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Kharge holds consultations with Oppn party leaders on presidential poll

Election for the next President of India will be held on July 18 in which 4,809 electors comprising MPs and MLAs will vote to elect incumbent Ram Nath Kovind's successor

RS poll counting on hold in Haryana as BJP seeks cancellation of 2 votes

BJP backed independent candidate wrote to EC of India, demanding the cancellation of votes of two Congress MLAs, due to "violation of the secrecy of votes in the Conduct of Election Rules 1961"

Congress wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, says CM Gehlot

Congress candidates Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari were elected to the Rajya Sabha, according to a tweet by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Wrong economic policies of govt have put inflation burden on people: Rahul

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged on Thursday that the Modi government has not shown loyalty to the country or its people and warned that inflation will rise further in the coming days. He said "wrong economic policies" of the government have put the burden of inflation on the common people and it is becoming unbearable. "There is a difference between loyalty and performance. The Modi government did not show loyalty to the country, or to the people. I am talking about inflation. If you think inflation will go down in the coming times, then you are under a misconception. Get ready for a fresh onslaught from the Modi government in the coming days," he said in a Facebook post in Hindi. Gandhi said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the Repo rate by 0.50 per cent and it now stands at 4.90 per cent. According to the RBI, inflation is going to increase further in 2022-23, while retail inflation will remain at 6.7 per cent, he noted. "The wrong economic policies of t

Cong leaders protest at Punjab CM's residence, say he refused to meet them

Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and other party leaders held a protest at the CM's residential complex on Thursday, complaining that he failed to keep his appointment with them. The Congress leaders claimed that they were called inside the CM's residence here, frisked and their mobile phones also taken away. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, however, denied that the Congress leaders were given time by him and said they held a protest in support of their party leaders facing corruption charges. Mann was apparently referring to the arrest of former forest minister and Congress leader Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and naming of Sangat Singh Gilzian in a corruption case. Besides Warring and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, former deputy CMs Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and O P Soni, former ministers Aruna Chaudhary and Bharat Bhushan Ashu were present during the protest. Warring claimed that when they reached the CM's residence in the morning, they wer

MSP of kharif crops for 2022-23 meagre, below inflation rate: Congress

The Congress on Thursday accused the government of betraying the country's farmers and said the minimum support prices (MSP) of Kharif crops announced for 2022-23 are meagre and below inflation rate

Congress to protest in Delhi when Rahul appears before ED: Report

The Congress is preparing for a major show of strength in the national capital on June 13 when former party chief Rahul Gandhi will appear before the ED in connection with a money laundering case.

Fringe is BJP's core, alleges Rahul amid controversy over Prophet remarks

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the BJP for calling their former spokespersons as fringe.

Punjab's former forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot held on graft charges

Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring described the arrest as "political vendetta"

BJP's bigotry damaged India's standing globally, says Rahul Gandhi

"Divided internally, India becomes weak externally. BJP's shameful bigotry has not only isolated us, but also damaged India's standing globally," Gandhi wrote on Twitter

Dynastic parties threat to nation's democracy, says BJP chief J P Nadda

Nadda claimed that the so-called Indian National Congress was neither Indian, nor was it 'national' any more as it has been reduced to a bhai-behen (Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra) party

Hate speech: Int'l backlash forced BJP to take action, says Chidambaram

The Congress came down heavily on the BJP on its action against party spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, calling it "blatantly counterfeit pretence, which is evidently farce"

By sidelining the Congress, Hemant Soren has proved his political acumen

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader has proved politics is not just something that runs in his family but is his own passion too.

Delhi Congress passes resolution asking Rahul to take charge of party

The resolution said that only a leader like Rahul Gandhi can further strengthen and rejuvenate the Congress in, what it termed as, challenging times for the party

Disgruntled Cong MLAs meet Gehlot, likely to accompany CM to Udaipur

Gehlot is set to visit Udaipur on Sunday to meet his party MLAs and Independents who have been housed in a hotel amid fears of horse-trading ahead of election on four seats of the Rajya Sabha

Enforcement Directorate issues fresh summons to Rahul Gandhi for June 13

He was earlier asked to depose on June 2 but the Lok Sabha member from Wayanad seat in Kerala sought a fresh date as he was out of the country

Congress questions Centre on targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir

Congress leader Vivek Tankha, who himself is a Kashmiri Pandit, on Friday questioned the government's inability to stop targeted killings and the movement of Pandits out of the Valley.

Azad meets Sonia: Refuses to accept No. 2 position in Congress party

According to sources after Sonia Gandhi's phone call on Sunday to Azad both met and discussed issues regarding the party

National Herald case: Enforcement Director­ate summons Sonia, Rahul

Agency probing 'illegal' benefits of Rs 414 crore obtained by the Gandhi family

Cong needs to evaluate reasons for not repeating govt in Rajasthan: Pilot

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said his party needs to evaluate the reasons why it has not been able to repeat its government in the state. In Rajasthan, the Congress and the BJP have been alternately coming to power with not party repeating its government. Currently, Rajasthan is ruled by the Congress and the next Assembly polls in the state are schedule for next year. "We have to accept the fact that once we were left with only 50 MLAs and another time with 21 MLAs," he said pointing to the party's failure to retain power. "Our governments have repeated in Delhi, Assam and Andhra Pradesh," Pilot told reporters on the sidelines of a two-day party workshop. What are the reasons that the party has not been able to repeat its government in the state, he said, adding that it should be discussed. "In the workshop, we will discuss how to fight the elections with solidarity and how the Congress party government can be repeated," he s