Delhi Congress leaders seek probe into ‘snooping’ by AAP; L-G forwards letter to Chief Secy.

Delhi Congress leaders seek probe into ‘snooping’ by AAP; L-G forwards letter to Chief Secy.

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Congress leaders have written to Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, demanding a probe into allegations of snooping by the Delhi government through a specially designed ‘feedback unit’ (FBU), Raj Niwas officials said on Monday. The L-G Secretariat has forwarded the request to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar […]

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Former Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy resigns from Congress

Former Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy resigns from Congress

Kiran Kumar Reddy. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has resigned from the Congress. Reacting to Mr. Reddy’s resignation, Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday said that those who got everything from the party and finished the Andhra Pradesh Congress now leave for […]

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Congress to persist on its demand for JPC on Hindenburg-Adani issue

Congress to persist on its demand for JPC on Hindenburg-Adani issue

A meeting of Opposition Parties’ Floor leaders discussing the Adani issue last month. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress will continue with its demand for a probe by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Hindenburg-Adani revelations in the second part of the Budget Session that begins on Monday. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), the second largest opposition […]

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Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly polls 2023 live updates | Polling gets under way in both States

Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly polls 2023 live updates | Polling gets under way in both States

Polling will take place across 59 Assembly constituencies each in Meghalaya and Nagaland between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. today February 27, 2023 07:05 am | Updated 07:10 am IST Polling officials leave for their respective polling stations after collecting EVMs and other election equipment from a distribution centre, ahead of the Meghalaya Assembly elections, […]

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From ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to reservations in higher judiciary, Congress lists out its social justice commitments

From ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to reservations in higher judiciary, Congress lists out its social justice commitments

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses at the party’s 85th Plenary Session, in Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Enacting a law named the ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ “to safeguard the right to education and dignity” for the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minorities; creating a dedicated Ministry for […]

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Morning Digest | Congress to give 50% reservation to women, youth in all party positions; India, U.K. Finance Ministers agree to make further progress on FTA, and more

Morning Digest | Congress to give 50% reservation to women, youth in all party positions; India, U.K. Finance Ministers agree to make further progress on FTA, and more

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leader Sonia Gandhi during the 85th Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress, in Raipur on February 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress economic resolution identifies job creation as the cornerstone of policy making The Congress, terming employment generation as the core and foundation of its draft […]

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Congress could have been more vocal on issues like Bilkis Bano, murder in name of cow vigilantism: Tharoor

Congress could have been more vocal on issues like Bilkis Bano, murder in name of cow vigilantism: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on February 26 said the Congress should be absolutely clear in its ideological stance in favour of an inclusive India and pointed out that the party could have been more vocal on issues such as the Bilkis Bano outrage and murder in the name of cow vigilantism. Addressing the 85th […]

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Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

The U.N. General Assembly votes in favour of a resolution upholding Ukraine’s territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia’s invasion, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP India abstains in U.N. vote underscoring need for just, lasting peace in Ukraine India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on February 23 […]

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INTUC session to ask Congress to follow Nehru’s economic outlook

INTUC session to ask Congress to follow Nehru’s economic outlook

Vice-President of the INTUC R. Chandrasekharan said the discussions will also take place on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. File | Photo Credit: Vipin Chandran The 33 rd plenary session of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), which will begin in New Delhi on Wednesday, will urge the Congress, its parent organisation, to reconsider […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]

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