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"No contact with AIMIM, will stay in Congress": Arif Khan refutes claims of leaving party

Refuting the claims of leaving his party, Congress leader Mohammed Arif "Naseem" Khan thanked All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for their offer and said that he will stay in Congress.... read..

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"UDF will get a landslide victory in Kerala": Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala

After the conclusion of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has said that the UDF (United Democratic Front) will register a landslide victory in Kerala.... read..

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Congress likely to discuss Amethi, Raebareli seats in today's CEC meeting

Congress will hold a Central Election Committee (CEC) today to discuss candidates for highly anticipated seats in Uttar Pradesh--Raebareli and Amethi.... read..

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BJP's Giriraj Singh lashes out at Rahul Gandhi over "Panicked PM" remark, calls Congress "leaderless" party

Union Minister and BJP candidate for the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat Giriraj Singh has criticized Rahul Gandhi's "PM has panicked" remark, stating that the Congress leader lacks understanding of his own statements.... read..

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"Politicians say anything": Buddhist scholar rubbishes Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's criticism of PM Modi

Dismissing Congress President's Mallikarjun Kahrge's "Buddha is an Avatar of Vishnu" remark, Bhante Mahendra, Former President of International Buddhist Research Institute on Saturday said that there is no such mention of an incarnation in Buddhism.... read..

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Rajasthan: Congress suspends ex-MLA, ex-state unit secretary for anti-party activities

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday suspended Ameen Khan, former MLA of Sheo Assembly constituency in Rajasthan, and Balendu Singh Shekhawat, former Secretary of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee from the party for 6 years with immediate ... read..

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My priority will be to raise issues of people in assembly: Odisha Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das

Chairman Campaign Committee Odisha Congress and MLA candidate from Narla assembly constituency under Kalahandi Lok Sabha, Bhakta Charan Das said that his priority will be to raise the issues of people in the state assembly.... read..

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"People of minority communities angry, upset": Congress's Arif Khan after no Muslim candidate fielded by MVA coalition in LS polls

After resigning from the campaign committee of the Congress party as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra didn't field a single Muslim candidate in the Lok Sabha polls, the party senior leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan said that the peop... read..

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Himachal assembly by-polls: Congress announces candidates for three seats

Congress on Friday announced the name of its three candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-elections to be held in six Himachal Pradesh assembly seats, which fell vacant after the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs, on June 1.... read..

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LS polls: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts his vote in Thiruvananthapuram

Congress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor queued up outside a polling booth in the constituency as he awaited his turn to cast his vote.... read..

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"Congress may not win more than 30 seats" says BJP candidate from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya

BJP candidate from Bengaluru South constituency, Tejasvi Surya, cast his vote in Bengaluru on Friday and stated that the Congress party may not win more than 30 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.... read..

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"Will this country run on Sharia?" Union Home Minister Amit Shah tears into Congress manifesto

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that after the Congress manifesto was released, people's inclination towards the Bharatiya Janata Party has increased further because Congress has repeated its old habit of appeasement in its manifesto.... read..

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"Congress hate SC, ST, OBCs...will give away their rights to Muslims": JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Friday claimed that the Congress and INDIA bloc have a hidden agenda to snatch away the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and give it to Muslims for their appeasem... read..

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Indian Coast Guard delegation participates in World Border Security Congress in Istanbul

A two-member Indian Coast Guard delegation led by Additional Director General S Paramesh participated in the World Border Security Congress 2024 being conducted in Istanbul, Turkiye.... read..

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"After phase one, PM is panicking": Congress' KC Venugopal after casting vote in Alappuzha

Congress candidate KC Venugopal cast his vote today at a polling booth in the Alappuzha constituency in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.... read..

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"There is clear-cut deal between BJP and CPM": Congress raises questions on INDIA bloc partner

Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday singled out his INDIA Bloc partner, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), for having a deal with the Bharatiya Janata Party.... read..

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"Will block unholy alliance between BJP & CPM": Congress' K Muraleedharan

Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency candidate K Muraleedharan on Friday cast his vote at Jawahar Nagar LP School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and said that the Congress will block unholy alliance between BJP & C... read..

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MoNRE: IREDA CMD advocates innovative financing solutions at World Energy Congress 2024

Pradip Kumar Das, Chairperson and Managing Director of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), took centre stage at the 26th edition of the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands.... read..

