Congress

Can India’s Oldest Party Reinvent Itself?

For the first time in nearly 25 years, Congress will elect a president who is not a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

Congress claims main accused in Udaipur beheading “BJP member”, BJP says “fake news”

India’s main opposition Congress today (July 2, 2022) referred to some media reports claiming a link between Riyaz Akhtari, the main accused in the beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur town, and local BJP leaders. BJP has dismissed the claim as “fake”.

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi summoned for questioning in money laundering case

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) today summoned opposition Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and her son, lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper, officials said.

‘AAP supporting Rohingyas and Bangladeshis’ says Delhi BJP Chief

Protests today erupted in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, which was a key centre of a prolonged agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019-20, as hundreds of people opposed the local civic body’s anti-encroachment drive armed with bulldozers in presence of heavy police deployment.

Congress votes to end shutdown, funding bill heads to Trump

Congress put the US government back in business by voting to end a three-day shutdown, as President Donald Trump claimed victory in his standoff with Democrats in Washington.

Rahul Gandhi officially named Congress chief

Rahul Gandhi is set to take over as the chief of Congress, with the party today formally announcing his election as the party president.

Challenge before Rahul Gandhi

Political parties all over the world have come to be closed shops. What is known as the “High Command” usually dictates on who will be installed as the president. Rahul Gandhi has been “elected” as the Congress president.

Rahul Gandhi to be made ‘Congress president’

The highest decision-making body of India’s main opposition party Congress decides to make Rahul Gandhi its president replacing his mother Sonia Gandhi.

How to read the State Assembly elections results in India?

The recent elections to four Indian states and one union territory are being interpreted by many as the march of the BJP and the decline of the Congress party.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

Indian Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata, Jayalalithaa set to retain power, BJP takes Assam

For the first time in India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears all set to form government in the northern state of Assam.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Huge FIFA fund beckons BFF

The Bangladesh Football Federation is set to get more financial assistance from the FIFA as the 66th Congress of the world's game governing body decided to double the current expenditure fund and provide additional development fund to its member associations.

April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016

Trump and Clinton win New York primaries

Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential primary in New York while Hillary Clinton has triumphed in the Democratic race.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Brazil set for close impeachment vote

Brazil's lower house of Congress is due to hold a crucial vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Brazil's Rousseff makes last-minute bid for support

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has held last-minute talks with lawmakers - a day before Congress votes on whether to impeach her.

February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016

Obama imposes new N Korea sanctions

President Obama has signed off new expanded sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear programme, weeks after it launched a long-range rocket.

May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015

Bangladesh in a state of chaos: Matt Salmon

Chairman of the Subcommittee of Asia and the Pacific Rep Matt Salmon has stated that Bangladesh is in a state of chaos.

April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015

Rahul returns to India after mysterious sabbatical

Rahul Gandhi returns to India after 56-day sabbatical which raised questions on his leadership of the party struggling to find its feet after a string of major electoral setbacks.

April 12, 2015
April 12, 2015

Capitol lockdown ends after man shoots himself

A temporary security lockdown at the US Capitol comes to an end after a man shot himself dead in front of the complex on Saturday, police said.

April 11, 2015
April 11, 2015

Children of democracy

RELIGIOUS sensitivity has deepened since the advent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime.

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