The exit poll findings released on Thursday dont look very exciting for the Congress, as except in Tamil Nadu, the Congress is unlikely to wrest power in any of the remaining four states/UT that went to the polls.Former External Affairs Minister and senior...

Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday alleged that the government's claim that there is no shortage of vaccines is hollow and untrue and the government should start preparing to meet the demand.In a statement, the former Finance Minister said, "the first...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Centre for spending money on PR exercise at a time when the country is facing a tough battle against the raging pandemic.Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said, "I appeal to the Union government with humility not to...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has stepped up attack on the centre for Covid management. He said that many deaths have been caused due to shortage of Oxygen and ICU beds.Rahul Gandhi on Friday tweeted, "Corona can cause a fall in oxygen level but it's #OxygenShortage...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Centre's vaccine strategy and alleged it's akin to demonetisation."Union government's vaccine strategy is not less than the demonetisation… common people will queue up… will bear the loss of wealth, health...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra speaking exclusively to IANS has questioned the government on its response to the rapidly rising Covid numbers in the country. She has accused the government of lack of planning to handle the crisis. Here are some highlights from the rare...

Amid surging cases of Covid in the country, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'not using all the might to control the pandemic but used it to win elections.Sibal tweeted: "Modiji, you use all your might, muscle...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded that the government should transfer money into the accounts of the migrants who are compelled to go back home due to the lockdown and pandemic.Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tweeted, "Migrants are again moving back, so this...

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, putting forward five suggestions to the government including ramping up the vaccination program and giving approval to the vaccines cleared by European agencies or USFDA.Manmohan...

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 former Union Minister and Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded that the Centre declare a national health emergency in the country. He also urged the Election Commission to declare a moratorium on election rallies. He...

Amid massive surge in Covid cases, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the continuing crisis. He alleged that it's a Modi made disaster."Shamshan aur Kabristan dono -- Jo kaha so ho kiya (both funeral and burial...

A month ahead of the BJP-led NDA government completing seven years, the Congress has attacked the government over economic issues, which it says are looming in the country.Former Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram crticising the government said in a statement,...

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the fuel prices and said that he should also discuss it and not just the exams."Getting your vehicle refueled is no less than an exam due to higher central government...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the high level meeting to commemorate 400th birth anniversary (Prakash Parv) of Hind Ki Chadar Shri Guru Teg Bahadur today through video conferencing, which was also attended by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from Shimla...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the Election Commission for reducing the ban on BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma to 24 hours and said Commission's move suggests it has torn the page of "impartiality" from its rule book.In a...

By securing 101 seats in the 126-member Assam Assembly, the Congress led 'Mahajot' would form the government on May 5 and in the first session of the Vidhan Sabha, it would initiate the process of implementing its 'five guarantees' for the state, AICC General...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asked the Election Commission (EC) to act 'decisively" after an EVM was found in the BJP MLAs vehicle in Assam.In a series of tweets, she said, "Every time there is an election video of private vehicles caught transporting EVM's...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took a swipe at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for withdrawing the new interest rates on small savings announced by the government within 24 hours, questioning whether it was really an 'oversight'...

Keeping up his attack on the RSS and the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated that Assam would not be governed from Nagpur and Delhi as only Assam's people are entitled to run the state.Gandhi, in previous election rallies in Assam, had...

The arrival of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Kerala aimed at stopping Pinarayi Vijayan's march towards a second term, appeared to be working on Tuesday as huge crowds flanked the roads where her roadshow was scheduled to pass.When she spoke at her first election...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly election a fight to save Tamil culture and said that the AIADMK-BJP combine will be badly defeated.Addressing a public rally at Salem along with DMK chief M.K. Stalin and leaders of...

The presence of Wayanad MP and Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi on Saturday in Kerala's Pathanamthitta is expected to yield better fortunes for the party and even tilt the scales in its favour, as the UDF at present does not have a single seat in the...

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the people of Assam should vote wisely for the party which upholds the constitution and democracy .He said Assam has been his second home and released a video message in which he said: "It was my privilege to represent...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he will not call the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) the Sangh Parivar any longer. The statement comes soon after the controversial incident of nuns being heckled and being forced to step out from a train in Uttar...

The Congress-led UDF government will implement the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) within days of assuming power in Kerala, said former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday.He hit the campaign trail in Kottayam district and was greeted by huge crowds who lined...

Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that it has shown its real face in the West Bengal manifesto.The former minister said that the BJP has revealed its true face in the party's West Bengal election manifesto...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Sunday that China has been constructing a dam on Brahmaputra river, but the BJP government is doing nothing to protect the river, which plays a big role in the lives and economy of the people of Assam.Addressing...

The Congress in its manifesto for Assam Assembly polls promised to restart the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC), repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Rs 365 daily wage to tea garden workers, 5 lakh jobs in five years, Rs 2,000 per...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of "promoting hatred to divide society" and reiterated that if his party is voted to power in Assam it would ensure that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is not enforced in the state.Addressing election...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took a dig at BJP leaders over the 'ripped jeans' controversy, tweeting pictures of various saffron party leaders in 'khaki' half pants with the caption: "Oh my God!!! Their knees are showing."Uttarakhand...

