Mallikarjun Kharge: News
01 Oct 2022
Shashi TharoorCongress 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.
01 Oct 2022
Indian National Congress (INC)Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
After filing his nomination for the presidential polls of Congress on Friday, veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge submitted his resignation as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha on Saturday, reported India Today.
30 Sep 2022
All India Congress Committee (AICC)Congress president poll: It's Mallikarjun Kharge v/s Shashi Tharoor
Congress stalwart and leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor filed their nominations for the Congress presidential elections on Friday.
28 Sep 2022
Sachin PilotHave faith in Sonia Gandhi: Rajasthan CM Gehlot tells MLAs
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday held a crucial 'confidence building meeting' with Congress lawmakers, including ministers, at his residence urging them to have faith in Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
27 Sep 2022
Congress PresidentAshok Gehlot still not out of Congress president race: Report
Despite a rebellion by 90+ MLAs loyal to him in Rajasthan, CM Ashok Gehlot has not been "kicked out" of the Congress president race, reports said.
02 Feb 2022
Parliament'How many of 2cr promised jobs were provided?' asks Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday, flagged the issue of unemployment in India during the Budget Session of Parliament.
09 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiParliament: Opposition leaders meet; key bills to be moved today
The ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament, which has been marred by Opposition protests, enters its final week today.
13 Jun 2020
KarnatakaKarnataka: Deve Gowda, three others, elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed
Four politicians — JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge, and BJP's Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti — were elected to the Rajya Sabha on Friday unopposed from Karnataka.
16 Nov 2019
MaharashtraMaharashtra government formation: Sonia, Pawar to meet tomorrow for discussions
In Maharashtra, President's Rule was imposed on Tuesday giving time to politicians to explore their options.
18 Aug 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka CM Yediyurappa to order CBI probe into phone tapping
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday said that he will order an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged phone tapping incidents during the previous Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
08 Jul 2019
Karnataka#KarnatakaPoliticalCrisis: CM Kumaraswamy returns from US; holds series of meetings
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy returned to Bengaluru on Sunday night after a 10-day US trip following the resignations of 13 MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition in the state.
07 Jul 2019
India#KarnatakaPoliticalCrisis: Mallikarjun Kharge blames BJP, denies K'taka CM post rumors
Following the resignation of 12 MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge blamed BJP for the political crisis.
03 Jul 2019
Lok SabhaAfter Rahul Gandhi, who will be the next Congress President?
Since Rahul Gandhi resigned as Congress President, leaders of the party have been boiling the ocean, trying to get him to stay.
13 May 2019
Narendra ModiWill Modi hang himself if Congress gets 40+ seats: Kharge
The 2019 elections will probably go down in history as the one in which civility hit a new low every day. And this time, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is to be blamed.
02 Feb 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaPM-led panel clears shortlisted names, CBI to get chief soon
The high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Friday and cleared shortlisted names for the next chief of Central Bureau of Investigation, reports claimed.
14 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaThe truth behind Justice AK Sikri's post-retirement 'plum job'
Justice AK Sikri, who voted in favor of the transfer of former CBI Chief Alok Verma, has declined a post-retirement job at the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT).
12 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaTwist in Alok Verma's case: He wasn't corrupt, says SC-monitor
CBI Director Alok Verma was removed in a haste and there is no evidence of corruption against him, retired Supreme Court judge, Justice AK Patnaik, who was appointed by the apex court to supervise the Central Vigilance Commission said, IE reports.
11 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaAlok Verma not "terminated": Markandey Katju reveals Justice Sikri's role
Markandey Katju, former judge of Supreme Court, wrote a post on social media on Friday explaining the role of Justice AK Sikri in the unceremonial exit of CBI Director Alok Verma.
11 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaAlok Verma: Was removed on frivolous grounds; CBI under attack
After Alok Verma was removed by the PM Modi-led selection committee within two days of his reinstatement by the Supreme Court, the former CBI Director has spoken up about his removal.
