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Speak thoughtfully about colleagues, Tharoor's advice to Ashok Gehlot

Veteran Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday advised Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to speak thoughtfully about his colleagues

Cong releases charge sheet against Modi govt, calls BJP Bhrasht Jumla Party

The Congress Saturday released a "charge sheet" against the Modi govt, terming the BJP a 'Bhrasht Jumla Party' and alleging that its mantra was 'kuch ka saath, khud ka vikas, sabke saath vishwasghaat

No decision for 110 days direct encouragement to horse-trading, says Raj HC

Rajasthan HC has sought complete record in connection with the resignation of 81 Congress MLAs in September last year during a parallel meeting called against the one convened by party high command

LIVE: Wrestlers meets Sports Minister Anurag Thakur's for talks again

The death toll stands at 530,728, the data updated at 8 am stated

No security problem for Bharat Jodo Yatra: JK governor Manoj Sinha

The march entered Kashmir on Thursday and will culminate with a rally in Srinagar on January 30

3 mn posts vacant in govt departments, 71,000 job letters too little: Cong

The Congress said the 71,000 appointment letters that PM Narendra Modi distributed to the youth are too little and sought to know where are the 16 crore jobs that were promised in past 8 years

Why PM Modi can shrug off Rahul Gandhi's populist challenge, for now

Even with a bumper tax harvest the federal government will just about meet its targeted budget deficit of 6.4% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ends on March 31

Election Commission orders probe into attacks on Cong bike rally in Tripura

The incident took place hours after the announcement of the Tripura assembly poll schedule on Wednesday

Tripura: CPM, Congress to hold rally under 'democratic, secular' banner

Those who will join the rally will not carry flags of any political party, CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhury and Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra enters final phase in Jammu and Kashmir

Welcoming him into the union territory, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah drew a parallel between the Shankaracharya and Rahul Gandhi

Indian politics needs more like her: Jairam Ramesh on New Zealand PM Ardern

Ardern told reporters in Napier that February 7 will be her last day in office

MLA Deshmukh seeks removal of Maha Cong chief Patole, writes to Kharge

Deshmukh said under the leadership of Patole, who was appointed MPCC president in February 2021, the party's position in the state has actually weakened

Punjab's ex-FM Manpreet Singh Badal joins BJP soon after quitting Congress

Earlier in his resignation letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Badal said he was "disillusioned" by the party

Step out of your homes against inflation, unemployment: Congress Prez

Kharge said Rahul Gandhi is standing against the hatred and appealed to the people to join his mega walkathon

J-K Cong spokesperson Deepika Pushkar resigns ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra

She said she is leaving the party on ideological grounds as Singh was responsible for "sabotaging" the 2018 Kathua rape case by "brazenly defending" the rapists of an eight-year-old nomadic girl

After 6 days in Punjab, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Himachal

On entering the state, Rahul Gandhi said: "You had asked that yatra should pass through Himachal Pradesh. We changed the entire route"

BJP shows receipts of Rs 1,917 crore; Congress Rs 541 crore in FY22

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has shown total receipts of Rs 1,917.12 crore and expenditure of Rs 854.46 crore in Financial Year 2021-22. It received contributions through electoral bonds to the tune of Rs 1,033.7 crore. The Congress in its annual audit report for Financial Year 2021-22 has shown its expenditure at Rs 400.41 crore and receipts of Rs 541.27 crore. It has shown grants, donations and contributions to the tune of Rs 347.99 crore. In its annual audit report for Financial Year 2021-22, the Communist Party of India has shown receipts of 2.87 crore and expenditure of Rs 1.18 crore. Their annual reports were put in public domain by the Election Commission on Tuesday. The three are amongst the eight recognised national parties.

Over indulgence of slogans leading to governance of indigestion: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the BJP over its slogan 'governance of saturation', saying it is actually 'governance of indigestion by over indulgence of meaningless slogans'

Govt widening economic inequality; policies 'increasing' poverty: Congress

The Congress accused the BJP govt of widening the economic inequality in India and said the richest one per cent owns more than 40% of the country's wealth, while half the population has only 3% of it

Joined Bharat Jodo Yatra for 'united India': Veteran actor Kamal Haasan

Having recently joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi, veteran actor Kamal Haasan on Sunday said he would have walked the streets of the national capital during the Emergency as well if he had that much sense of politics in the 1970s. Speaking on the concluding day of the sixth Kerala Literature Festival, the actor-turned-politician clarified that one should not mistake his being part of the yatra to leaning towards a "party" as he did that for a "united India". "...if I had this much sense of politics in the 1970s and there was Emergency, I would have walked the streets of Delhi. Please do not mistake this (my joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra) as my leaning towards a party; This was for a united India," Haasan said. The yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, will conclude in Srinagar by January 30 with Gandhi hoisting the national flag in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The Makkal Needhi Maiam chief said he joined polit