We will not be cowed down by notices, says Congress leader in Telangana

We will not be cowed down by notices, says Congress leader in Telangana

Congress senior leader K.K. Mahender Reddy on Tuesday said that neither he nor the Congress would be intimidated by such threats as notices served by BRS MLA K.T. Rama Rao regarding his accusations involving BRS leaders, including KTR, in the phone-tapping case. At a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Mahender affirmed the Congress’ dedication to … Read more

You are doing a drama: Congress leader confronts Sidhu over ‘corruption’ within party

You are doing a drama: Congress leader confronts Sidhu over ‘corruption’ within party

Chandigarh: Infighting in the Punjab Congress came out in the open Thursday at a protest meeting when a colleague dared Navjot Singh Sidhu to take names if he felt anyone in the party was involved in wrongdoing. The embarrassing situation for the party arose when Punjab Congress youth chief Brinder Singh Dhillon interrupted Sidhu, a … Read more

Punjab Polls: Congress’ SC leader Joginder Singh Mann quits party

Punjab Polls: Congress’ SC leader Joginder Singh Mann quits party

Senior Congress leader and former Punjab Minister Joginder Singh Mann on Friday quit the party, snapping his 50-year-old ties with the party. The leader from the Scheduled Caste community was miffed over “no action” against perpetrators of the alleged multi-crore post-matric SC scholarship scam and non-grant of district status to Phagwara. He resigned from the … Read more

Opposition leaders to chalk out strategy an hour before winter session of Parliament begins

Opposition leaders to chalk out strategy an hour before winter session of Parliament begins

Opposition leaders have planned to meet in Parliament on Monday, an hour before the winter session of Parliament begins, to finalise the strategy for both Houses to highlight the “failure of Central government especially on three farm laws” and rising inflation and others burning issues. Speaking to ANI, a senior Congress leader and MP said … Read more

Priyanka Gandhi urges UP govt to take steps to prevent spread of ‘viral fever’, provide better treatment

Priyanka Gandhi urges UP govt to take steps to prevent spread of ‘viral fever’, provide better treatment

Amid reports of multiple deaths due to “viral fever” in parts of western Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged the state government to take steps to stop the spread of the fever and make adequate arrangements for medical treatment of those affected. Priyanka Gandhi said the news of death of many … Read more

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge dismisses govt claim of doubling farmers’ income

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge dismisses govt claim of doubling farmers’ income

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the government claims increasing the minimum support price for crops and doubling farmers’ income, but data suggests otherwise. Participating in the discussion on a motion thanking the President for his address to the joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, Kharge … Read more

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: Hospital

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: Hospital

The condition of former president Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he remains on ventilator support, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital said on Wednesday. He was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10 and underwent a surgery for removal of a clot in his brain. The 84-year-old had also tested … Read more