Congress Party: News
26 Oct 2022
DalitMP: Dalit man, parents shot dead for harassing neighbor's wife
A man belonging to a dominant caste along with five of his kin are accused of shooting dead his neighbor and parents, belonging to the Dalit community, on allegations of harassing his wife in Devran village of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
26 Oct 2022
Mallikarjun KhargeGandhi loyalist Mallikarjun Kharge officially takes charge as Congress president
Veteran Congressman Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took over reins of the Congress Party as its first non-Gandhi President in over two decades.
23 Oct 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: BJP minister slaps woman; Congress demands his immediate dismissal
A Karnataka minister has been embroiled in controversy after he slapped a woman in the full public gaze on Saturday.
19 Oct 2022
Mallikarjun KhargeMeet new Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, a Gandhi family loyalist
Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new president of the Congress party on Wednesday in a historic election.
19 Oct 2022
Congress PresidentKharge becomes first non-Gandhi Congress President in over 2 decades
Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new president of the Congress party on Wednesday, the first non-Gandhi to lead the party in 24 years.
17 Oct 2022
Congress PresidentIt's Kharge vs Tharoor in Congress presidential election today
After the nomination phase witnessed a rollercoaster ride with a series of political dramas, over 9,000 delegates from the state units of Congress will cast their votes to elect their new president on Monday.
14 Oct 2022
Election Commission of India (ECI)Voting in Himachal on November 12, counting on December 8
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that the Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh will be conducted in single-phase on November 12.
14 Oct 2022
Congress PresidentCongress presidential polls: Gehlot, Tewari extend support to Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajasthan's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Rajya Sabha member Manish Tewari, both senior leaders of the Congress, have come out in support of Mallikarjun Kharge, the frontrunner for the party's upcoming presidential election.
12 Oct 2022
Congress PresidentNo one's official candidate, don't compare me with Tharoor: Kharge
Congress stalwart Mallikarjun Kharge dismissed speculations about being the party's "official" candidate for the party's upcoming presidential election next week, saying that the perception of a proxy party chief endorsed by the Gandhis had been perpetuated by the media.
10 Oct 2022
BengaluruBengaluru: 4-month-old road caves in partially, Congress corners BJP government
A portion of a service road built as part of the busy Kundalahalli underpass—inaugurated merely four months ago—in East Bengaluru caved in on Sunday, creating a sinkhole a few meters wide.
08 Oct 2022
Rahul GandhiCongress chief will not be remote controlled, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared on Saturday that whoever is chosen to lead the party as its new president would be free to make decisions and manage the party.
07 Oct 2022
Kamal Haasan#NewsBytesExplainer: The ongoing controversy regarding Raja Raja Chola's religious identity
The legendary actor Kamal Haasan's statement that the Chola king was not Hindu sparked outrage, prompting political parties, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to react.
05 Oct 2022
K. Chandrashekar RaoEyeing 2024 polls, KCR launches national party 'Bharat Rashtra Samithi'
Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) launched his national party 'Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)' on Wednesday with eyes set on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
03 Oct 2022
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi's image on 'Karnataka flag' triggers controversy
The Congress's ongoing "Bharat Jodo Yatra" has triggered a fresh controversy in Karnataka over the use of Rahul Gandhi's image on the "Karnataka flag."
03 Oct 2022
Congress PresidentOpen for public debate: Shashi Tharoor to Mallikarjun Kharge
As Congress stalwart Mallikarjun Kharge launched his campaign for the upcoming Congress presidential election on Sunday, his rival in the contest, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, said he was open to a public debate.
01 Oct 2022
Mallikarjun KhargeCongress president poll: Candidature of KN Tripathi from Jharkhand dismissed
The final battle for the Congress presidential elections will be between Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor after the application of former Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi was rejected on Saturday.
27 Sep 2022
Bhagwant MannPunjab: CM Mann tables confidence motion in Assembly amid ruckus
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday tabled a confidence motion in a special session of the Vidhan Sabha amid the heavy uproar by the opposition.
25 Sep 2022
All India Congress Committee (AICC)Rajasthan Congress MLAs meet today to discuss Ashok Gehlot's successor
The Congress has called for a meeting of its Rajasthan legislators in Jaipur on Sunday evening with next chief ministerial candidate as top agenda.
24 Sep 2022
Shashi TharoorCongress president poll battle heats up: Tharoor gets nomination form
Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor received the nomination form for the Congress presidential election at the party headquarters on Saturday, according to to PTI.
16 Sep 2022
Jignesh MevaniMevani, 18 others get 6-month jail in 2016 protest case
A local court in Ahmedabad on Friday sentenced Dalit leader and Gujarat Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months in jail term in connection with a case involving a protest at Gujarat University in 2016, according to Live Law.
