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Hardik Patel removes Guj Cong designation, poll symbol from Twitter handle

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel on Monday removed his designation and party poll symbol of 'hand' from his Twitter profile amid mounting speculation about his next political move

Congress leader P Chidambaram heckled by party workers outside Calcutta HC

Lawyers representing West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in a case against the Trinamool Congress-led state government were seen protesting and showing black flags to Chidambaram

Punjab Cong meets Guv, seeks termination of info sharing pact with Delhi

A Congress delegation on Tuesday met Punjab Governor B L Purohit here, expressing concern over law and order seeking the termination of the knowledge-sharing agreement with Delhi. The delegation included the party's state chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa. The delegation submitted two memorandums to the Governor. Warring and Bajwa told reporters that the Governor told them that while he does not interfere in the functioning of the government, he will take necessary measures in case of any violation of the Constitution. The memorandum on law and order mentioned about two groups clashing in Patiala last week over an anti-Khalistan march and said despite having advance intelligence inputs, the government failed to take timely action. It was a complete failure of the administration and total anarchy was let loose on the streets of Patiala, the memorandum said. "The replacement of some police officers was too little an

Up to HC to decide on legality of lifetime cabinet status: ex-Goa CM

Rane, in his affidavit filed before the Goa bench of the Bombay HC, also said that there was no quid pro quo with the BJP which led to the ruling party agreeing to grant him a lifetime cabinet status

Congress, BJP trade barbs over Rahul Gandhi's viral nightclub video

The Congress and BJP on Tuesday exchanged barbs after the video of Rahul Gandhi in a Kathmandu nightclub party went viral.

40% of global real-time digital payments happened in India in 2021: PM Modi

The Prime Minister also talked about the success of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, highlighting the large volumes of money that have been transferred directly to the beneficiaries

Hardik Patel drops Cong from Twitter bio, fuels talks of political switch

Patel has criticised national Congress leaders on various platforms of late

Kishor hints at political plunge starting from Bihar post talks with Cong

After his talks with the top brass of the Congres party failed, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday hinted that he is set to take a political plunge with a tweet in which he said that he would be ready to go to the people's court, starting from his home state Bihar."My quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy & help shape pro-people policy led to a 10yr rollercoaster ride! As I turn the page, time to go to the Real Masters, THE PEOPLE, to better understand the issues & the path to Peoples Good Governance" Kishor said in a tweet today.He accompanied it with the hashtag in Hindi 'From Bihar'.The announcement has come within a week of his statement on Twitter that he had declined the Coingress' offer to join a group on strengthening the organization in the run-up to the 2024 general elections.Kishor is not new to Bihar politics, for he was the vice president of the ruling Janata Dal-United led by the chief minister Nitish Kumar.More details to follow.

Congress to bring back old pension scheme if it wins 2023 MP polls: Nath

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath said the old pension scheme for government employees will be brought back if his party is elected to power in the state in the 2023 Assembly polls.

Pawan Hans disinvestnent unwise, should have been merged with ONGC: Cong

The government has decided to sell 51 per cent stake in Pawan Hans to Star9 Mobility Private Ltd for Rs 211.14 crore

Govt 'totally unprepared' to tackle coal-rail-power crisis: P Chidambaram

Various states continued to reel under power crisis on Friday with soaring mercury pushing demand higher, as opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortage at thermal plants

Mizoram: MNF, BJP, Congress contest in key election ahead of assembly polls

The 25-member council for Mara people in south Mizoram's Siaha district will go to the polls on May 5

Congress to adopt 'One Post, One Man' rule after 'Chintan Shivir'

Currently, Congress leaders like Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik hold more than one charge

What lies ahead for Congress after Prashant Kishor refuses to join party?

Cong leaders may not give much importance to Kishor's refusal to join the party, especially on the basis of his role in party's Special Action Group which has been formulated for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

68% of taxes on petrol and diesel taken by Centre, alleges Congress

The grand-old party has been attacking the government for high taxes on fuel despite low international crude prices

FinMin 'embarrassed' PM by putting out GST dues: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at the Centre over the Rs 78,704 crore it owes to the states in GST compensation

Congress slams Kerala govt's move to study 'Gujarat model' of governance

Kerala Congress President K Sudhakaran also opposed this move taken by the CPM government in the state

Blame game does not give relief to common man: Fadnavis on Uddhav's remark

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis also asked chief minister Uddhav Thackeray whether he would slash the VAT on petrol and diesel in July when Union government clears all the dues

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor turns down an offer to join Congress

The proposal to rope Kishor into the Congress was enthusiastically backed by Priyanka Gandhi, but supporters within the party owing allegiance to Rahul Gandhi were less than enthusiastic about it

Congress to remove Jakhar, KV Thomas from party posts, suspends 5 MLAs

The panel, which met here this morning, recommended the suspension of the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya for supporting the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) in the state