11 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of India5 reasons why CBI chief Alok Verma was sacked
In a concerning incident, the select panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sacked CBI boss Alok Verma on Thursday, less than two days after he was reinstated to his post by Supreme Court.
10 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiPM Modi led panel removes CBI boss Alok Verma, again
Less than 2 days after he was reinstated as Chief of Central Bureau of Investigation, Alok Verma was on Thursday removed from the top post by a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
27 Dec 2018
Lok Sabha245-yes, 11-noes: Triple Talaq Bill passed in Lok Sabha
After four hours of heated debate, the Triple Talaq Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
27 Dec 2018
Lok SabhaTriple Talaq bill to be debated shortly: Things to know
The tweaked Triple Talaq Bill will be debated in the Lok Sabha today and the discussion is expected to be a heated one, since the Opposition has serious reservations about it. Notably, Modi-led NDA has asked all its MPs to be present in the Parliament.
15 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of India#RafaleDeal: Clean chit backfires; Opposition says Centre lied to SC
The Supreme Court, on Friday, had given the Centre a clean chit, dismissing a batch of petitions calling for a court-monitored probe into the Rafale deal.
15 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhRaGa meets top Congress leaders to select next Chhattisgarh CM
After selecting chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi held hectic parleys with top party leaders today to decide on the top post for Chhattisgarh.
14 Nov 2018
IndiaPM Modi, Sonia pay tributes to Nehru's birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today paid tributes to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 129th birth anniversary.
28 Sep 2018
Lok Sabha8-member committee formed to recommend names for Lokpal
On Thursday, the government constituted an eight-member search panel for Lokpal.
16 Jul 2018
IndiaCongress's balm on teary Kumaraswamy: Be courageous, stay happy
The Congress told Karnataka's Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to have 'courage and face challenges' after the latter broke down addressing members of JD(S) party and said he wasn't happy.
21 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: JD(S), Congress get to tricky business of power-distribution
HD Kumaraswamy will meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi today, to discuss the portfolio distribution and power delegation in the Congress-JD(S) post-poll alliance in Karnataka.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka verdict will teach BJP lesson to mend ways: Kharge
The May 12 Karnataka Assembly election results would teach a lesson to BJP to mend its ways and send a larger message that people won't accept what the NDA-led party is doing on the advice of RSS, senior Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge has claimed.
24 Apr 2018
KarnatakaCongress high-command to take call on next Karnataka CM candidate
The Congress high-command will take a call on the next Chief Minister in consultation with the newly elected MLAs, senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday, indicating incumbent Siddaramaiah may not be the automatic choice.
22 Apr 2018
KarnatakaNothing wrong in Siddaramaiah contesting from 2 seats, claims Kharge
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said today there was nothing wrong in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contesting from two constituencies in the May 12 assembly polls, and expressed confidence he will win both the seats.
12 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: Siddaramaiah says fake Congress candidate list in circulation
Karnataka's ruling Congress has recently been hit by election-related fake news. On Tuesday, several media organizations and lakhs of voters across the state received a candidates list via WhatsApp.
09 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: 'Common-Man' Rahul Gandhi takes the Bengaluru-metro, eats kulfi
Pulling out all stops to make his presence felt ahead of the Karnataka elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday went from hopping into a crowded metro in Bengaluru to obliging commuters with selfies to having kulfi at a roadside ice-cream vendor after a restaurant lunch.
01 Mar 2018
IndiaLokpal-meet: Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge rejects PM Modi's 'special invite'
Congress and BJP are now trading punches on the issue of appointing a Lokpal.
02 Jan 2018
Lok SabhaTriple talaq bill will be tabled in Rajya Sabha today
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 criminalizing instant "triple talaq" will be introduced in Rajya Sabha today.
24 Jun 2017
IndiaRailways to build Rs. 8cr high-tech train for next President
While India is yet to decide on its next President, looks like the Railway Ministry is already busy with preparations for Pranab Mukherjee's successor.
