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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announces 'Nadi Adhikar Yatra' for UP fishermen

In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said that the rights of river resources are of the fishermen community and the Congress will be taking out a Yatra to fight for the rights

Haryana Congress to move no-confidence motion against BJP-JJP govt

The comments came days after Hooda held a march to the Governor's house and demanded a special session of Assembly to move a no-confidence motion against the government

Midas touch: BJP takes dig at Rahul over Congress govt's fall in Puducherry

As the Congress government in Puducherry fell after losing majority, senior BJP ministers and leaders took a dig at Rahul Gandhi saying it was due to his "Midas touch" that the party lost power in the Union Territory soon after his visit. The Congress government in Puducherry fell on Monday after Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned ahead of the confidence vote in the Assembly with the coalition ministry reduced to a minority due to a spate of resignations of party MLAs and a DMK legislator recently. Seizing on the development, several BJP leaders, state functionaries and ministers took a dig at the grand old party and Rahul Gandhi's leadership. In a sarcastic tweet, Union minister Piyush Goyal said Rahul Gandhi's Puducherry visit to strengthen his party has "gone well". "Congress loses power in Puducherry, reducing its presence to just 3 states, along with trivial existence in Maharashtra & Jharkhand. Few years from now, Congress will only exist in the books of history," he ...

Congress loses Puducherry as CM V Narayanasamy quits before trust vote

With the exit of the Congress government here, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are the only three states in the country ruled by the party on its own

Amarinder to lead party in assembly polls next year: Punjab Congress chief

Disclosing that the state Congress has already launched the "Captain for 2022" mission, Jakhar said the next assembly elections in the state will be fought under his leadership

Modi opens coffers for Assam before polls, accuses prior govts of neglect

Modi Monday slammed the successive Congress dispensations that ruled the country since independence

Upheavel in Puducherry: CM Narayanasamy loses confidence vote in assembly

Though Narayanasamy moved the motion seeking the confidence vote minutes after the Assembly met for a special one-day session, he and his ruling side MLAs later walked out

Restoration of sound taxation principles should be govt's next big reform

It's foolish not to tax things the demand for which is inelastic. This was the reason why salt used to be taxed till Gandhiji opposed it and the salt tax was abolished after independence

Two more MLAs quit in Puducherry; Congress-DMK strength dips to 11

Two more MLAs of the Congress- DMK alliance in Puducherry resigned on Sunday, delivering yet another jolt to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy as the ruling side's strength further depleted to 11

By removing Kiran Bedi, BJP strikes at the heart of Congress' campaign

Kiran Bedi's removal as Puducherry LG has denied Narayanasamy a key issue to counter anti-incumbency

One more Congress MLA quits in Puducherry; govt's strength drops to 13

One more Congress MLA in Puducherry resigned from his post, delivering yet another jolt to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, who is scheduled to face a floor test on February 22 to prove majority.

No compromise on issues affecting common man, says new LoP Kharge

Opposing the government just for the sake of doing so was not his style of functioning, new leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said

Congress holds half-day bandh in Madhya Pradesh against fuel price rise

The Congress in Madhya Pradesh is observing a half-day statewide 'bandh' on Saturday to protest against the rising petrol and diesel prices.

Best of BS Opinion: India's economic policy, Wasim Jaffer row, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Congress will overcome designs to topple govt: CM V Narayanasamy

Narayanasamy on Friday accused the Centre of trying to topple his government with the help of opposition AINRC and AIADMK and asserted that the ruling Congress would overcome all such designs

Two is not too many for Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge was, recently, appointed as the leader of the opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by Congress

Congress misused govt machinery to win civic body polls: Punjab BJP chief

The Punjab BJP on Friday alleged that the ruling Congress won the civic body polls in the state by misusing the government machinery.

Congress, allies will win over 100 seats in Assam polls: Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Friday claimed that the Congress and its allies will win over 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam, where the ruling BJP has set a similar target.

3 more Congress MLAs to quit in Puducherry, govt to lose trust vote: BJP

Two of the four Congress MLAs who quit the House -- A Namassivayam and E Theeppainthan -- have already joined the BJP

Furore over Rahul's questions on defence in Parliamentary panel's meeting

A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on defence was held at Parliament in connection with the examination of Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2021-22