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Blame game begins between Centre and states over surge in Covid-19 cases

All through the campaign for the Assembly elections, both the BJP and Opposition are avoiding using Covid-19 as a campaign plank

Rahul Gandhi expresses grief over loss of lives in Raipur hospital fire

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed his condolences to the families of people who were killed in a fire incident in Chhattisgarh's Raipur

West Bengal Polls LIVE: Huge turnout of women, says EC as polling ends

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: Phase 5 is crucial for Mamata Banerjee, since these are the regions where BJP gained a foothold in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Stay tuned for Bengal election LIVE updates

The Raipur-Guwahati connection

If the Congress wins the Assam elections, a national future for Bhupesh Baghel is assured

Hindutva: A word of suspense

The ideology that forms the basis of BJP's sociopolitical initiatives is not an ideology at all

Centre's strategy to control Covid-19 spread 'monumental failure: Congress

Congress said while people are dying across the country the saffron party's leadership is busy campaigning for elections

Flying with impunity

Rafale revelations demand robust govt response

RIP, Robert Mundell: The economist BJP needs to adopt

Mundell was an intellectual's intellectual and he was exactly what the BJP needs today to legitimise its economic policies.

Sonia Gandhi condoles death of Congress candidate Madhava Rao in Tamil Nadu

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of Madhava Rao, the party's assembly polls candidate from Srivilliputhur constituency in Tamil Nadu who died due to Covid-19 complications

From one crisis to another, Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is under pressure

The MVA experiment, where three unlikely partners joined forces to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power, was claimed to have created a template for similar experiments in other states

Covid wreaking havoc on Indian lives due to Modi govt's policies: Congress

The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, alleging that COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on Indian lives and economy due to the Modi government's "arrogance and incompetence". The Opposition party also alleged that every section of the society was troubled due to the policies of the government. In an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, "No control over coronavirus, not enough vaccines, no employment, labourers and farmers not being given a hearing, no protection for MSMEs, nor the middle class is satisfied...It was okay to eat 'aam' (mango), but should have at least spared 'aam aadmi (common person)'!" The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, also slammed the government over the situation in the country. "One year on, COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc upon Indian lives & the Indian Economy, all thanks to Modi govt and its arrogance & incompetence," the party lashed .

Bengal Polls LIVE: CRPF opened fire to save lives of voters, says EC

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: Phase 4 voting today in 44 constituencies. Nine of them are in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Cooch Behar and ten in Hooghly

Rahul decries Centre's 'arrogance' over not heeding to good suggestions

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called for giving money into the hands of common people during the second wave of coronavirus, but lamented that the "arrogant government" is allergic to good suggestions

Sonia holds meeting with CMs of Cong-ruled states to review Covid situation

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday held a meeting via video conference with chief ministers and ministers of the party-ruled states to review the COVID-19 situation

Follow Covid-19 guidelines or we won't hesitate in banning rallies: EC

Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Election Commission has flagged instances of star campaigners and political leaders campaigning without masks, and warned it will not hesitate to ban rallies

Sonia to meet with CMs of Cong-ruled states to discuss Covid-19 situation

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will hold a virtual meeting on Saturday with Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states on the issue of the Covid-19 situation

Congress shifts Assam candidates to Rajasthan due to 'Sarma' fear

The Congress has shifted at least 18 candidates of the party-led Mahajot in the Assam polls to party-ruled Rajasthan

The epic fraud that was 'India Against Corruption'

The outspoken "independent" heroes of a decade ago -people like Vinod Rai, the auditor who couldn't count, remember him? - have quietly vanished into sinecures provided by the next government

Rahul Gandhi has switched to full-time lobbying: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Reacting to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prasad said that after failing as a part-time politician, Gandhi has switched to full-time lobbying

Assam elections: Around 20 Congress-AIUDF candidates shifted to Jaipur

Around 20 candidates of the Congress-AIUDF alliance in the Assam Assembly polls were shifted to a hotel in Jaipur on Friday