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Uyghur Congress criticises BASF's China enthusiasm over human rights

The Society for Threatened Peoples and the World Uyghur Congress criticised BASF, a German multinational company with China-devoted enthusiasm instead of dealing with human rights violations.... read..

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"Will never allow Congress to take away women's gold" says BJP's Amravati candidate Navnit Rana

BJP candidate from Amravati, Navnit Rana on Friday cast her vote as she attempts to retain the seat which she had won as an independent candidate in 2019. Speaking after casting her franchise Rana launched a scathing attack on the Congress manifesto and C... read..

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Lok Sabha polls: Congress releases candidate list for Haryana, fields Kumari Selja from Sirsa

The Congress Party released a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana, fielding Kumari Selja from Sirsa and Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak.... read..

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"Ashiq ka janaza hai...": Amit Shah takes jibe at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh

Urging voters to bid a 'permanent' electoral farewell to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday used a famous Urdu couplet of Fidvi Lahori and appealed to people in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh to defeat him by a record margin.... read..

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HD Kumaraswamy levels coupons for vote charge against Congress after casting his franchise

Amidst the ongoing second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha seat, HD Kumaraswamy, along with his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy and son Nikhil Kumaraswamy cast their vote at a polling booth in R... read..

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Koli fisherwomen rubbish Congress' allegations against Piyush Goyal

The Maha Vikas Aghadi and the BJP led Mahayuti Alliance are battling it in Maharashtra. Amidst the heated electoral battle the MVA had criticised the BJP's Mumbai North Candidate and Union Minister Piyush Goyal's camapign.... read..

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BJP is spreading false narrative about Congress' manifesto: Congress leader Udit Raj

Congress leader Udit Raj alleged that the BJP is ruled by only two people and they were spreading false narratives about the Congress manifesto.... read..

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"Maafinama towards Congress leadership...," Shiv Sena leader Kiran Pawaskar on Udhhav Thackeray's manifesto

Labelling the Shiv Sena (UBT) 'Vachan Nama' (manifesto) as 'maafinama' towards the Congress leadership, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Kiran Pawaskar on Friday said the name of Balasaheb Thackeray and the mention of Shiv Sena founder's ideology is mi... read..

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Maharashtra: Congress leader quits as star campaigner after no Muslim candidate fielded by MVA coalition in LS polls

Senior Congress leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan, who was one of the star campaigners for Lok Sabha elections, resigned from the campaign committee of the party after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra didn't field a single Muslim cand... read..

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Congress wants to give rights of SC, ST, OBC to "infiltrators": UP Dy CM Maurya

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya attacked the Congress party amid the row over OBC reservation in Karnataka, and said that the party wants to snatch the rights of SC, ST, and OBC community and give it to the infiltrators.... read..

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"Ashiq ka janaza hai...": Amit Shah takes jibe at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in Rajgarh

Urging voters to bid a 'permanent' electoral farewell to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday used a famous Urdu couplet of Fidvi Lahori and appealed to people in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh to defeat him by a record margin.... read..

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ADB charts course for sustainable growth with strategy 2030, unveils strategy at World Energy Congress

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific during its participation at the 26th edition of the World Energy Congress.... read..

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"If you make mistake of...": BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla warns against voting for Congress

Cautioning people against voting for the Congress, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala on Friday said the grand old party will 'snatch 55 per cent' of their wealth and assets if they make the 'mistake' of putting their electoral trust in them.... read..

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"Whenever Congress wins, there is no discussion on EVMs...": BJP's Pijush Hazarika

Assam Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pijush Hazarika on Friday questioned the opposition's allegation on electronic voting machines and said that whenever the Congress wins, there is no discussion on EVMs.... read..

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"This election is different from previous ones" says Congress' Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a veiled swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that this election is different from previous ones as a party and an individual are trying to abolish India's constitution and democracy for the first time i... read..

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"PM Modi has no knowledge of history" Congress' Bhupesh Baghel criticizes PM Modi on inheritance tax row

Amid the ongoing Second phase of the election Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent inheritance tax remark labelling him as a "liar".... read..

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Lok Sabha polls: Indian Youth Congress president casts his vote in Bengaluru

Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national president Srinivas BV cast his vote in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday.... read..

