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23 May 2018
ElectionsCongress is facing massive fund crisis, might cripple 2019 plans
Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party is facing a financial crisis that could cripple its plans to thwart the Modi-led BJP government in the upcoming 2019 elections.
23 May 2018
KarnatakaTop opposition-leaders to attend Kumaraswamy swearing-in as Karnataka CM today
A JD(S)-Congress coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in later today in Karnataka at a ceremony to be attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders.
21 May 2018
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal will attend swearing-in ceremony of Kumaraswamy as Karnataka's CM
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy as the CM of Karnataka.
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.
20 May 2018
KarnatakaYeddyurappa out, Kumaraswamy in: Details about swearing-in of new Karnataka-CM
After BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned from his post of Karnataka CM, merely 55 hours after taking the oath, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invitation to be the next head of the state.
19 May 2018
KarnatakaYeddyurappa drops the mic: How things led to his resignation
Minutes before the floor test, Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa in his speech declared, "I have failed to secure the numbers," and resigned from the top post merely 2.5 days after coming to power.
17 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka CM Yeddyurappa announces loan waiver for farmers
Shortly after taking oath as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa announced loan waivers for all farmers to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh.
17 May 2018
Pakistan NewsRahul Gandhi thinks situation in Karnataka is similar to Pakistan
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said such things happen in Pakistan, today, at a rally in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, as he launched a full-blown attack on BJP after BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister.
17 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaRaGa calls Yeddyurappa swearing-in a 'mockery' of the Indian Constitution
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, after a brief period of silence, has now hit out at the BJP, calling its "irrational insistence" on forming the government a "mockery" of the Indian Constitution.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: Karnataka all set to become 21st state under BJP
In a major achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed the halfway mark in Karnataka elections.
12 May 2018
Karnataka#KarnatakaElections: RaGa asks people to participate in 'festival-of-democracy' by voting
Rahul Gandhi today urged the people of Karnataka to participate in the "festival of democracy" by voting in large numbers.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaOn BJP's 'Antonio Maino' jibe, Rahul Gandhi has an answer
Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, on the last day of campaigning, in Karnataka, for calling his mother Sonia Gandhi with her former name Antonio Maino.
10 May 2018
IndiaMy mother's more Indian than many others: RaGa attacks Modi
Congress party president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a "threat" in him and the latter's attack on him over his Prime Ministerial ambition was only aimed at "distracting attention".
10 May 2018
Narendra ModiModi's attack on my ambitions is to 'distract' attention: RaGa
Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday PM Narendra Modi's attack on him declaring his Prime Ministerial ambitions was aimed at distracting attention.
09 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress party President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after the latter publicly declared his Prime Ministerial ambition and wondered whether the country would ever accept such an "immature and naamdar (famous)" leader for the post.
07 May 2018
Madhya PradeshRSS leaders accuse Rahul Gandhi of "low level politics"
On a day Rahul Gandhi put up a video highlighting the "anti-Dalit" statements of BJP and RSS leaders, the Sangh hit back and accused the Congress president of indulging in "low level politics" and misguiding the society with "lies".
06 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress MLA Aditi Singh: Marriage to Rahul Gandhi mere rumors
With rumors claiming an impending marriage to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi doing rounds on social media, an annoyed Aditi Singh, MLA of UP's Rae Bareli, lashed out at rumormongers.
06 May 2018
Madhya PradeshMP Assembly polls: Congress leaders to go temple-hopping
Congress leaders would be seeking divine blessings at various temples in Madhya Pradesh in a bid to wrest power from the BJP in the state where the Assembly polls are due later this year.
03 May 2018
KarnatakaDeve Gowda gets emotional after PM Modi's humble praise
Taking on the Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deve Gowda, Rahul Gandhi termed him a "B team" (proxy), for the BJP in Karnataka.
03 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaRSS defamation case: Court summons Rahul Gandhi on June 12
A Bhiwandi court has asked Congress President Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 12 to record his plea in a defamation case filed against him by an RSS functionary.
02 May 2018
Narendra ModiHere's why railway-station benches will soon carry local MPs' name
The Railways is planning to install 1L benches at 1,500 stations across the country through a unique sponsorship scheme: local MPS will fund these benches, costing Rs. 12,000-30,000 each, and in turn, their name will be etched on the bench.
