.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

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.