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Pandit Jawaharlal is thought of freedom: Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Nehru

"Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is a thought--of freedom, progress, and justice. Mother India today needs these values of 'Jawahar of Hind', like an ideology, in every heart," Rahul Gandhi posted on X

Congress to benefit on MP assembly seats from Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra

The Congress is hoping to reap electoral dividends in 21 Madhya Pradesh assembly seats covered by its leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra last year as the opposition party aims to return to power in a state where it lost its government midway. In May this year, the Congress hailed the Bharat Jodo Yatra for the party's success in the Karnataka assembly polls, having won 15 of the 20 assembly constituencies in the state the Gandhi-led foot march passed through. Now, the Congress is expecting a similar result in Madhya Pradesh, where voting will be held in a single phase for 230 assembly seats on November 17. Last month, when the Congress won a majority in the elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, the party said it was a direct impact of Gandhi's padyatra. During the Madhya Pradesh leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the former Congress president walked 380 km through 21 assembly seats across six districts of the Malwa-Nimar region -- Burhanpur, ..

Corruption allegations against Cong take centre stage in PM's rally in MP

The 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly is set to go to polls on November 17, with the vote count taking place on December 3

Cong has no intention to work for women's development: Dharmendra Pradhan

The Union Minister stated that the Centre worked hard to provide subsidies on LPG cylinders through Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Chhattisgarh was also a significant beneficiary of this scheme

KTR accuses Congress of using minorities as 'vote bank' in Telangana

He claimed that the Karnataka farmers were coming to Telangana and saying that it was a mistake to elect Congress in Karnataka, which has only worsened the their problems

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Cong calls itself hero' but it's zero' in doing development: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday hit out at the Congress over corruption and said the grand old party calls itself hero' but it is zero' in doing development. Addressing a rally in Sitapur constituency of poll-bound Chhattisgarh, he said Naxalism will be eliminated from the state in the next 3-4 years and forced religious conversion will be prohibited if BJP is voted to power. Targeting the Bhupesh Baghel government over alleged scams, Singh said, The Congress government has not done a single development work in the state. If the report card of this government is sought from the people then it will be zero bate sannata' in the report card. They are zero in giving a good government and zero in doing development, he said referring to the ruling Congress. Despite that, Congress leaders claim themselves to be heroes. They are not heroes. They are zeroes. Time has come to bid them farewell in the elections, he said. Left Wing Extremism was brought under control to a great ext

Time to usher back era of people-centric governance across India: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said it is time to usher back an era of people-centric governance across India as he claimed that the BRS government was incapable of providing for the needs of the people of Telangana. Gandhi also shared a video on his YouTube channel of his recent visit to the house of a family of a farmer who committed suicide in 2020 in Telangana. In his post along with the video, the former Congress chief stressed the party's guarantees in Telangana, saying that they are designed to provide a minimum floor to the people of the state. "Mahatma Gandhi had once said, the most important voice is the one last in the line. Kummari Chandrayya's was one such voice. And the 'Dorala' BRS govt failed him. He was a small farmer from Telangana, struggling to make ends meet and burdened by loans. He died by suicide leaving behind his loving family," Gandhi said and shared the video of his visit to the family of the deceased farmer. "Had he been given government suppo

Telangana: Congress' Sravanthi quits party, blames "commercialisation"

Sravanthi said she had waited for a long period, with a hope that the leaders sitting in Delhi would act on the "collateral damage" the party was suffering in Telangana

Two Assam Congress leaders resign from party, likely to join BJP

Suresh Bora, the former president of the Nagaon District Congress Committee who contested the assembly election from Barhampur assembly constituency in 2021, resigned from the party

MP Moitra takes jibe at LS Ethics Committe, posts cartoon on Social Media

On Friday, Moitra posted a cartoon on her 'X' account, with the line " Maintain ethics unless you are on the other side". This is seen as a direct attack on the Ethics Committee

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Bihar assembly adjourned till 2 pm as oppn demands resignation of Nitish

The Bihar Assembly was on Wednesday adjourned till 2 pm, soon after the commencement of proceedings, as the opposition BJP kept demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over remarks he had made on the previous day about women. As soon as the House had assembled at 11 am, Leader of the Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha rose in his seat alleging that Kumar had become a "mental" case, was unfit to govern the state and should resign. The chief minister, who was present in the House, rose to offer his explanation and said "I have expressed my regret while talking to journalists outside the House. I am ready to do so again. If my words have caused any hurt, I condemn myself (main apni ninda karta hoon)". The septuagenarian added "the context in which I had made the remarks must not be lost sight of. I have always been a strong votary of women's education and it was a eureka moment for me when I saw a direct correlation between education levels among women and fertility ...

Rahul Gandhi meets his cousin, BJP MP Varun Gandhi, at Kedarnath Dham

They both were visiting Kedarnath and stayed at the guest house of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee

Indian-origin senator re-elected for 3rd term in closely contested election

Indian-American state Senator Vin Gopal has been reelected for a third term in the New Jersey Senate, winning the most expensive legislative races in state history. The 38-year-old Democrat Senator defeated his Republican challenger, Steve Dnistrian, in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District on Tuesday, garnering nearly 60 per cent of the vote over Dnistrian and helping to flip control of both of the district's Assembly seats for Democrats. Gopal is currently the youngest member of the New Jersey State Senate and the first South-Asian American to be elected to the Senate in the state's history, according to his campaign. Polls were open in at least 37 states of the US on Tuesday. New Jersey's legislature comprises the state Senate and Assembly and has 120 members from 40 districts. Each district has one representative in the Senate and two in the Assembly that serve four- and two-year terms. All 120 seats are on the ballot in November's general election, according to The ...

T'gana polls: After pact with BJP, Janasena releases list of 8 candidates

After clinching a seat-sharing agreement with the BJP, actor Pawan Kalyan-led Janasena party has announced its list of eight candidates for the November 30 Assembly polls in Telangana. M Umadevi, the lone woman candidate, will be contesting from Aswaraopeta (ST) constituency while Janasena Telangana in-charge Shankar Goud will be fielded in Tandur segment, according to the list released by the party on Tuesday. The Janasena fielded M Prem Kumar from Kukatpally, Mekala Satish Reddy (Kodad), M Ramakrishna (Khammam), L Surender Rao (Kothagudem), Lakshman Goud (Nagarkurnool) and Sampath Nayak from Wyra. The actor-cum-politician participated in the 'BC Atma Gourava Sabha' (backward classes self-respect meeting) organised by the BJP here on Tuesday and shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Visionary leadership furthered progress: PM greets L K Advani on birthday

"I wish him good health and a long life. His efforts towards nation-building continue to inspire 140 crore Indians," he added

Workplace is becoming more political as Gen Z comes of age: Report

Once considered taboo, talking politics at the watercooler is now quite common, especially among Gen Z

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SP, Apna Dal will fight 2024 Lok Sabha polls together: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party's alliance with the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) will continue in next year's Lok Sabha elections and assured that it will be given full respect. Addressing a Foundation Day function of the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow as the chief guest, Yadav said both parties have the same goal. "We have come together, if the alliance continues like this, it is bound to effect a change in the times to come. Whatever we have inherited, it is our responsibility to pass it onto the coming generation and make it better and stronger," he said. "We will fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together and we will fully respect the trust with which you people have come with us," the SP chief said. The Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) contested the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with the SP. However, all its candidates, including party president Krishna Patel, lost. Krishna Patel's elder daughter .