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Yediyurappa, BJP High Command in Karnataka are weak, says Siddaramaiah

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah said that the BJP has taken no action against those party leaders who spoke against Yediyurappa

Ajay Maken, others to lead Cong protest in Delhi against fuel price hike

Congress Treasurer Pawan Bansal, General Secretaries KC Venugopal, Harish Rawat and Ajay Maken will lead the protests on Friday at various locations in the national capital against the fuel hike

Centre's MSP hike 'deceit', not enough for farmers to recover cost: Cong

The Congress on Thursday termed the Centre's decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops "deceit"

When future's in the past

Sunanda K Datta-Ray discusses the double standards that pervade the Indian political establishment's embrace of unproven scientific nationalism

Another Congress crisis

The grand old party must stop the accelerating rot

Govt cheated farmers on Kharif MSP, says Congress

The Congress on Thursday said that farmers have been cheated again as the MSP doesn't give the price equivalent to the input cost

3-member Congress panel to meet today over factionalism in Punjab

The meeting of the three-member Congress panel comprising Mallikarjun Kharge, Harish Rawat and JP Aggarwal, constituted after factionalism surfaced in Punjab Congress, will be held on Thursday

Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh elections

The BJP sees value in Prasada as a means to get Brahmins to return to the party

Congress to stage 'symbolic protest' on June 11 against fuel price hike

The opposition party has decided to hit the streets after the fuel prices have crossed the hundred rupees mark in several states

Sam Pitroda's leap of faith

Book review of Redesign the World: A Global Call to Action

Leading in a crisis

Denial of a mistake is a terribly diminishing action. The fact that many leaders rarely admit to their mistakes is no excuse for not doing so

Congress to protest against fuel price hike, rising inflation on June 11

The Congress will stage protests across Rajasthan on June 11 against fuel price hike and rising inflation, as part of a countrywide agitation call. State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra told reporters here on Tuesday that due to wrong policies of the Centre, inflation has become uncontrollable in the country and the prices of all essential commodities, including petrol, diesel and cooking gas, are increasing at an unprecedented rate. He said party workers will stage protests in front of petrol pumps in all districts of the state as part of the call given by the All India Congress Committee. Dotasra said that the price of crude oil in the international market in April 2014 was USD 108 per barrel and the price of petrol in the country was Rs 71 per litre and diesel Rs 57 per litre. But in June 2021, despite the price of crude oil being USD 61 per barrel, the price of petrol is Rs 102.82 per litre and diesel Rs 95.96 per litre, he said. Dotasra said the rising inflation has h

Why govt used Covid-19 data as 'propaganda tool', asks Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed Centre for allegedly not maintaining transparency on Covid-related data

Decks cleared for Kannur Congress veteran K Sudhakaran as new president

Barring any last minute hiccups, decks have been cleared for Kannur Congress veteran K. Sudhakaran to be appointed as the new party president of Kerala

Assembly elections: BJP takes stock of state of affairs after setbacks

Party President J P Nadda held a discussion with senior party leaders and office-bearers over the weekend and parallel consultations were held last week by B L Santhosh

Waves of tax collection epidemic continuously coming: Rahul on fuel prices

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the waves of tax collection epidemic are continuously coming

Rajasthan govt suspends Jaipur Greater mayor, 3 councilors; BJP fumes

Rajasthan govt late night suspended the Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation mayor and three councilors for allegedly misbehaving with the local body's commissioner, a move that angered the BJP

Cong seeks action against hospital authorities over 'no Malayalam' order

The Congress on Sunday demanded strict action against authorities of a Delhi Hospital for issuing a circular that asked nursing staff not to speak in Malayalam at work

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Punjab CM inducts Sukhpal Khaira, 2 rebel AAP MLAs in Congress

This comes amid the increased political activity within Punjab Congress