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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to meet party MLAs from Punjab today in Delhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet party MLAs from Punjab at his residence in Delhi on Friday.Earlier this week, on Wednesday, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunil Jakhar and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. Amid a series of meetings to end the factionalism in Punjab Congress, state party president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said that the current situation shall be resolved soon.Days after the Congress-led government in Punjab gave government jobs to the sons of two sitting legislators, Jakhar said some wrong people are advising the Chief Minister which led to this decision."I hope the current situation will be solved soon. Some wrong people are advising Chief Minister over this decision (on giving jobs to sons of two Congress MLAs)," Jakhar had told reporters after meeting Rahul Gandhi.Responding to a question on the ongoing dispute between Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Jakhar had said, "It's

Big Tech loses first round in Congress anti-trust battle: Report

Tech companies to take the fight over the proposed new regulations and oversight to the House floor and Senate

Rahul should join hands with Pawar to bring Oppn parties together: Sena

The Shiv Sena said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should join hands with NCP chief Pawar to align all opposition parties together to take on the ruling BJP at the Centre

Rahul Gandhi reaches Surat court in 'Modi surname' defamation case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived at Surat court to defend himself in a criminal defamation case over the 'Modi surname' remark

A jab at veracity

States should not aim to artificially push vaccination numbers

Amid escalated infighting, Punjab Congress leaders meet Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has stepped in to defuse the tension in the state unit as he met several leaders including Pargat Singh.

Delhi Cops summon Raj Cong chief whip for questioning in phone tapping case

The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has sent a notice to Congress chief whip in the Rajasthan Assembly Mahesh Joshi asking him to appear before it on June 24 for questioning in the phone tapping case

90% Covid deaths in second wave could have been avoided, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released a 'white paper' by the party on the handling of Covid-19 and urged the Union government to prepare for the third wave

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh meets Congress panel to end factionalism

This is the second time Singh has met the panel. He had earlier met its members at the AICC headquarters, before submission of the panel report

Now, Rashtra Manch to invite leaders from the Congress to next meet

Samajwadi Party leader Ghanshyam Tiwari told Business Standard that a 'decision' not to invite the Congress party to the meeting was just a "rumour"

Rahul Gandhi playing politics over Covid crisis: BJP on Cong 'white paper'

The BJP on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over the coronavirus crisis after the Congress leader released a "white paper" on the Centre's handling of the pandemic.

Rahul Gandhi takes lead to resolve Punjab Congress crisis, meets leaders

Taking a lead in resolving party's problems in Punjab, Gandhi held meetings with state leaders to bring cohesion in the state unit ahead of elections next year and resolve factional issues

Sharad Pawar calls opposition meeting on Tuesday, excludes Congress

While the move is not without its internal political contradictions, "much more than Narendra Modi, it is the Congress that needs to worry", said a former Congress chief minister

Congress should change its name and face people again, says Scindia

BJP Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday advised the Congress, his former political party, to change its name and make fresh efforts to find a place in the heart of people

BJP will continue to induct people from other parties, says Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that the process of inducting people from different political parties into the BJP will continue

Sonia Gandhi convenes meet on Jun 24, to plan protests against govt

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the party's general secretaries and state in-charges on June 24

K'taka Congress MLAs project Siddaramaiah as CM candidate in Assembly polls

Raghavendra Hitnal, Congress MLA from Koppal backed party legislator Zameer Ahmad's demand to project Siddaramaiah as Congress chief ministerial candidate in the next Assembly polls

Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap says party to go solo in BMC elections

Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap on Monday confirmed that the party will contest the BMC elections alone and not with the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance

Restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, says Cong ahead of PM's meeting

Ahead of a meeting called by PM Modi on Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress said the Centre should accept the demand for restoration of statehood to J-K in the interest of the Constitution and democracy.

Kerala CM Vijayan, State Cong chief level allegations on each other

A political slugfest has broken out in Kerala