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National Herald case: Sonia leaves ED office after 3 hours of questioning

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi's questioning on Wednesday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald newspaper case ended after three hours.

LIVE news updates: Covid virus jumped to humans at Wuhan mkt, find studies

Live news updates:The findings may quash the theory that the virus leaked from the lab at the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology

National Herald case: Congress leaders stage protest in Hyderabad

While Congress President Sonia Gandhi was being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in National Herald case, Telangana Congress leaders staged a protest at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

19 Oppn MPs suspended over misconduct from Rajya Sabha for a week

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was detained while protesting along with 50 workers against summons for questioning of Sonia Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi detained while protesting against Sonia Gandhi's questioning

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and several party MPs were detained by police at Vijay Chowk on Tuesday after they staged a protest against the ED questioning of Sonia Gandhi.

Congress to hold 'satyagraha' against Sonia Gandhi's questioning by ED

The Congress said it will stage a 'satyagraha' all over the country to protest the Enforcement Directorate's summons to party President Sonia Gandhi in the money laundering case.

4 Cong MPs suspended from LS for rest of session for disrupting proceedings

Four Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha for the rest of the session for displaying placards and disrupting proceedings despite a warning by Speaker Om Birla. Amid continuous disruptions, the Chair named Congress MPs Manickam Tagore, TN Prathapan, Jothimani and Ramya Haridas. Later, Parliamentary Affair Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a resolution to suspend the four for the rest of the session. The House then passed the resolution by a voice vote and Rajendra Agarwal who was chairing the proceedings announced their suspension. He later adjourned the proceedings for the rest of the day.

MP local body polls: Contemplation call for BJP as Cong gains vital thrust

The BJP entered the elections with all 16 incumbent mayoral seats, but only won nine of them. Two of its mayoral candidates won by a razor-thin margin

Ex-Finance Minister Chidambaram slams govt's GST hike on scientific devices

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday criticised the government over the increase in GST rate on scientific equipment

Congress two-day 'Navsankalp Chintan Shivir' in Kerala concludes

The two-day 'Navsankalp Chintan Shivir' organised by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) concluded here on Sunday with the party taking a number of decisions

Irani sends notice to Cong over 'malicious allegations' against daughter

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday sent legal notice to the Congress and its senior leaders Pawan Khera, Jairam Ramesh, Netta D'Souza over their "malicious allegations" against her daughter

Centre misusing Constitutional institutions to harass opposition: Cong

The BJP-led central government is misusing the country's Constitutional institutions to harass opposition leaders who criticise its policies, the Rajasthan Congress said on Sunday.

Cong protests outside Goa restaurant owned by Smriti Irani's daughter

Youth Congress workers on Sunday protested outside a Goa restaurant which the Congress claims is owned by Union minister Smriti Irani's daughter. The Congress on Saturday demanded Irani's sacking, alleging her daughter was running an illegal bar in Goa, but the minister had claimed the "malicious" charge was made at the Gandhi family's behest due to her vocal stand in the National Herald case and vowed to fight back. On Sunday, Goa Youth Congress president Varad Mardolkar and state unit spokesman Amarnath Panjikar led the protest outside the Sully Souls Goa restaurant in Assagao village and demanded that the establishment be shut down. Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar had alleged that the renewal for the restaurant's bar licence has been applied in the name of a dead person. He had claimed that the Excise Commissioner, responding to a complaint against the fraud, issued a show cause notice to the restaurant returnable on July 29. The protesters said Irani cannot run away from her ..

Congress holds protest in Karnataka against ED questioning Sonia Gandhi

The Congress committees in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Friday held protests in Mangaluru and Udupi to protest against the Enforcement Directorate's interrogation of party president Sonia Gandhi.

Delhi Cong protests against Sonia's questioning by Enforcement Directorate

The Delhi Congress staged a protest for the second consecutive day Friday against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioning of Sonia and summoning her again in connection with National Herald case

Odisha Congress notice to party MLA for voting for Droupadi Murmu

Odisha Congress served a show cause notice to MLA Mohammed Moquim on Friday for voting in favour of Droupadi Murmu in the presidential polls.

Rahul attacks Centre over no concession on rail tickets to elderly people

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led Centre on Friday for not granting rail ticket concessions and alleged that it can even reach for the stars for its "friends"

There is no GST only on air now: Digvijaya Singh's dig at Modi govt

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said that only air has remained out of the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) now

Punjab CM blames Akali, Cong govts of patronising gangsters, drug peddlers

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the state will be freed of gangsters and drug peddlers and accused the previous Akali and the Congress governments of patronising them. Mann complimented the Punjab Police for an operation against two gangsters in Amritsar. Gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa, allegedly involved in the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala, were gunned down in a nearly five-hour-long encounter with the Punjab Police at an Amritsar village on Wednesday. Mann said his government will not allow anyone to disturb peace in the state. It is my guarantee to the people that we will not allow anyone to disturb hard-earned peace in the state and every effort will be made to maintain peace and communal harmony in Punjab by making it free from gangsters and drug smugglers, he said. Mann alleged that the gangsters and drug peddlers were patronised by the previous governments. Under the protection of Akalis and Congress, these gangst

Truth will prevail over arrogance and dictatorship: Rahul slams govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over its alleged lack of willingness to discuss issues such as inflation and "misuse of agencies" in Parliament