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Congress in damage control mode over ‘Bajrang Dal ban’ in Karnataka after BJP launches all-out attack

Former Karnataka CM Veerappa Moily has said there was no suggestion to ban Bajrang Dal, while other leaders have tried to counter BJP accusations of insulting god Hanuman.

Veerappa Moily ‘dissociates’ himself from Congress G23, says never meant to attack high command

Former Union minister Moily says he doesn't endorse leadership change, and that Congress is trying its best to fight the Modi govt.

‘Spoke like a statesman’: Dissenting Congress leaders praise Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vision’ on Covid 

Leaders of the G-23 like Sibal and Moily, who last year questioned the leadership vacuum in Congress, said they’re now impressed with how Rahul Gandhi has acted in Covid crisis.

Stand by the letter but if it hurt Sonia Gandhi, we should apologise, Veerappa Moily says

Congress leader Veerappa Moily tells ThePrint the only intention behind writing the letter was to strengthen the party, says Sonia Gandhi 'best person to take on challenges’.

Even if you want to quit, quell dissent in party first: Veerappa Moily to Rahul Gandhi

Moily also tells Gandhi that quitting now would undo all the 'efforts he has put into building the party in the last five years'.

Urjit Patel resignation makes clear no economist can function under Modi govt, says Moily

It was clear to Parliamentary panel that Urjit Patel was under lot of stress and pressure, says former Union minister Veerappa Moily on RBI Governor’s...

Mob lynching is a complete failure of law and order, says former CJI T.S. Thakur

At launch of Veerappa Moily’s book, Thakur says an independent judiciary is necessary to ensure the survival of democracy.

Even now the BJP is not very confident that they can go for an election in May : Veerappa Moily

The move of the no-confidence motion from the larger section of the Opposition is a serious symptom which is reflected on the present government. The Parliament has to reflect the opinion of the people.

Veerappa Moily’s ‘conscience’ lands him in trouble on Twitter

Former Union minister claims it was an ‘unauthorised’ tweet, but BJP pounces on it calling it a message from Moily’s ‘conscience’, attacks Siddaramaiah govt

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.