01 May 2018
KarnatakaStar campaigner is leading BJP's Karnataka election crusade
PM Modi kicked off his election campaign in Karnataka by launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi. He said, "The Congress President is 'Namdaar' so how does he know about the efforts of 'Kaamdaars'?"
01 May 2018
KarnatakaCalling him 'naamdaar', PM Modi mocks Rahul Gandhi's 15-minute-speech challenge
Addressing a mega-rally in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, took several digs at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and dared him to speak for 15 minutes without a paper.
01 May 2018
IndiaPM Modi attacks Rahul Gandhi over "15 minute" dare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched his campaign blitzkrieg in Karnataka, unleashing a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi and daring him "to speak in any language" for 15 minutes about the achievements of the Siddaramaiah government without reading out from a piece of paper.
01 May 2018
IndiaRailways Minister Piyush Goyal must resign, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today demanded the resignation of Union Minister Piyush Goyal after accusing him of being involved in the Rs. 48 crore Flashnet scam, which he said is about deceit, conflict of interest, and greed.
30 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshYoung, first-generation leaders appointed in Congress reshuffle
Criticized for decades for the nepotistic politics, Congress finally seems to be taking a step in the right direction.
29 Apr 2018
Sonia Gandhi'BJP spreading hatred, fear': RaGa launches scathing attack on Modi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said today that his party, unlike BJP, "respects differences of opinion and will protect any dissenters."
29 Apr 2018
TwitterRahul Gandhi now the most followed Congress leader on Twitter
Congratulations are in order for Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi. He has finally overtaken Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor to become the most followed Congress leader on Twitter.
27 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiModi-Xi's 'no-agenda' meeting: Rahul asks Modi to raise Doklam, CPEC-issues
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to China as the one having "no agenda", but reminded him to raise the Doklam standoff and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the Chinese leadership, as India wants to hear him talk about these crucial issues.
27 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi promises 1 crore jobs in manifesto
Congress President Rahul Gandhi released Karnataka Manifesto 2018-2023 on Friday and promised 1 crore jobs in a span of five years.
27 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: Congress manifesto released by Rahul promises 1cr jobs
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today released the party's election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls that promises the creation of 1 corer jobs over five years.
27 Apr 2018
Times of IndiaRahul Gandhi's aircraft suffers technical glitch, Congress cries conspiracy
The Congress on Thursday alleged conspiracy after a copter (10-seater Dassault Falcon 2000 aircraft) carrying president Rahul Gandhi to Hubbali from New Delhi experienced an 'unexplained malfunctioning' mid-air.
25 Apr 2018
West BengalUP BJP MLA calls Mamata Banerjee 'Surpanakha', Congress as 'Ravana'
Just days after PM Narendra Modi's advice to BJP party-men to refrain from making controversial statements, Surendra Singh, a BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling her "Surpanakha" while comparing opposition Congress to "Ravana".
23 Apr 2018
IndiaCongress's 'Save the Constitution' campaign is farce: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah today mocked the Congress's "Save the Constitution" campaign, launched by its Chief Rahul Gandhi, as a "farce" and a "saving dynasty" drive.
23 Apr 2018
OdishaOdisha: Congress will bounce back to power, says Jitendra Singh
Senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh has claimed that the party will bounce back to power in Odisha in the next Assembly polls, due in 2019.
21 Apr 2018
Sonia GandhiNational Herald case: Congress leaders accuse Swamy of defaming them
Senior Congress leaders, including Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, today told a Delhi court, which is hearing the National Herald case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, that the complainant Subramanian Swamy was trying to defame them and vilify their party.
17 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi can't face Lok Sabha for 15 minutes: RaGa
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said the PM is traveling across the country but he does not have 15 minutes to give a speech in the Lok Sabha.
17 Apr 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru: Despite removing contractor system, sanitation workers unpaid since months
Around 200 sanitation workers in RR Nagar zone took to the streets yesterday to protest against BBMP for not paying their salaries for three months.
17 Apr 2018
Sonia GandhiIn his constituency Amethi, Rahul Gandhi stopped from inaugurating road
Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi, was denied permission to inaugurate a 5 km-long road allegedly due to complaints by BJP leaders.
16 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiFast-track cases of rapes of minors: Rahul to PM Modi
Amid public outrage over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Congress President Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to fast-track cases of rapes of minors and punish the guilty if he was serious about providing justice to the country's daughters.