AICC secretary Sampath Kumar hit out at BRS MLA T. Harish Rao alleging that his statements on Kaleshwaram and water release by the government were incoherent indicating his frustration more than anything else. Speaking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday, Mr. Sampath Kumar said the government releases water based on need, in stages. It’s … Read more
Congress general secretary (organisation), K.C. Venugopal pointed out that the apex court will hear the case again later this month, while expressing hope that the EC will go with the court’s suggestion. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Congress on Thursday (July 10, 2025) said the Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Election Commission (EC) … Read more
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday appeared to aim a sharp but indirect dig at his party colleague Shashi Tharoor, questioning whether Tharoor was echoing the BJP’s narrative on the Emergency. Tagore’s cryptic message came after Tharoor, in an opinion piece published in the Malayalam daily Deepika, argued that the Emergency should not be remembered … Read more
Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Terming the imposition of Emergency by the Congress government in 1975 as a ‘draconian measure’, former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu opined that the grand old party should apologise to the people for curtailing civil liberties during that period. Read our Indepth Coverage on … Read more
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh pointed out important sectors in India like telecom, pharmaceuticals, and electronics, are critically dependent on Chinese imports. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Thursday (June 19, 2025) said it has been calling for a detailed debate on China for the last five years and hopes that Prime Minister … Read more
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must immediately chair an all-party meeting upon his return from his three-nation tour to brief leaders on what he has told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation and … Read more
Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha has written to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, chairman of the Upper House, to remind him about a pending motion, signed by 55 MPs, seeking the removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha has written to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, chairman … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: File photo Close on the heels of Congress central leaders asking Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar to undertake a fresh survey of Karnataka’s population, the Cabinet on June 12 decided to hold … Read more
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Sunday (June 8, 2025) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “scripting” his media interactions and said, unlike his predecessors, he lacks the courage to hold “undoctored” press meets. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said leaders across the world … Read more
In both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, two high-profile female politicians are fighting hard to cement their place in the political arena. While K. Kavitha, the daughter of former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has grabbed headlines in Telangana thanks to a “leaked” letter, Y.S. Sharmila, the daughter of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has … Read more