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Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi arrives during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021. (PTI)

Sonia Gandhi takes the lead, invites Opposition to virtual meeting on August 20

The online interaction will likely set the stage for another lunch or dinner meet the Congress is planning in Delhi

13 Aug 2021 9:13 AM

Conscious that the effort required will be huge, Mamata Banerjee is insistent that time is running out to start this endeavour. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamata ‘antidote’ to Modi? Khela Hobe strikes a chord

It is not entirely incidental that she has taken possession of the empty slot of Opposition leader

11 Aug 2021 1:21 AM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leaves after meeting Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Mamata Banerjee: No problem if someone else leads Opposition

Mamata Banerjee met several Opposition leaders and called on Sonia Gandhi

29 Jul 2021 7:27 AM

Congress leader P. Chidambaram had watched the live broadcast of Ms Banerjee’s virtual speech, which was organised by the TMC at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, on the occasion of its annual Shahid Diwas event. — DC file photo

Pegasus: Cong reaches out to Didi ahead of her Delhi visit

The Congress sent the message of solidarity to the Trinamul Congress supremo a day before she flies to New Delhi on a four-day visit

26 Jul 2021 9:06 AM

The utterances of Navjot Singh Sidhu against the Punjab government and the sitting chief minister had made the situation uncomfortable for many Congressmen from the state. — ANI file photo

Truce in Punjab?: Amarinder to attend Sidhu event today

Sidhu and 4 other working presidents of the state Congress sent a special invitation to Capt. Amarinder to attend the installation ceremony

23 Jul 2021 8:25 AM

Mamata Banerjee calls for united Opposition front, to meet Pawar, Chidambaram

Mamata renewed her call for a united Opposition under one umbrella shunning self-interest to remove the BJP from power at the Centre

22 Jul 2021 1:02 AM

The crisis in Punjab was precipitated after the public utterances of disgruntled Congress legislator Mr Sidhu against the Congress government and the CM Captain Amarinder Singh. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Move for Sidhu as PCC chief, Capt Amarinder Singh angry

AICC tries to defuse crisis, says both must work together

16 Jul 2021 12:50 AM

Mrs Sonia Gandhi also demanded that meetings of the standing committees be held immediately. — PTI file photo

Sonia asks PM to call all-party meet on Covid

Referring to the letters written to Modi by Dr Manmohan Singh and by Rahul Gandhi, Sonia said all these had fallen on deaf ears

08 May 2021 9:35 AM

The Gandhis’ state of funk may have been enhanced last week by Gujarat where, contrary to the promise of 2017, the Congress has been beaten to a pulp by the BJP in the local body elections. (Photo: PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | Gandhis have had it if Congress flops in May

As for the Congress Party (The House), senior members have already bolted and joined the BJP

13 Mar 2021 4:30 AM

If you have taken the shot before anybody else in your circle -- your bhav goes up instantly! (Representational Photo: AFP)

Shobhaa De | I’ve vaxxed… Have you? ‘Jab’ as a status symbol

Meanwhile, Bollywood is all a-flutter dealing with the income tax raids on handpicked filmwallahs

06 Mar 2021 4:58 AM

Justice Suresh Kait, while issuing notice to the Gandhis and others sought their stand on Swamy's plea by April 12. (PTI file Photo)

HC seeks response of Gandhis in National Herald case

All the seven accused including the Gandhis and others had denied the allegations

22 Feb 2021 1:57 PM

Anand K Sahay l Can Rahul or anyone salvage Congress, or will it break?

The BJP had come into its own and formed governments at the Centre under a well-liked figure. In contrast, the Congress had haemorrhaged

29 Jan 2021 4:15 AM

Arnab chats: CWC demands JPC probe on violation of nationals security, Official Secrets Act

Silence from the government's side on what has been revealed has been deafenin, said Sonia Gandhi

22 Jan 2021 5:34 PM

Farmers leaders during a meeting with Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar (unseen) and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal (unseen) over the new farm laws, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Wednesday, December. 30, 2020. (PTI)

Government hopes 7th round of talks will end on positive note today

04 Jan 2021 7:02 AM

Anita Katyal | Wait for RSS’ pungent takes on a Turkish drama series

The BJP is reasonably confident that it will succeed this time as Amit Shah has placed his loyalists in key positions in the desert state

27 Dec 2020 7:20 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi(L) with former US president Barack Obama. (Twitter)

Obama mentions Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his memoir

Gandhi's mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi also appears to find mention in the memoir

13 Nov 2020 1:18 PM

A year after Lok Sabha debacle, Congress kickstarts process to elect new president

In the Congress hierarchy, only AICC members have voting rights in case of any elections.

01 Nov 2020 12:10 PM

Senior Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad and other opposition lawmakers protest against the farm and labour bills at Parliament House in New Delhi. (PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | Whenever cornered, BJP says 'Eulalie' to opposition leaders

That's how the ruling party gets to enjoy so much legislative and executive leverage

27 Sep 2020 7:17 PM

Sonia rejigs Congress Working Committee; Rahul's stamp evident in restructure

Gandhi also restructured the central election authority of the party, which will elect new prez

12 Sep 2020 7:23 AM

Fail to urderstand the urgency to pick new Congress chief: Khurshid

The CWC made it clear no one would be permitted to undermine or weaken the party and its leadership

30 Aug 2020 3:40 PM

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