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Bharat Joda Yatra will change the future of country, says Telangana Congress chief

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Revanth Reddy said that Bharat Jodo Yatra is a journey that will change the future of the country.... read..

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New Congress President to be like a bulb with switch in hands of Gandhi family: BJP leader NV Subhash

Regarding the polls of Congress president, N V Subhash, the official spokesperson of Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that the new Congress President would be like a "bulb" whose "switch" would be in the hands of Gandhi family.... read..

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Congress presidential poll: Former Jharkhand Minister KN Tripathi's nomination rejected

Former Jharkhand Minister KN Tripathi's nomination for the Congress presidential election was rejected on Saturday, said Congress' Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry.... read..

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Congress president polls: Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as LoP Rajya Sabha in line with party's One Leader One Post' resolution

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday tendered his resignation as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha as he has filed nomination papers to contest the post of president of his party.... read..

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China's yuan sinks to record low against dollar ahead of key National Congress

Ahead of the 20th National Congress later this month, China's yuan, also known as the Renminbi, remained near a record low level against the US dollar on the offshore market this week.... read..

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Athonet showcases 5G mobile core with partners at India Mobile Congress

New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): Athonet, a global leader in private network technology, will be at India Mobile Congress, October 1-4 demonstrating the capabilities of the Athonet mobile core for private networks.... read..

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PM Modi launches 5G services at 6th India Mobile Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 6th India Mobile Congress at Pragati Maidan in Delhi and launched 5G services.... read..

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Congress legislator 'punctures' Punjab CM's cavalcade via RTI

An RTI query by Congress legislator Partap Singh Bajwa has 'punctured' the AAP government in Punjab by exposing that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's cavalcade has a convoy of 42 vehicles, three more than his predecessor Charanjit Singh Channi, and nine mor... read..

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Digvijaya Singh drops out of Congress presidential race, announces support to Kharge

In yet another twist in the tale of the Congress president polls, Digvijaya Singh on Friday said he was dropping out of the race for the top post and announced his support for Mallikarjun Kharge, who is likely to be in the fray.... read..

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Former Jharkhand Minister K N Tripathi enters race for Congress presidential polls, to file nomination today

Congress leader and former Jharkhand minister KN Tripathi will file the nomination for All India Congress Committee (AICC) national president at 1 pm in Delhi on Friday.... read..

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Mallikarjun Kharge likely to file nomination for Congress chief post today

Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge will join the contest for Congress president, according to sources who have said that the Leader of Opposition in the Raja Sabha is likely to file his nomination for the party's top post today.... read..

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CCP's oldest retired official calls for 'reform' ahead of 20th Party Congress

Ahead of the 20th National Congress which is set to begin on October 16, Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) oldest retired official, Song Ping, called out Xi Jinping's policies for China and said that the policy of reform is the only way to realize the Chine... read..

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G23 meet sparks possibility of third candidate in Congress president poll

With the process of the Congress president election gathering pace ahead of the last day of filing nominations, some G-23 leaders held a meeting on Thursday evening at the residence of Anand Sharma.... read..

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Decision on Rajasthan leadership will be taken in national interest, says state Congress leader

Rajasthan Minister Pratap Khachariyawas, who is a loyalist of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, on Thursday expressed hope that the decision on the leadership in the state will be taking note of the "feelings of Congress loyalists".... read..

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G-23 group leader Manish Tewari extends support to Kharge in Congress presidential polls

Congress leader Manish Tewari, who is a part of the G-23 grouping, on Friday extended support to Mallikarjun Kharge in the party's presidential polls against his primary challenger Shashi Tharoor.... read..

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MVA claims Eknath Shinde had gone shopping for a Congress alliance

Making embarrassing revelations, the Congress and Shiv Sena have claimed that the present Chief Minister Eknath Shinde -- backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party -- had reportedly sought alliance with the Congress in 2014 and 2017, here on Thursday.... read..

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BJP has kept Rs 500 cr for Operation Lotus in Himachal: Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh

The Congress State General Secretary and legislator Vikramaditya Singh on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has kept a fund of Rs 500 crore to bribe the Congress leaders ahead of the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election.... read..

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Rajasthan: Minister Mahesh Joshi hails CM Gehlot's decision not to fight Congress prez poll

Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi lauded Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's move of not contesting the Congress president's poll and said that the latter has never disobeyed orders of the party high command.... read..

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'Kharge is Congress' Bhishma Pitamah..., says Tharoor after filing nomination for party chief

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he will not withdraw his nomination for the party president after Mallikarjun Kharge entered the contest for the chief of the party.... read..

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After nomination, Tharoor calls for 'decentralization' in Congress, releases manifesto

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who filed his nomination for the party president post on Friday, issued a manifesto explaining how he intends to rejuvenate the party through decentralisation and internal reorganisation if he wins the election.... read..

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Congress president polls: Mallikarjun Kharge files nomination, says hopeful of win

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that he has filed his nomination for the president of Congress and said he was fighting for a big change in the party.... read..

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Congress presidential poll: Shashi Tharoor's blunder in manifesto, shows distorted map of India

Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor has landed in a controversy on Friday as the manifesto shared by him for the election shows a "distorted map of India" in which he has omitted parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.... read..

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Jairam Ramesh highlights party consensus, says Congress only party to have system for president elections

With the Congress president polls just weeks away, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday highlighted the party's "consensus" and said that his party was the only one to have a system for the party supremo's post.... read..

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30 Congress leaders including Gehlot, Digvijaya back Mallikarjun Kharge's nomination for party prez poll

A total of 30 Congress leaders including Ashok Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh and Manish Tewari have backed Mallikarjun Kharge in the party's presidential polls against his primary challenger Shashi Tharoor.... read..

