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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

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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

Rahul Gandhi compares RSS to Muslim Brotherhood; BJP calls him immature

He made this comment during his speech in the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.

Aug 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi denies Congress' involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

The deadly riots had killed about 3,000 Sikhs. Some Congress politicians, including Sajjan Kumar, have been accused of leading the killer mobs. They have denied the allegations.

Aug 25, 2018

A rear view of the Nehru memorial museum and library in New Delhi

Is BJP trying to wipe out Congress' legacy with new museum at Teen Murti complex?

The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library has accepted the centre's proposal for a new museum at Teen Murti. The Congress has hit back, calling it a plot to wipe out the Congress' legacy.

Jul 27, 2018

Desperation to oust Modi? Congress open to PM candidate from other parties

Congress, in a sharp U-turn from its regular stance, has said that it is open to backing a non-Congress PM candidate as its main mandate is to oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections.

Jul 25, 2018

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