Sushmita Dev

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Sushmita is hoping to exploit her father’s association with the state to help establish the Trinamul Congress in Tripura. (PTI)

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Sushmita’s first task in her new party is to help the Trinamul Congress expand its footprint beyond West Bengal to this northeastern state

22 Aug 2021 1:02 AM

'Modi govt starts the year. After railway passenger fare hikes, another attack on peoples' livelihoods. All this in the wake of sharp job losses, food price inflation and record fall in rural wages,' Yechury tweeted. (Photo: File)

'New year's gift': Oppn slams BJP over price hike in LPG cylinders, rail fares

The government on December 31, raised train fares. It also hiked LPG cylinder rates by Rs 19 per cylinder.

01 Jan 2020 7:10 PM

"Some genuine Indian citizens have been wrongly excluded from the NRC list published in Assam. Congress will help all those people who are Indian citizens. One of our former MLA's name too has been excluded from the list," Congress leader Dev said. (Photo: ANI)

'Will help genuine Indian citizens excluded from NRC list': Congress' Sushmita Dev

The final list of NRC in Assam was published on Saturday with 19 lakh people not included in it.

01 Sep 2019 11:28 AM

Dev had alleged that 'inaction' by the poll panel on complaints against top BJP leaders was 'a sign of invidious discrimination' as also 'arbitrary, capricious and impermissible' as it was destructive of the integrity of electoral process. (Photo: ANI)

SC asks Cong MP to bring on record EC orders giving clean chit to PM Modi, Amit Shah

Senior Adv AM Sighvi alleged that poll panel has passed unreasoned orders dismissing complaints of Cong party on MCC violations.

06 May 2019 12:15 PM

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi with party LS candidate Susmita Deb takes part in a roadshow, during the ongoing general polls at Silchar, Assam. (Photo: PTI)

PM has time to visit Pak not Varanasi: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi says BJP removed special status given to Northeast by Congress.

15 Apr 2019 3:19 AM

India will be finished if Modi returns as PM: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Sidhu said, two crore jobs would be given every year if the BJP came to power, but those were nothing but “fake promises”.

13 Apr 2019 1:50 AM

Among the third list of candidates declared by the Congress after a meeting of the party’s central election committee are five from Assam, two from Meghalaya, one from Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland each, besides eight from Telangana. (Representational Image)

Congress releases third list of 18 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

Ex Meghalaya CM Sangma has been fielded from Tura, All India Mahila Congress chief Dev from Silchar and Gaurav Gogoi from Kaliabor in Assam.

16 Mar 2019 8:49 AM

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was inducted in the Congress weeks after Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav announced an alliance in Uttar Pradesh for Lok Sabha polls. (Photo: File)

‘Thought no one noticed’: Priyanka Gandhi on starting debut speech with ‘my sisters’

Priyanka delivered her first public speech after having been appointed as Congress general secretary in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on March 12.

14 Mar 2019 3:19 PM

‘What does triple talaq bring to the table? Just criminalisation?’

In an interview with Sreeparna Chakrabarty, Ms Dev says she is crystal clear that there should be no criminalisation.

10 Feb 2019 6:47 AM

Congress has criminal mindset: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Naqvi said that triple talaq is an evil practice like sati and child marriage.

10 Feb 2019 6:22 AM

Congress women’s wing chief Sushmita Dev (Photo: ANI)

Congress says it will scrap talaq law, faces BJP flak

Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev alleged the Triple Talaq Bill is yet another tool of PM Narendra Modi to put Muslim men behind the bars.

08 Feb 2019 2:15 AM

“Lately a triple talaq law was brought in and through this Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created an atmosphere of confrontation between Muslim men and women,” said Sushmita Dev. (Photo: ANI)

Congress party will withdraw Triple Talaq bill if voted to power: Sushmita Dev

Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev alleged the Triple Talaq Bill is yet another tool of PM Narendra Modi to put Muslim men behind the bars.

07 Feb 2019 4:43 PM

Congress condemns BJP’s comments on Priyanka Gandhi

In a video message posted on Twitter, Ms Dev said one of the reasons why only few women join politics was that they are not treated well.

03 Feb 2019 6:24 AM

"A derogatory thread on #PriyankaGandhi's physical appearance is being unleashed on social media," Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev said in a tweet. (Photo: DC)

Will lodge FIRs in all state capitals over 'malicious campaign' against Priyanka

BJP MLA Surendra Singh had compared Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Ravana and his sister Priyanka Gandhi to Surpanakha.

02 Feb 2019 2:59 PM

Congress agrees to back bill, with a rider

Cong women’s wing chief says legislation should consider alimony to women.

23 Jul 2018 12:42 AM

‘Modi has no answers on graft’

Cong hits back after PM’s challenge to Rahul on 15 minute speech.

02 May 2018 1:04 AM

Dismiss J&K dy CM for remarks on Kathua: Congress

Cong spokesperson Sushmita Dev also attacked the PM over his silence on the issue and urged him to ensure that Mr Gupta was sacked.

02 May 2018 1:01 AM

All India Congress Committee Mahila president Sushmita Dev on Sunday said the party will provide free sanitary napkins to women in Meghalaya if voted to power in upcoming elections. (Photo: representational | file)

Party will provide free sanitary napkins if voted to power: Mahila Congress

Sushmita Dev claimed the BJP will not win a single seat in Meghalaya, and its similar promise of free sanitary napkins will not happen.

19 Feb 2018 8:29 AM

Congress leader and MP Sushmita Dev. (Twitter)

BJP trying to use money power, says Congress MP

The BJP has rubbished the allegations and claimed that it was a “drama” staged at the behest of Congress.

28 Oct 2017 6:40 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Congress to woo women to counter PM Modi

Party’s spin doctors working out strategies to cultivate women voters ahead of Guj polls.

08 Oct 2017 12:45 AM

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