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Rahul, Priyanka detained as Congress protests price rise; Houses adjourned

Party stages marches and demonstrations; Parliament adjourned amid ruckus

AP Congress chief among others held for protest against rising prices

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Sake Sailajanath and several other leaders were taken into custody in Vijayawada on Friday as they tried to march towards the Raj Bhavan

Chhattisgarh Congress slams Centre over inflation, Agnipath; holds protests

The ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh on Friday staged protests across the state against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the issues of inflation, unemployment, Agnipath scheme

Congress workers stopped from marching towards Raj Bhawan in Lucknow

Congress workers were stopped by police on Friday when they attempted to take out a march to the Raj Bhawan here as part of the party's protest against inflation and the alleged misuse of ED, CBI

Pralhad Joshi slams Cong, calls Rahul 'nakli Gandhi' with 'fake' ideology

In one of the sharpest attacks on Rahul Gandhi by the ruling BJP, Union Minister, Pralhad Joshi on Friday called the Congress leader a "fake Gandhi" whose ideology was "fake" as well.

Intense protest outside Congress HQ in Delhi, Priyanka sits on dharna

Amid the multi-layered security arrangements outside the Congress headquarters in the national capital on Wednesday, the party workers staged an intense protest led by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Mumbai: Congress leaders detained before protesting outside Raj Bhavan

Police detained several Congress leaders to prevent them from staging protest opposite Raj Bhavan as part of the party's nationwide stir against the Centre over price rise, GST hike and unemployment.

Congress can win Gujarat polls, says Chhattisgarh minister Singh Deo

Congress is very much alive in Gujarat and can win the upcoming Assembly elections in the state by defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chhattisgarh minister T S Singh Deo has said here.

Section 144 imposed in New Delhi district ahead of Congress protest

Delhi Police have imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in the New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar, ahead of the Congress party's call for nationwide protests against inflation and unemployment.

Malli­karjun Kharge, Piyush Goyal spar over ED summons during Parl session

The government does not interfere in the functioning of law-enforcement agencies, Goyal said and asked the Congress leaders and the LoP to face the law instead of "running away"

After Herald House sealing, Congress steps up attack on govt in Parliament

A day after the ED sealed Herald House, the Congress on Wednesday gave multiple adjournment motion notices in the Lok Sabha and suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha.

Eye on Assembly polls, Rahul initiated into Lingayat sect in Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday got initiated into the Lingayat sect by the seer of Muruga Mutt in this district headquarters town in central Karnataka in the presence of various party leaders.

Congress's Kuldeep Bishnoi resigns as MLA, set to join BJP on Thursday

Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi resigned from the Haryana Assembly Wednesday, a day before he joins the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Rahul Gandhi urges Karnataka leaders to work unitedly for 2023 polls

Amid signs of rumbling within, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday night urged the party's Karnataka unit leaders to work unitedly for the 2023 assembly polls.

Congress MP gives adjournment notice on unemployment in Lok Sabha

A day after a discussion on the price rise was held, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday gave an adjournment notice on the issue of unemployment in the country.

Guarantee MSP for all crops, stop favouring corporate sector: Congress

The All India Kisan Congress Chairman Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Sunday expressed serious concern at the plight of farmers in the country and demanded Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee for farmers.

Why ED silent on unaccounted cash of Congress MLAs in Jharkhand, asks TMC

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday wondered why the Enforcement Directorate is silent on the recovery of huge unaccounted cash from the vehicle of Congress lawmakers from Jharkhand.

Delete tweets on Smriti Irani's daughter: Delhi HC to Congress leaders

The leaders have deleted the tweets but have said they will respond to the summons and fight the case in court

Adhir writes to President Murmu, apologises for his 'rashtrapatni' remark

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and apologised to her for his objectionable remark. In a letter to the President, he said that he mistakenly used an incorrect word for her and it was a slip of tongue. "I am writing to express my regret for having mistakenly used an incorrect word to describe the position you hold. I assure you that it was a slip of the tongue. "I apologise and request you to accept the same," Chowdhury said in his letter to the President. While talking to reporters during their protest at Vijay chowk on Wednesday, Chowdhury had used the word 'rashtrapatni" for President Murmu, that created a row with the ruling BJP raising the issue in Parliament, demanding an apology from him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Chhattisgarh: No-trust motion against Bhupesh Bhagel-led govt defeated

The no-confidence motion moved by the opposition BJP against the Congress government in Chhattisgarh where Assembly polls are due next year, was defeated by voice vote on Thursday.