:Opposition Congress members in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday demanded action against Chief Minister’s Political Secretary M.P. Renukacharya for allegedly obtaining a Scheduled Tribe certificate for his daughter.Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah said obtaining an ST certificate by misrepresenting the fact was an offence and punishable act under the law and Mr. Renukacharya can be…Continue Reading

NEW DELHI: With the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits back in discussion, a private member bill in the coming days is set to urge the government to ensure rehabilitation of the community in the Valley without delay, with a focus on restoration of encraoched properties and providing a large security and employment umbrella to encourage their…Continue Reading

GUWAHATI: Politics over Rajya Sabha (RS) election took a new twist in Assam after chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday reached out to suspended Congress MLA Sashikanta Das at his Raha residence in central Assam’s Nagaon district. From Das’s residence, Sarma announced that the Congress legislator will vote for a BJP-supported candidate in the…Continue Reading

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2022, 0:43 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 16: The leaders of the Congress’s “Group of 23” on Wednesday said the only way forward for the grand old party is to adopt a model of collective and inclusive leadership and…Continue Reading

New Delhi: The poor performance of the Congress in assembly polls across five states will impact its Rajya Sabha numbers and the party is now staring at the possibility of losing the Leader of Opposition status in the upper house of Parliament. After binneial polls to Upper House are held this year, Congress numbers will…Continue Reading

The Congress on Tuesday deputed senior leaders for poll management ahead of election results in Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur, party sources said. While Karnataka Congress chief D K Sivakumar will be special observer in Goa, party general secretary Mukul Wasnik and Chhattisgarh Health Minister T S Singh Deo besides Vincent Pala have been deputed…Continue Reading

But senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari criticise the government But senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari criticise the government The Congress party steered clear of commenting on the Centre’s decision to abstain from voting on a resolution against Russia at the United Nations Security Council, focusing instead on the delay…Continue Reading

U.S. Congress has asked Facebook: Who used fake overseas accounts to promote Canada’s protest convoys? The chair of a powerful committee sent a letter to company founder Mark Zuckerberg that mentions past Russian behaviour as a concern.Mark Zuckerberg, head of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, seen during past testimony before a U.S. congressional committee, has…Continue Reading

Congress politician and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge rejected the theory of nepotism in the grand old party and said that no one from the Gandhi family ever became a Prime Minister or Chief Minister after the death of Rajiv Gandhi. Appreciating his party values, Kharge claimed that his party fights elections based on ideology…Continue Reading