Indian National Congress

Rajasthan cabinet portfolios allocated; CM Ashok Gehlot keeps 9, Sachin Pilot keeps 5 [Full List]

Apart from the chief minister and deputy chief minister, 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state were allocated portfolios. The cabinet expansion took place on Monday when 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state took oath.

Dec 27, 2018

PM Modi now implementing Congress suggestion on GST, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's remarks came two days after PM Modi said at an event in Mumbai that the government was aiming to bring 99 per cent of items at or below 18 per cent GST slab.

Dec 20, 2018

Nobody thought Congress leaders will get convicted: PM Modi on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Modi was speaking at the Republic Summit. "Four years ago, nobody ever thought of Congress leaders getting convicted in the 1984 Sikh massacre and that people (victims) would get justice," the PM said.

Dec 18, 2018

Rajasthan Assembly election: Congress delegation to meet Governor at 7 pm

The delegation led by the chief ministerial candidate, to be decided by party president Rahul Gandhi on the basis of feedback from the MLAs, will call on the Governor and stake claim to form the government.

Dec 12, 2018

Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018 LIVE results: Congress strikes the majority mark leading 101 seats

The incumbent CM Vasundhara Raje of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is adamant on holding her position, while the Congress body formed by Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot are on a full drive to oust the ruling party.

Dec 11, 2018

Rajasthan elections: Will the BJP govt retain seat against Congress?

The exit poll results predict majority win for Congress in Rajasthan. Sachin Pilot, Congress state president and former MP, is likely to become the next Rajasthan CM.

Dec 10, 2018

2018 Assembly election results to draw battle lines ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls

After a month-long campaign, often marked by bitter personal attacks, the people of the five states -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram -- have sealed the fates of the candidates in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

Dec 9, 2018

National Herald case: SC to hear pleas of Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in Income Tax case on Dec 4

The Income Tax department had filed a caveat in the apex court that it should be heard in case an appeal is filed against the high court order.

Nov 13, 2018

State-wise alliances to benefit Congress: Chidambaram

Apparently emboldened by the victory of the ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance in the recent Karnataka bypolls, Chidambaram said similar alliances should be formed in other states as well.

Nov 8, 2018

Hiphei resigns as Mizoram speaker, joins BJP

Hiphei is the fifth Congress MLA in Mizoram, the only state in the northeast under the party's rule, to resign from the House since September.

Nov 5, 2018

Rahul Gandhi is 'confused', Congress under his leadership is 'defused': BJP

Rahul Gandhi had recently said during a campaign in Madhya Pradesh that CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son's name was found in the Panama papers, a remark that he later attributed to his getting "confused" with Chhattisgarh CM's son.

Nov 1, 2018

Democracy in danger, says Farooq Abdullah at meet with Sharad Pawar, Chandrababu Naidu

"Democracy is in danger. People are in danger," Abdullah said as he along with Naidu and Pawar would convene a meeting of opposition parties to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Nov 1, 2018

Telangana: Two senior TRS leaders join Congress ahead of assembly polls

The two leaders, T Narsa Reddy and S Ramulu Naik joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi.

Oct 27, 2018

Congress targets PM Modi over CBI's 'internal war'

The CBI has filed a case against special director Rakesh Asthana for allegedly accepting a bribe to settle a case of meat exporter Moin Qureshi.

Oct 22, 2018

Congress materializes 'Mahagathbandhan' to tackle BJP in Jharkhand

Congress' performance in the last two elections has been abysmal with the fact that it could not even open its account in 2014 elections and managed to win only one seat in 2009 general elections.

Oct 14, 2018

Congress hails landmark Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar

In its landmark judgment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar document but with modifications.

Sep 26, 2018

Opposition parties suffering from Modi phobia: BJP president Amit Shah

Attacking Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his party, Shah said the BJD has lost all the rights to rule the state following 18 years of misgovernance.

Sep 24, 2018

NCLT to hear petition against Reliance Naval, Jindal India Thermal

As of March 2018, the total debt owned by the Reliance Naval to its lenders is worth Rs 5349.17 crores.

Sep 7, 2018

Amid Rafale spat, Supreme Court to hear petition against fighter jet deal next week

Congress has been demanding the Joint Parliamentary probe onto the deal and it also has asked the Modi government to reveal the prices of the Rafale jets.

Sep 5, 2018

Sharad Pawar on unseating BJP in 2019; says he is happy Rahul Gandhi isn't in PM race

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said that he is happy Rahul Gandhi isn't in the race for the top job after the Congress head clarified that he is not driven by prime ministerial ambitions.

Aug 28, 2018