He represented Kanakapura constituency in Lok Sabha and was known for value-based politics
Following is Sonia Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Modi and Lofven also discussed over telephone the novel coronavirus pandemic and the steps being taken in their respective countries for controlling its health and economic impacts.
Jairam Ramesh tells how the Congress sees the Covid-19 crisis and why the government must shed its hostility to suggestions from the Opposition as India picks up the pieces
Prime Minister urged the people to switch off their lights and hold candles, lamps and mobile flashlights at 9 pm on Sunday (April 5) for nine minutes in a nationwide show of solidarity
The Congress said the government should immediately appoint a task force consisting of world renowned economists to suggest plans.
K Chandrashekar Rao announced that his daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha would become a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Telangana's Upper House
Book review of The Lotus Years: Political Life in India in the Time of Rajiv Gandhi
To add to the ruling Congress' woes, it is yet uncertain whether it will continue getting the support of four Independents, two BSP MLAs and one MLA from the SP.
These posters appeared right next to the hoardings, put up by the Lucknow district administration outside the UP BJP office in the Hazratganj area of the city showing anti-CAA protesters
If they don't mend their ways, India might soon find itself without a strong Opposition capable of enforcing checks and balances on the government
It not only lost a mass leader but also its credibility as a democratic party that respects dissenting voices within its ranks
The servility of the party seniors to one family is pathetic
The name will be finalised after the Election Commission gives its approval, said party sources
Scindia's departure highlights Congress' fatal flaw
The real question is not whether Jyotiraditya Scindia betrayed Congress or whether the Nehru-Gandhi party failed him. The crisis is much deeper
It is, however, ironical that the world's biggest democracy still depends on the Congress which many claim is long dead
This would also help Rahul's plan for a generational shift in the Rajya Sabha as well, party insiders say
Nath alleged that the BJP was adopting immoral ways to "destabilise my government" and vowed not to let it happen.
Earlier in the morning before Parliament convened, Opposition MPs protested in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi