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Haryana CM Khattar reacts to state Congress chief Udai Bhan's derogatory remarks

Reacting to the remarks of Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan's derogatory remarks targeted at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and at him, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that the people of the state will give a reply to the grand old... read..

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“Congress leaders, workers venting their anger among themselves”: MP CM Chouhan takes jibe at Jan Aakrosh Yatra

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a jibe at the Congress’s Jan Aakrosh Yatra and said that Congress leaders and workers are venting their anger among themselves.... read..

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BJP leader Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya claims Jan Aakrosh in MP is against treachery of Congressmen

Former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya has taken a jibe at the Congress party and has claimed that Jan Aakrosh in Madhya Pradesh is against the treachery of Congressmen.... read..

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"No right to insult new Parliament": BJP hits back at Congress' Jairam Ramesh

Condemning the remarks of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over the new Parliament building, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravishankar Prasad on Saturday said that the new building is made in India in the true sense and that the Rajya Sabha MP of the grand old p... read..

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Haryana Congress chief uses derogatory language against PM, refuses apology; says this is “slang” in state

Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan on Saturday used derogatory language to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar with peeved BJP leaders seeking an apology and action against him. ... read..

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"Dangerous for democracy..." Maharashtra Congress chief Patole reacts to Bidhuri's objectionable remarks

Reacting to the objectionable remarks of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri targeted at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmaker Danish Ali in Lok Sabha, Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole on Friday said that the party strictly oppose the incident and... read..

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"BJP-JDS alliance proved that Congress is only secular party": K'taka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan

After Janata Dal (Secular) formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday, Karnataka Minister for Housing and Minority Welfare, B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, has said that the BJP-JDS alliance has proved that the Congress Party is the only secu... read..

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"New Parliament building should be called Modi Multiplex or Marriot": Congress' Jairam Ramesh

Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the construction of the new Parliament building and said that the new complex should be called the "Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot".... read..

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“Govt holding discussions on proposal for 6 deputy CMs”: Karnataka Congress MLA

Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy on Saturday said the government was holding discussions on a proposal to bring in five more deputy chief ministers to the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, with some ministers already coming out in f... read..

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"Congress should apologize": BJP's OP Dhankhar attacks Congress over Udai Bhan's remarks on PM Modi

Reacting to the remarks of Haryana Congress Chief Udai Bhan's derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Haryana Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief OP Dhankhar on Saturday said that the Congress should apologize. ... read..

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Assam CM’s wife files 10 crore defamation case against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation case against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi for false allegations of irregularities in a food processing project of the central government.... read..

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Dubai to host Urological Association of Asia Congress

Dubai [UAE], September 23 (ANI/WAM): Dubai will play host to the 20th Urological Association of Asia Congress (UAA 2023) for the first time in the Middle East from 28th September to 1st October 2023 at Conrad Dubai. Over 2500 urologists from 70 countries ... read..

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Congress MP Manish Tewari demands to conduct 2024 polls on paper ballots

The Congress voiced fresh misgivings over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), with its Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari saying on Saturday that votes in the general elections next year should be cast via paper ballots. He said the exercise that de... read..

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Opposition parties seek action against BJP MP Bidhuri over remarks, Congress demands expulsion from LS

Opposition leaders on Friday came down heavily over Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s communal remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Danish Ali in Lok Sabha on Thursday and sought strict action against him.... read..

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Congress to distribute posters of Kamal Nath’s 11 promises along with ‘Gangajal’ to public; BJP jibes

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, the Congress party is going to distribute a bottle of ‘Gangajal’ and posters of 11 promises made by former CM Kamal Nath for the public to every house reminding them about the promises.... read..

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As Parliament passes women’s reservation Bill, Congress says demand for amendments not met

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi earned praise from both sides of the political aisle following the historic passage of the women's reservation Bill in Parliament, the Congress MPs on Thursday flagged the omission of the OBC sub-quota from the draft l... read..

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MP High Court orders to quash FIR registered against Congress MLA Umang Singhar

Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered to quash the FIR registered against Congress MLA Umang Singhar by his wife in connection with rape and unnatural sex.... read..

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MP: Indore BJP leader Dinesh Malhar resigns from party, says will join Congress

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district Dinesh Malhar has resigned from the party and said that he would join the Congress party.... read..

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“Strongly oppose idea of Khalistan but...” Congress Punjab chief amid India-Canada row

Amid the India-Canada standoff, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Friday made it clear that they strongly oppose the idea of Khalistan but in the same breath opposed labelling of their youth as "anti-nationals"... read..

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Congress leader criticizes UP govt over closure of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Amethi, calls for "individual accountability"

In response to the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to revoke the licence of Amethi's Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for alleged 'medical negligence', Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma has expressed his disapproval of the closure method. ... read..

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"Congress has upcoming election in mind while PM Modi...": Suvendu Adhikari on Women's Reservation Bill

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that while Congress has the upcoming election in their mind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only focused on women empowerment.... read..

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India to host 17th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement in 2027

India has secured the privilege of hosting the esteemed International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC) in 2027.... read..

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Congress' Pramod Tiwari links implementation of Women's Reservation Bill to "Shop clearance sale"

A day after the Women's Reservation bill was cleared in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janta Party and said that the Centre's promise of implementation of the bill was similar to "clearance sale of a shop".... read..

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi hears grievances of porters at Anand Vihar ISBT

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited Anand Vihar ISBT on Thursday spoke with the porters and also wore their uniform and carried a load. He listened to their grievances and demands raised by them.... read..

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“Is there any hospital where deaths don't take place?" asks Congress leader on closure of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Amethi

After the Uttar Pradesh government decided to revoke the licence of Amethi's Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for alleged 'medical negligence', Congress leader Pramod Tiwari questioned the state government’s decision asking whether there is any hospital where death... read..

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“Canada has taken role of how Pakistan used to be earlier”: Congress MP

Amid continuous escalation in the diplomatic crisis between India and Canada, Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday said that Ottawa has taken the role of how Pakistan used to be earlier.... read..

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Assam CM slams Rahul Gandhi, says "Congress and traitor single word"

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and termed the Congress party a "traitor" for promising monthly money scheme to the people of Telangana but not implementing the same in Rajasthan.... read..

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Draft of women’s reservation bill prepared during UPA regime, says Congress leader Arun Yadav

Veteran Congress leader Arun Yadav has taken a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government over women’s reservation bill tabled in the parliament and claimed that the draft of the bill was prepared during the UPA regime.... read..

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Congress Leader Vijay Wadettiwar targets Smriti Irani over her Gandhi family remark

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition and Congress Leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday targeted Smriti Irani over her ‘Gandhi family is only interested in empowering women in their family’ remark by saying, “The woman who enters other people's houses and owns t... read..

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Women Reservation Bill introduced in LS: BJP calls an 'immortal day' in Indian history, Congress calls 'election jumla'

As the Parliamentarians entered the new Parliament building on day two of the five-day Special Session, the first agenda taken up for the day was the introduction of the Women Reservation Bill which was introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. ... read..

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Congress' Gaurav Gogoi calls Canadian politics "bizarre” following Trudeau's allegations against India

Amid the sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions, triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader on its soil Congress leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi said that “Canadian politic... read..

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'Smriti Irani's portfolio to abuse Congress, Gandhi family': KC Venugopal

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday took a swipe at Union Minister Smriti Irani for her remark on former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and said that the Bhartiya Janata Party and the Prime Minister have given Smriti Irani a portfolio to ... read..

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Congress to launch electoral battle with full strength in poll-bound states: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that the party will launch the electoral battle with full strength for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana.... read..

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MP: Several BJP leaders, including former BJP MP Bodh Singh Bhagat join Congress

Ahead of the assembly polls slated later this year, several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including a former member of parliament (MP) of BJP from Balaghat Bodh Singh Bhagat have joined the Congress party along with their supporters.... read..

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Be it Delhi or Madhya Pradesh, Congress has no support: MP Minister Mohan Yadav on Jan Aakrosh Yatra

Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav has taken a dig at the Congress party over Jan Aakrosh Yatra and has said that be it Delhi or Madhya Pradesh, Congress has no existence.... read..

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"Congress doesn't have any agenda so they are taking up small issues," Mahesh Jethmalani on amended constitution preamble

Senior lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani on Wednesday dismissed the claims made by Opposition MPs in the Parliament on the absence of the phrase "socialist secular" from the preamble and said that the claim did not hold any strength and was take... read..

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Opposition DMK-Congress MLAs stage walkout from Puducherry Assembly

The Opposition MLAs of the DMK-Congress alliance on Wednesday staged a walkout from the  Puducherry Assembly after their demand for allotting time for discussing various "issues faced by people" was rejected by the speaker R Selvam.  ... read..

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“Congress has ‘Aakrosh’ in its heart,” MP CM Chouhan on ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken a jibe at the Congress Party over their ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ and said that they (Congress) have ‘Aakrosh’ on the their part.... read..

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"Congress has never been serious about women's reservation": Amit Shah slams Congress 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress party for taking the credit for the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament and said that Congress has never been serious about women's reservation.... read..

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Congress backs Govt stand after Canada's allegations against India

Congress has always believed that the country's fight against terrorism has to be uncompromising, said Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that India could be linked to ... read..

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Nuh violence: Court sends Congress MLA Mamman Khan to 14 days of Judicial custody

Nuh Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Tuesday sent Congress Member of Legislative Assembly Mamman Khan to 14 days’ judicial custody in connection with the Nuh violence case.... read..

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“Congress is not criticising but seeks clarification…": KC Venugopal on Women's Reservation Bill

Calling the Women's Reservation Bill ‘good’, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that the party is not criticising the introduction of 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' adding that the party just wants to seek some clarification from the ... read..

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Sonia Gandhi likely to be lead speaker of Congress to discuss Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be the lead speaker from her party for the debate when the Lok Sabha will take up the Women's Reservation Bill for the discussion on Wednesday, the sources said.... read..

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Congress call Women’s Reservation Bill an "election jumla"

Terming an "election jumla" and "a huge betrayal of hopes of women," Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had any real intention to prioritise women empowerment, the Women’s Reserva... read..

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YSR Congress Party extends support to Women's Reservation Bill

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday informed that his party Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) is extending support to the Women's Reservation Bill which was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.  ... read..

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"Congress party will support it": Vikramaditya Singh on Women's Reservation Bill

With the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament, Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh has said that this has been continuously taken up by successive Congress governments in the past and the party will support the bill and ... read..

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MP: Jyotiraditya Scindia’s supporter Pramod Tandon resigns from BJP, says will join Congress

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s supporter Pramod Tandon on Monday resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and he said to join the Congress party.... read..

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"Time has come to take cognizance of anti-defection law...": Congress MP Manish Tewari 

Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari on Monday said that the time has come to take the anti-defection law which has been enshrined in the 10th schedule of the Indian Constitution adding that this law is unable to achieve its objective due to the rising inc... read..

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Incapable of condemning insult to Sanatan Dharma: BJP leader Bandi Sanjay blasts Congress over Udhayanidhi remarks

Wading into the continuing political firestorm over DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks, equating Sanatan Dharma with "mosquitoes, dengue, malaria, fever and corona", BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the controversy has pushed the Congress into a he... read..

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“Wherever Congress gave guarantees, could not fulfill even single one” says Devendra Fadnavis

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has taken a jibe at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her six guarantees given in Telangana and said that wherever Congress gave guarantees, they could not fulfil even a single guarantee.... read..

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Congress sounds poll bugle with mammoth rally in Telangana; announces "six guarantees"

Sounding the poll bugle in Telangana with a mammoth rally, the Congress party announced six guarantees for the people of the state after the two-day Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Hyderabad. ... read..

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