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Modi govt doing everything against what Ambedkar stood for: Congress

Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate claimed that in 2020 alone, as many as 50,291 incidents of crime were committed against Dalits as against 33,000 in 2011

Resignation not enough, Eshwarappa must be arrested: Karnataka Congress

Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Eshwarappa has tendered resignation on his own

BJP, Congress, AAP gear up for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections

BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, and Congress leader Rajiv Shukla recently visited Himachal Pradesh

Congress' Randeep Surjewala slams Centre over hike in fuel prices

The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre over rising prices of CNG and PNG and termed it "fuel loot."

Cong to call CWC meet ahead of 'Chintan Shivir' for party's future strategy

The grand old party is all set to call a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting ahead of the 'Chintan Shivir' to chalk out the party's future strategy.

Bhupinder Hooda front runner for PCC chief in Haryana amid change of guard

The change of Guard is on the cards in Haryana Congress as the party is in the process of making organisational changes to build a strong base for the party considering future Assembly polls.According to sources, the party is all set to change the state Congress chief where former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is leading the race.Haryana Congress leaders had recently held a meeting with Rahul Gandhi and discussed the current political situation in the state whereas the high command had advised the state leaders to take on the challenges unitedly.Having seen the poll debacle in Punjab due to infighting, Congress High Command has been cautious and is gearing up to resolve all the issues between the big guns in the state as the party has many big faces in the state.Notably, Haryana has seen governments of Congress and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) but BJP came to power in 2014 and with new opponent Aam Admi Party (AAP), Congress has to resolve the factionalism within the Haryana

Third Front against BJP not possible without Congress: Sharad Pawar

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had earlier met Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as part of efforts towards opposition unity

NCP chief Sharad Pawar rubbishes Raj Thackeray's comments as 'juvenile'

Raj Thackeray's unbridled statements at the public meeting lampooning the NCP leadership evoked sharp reactions from all the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies including the Shiv Sena and Congress

7% inflation highest in 17 months, withdraw 'Achhe Din': Cong slams Centre

The Congress attacked the Centre on the issue of inflation and Mallikarjun Kharge said inflation was at its highest in the last 17 months and the PM should withdraw his "Achhe Din" statement.

Social sector spending dipped 'as a proportion' after 2014-15: Chidambaram

P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit back at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for stating that the NDA government's developmental expenditure was higher than that under the UPA regime

Congress' disciplinary panel meets to decide on Jakhar, Thomas

Jakhar is former Punjab Congress President and Thomas was a former Union Minister from Kerala.

Hate, violence weakening country: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

His remarks came a day after communal clashes broke out in Himmatnagar and Khambhat cities of Gujarat during Ram Navami processions

Punjab Congress Twitter handle hacked, content on NFT posted

The hackers removed the profile picture and posted a tweet on NFTs

Congress to carry out massive protest in Karnataka on price rise

The Congress has charged that the prices of essential commodities such as petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, building materials and chemical fertilizers have gone up causing severe hardship for the common man.

After Punjab victory, AAP making inroads into Haryana in alternative ways

Amid the influx, AAP is working on its new strategy to build a strong organisational set-up with leaders from all sections of society

Sonia takes charge to stem internal rift and unite the Congress

Sonia Gandhi, who was on the back seat, has taken the driver's seat and has been active in and out of Parliament so that she can stem the internal rift before it spreads in the party.

Giriraj Singh hits out at Cong for 'duping' poor, says BJP built more homes

Union Minister of Rural Development, Giriraj Singh on Friday said that PM Narendra Modi had built 3 crore houses only in eight years.

Congress pans Home Minister Amit Shah over his comments on Hindi

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages

Hindi isn't our national language, will never let it happen: Siddaramaiah

Asserting that Hindi is not India's national language, former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday accused the ruling BJP of trying to unleash its agenda of "cultural terrorism" against non-Hindi speaking states. Taking offence to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment regarding the official language, the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka assembly accused him of betraying the former's home state Gujarat and mother-tongue Gujarati for Hindi, for his political agenda. Shah on Thursday said Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages. Presiding over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, Shah had said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided that the medium of running the government is the official language and this will definitely increase the importance of Hindi. "As a Kannadiga, I take strong offence to @HMOIndia @AmitShah's comment on Official language & medium of ...

Telangana Congress protests against power tariff hike at Vidyut Soudha

The protest against the hike was part of the agitation called by the Congress against fuel price hike in the country and power tariff hike in Telangana