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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray

MNS chief calls on Sonia, sparks alliance murmurs

The Assembly elections in Maharashtra are scheduled to be held in October this year.

09 Jul 2019 1:39 AM

Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Why Gandhis must retain a say in party affairs

The BJP recognised that in order to weaken the Congress, it was essential to weaken the party’s first family.

05 Jul 2019 12:05 AM

This is the second defamation petition against Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)

RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi appears before Mumbai court

Hearing in the case is scheduled at 10 am at Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate court on July 4.

04 Jul 2019 10:05 AM

This came a day after Rahul Gandhi tweeted his decision to step down as party president by writing a farewell note to party workers and supporters. (Photo: File)

'Few have the courage': Priyanka on Rahul's decision to step down

Priyanka wrote: 'Few have the courage that you do @rahulgandhi. Deepest respect for your decision.'

04 Jul 2019 9:30 AM

Other senior leaders such as Salman Khurshid and Ashok Gehlot have also expressed that they will continue to follow Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul will always remain my leader, says Ahmed Patel; Congress veterans agree

There was wild speculation that after Rahul's resignation, senior leader Motilal Vora would be the interim president of the party.

04 Jul 2019 8:49 AM

UPA chairperson and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (Photo: File)

Sonia and Rahul may leave for UK on Saturday

Congress leaders at various levels have been appealing to Mr Gandhi to take back his resignation, but he has been unrelenting.

04 Jul 2019 1:26 AM

Sonia Gandhi slams rail coach unit’s ‘corporatisation’ in Rae Bareli

The railway ministry rebutted Gandhi’s charges claiming that “corporatisation was not privatisation”.

03 Jul 2019 2:05 AM

Sonia Gandhi said the future of 2000 workers remains uncertain due to the government’s move. (Photo: PTI)

Sonia says govt privatising Rae Bareli coach factory; officials say ‘incorrect’

‘Sonia Gandhi is incorrect… Corporatisation is not privatisation,’ a Railways official said.

02 Jul 2019 5:08 PM

BJP senior leader L.K. Advani (Photo: PTI)

When LK Advani apologised to Sonia Gandhi

There are many others who were viscerally opposed to the Congress Party’s style of government and what it represents.

01 Jul 2019 12:05 AM

Congress was wiped out in the state in elections and could only win one seat, while its ally NCP won four out of 48 seats. (Photo: File)

Sonia Gandhi to meet Prakash Ambedkar to forge an alliance in Maharashtra

Prakash Ambedkar, formed an alliance with Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh, Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Janata Dal(S).

29 Jun 2019 1:56 PM

Many of them said that they would not withdraw their resignation until Rahul Gandhi promised to continue as the Congress chief. (Photo: File)

Many Cong leaders resign after Rahul refuses to continue as party prez

Delhi and Telangana working presidents and 120 other office bearers across the country have resigned.

28 Jun 2019 9:47 PM

Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Sonia Gandhi tells party MPs to take on treasury benches

Incidentally, Mrs Gandhi herself is one of the most regular Congress MPs who is present almost everyday during the morning session.

28 Jun 2019 1:11 AM

On May 25, Rahul offered to resign from the post of party president following Congress' poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File)

Have already given my decision: Rahul rejects MPs appeal to continue as prez

The party lawmakers said that there was no one else who can lead the Congress and insisted that he continue to lead.

26 Jun 2019 1:07 PM

Rahul Gandhi, who won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, lost to Bharatiya Janata Party’s Smriti Irani in Amethi, which was considered a stronghold of the party. (Photo: File)

Youth Congress workers to meet Rahul Gandhi today

Meanwhile, Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of all party MPs on Wednesday.

26 Jun 2019 10:10 AM

Amit Shah at Parliament House on Monday. (Photo: SONDEEP SHANKAR)

Sparks fly as Congress, BJP spar in motion of thanks debate

Home minister Amit Shah too was present in the House during the discussion.

25 Jun 2019 1:59 AM

High time Cong gave leaders in states their due

There was no silver lining to inspire hopes of a recovery as in 1989 when it lost to the National Front. It lost again to the BJP in 1998 and in 1999.

23 Jun 2019 1:42 AM

Asked whether it was going to be tough for him to run the Lok Sabha amid religious chants, Om Birla said, ‘There is no challenge’. (Photo: ANI)

Who said you can't say 'Vande Mataram', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'? asks Om Birla

Sonia Gandhi, took oath on Tuesday. She was welcomed amid slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Jai Sri Ram'.

20 Jun 2019 1:57 PM

Voices of dissent have been growing in the Karnataka Congress for some time now due to differences over the functioning of the coalition government in the state. (Photo: PTI)

Congress dissolves its Karnataka unit, retains state chief, working president

Two members of the Congress were recently inducted in the Karnataka cabinet.

19 Jun 2019 3:21 PM

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Oath-taking in LS turns into sloganeering contest

Sonia, Mulayam among others administered oath on Day 2.

19 Jun 2019 7:02 AM

Immediately after her, BJP MP and former minister Maneka Gandhi was administered the oath and she and her sister-in-law Sonia Gandhi greeted each other with folded hands. (Photo: File)

Sonia Gandhi takes oath as LS member

Her son and Congress President Rahul Gandhi appeared to be capturing the moment on his mobile phone from the opposition benches.

18 Jun 2019 3:47 PM

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