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- India
Himanta defends speech against Md Akbar; says Congress withheld material info from EC
Guwahati: Notwithstanding the show-cause notice by the Election Commission for his alleged “communally charged statements”, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday defended his speech and said it was a “legitimate…
- Hyderabad
Kharge chairs Congress CEC to finalise candidates for Telangana
New Delhi: With almost a month left for the Telangana Assembly election, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting for the third time to finalise candidates. According…
- India
Kharge completes 1 yr as party chief, Cong says it made ‘significant progress’ under him
New Delhi: As Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge completed one year in office, the party said it has made “significant progress” under his leadership and he has been instrumental in revitalising the organisational…
- India
Cong releases 3rd list of 19 candidates for Rajasthan assembly elections
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday released its third list of 19 candidates for the November 25 Rajasthan assembly elections, taking to 95 the total number of nominees declared by the party…
- Kashmir
BJP govt’s failure on security front led to revival of militancy: J-K Congress chief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani on Thursday expressed grave concern over the revival of militancy in the union territory, especially in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch,…
- India
Leadership to decide who will drive Bullet and who will sit in cockpit: Pilot
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had told him clearly that they need to fight the election unitedly in Rajasthan and we are…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP vice-president Aruna rules out return to Congress
Hyderabad: BJP national vice-president D. K. Aruna on Thursday denied that she is planning to return to the Congress party. She made it clear that there is no question of switching loyalties…
- India
Rajasthan: ED summons CM Gehlot’s son in FEMA case, raids Cong prez’s home
Jaipur: Turning the heat on the ruling Congress in poll-bound Rajasthan, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided the premises of state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra in Jaipur and Sikar as part of…
- Telangana
People looking at Congress to defeat KCR govt: Komatireddy Rajagopal after quitting BJP
Hyderabad: Former MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy quit the BJP and returned to the Congress on Wednesday, claiming that people were looking at the grand old party to oust the Bharat Rashtra Samiti…
- Politics
Congress leadership ‘dumped’ Sharmila; Sonia, Rahul remain non-committal on taking her on board
Hyderabad: YSRTP president Y S Sharmila learned Congress ‘dumping’ politics the hard way.Sharmila, who went the extra mile to merge her Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Telangana Party (YSRTP) with Congress, was reportedly asked…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Cong holds key meet to finalise 2nd list of candidates
New Delhi: The Congress leadership on Wednesday deliberated upon names for the second list of candidates for the Telangana assembly polls at a crucial meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee. Chaired…
- Telangana
Telangana: Raj Gopal Reddy resigns from BJP, to rejoin Congress
Hyderabad: The former Munugode MLA, Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, whose name was missing from the first list of 52 candidates announced by the BJP last week, has decided to return to the…