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Next Opposition Conclave In Bengaluru On July 13-14: Pawar

Uncle-nephew fight deepens in NCP as both flex political muscles for party control

Four days after the Nationalist Congress Party split vertically, party President Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar shall attempt a show of their respective strength of the elected MLAs, which could be an indicator of the political weather ahead, here on Wednesday.

Jul 5, 2023

'BJP's Dirty Tricks Department on overdrive': Congress slams BJP over Ajit Pawar splits NCP in Maha

Hours after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) split after Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, the Congress on Sunday made a series jibes at the BJP, saying its "washing machine" has resumed operations, and its "dirty tricks department" was on an overdrive in the state.

Jul 2, 2023

Next Opposition conclave in Bengaluru on July 13-14: Sharad Pawar

The next conclave of opposition parties will be held in Bengaluru on July 13-14, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar announced on Thursday.

Jun 29, 2023

Rahul Gandhi in Manipur to strive for peace, BJP should do the same: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in support of her brother and former party chief Rahul Gandhi after the latter's convoy was stopped in Manipur, saying he has gone to Manipur to share the pain of the people there and to convey the message of peace, adding that the BJP government should do the same.

Jun 29, 2023

Parties gear up in Telangana: Congress plans protests, BJP busy with mass-contact, BRS giving final touch-ups

Telangana Congress leaders were either placed under house arrest or taken into preventive custody across the state on Thursday in view of the planned protest by the opposition party to coincide with culmination of the decennial state formation celebrations by the state government.

Jun 22, 2023

Congress files criminal complaint against Nadda, Amit Malviya for defaming Rahul Gandhi

Congress has accused BJP leaders of posting deregatory posts against its party leaders and said that it has filed a criminal complaint against all the individuals involved in defaming Rahul Gandhi.

Jun 20, 2023

"Eat Litti-Chokha and go back": BJP's Samrat Chaudhary ridicules opposition meeting in Patna

Bihar BJP state president Samrat Chaudhary on Monday took a dig at the opposition leaders and asked them to taste Bihar's famous snack Litti-Chokha and go back to their states as BJP is too powerful to be defeated in next year's general election.

Jun 20, 2023

K'taka ABVP leader arrested for posting obscene videos of college girls

Karnataka Police have arrested an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) office bearer from Shivamogga district on charges of posting obscene videos of college girls on social media.

Jun 19, 2023

: Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah

K'taka Textbook Revision: RSS founder Hedgewar text dropped, Nehru's letter to Indira retained

The Congress government which has taken up the controversial textbook revision exercise has declared that the lesson on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar has been dropped from the textbooks and the lesson on the letter written by Nehru to his daughter Indira Gandhi has been added.

Jun 15, 2023

Inflated power bills in K'taka infuriate people: Cong, BJP indulge in blame game [details]

The Congress government in Karnataka and opposition BJP are passing the buck on each other as people expressed outrage over inflated electricity bills.

Jun 13, 2023

Priyanka Gandhi reaches poll-bound MP, offers Narmada puja; BJP takes dig as political battle begins [details]

In the last assembly elections, held in 2018, Congress formed a government led by Kamal Nath. However, in March 2020, Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as the CM, after 22 Congress MLAs joined the BJP

Jun 12, 2023

New Delhi: Congress senior leader Jairam Ramesh

Congress ridicules BJP's 'Acche Din slogan' after ex-UK PM Boris Johnson quits as MP

The Congress on Saturday mounted an attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre after former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a surprising move, quit as an MP.

Jun 10, 2023

Lok Sabha 2024: After loss in Assembly elections, K'taka BJP working on new strategy to repeat 2019 sweep

After suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Congress in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the BJP is in the process of reworking on its strategies for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Jun 7, 2023

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Accuses BJP of Encouraging Misuse of Free Electricity Scheme

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday alleged that the BJP was provoking people in the state to misuse free electricity up to 200 units scheme.

Jun 5, 2023

"Not concerned about assassination threats": Rahul Gandhi, answering disqualification as MP

Rahul Gandhi asserted that he was not concerned about threats of assassination. "Everybody has to die. That's what I learned from my grandmother (Indira Gandhi) and father (Rajiv Gandhi)"

Jun 2, 2023

New K'taka Cong government reappoints wife of slain BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru

K'taka govt reappoints wife of slain BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru on humanitarian grounds

After the backlash, the newly elected Congress government in Karnataka has reappointed the wife of slain BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru on humanitarian basis to the government services in Dakshina Kannada district.

May 27, 2023

'Ban RSS if you have guts': BJP leader R. Ashoka challenges Congress Govt in K'taka

Reacting to the ban proposal on RSS and Bajrang Dal, senior BJP leader and former Karnataka minister R. Ashoka has challenged the newly-formed Congress government in the state, saying "if the party bans even one branch of RSS, it would be nowhere in the state".