10 Sep 2022
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi's interaction with Christain priest triggers Congress, BJP spar
Congress's ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra has triggered fresh infighting in the party with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
08 Sep 2022
BengaluruBJP's Tejasvi Surya accuses Congress of defaming 'Brand Bengaluru'
While Bengaluru is dealing with floods, political infighting has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.
04 Sep 2022
Rahul GandhiCongress holds 'Halla Bol' rally against inflation at Ramlila Maidan
Congress is holding a mega rally ''Mehangai Par Halla Bol' at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre over different issues, especially the price rise.
02 Sep 2022
JharkhandJharkhand: Governor Bais flies to Delhi, may meet Amit Shah
Amid a mounting political crisis in Jharkhand and uncertainty about the fate of Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren, Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday left for New Delhi.
29 Aug 2022
Sonia Gandhi#NewsBytesExplainer: Will Congress choose a non-Gandhi as its next president?
A day after Congress announced the schedule for its presidential elections, speculations began to circulate that the grand old party may nominate a non-Gandhi party loyalist as its next chief.
28 Aug 2022
TelanganaAfter Azad, Telangana Congress leader MA Khan quits, blames Gandhi
Trouble seems to be far from over for the Congress as another party leader MA Khan resigned on Saturday, this time in Telangana.
20 Aug 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka CM post on sale for Rs. 2,500 crore: Congress
The post of the Chief Minister is a very expensive affair and is reportedly on sale, according to Congress's BK Hariprasad, the Opposition leader in Karnataka, who claims a senior BJP leader has suggested a price of Rs. 2,500 crore for it.
16 Aug 2022
Rajasthan'Distressed' by Dalit boy's death, Rajasthan Congress MLA resigns
Saddened by the demise of a nine-year-old Dalit boy in an alleged caste crime, Rajasthan MLA Pana Chand Meghwal sent his resignation to CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday.
15 Aug 2022
IndiaWill oppose distortion of history: Congress after BJP questions Nehru
A day after the BJP questioned Jawaharlal Nehru's role in India's partition, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Monday that the party would strongly oppose "political gains" by putting national icons of the Independence movement "on the dock based on lies."
13 Aug 2022
Sonia GandhiCongress chief Sonia Gandhi tests COVID-19 positive again
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has isolated herself after testing positive for COVID-19 again.
02 Aug 2022
Sonia Gandhi'National Herald' case: ED raids 12 locations after questioning Gandhis
Days after the questioning of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly is conducting raids at multiple locations on Tuesday as part of the National Herald case.
31 Jul 2022
JharkhandCongress MLA alleges Sarma wants to bring down Jharkhand government
A Congress MLA from Jharkhand has now revealed that his colleagues jailed in Bengal over the seizure of cash worth lakhs have urged him to accompany them to Guwahati to meet Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma.
31 Jul 2022
Jharkhand3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs, caught with cash in vehicle, arrested
Three Jharkhand Congress MLAs were arrested a day after they were found in West Bengal with cash in their vehicle.
30 Jul 2022
PunjabPunjab: Hospital V-C resigns day after 'public humiliation' by minister
The vice-chancellor (V-C) of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Dr. Raj Bahadur, in Faridkot, Punjab, resigned from his position just one day after being publicly embarrassed on camera by Chetan Singh Jouramajra, the Health Minister of Punjab.
30 Jul 2022
GoaWe own the bar: Goan family claims amid Irani row
A fresh element has surfaced in the controversy that linked Union Minister Smriti Irani's daughter to the alleged unlawful operation of a Goa restaurant and bar.
29 Jul 2022
National Commission for Women (NCW)Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury gets NCW summon, FIR over 'Rashtrapatni' remark
The trouble is far from over for Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury following his controversial remarks toward President Droupadi Murmu.
27 Jul 2022
Narendra ModiCentre changes Flag Code: Now, every home can hoist Tricolor
Every home can now hoist and display the Indian national flag for 24 hours as the Centre has amended the Indian Flag Code.
26 Jul 2022
Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi reaches ED office for second round of questioning
Congress President Sonia Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday for her second round of questioning in the money laundering case involving the National Herald newspaper.
24 Jul 2022
GoaGoa bar row: Irani sends legal notice to Congress leaders
Union Minister Smriti Irani has sent a legal notice to Congress leaders over allegations that her daughter was running a bar on an illegal license in Goa's Assagao area.
22 Jul 2022
Mamata BanerjeeMamata's 'disgruntled' TMC decides to abstain from vice presidential polls
In an unexpected move, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Thursday that it will not vote in the vice-presidential election since it was "not consulted" about Margaret Alva's candidacy.