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Lakhimpur violence: When will PM terminate Teni?, Cong after SC decision

After Supreme Court on Monday cancelled bail granted to Ashish Mishra, main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence Congress stepped up its attack on the Centre

Punjab Congress chief asks Kejriwal, Mann to expose 'mafias'

Kejriwal on Saturday had said that after the formation of the AAP government in Punjab, several 'big mafias' approached him, Mann, ministers, party MLAs and leaders seeking favours by offering bribe

Ex-Assam Cong chief Ripun Bora joins TMC, claims leaders working for BJP

Former Assam Congress president Ripun Bora severed his four-decade-old relationship with the party and joined the Trinamool Congress on Sunday, alleging that several leaders of the grand old party are working in connivance with the BJP in the North-eastern state. The incident occurred around a fortnight after alleged cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election cost his seat in the Upper House of Parliament. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said it is natural for Bora to resign from the Congress after MLAs of his own party "worked for his defeat" in the Rajya Sabha election held on March 31. The senior leader who was a Congress member since his student days in 1976 joined the TMC in Kolkata in the presence of the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. "Delighted to welcome Shri@ripunbora, Former Minister of Panchayat & Rural Development, Minister of Education in Assam, former Rajya Sabha MP & former President of Assam Pradesh Congress committee! He joined us

40 mn Indians died due to 'govt negligence' during Covid: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on demanded that all families of the deceased be given Rs four lakh compensation each.

Mamata's Trinamool, Congress, Lalu's party win bypolls as BJP draws a blank

In West Bengal, movie actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha of the TMC defeated BJP's Agnimitra Paul by 3,03,209 votes in Asansol

PM Modi's silence on communal violence shocking: Opposition joint statement

This silence is an eloquent testimony to the fact that such private armed mobs enjoy the luxury of official patronage," they said in the joint statement

Sonia calls meeting of senior leaders, Prashant Kishor joins in

Party's senior leaders Digvijaya Singh, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Ajay Maken were present in the meeting.

India likely to face a power crisis amid coal shortage in the country: Cong

The country is likely to face a power crisis due to the shortage of coal, the Congress said on Friday.

Cong starts social media campaign against hate amid cases of violence

As many states reported violence recently, the Congress has started a social media campaign to counter the atmosphere, with a hashtag #IndiaAgainstHate.

Cong takes a jibe at Centre over petrol prices, compares with other nations

The Congress on Friday compared the price of petrol in India with its neighbouring countries, and alleged that the cost of the auto fuel in the country is far higher than even in Nepal.

Sonia Gandhi takes digital membership as Congress enrols 26 mn members

A network of over 5 lakh party approved enrollers went door-to-door to enrol members across the length and breadth of the country

Kejriwal govt should provide free booster dose: Delhi Congress president

He said that the lockdown and closure of schools will not be the solution to deal with the pandemic

Gujarat: AAP sends disgruntled Hardik Patel an invite to join the party

Days after Gujarat Congress' working president Hardik Patel expressed displeasure with the party leadership, the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) state unit on Friday invited him to join it. Hardik Patel has come up as a leader on his own. He has expressed displeasure with the Congress leadership. We require leaders like Hardik in AAP Gujarat, the AAP's state unit leader Gopal Italia told reporters. Hardik should not waste his time putting his case before the Congress leadership as it would not yield any results, he added. Earlier this week, Hardik Patel, who first rose on Gujarat's political scene as leader of the Patidar quota agitation, had said he had been sidelined and harassed in the Congress, and local leaders wanted him to leave the party. Despite his representation to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi several times, no action was taken, he had said, while also adding that he was not planning to leave the party yet.

Congress blames Centre for coal crunch, power crisis in Maharashtra

The Congress leader further said that the allegations of corruption in the allocation of coal mines, which were made during the UPA regime, were later found to be false

Sidhu skips meeting held by new Punjab Congress chief with other leaders

The cricketer-turned-politician was also not present when Warring later met the municipal councillors of the Congress here

Gujarat: Hardik Patel refutes rumours of quitting Congress

"There is a rumour that I am leaving Congress, I do not know who is spreading so," Patel said while attending an event in Surat on Thursday.

Cong's Sajjan Singh blames BJP, AIMIM for spreading communal violence

Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma on Thursday blamed the BJP and AIMIM for the communal violence that recently took place in Khargone district including other places across the country.

How the Congress was served a free hit and it missed the ball completely

The free hit opportunity is inflation because retail inflation is in its third consecutive month above the RBI's upper comfort limit of 6%.

Opposition protest inside Vidhana Soudha demanding Eshwarappa's arrest

Opposition leader in Karnataka Assembly and former CM Siddaramaiah along with other Congress members, protested inside the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, demanding state minister KS Eshwarappa's arrest

Telangana Cong leader blames TRS government for state's farmers issues

Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, Congress leader slammed Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao saying that he was doing "drama" on purchasing paddy from farmers.