The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on Wednesday protested at Jantar Mantar against the Centre's proposed amendment of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) Act, 1991.The DPCC slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the government over privatization of banks and extended his solidarity to the bank employees, who are laready on a two-day strike."GOI is privatising profit & nationalising loss. Selling PSBs to Modicronies gravely...

Weeks ahead of the first phase of Assam Assembly elections, the opposition Congress on Sunday released a 12-point charge sheet against the state's BJP government, alleging that no basic crisis was solved by it in the past five years.Party General Secretary...

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Sunday claimed that barring Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to lose the upcoming Assembly elections in the other three states and a Union Territory.Addressing the media in his hometown Baramati,...

After Rahul Gandhi, the demand for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign in the poll-bound states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry is growing.Party sources said that each state unit wants Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to campaign...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that India must prepare for a "borderless" war.Rahul Gandhi, who has been a fierce critic of the Centre in dealing with the border tensions with China, tweeted: "Indian forces are designed to fight a 2.5 front war....

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not even interact with the lakhs of farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws in Delhi, then how would he be aware of the problems pertaining to the...

Senior Congress leader and former AICC President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accepted a 'push-up' challenge posed to him by a 10th standard student at Kanyakumari, where he was on a visit as part of his people connect programme during the election campaign in Tamil...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Monday to campaign for the party in Assam, where the Congress-led seven-party alliance will take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led three-party coalition.Priyanka soon after her arrival...

Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that Tamil Nadu will be ruled by a person who truly represents the Tamil culture and its people.He was speaking at a road show in Kanyakumari as part of the election campaign. The Gandhi scion is on a three-day visit to the state.Lashing...

The Brigade rally jointly held by the CPI-M-led Left front, Congress and the Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui-led Indian Secular Front (ISF) was organised on Sunday to display the strength of a political alternative to the people in West Bengal ahead of the high-octane...

Congress leader and former AICC president Rahul Gandhi has charged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has destroyed the free press and institutions in the country in a systematic manner over the past six years. He was addressing a meeting of advocates...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attended the 644th birth anniversary celebration of Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas ji Maharaj at Seer Govardhanpur of the Ravidas temple in Varanasi.Priyanka also sought blessings of Sant Niranjan...

The return of Babulal Chaurasia, the former Hindu Mahasabha councillor from Gwalior to the Congress has kicked up a storm in the state's political circles. Chaurasia was inducted in the party on Thursday in the presence of former chief minister and now Congress...

Focusing on agriculture, health and education without imposing any new taxes, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday presented the first paperless Budget 2021-22 in the state Assembly.Gehlot, who also holds the finance portfolio, announced free distribution...

It was "a dream come true" said Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after spending an hour in the sea on a boat with fishermen off the coast here in Kerala.He arrived in the seashore village near here and took off on the fishing boat. When he returned he said it...

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took part in a leaders' meet convened by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) here and urged the participants to ensure that an intense poll campaign is launched ahead of the Assembly elections in...

A rape victim from Rajasthan sought justice from Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her kisan rally here on Tuesday.Priyanka stopped her speech midway and came down from the dais to meet the woman. She took the papers from the victim...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led a rally of over 100 tractors on Monday accompanied by thousands of farmers and labourers to protest against the new farm laws and demanded the Kerala government write to the Centre to lift the buffer zone in his Wayanad constituency.Rahul...

Congress National General Secretary and UP state in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while addressing the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Muzzafarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and targeted his "arrogance."She said,"In...

In a strong bid to attract the fishermen community, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to the poor in the country to unite and organise themselves to demand their rights from the ruling BJP. Interacting with fishermen at the coastal...

As Congress-ruled Puducherry plunged into political uncertainty, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in the Union territory on Wednesday. With Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanswamy's close aide A. John Kumar resigning from the party on Tuesday,...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday reiterated her support to farmers and slammed the central government saying that those who cannot pay the cost of sugarcane, will not be able to understand the cost of human life.Addressing a Kisan Panchayat...

Political parties in Uttar Pradesh are busy working to strengthen their base through the ongoing farmers' agitation for the withdrawal of the three farm laws.After holding a 'Kisan Panchayat' in Saharanpur, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is aiming...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi made two important political points addressing a farmers rally in Saharanpur -- putting on a Rudraksh mala and taking a holy dip at the Sangam and meeting Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati at Mankameshwar Mandir...

A day after the Defence Minister made a statement in Parliament about the disengagement process by India and China in eastern Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the government has conceded land to China. Addressing a press conference...

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that there will be no peace and tranquillity if there is no status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, and questioned why the government is insulting the sacrifices made by the...

Congress General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Thursday, took a holy dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- on the occasion of "Mauni Amavasya'.Priyanka took the holy dip in the waters and offered prayers.The Congress...

Dr Amar Singh MP Shri Fatehgarh Sahib while speaking in Parliament near midnight yesterday asked the central Government to immediately repeal the three farm laws, bring a new law on MSP and also sought debt relief and loan waiver for farmers. He spoke about...

Congress' Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari on Tuesday said that the party MPs from Punjab have decided to bring private members' Bills in Parliament to seek the repeal of three new central farm laws opposed by the farmers.Tewari, who represents Anandpur Sahib, said:...