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Congress presidential poll: Gandhi family not endorsing any candidate, says Madhusudan Mistry

Congress Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Friday said that a total of 20 nomination forms have been received, adding that the Gandhi family is not supporting any candidate for the party's president post.... read..

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China gearing up for National Party Congress

In the run-up to the 20th National Congress, scheduled for October 16-18, the Chinese authorities have beefed up the security arrangements in and around Beijing and have been carrying out frequent security checks on buses and trains.... read..

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Mallikarjun Kharge files nomination for Congress president post

Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday filed his nomination for the post of Congress president at the party office in the national capital.... read..

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Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for Congress president post tomorrow, meets another contender Digvijaya Singh

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is scheduled to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential elections of the All India Congress Committee on Saturday.... read..

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Himanta Sarma takes jibe at Congress amid Rajasthan crisis, says party has culture your life starts, ends with Gandhis

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit out at Congress, saying the party has "inside culture that your life ends and starts with Gandhis" and that the loyalty is towards the family and not the party.... read..

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Digivijaya Singh joins race for Congress president, says will file nomination tomorrow

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday joined the race for the post of Congress President.... read..

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Congress President poll: Digvijaya Singh to contest, file nomination tomorrow

Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said that he will contest the polls for party president even as Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot arrived here for a meeting with Sonia Gandhi after a rebellion over his candidature to the post by ML... read..

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Will not contest Congress president polls, says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that he will not fight for the post of Congress chief.... read..

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Congress asks its leaders to refrain from making comments on party's internal matters

Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Rajasthan, the Congress party issued an advisory to its leaders to refrain from making comments against leaders otherwise 'disciplinary action' will be taken against them.... read..

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Himanta Sarma takes jibe at Congress amid Rajasthan crisis, says party's culture is 'your life starts, ends with Gandhis'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit out at Congress, saying the party has "inside culture that your life ends and starts with Gandhis" and that the loyalty is towards the family and not the party.... read..

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Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd. announced as presenting partner for the IET India Future Tech Congress 2022

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): IET India announces Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd. (STSPL) as the presenting partner for their 2-day annual flagship conference - the IET Future Tech Congress 2022.... read..

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Whoever becomes Congress President will work under Gandhi family says Digvijaya Singh

A day before the filing of the nomination for the Congress presidential race, Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday made it clear that the Gandhi family will remain our leader whosoever becomes the president of the party.... read..

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Congress leader KC Venugopal meets Sonia Gandhi again

Congress leader KC Venugopal on Thursday arrived at 10 Janpath to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in the national capital.... read..

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Congress facing bad times, says Jairam Thakur as party's Himachal working president joins BJP

In a major jolt to the Congress ahead of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections later this year, the party's state unit working president, Harsh Mahajan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday and said that the party has become "directionless and ... read..

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Congress MLAs in Rajasthan now change tune, those who resigned say 'we are with high command'

Two days after their open "revolt" created a crisis for the Congress in Rajasthan, several MLAs, who had tendered their resignation on Sunday against the possibility of Sachin Pilot replacing Ashok Gehlot as Chief Minister, were now changing their stand a... read..

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Why only PFI? Ban RSS too, says Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh

Congress MP from Kerala on Wednesday compared the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with the Popular Front of India and demanded a similar ban on it for perpetuating "Hindu communalism."... read..

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Centre bans PFI: Congress says it is against all forms, types of communalism

Reacting to the Centre's ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI), the Congress on Wednesday said that the party is against all ideologies and institutions that misuse religion to spread prejudice, hate, bigotry and violence.... read..

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Congress MLA Arif Masood supports ban on PFI, asks why it wasn't done earlier

After the Centre banned the Popular Front of India (PFI), Congress MLA and the member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Arif Masood said that it should have been banned earlier.... read..

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Congress accuses BJP of sabotaging Opposition parties by bringing about 'political polarization'

Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh on Wednesday accused the BJP of sabotaging the Opposition parties by bringing about "political polarization."... read..

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Complete loyalty to Xi, sole criterion for party Congress delegates' election

Ahead of the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) due to take place on October 16, the CCP completed the process of carefully selecting 2,296 loyal delegates to the Congress on the basis of complete loyalty to Chinese President Xi Jinp... read..

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YSR Congress MP Vijayasai Reddy welcomes CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's decision on three capitals in Andhra

Rajya Sabha MP and YSR Congress general secretary Vijayasai Reddy welcomed the decision of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to establish three capitals in Andhra Pradesh citing the Bengaluru floods as the reason.... read..

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Congress leader Sachin Pilot arrives in Delhi, reason not disclosed

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday reached Delhi from Jaipur, but the reason for his arrival has not yet been disclosed.... read..

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Kamal Nath says not interested in becoming Congress President

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Monday said that he doesn't want to become the party President and wants to continue to work for the party in Madhya Pradesh.... read..

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Congress backstabbed YSR, says his daughter Sharmila

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y.S. Sharmila on Monday alleged that the Congress backstabbed her father and late (undivided) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.... read..

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Status quo likely in Rajasthan, say Congress sources

In wake of embarrassment for the Congress in Rajasthan with a number of MLAs, close to Chief Ashok Gehlot, openly revolting, sources said that the party may adopt a wait and watch strategy and maintain status quo till election of the new chief but no fina... read..

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Rajasthan political crisis: Congress leader Girija Vyas says "high command" orders should be followed

Reacting to the Rajasthan crisis, Congress leader Girija Vyas on Tuesday said that everyone should follow the orders of the "high command".... read..

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Tharoor, Pawan Bansal collected Congress president nomination forms, no update on Gehlot, says Mistry

Nomination forms for the post of Congress president poll have been collected by Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor and AICC treasurer Pawan Bansal, but Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has not done so yet, the party's central election authority cha... read..

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