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BRS, BJP will lose in Nalgonda: Congress leader Uttam Kumar Reddy

Telangana Minister and Congress leader Uttam Kumar Reddy has declared that the Congress party will win the Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat by a record margin and that both the BRS and BJP candidates will lose.... read..

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"Country does not need to hear 'gyan' from Congress": BJP's Anurag Thakur

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that a party that was in power for 60 years and imposed an emergency, at least this country does not need to hear 'gyan' from Congress.... read..

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YSR Congress Party's Srinivasa Rao files nomination in Bheemunipatnam for Andhra Assembly election

Former state Minister and YSRCP MLA candidate from Bheemunipatnam Assembly seat Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Avanthi Srinivas filed his nomination at Bhimili RDO office in Visakhapatnam.... read..

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"Let Congress' Shehzada abuse me, people should not be angry about it": PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi enjoys abusing him but people should not be angry about it adding that since centuries "Naamdars" have abused "Kaamdars".... read..

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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Kumaraswamy hopes for national comeback in Mandya against Congress' challenge

Mandya Lok Sabha seat, one of the 28 parliamentary seats in Karnataka, holds important significance for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Janata Dal (Secular), with former two-time chief minister HD Kumaraswamy contesting in the second phase of t... read..

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"Ashok Gehlot tapped phones of Sachin Pilot, other Congress leaders": Former Rajasthan CM's Ex-OSD makes big claim

In a startling revelation, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's ex-OSD Lokesh Sharma on Wednesday said that that the purported audio clip of a phone conversation, involving Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and certain Congress figures dis... read..

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LS polls: Rajasthan BJP chief CP Joshi looks for third straight win in Chittorgarh, to face Congress' Udai Lal Anjana

The Chittorgarh constituency in Rajasthan is bracing for a high-stakes showdown as the polling for the Lok Sabha elections in this seat will be held on April 25.... read..

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"All that BJP-led Centre has given to Karnataka is empty vessel": Congress leader Randeep Surjewala

AICC general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday hit out at the BJP model of development in the state and compared them with an empty vessel - Chombu (narrow-necked vessel for holding water).... read..

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Congress leader Randeep Surjewala meets family of Hubballi murder victim, assures justice

Congress General Secretary and Karnataka-in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday visited the house of Hubballi murder victim Neha Hiremath and assured her family, justice in the case.... read..

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"Despicable and appalling": BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj hit out at Congress over Sam Pitroda's remarks on wealth creation

BJP leader and party's candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency Bansuri Swaraj criticised the Congress Party over the alleged plan to impose inheritance tax in the country and said that it is appalling that the Congress is talking about redistribut... read..

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People in hill areas want to support Congress: Keisham Meghachandra Singh on Manipur polls

Ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the troubled north-eastern state to be held on April 26, Manipur Congress President Keisham Meghachandra Singh said that people in the hill areas want to support his party.... read..

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Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai attacks Congress, asks Rahul Gandhi to distribute his 'benami asset'

Former chief minister and BJP candidate from the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency Basavaraj Bommai hit out at the Congress and asked Rahul Gandhi to distribute his 'benami assets', before speaking about the re-distribution of the nation's property.... read..

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"LS polls taking place at very unusual time when Constitution, democracy in danger": Congress' Vivek Tankha

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Congress party, Vivek Tankha on Wednesday said that the general elections 2024 are taking place at a very unusual time when the Constitution and the democracy are in danger.... read..

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Congress hates India's constitution, its identity, has no idea of country's family values: PM Modi

Continuing his sharp attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the party "hates the country's constitution, hates identity of India" and is preparing to cut the quota of SCs, STs and OBCs and to implement reservations ... read..

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Bigwigs from Congress, BJP battle it out in Karnataka's Udupi Chikmagalur LS constituency

Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency goes to the polls on 26 April in the second phase of the 2024 general election. The constituency is poised to witness a bipolar contest between Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP and K Jayaprakash Hegde of the Congre... read..

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"Congress did not release MPLAD funds for public welfare, development in Shimla": HP BJP

Former Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Minister and BJP leader Suresh Bhardwaj slammed the Congress party in the state on Thursday, claiming that MPLAD money was not released for public development and welfare in the Shimla constituency while the Congr... read..

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