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Congress will not name CM face for Punjab polls, says Sunil Jakhar

With just months to go for Punjab Assembly polls, state Congress campaign committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday made it clear that the party will not announce a chief ministerial face

Privatisation a way to end reservation: Congress general secretary Priyanka

She also said the Congress announcing to give 40 per cent of tickets to women in the Uttar Pradesh polls is a big initiative

After Muslims, Christians target of Hindutva brigade: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday claimed that after Muslims, Christians were the new target of the Hindutva brigade

Keep UP Addl Chief Home Secy Awasthi away from poll process: Cong to ECI

The Congress demanded from the Election Commission of India to keep UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi away from the poll process of the state assembly

Congress, SP want quota provision for OBCs before Odisha rural polls

Odisha's Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) have asserted that there is a need to first implement the OBC quota before holding panchayat polls.

Congress asks Assam CM Biswa Sarma to give up his personal security

Congress in Assam hit back at CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's appeal to the BJP leaders and the party functionaries to give up their personal security officer (PSO) as "this is a Congress culture".

Congress to go solo in upcoming BMC polls: Mumbai unit chief Jagtap

The Sonia Gandhi-led party is a constituent of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in the state, which is led by the Shiv Sena and also comprises the NCP

Detestable efforts to weaken India's heritage, says Sonia Gandhi

In a message to Congress workers on the party's 137th Foundation Day, Gandhi said history was being falsified and detestable efforts were being made to erase the "Ganga-Jamuni" heritage of the country

Tharoor now convinced about UDF's concerns regarding Silver Line: LoP

Kerala PCC (KPCC) president K Sudhakaran on Sunday said that no one, including Tharoor, in the party has the authority to oppose its directions

Uttar Pradesh: Congress holds marathon race for women in Lucknow

The Congress on Tuesday organised a marathon in Lucknow to boost women empowerment under its 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon (I'm a girl and can fight)' campaign in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

Congress slams Centre over denying FCRA to Missionaries of Charity

The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Centre for refusing to renew FCRA registration of Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity over "some adverse inputs".

BJP 'rewriting' history to give themselves role in freedom movement: Sonia

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of "rewriting" history to give themselves a role they do not deserve in the freedom movement.

Goa will trounce Bengal-based pol parties, just like in football: Kamat

Goa will trounce West Bengal-based AITC in politics, just like Goan football teams have defeated football giants from the eastern state, according to former Congress CM Digambar Kamat

Meghalaya: Congress loses main opposition status, TMC gains big in 2021

Former chief minister Mukul Sangma and his close aide Charles Pyngrope, a former assembly speaker, led a coup against AICC-appointed Congress state president Vincent H Pala

Punjab bankrupt due to unethical policies of SAD, Congress: BJP

BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the state has turned bankrupt due to wrong policies by both Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)

Cong MP should come to Delhi, learn how to run corruption-free govt: AAP

The Goa AAP Vice president Party National Executive Member Captain Venzy Viegas slammed South Goa Congress MP Francisco Sardinha for saying that no party can provide corruption-free governance

Congress seeks to dub Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath as 'Bulldozernath'

The Congress on Sunday sought to dub Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath as "Bulldozernath" or the lord of bulldozers, allegedly out to trample the dreams of youths. The Congress made the allegation a day after the Lucknow police denied the party to hold a five-km race in the city as part of Congress president Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon' poll campaign. It accused the chief minister of crushing the dreams of girls who wanted to run a marathon organised by the party in Lucknow. "The destructive government of 'Bulldozernath' tramples upon the dreams of the youth repeatedly. Sometimes by leaking question papers, sometimes by not declaring recruitment (results) and sometimes by using force against them," the Congress party said in a tweet. "This time, the anti-women bulldozer of Yogi has run over the dreams of brave girls," the party added. "But he does not know that the one whose time has come, no power on this earth can stop him. The slogan ...

FIR not enough, won't rest till Majithia is arrested: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he will not rest till senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been booked under the NDPS Act, is arrested

Govt oblivious to Omicron threat; PM still holding rallies: Cong slams govt

The Congress demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must follow a clear vaccination policy, provide jabs for children between 5 and 15 years and spell out the roadmap to combat the pandemic

Punjab elections: Rahul Gandhi to launch poll campaign from Jan 3 in Moga

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start campaigning for the Punjab assembly election from January 3, according to sources