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‘Fatherland over motherland?’ Congress jibes at PM on Israel offensive against Lebanon
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, June 2, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being “completely silent” on Israel devastating Lebanon and “sabotaging” the US-Iran agreement, asking whether the “so-called fatherland” meant…
- Telangana
Revanth Reddy thanks Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi for Telangana statehood
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, June 1, expressed gratitude to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi for their role in the…
- India
Full rendition of Vande Mataram at official events ‘unnecessary’: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has questioned the necessity of playing all five verses of Vande Mataram at the beginning and end of official events, labelling the practice “unnecessary and burdensome” for…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Congress’ Zameer Ahmed Khan faces heat over alleged anti-party audio
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former minister Zameer Ahmed Khan has landed in fresh political trouble after an alleged audio clip linked to the Davanagere South by-election triggered a major controversy within…
- Delhi
DKS, Siddaramaiah reach Delhi for cabinet talks with Congress high command
New Delhi: Karnataka chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah arrived in the national capital on Monday, June 1, to hold consultations with the Congress high command over the composition of…
- Bangalore
Leaked audio puts Zameer Ahmed Khan in spotlight, sparks Congress controversy
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister B Zameer Ahmed Khan has landed in fresh political controversy after an audio clip purportedly of him discussing support for a Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) candidate during…
- India
‘Beware of pickpockets’: Rahul slams govt over CBSE re-evaluation cost
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, June 1, attacked the Modi government over the CBSE’s re-evaluation process and cost, saying that when education is treated not as a service but…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah to meet Congress high command in Delhi
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister-designate D K Shivakumar and outgoing CM Siddaramaiah will leave for New Delhi on Monday, June 1, to finalise the new cabinet with the Congress high command, party sources…
- Telangana
Phone tapping case: Congress MLA to appear before SIT for questioning
Hyderabad: Congress MLA from Mahabubnagar and party whip Yennam Srinivas Reddy is set to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged phone tapping case on Monday, June 1. Reddy…
- India
CBSE OSM: Rahul Gandhi interacts with students who ‘exposed’ fiasco
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, May 31, targeted the Centre over the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) on-screen marking (OSM) row, sharing a video of his interaction with…
- Telangana
CM Revanth, Telangana Congress chief meet Mallikarjun Kharge
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and state Congress president Mahesh Goud on Sunday, May 31, met All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah tells DK Shivakumar to carry forward Karnataka’s growth journey
Bengaluru: In a heartfelt and politically significant message, outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has congratulated DK Shivakumar on his election as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party and expressed confidence in his…
- Bangalore
AHINDA forum seeks Deputy CM post for Yathindra Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Amid the political developments following the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka State Backwards Classes Awareness Forum has demanded that MLC Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah be appointed as Deputy Chief Minister…
- India
Income metre has come to a halt, govt remains deaf: Rahul on auto drivers’ woes
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government on Saturday, May 30, over the plight of autorickshaw drivers, saying the “income meter” has ground to a halt, the “brakes on…
- India
Abhishek Banerjee called ‘Bangladeshi,’ attacked with stones, eggs; Mamata fumes
Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up on Saturday, May 30, allegedly by locals, when he visited West Bengal’s Sonarpur area to meet families of…