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Muslim League stands firmly behind Congress as elections near in Telangana

NEW DELHI: In the run-up to the Telangana Assembly elections, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) extended full support to the Congress party on Monday. General secretary of the Muslim League P K Kunhalikutty conveyed the decision to Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi. “Indian Union Muslim League has strong […]

Rahul Gandhi challenges Centre amid iPhone snooping allegations

NEW DELHI: In the wake of mounting allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre regarding privacy breaches within the INDIA alliance, Congress’ Member of Parliament from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, issued a bold challenge to the government, asserting that they will not be deterred. At a press conference, Rahul Gandhi boldly declared, “Very few people are fighting […]

Congress’ caste census push puts its Kerala unit in a bind

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress’ push for a national caste-based censor has met with its first major opposition – from Kerala. One of its traditional upper-caste influential support groups has vowed to oppose the proposal tooth and nail. The Nair Service Society (NSS), one of the most prominent community associations in Kerala which has always favored the Congress […]

Congress backs Palestinian rights, urges swift ceasefire

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) reaffirmed its long-standing support for the Palestinian people’s land rights, a stance that differs from Prime Minister Modi’s, who called the Palestinian Hamas group’s assault on Israel a ‘terror attack’, on Monday. Expressing its concern about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine., the Grand Old party said, […]

Caste census across India gets nod from CWC post elections

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has expressed its support for the caste census conducted by the Bihar government and pledged to conduct a nationwide caste census. Simultaneously, on Monday, it strongly criticised the Modi government for neglecting its “constitutional duty” by delaying the decennial census, which should have been conducted in 2021 or shortly […]

Nari Shakti Bill: Smriti says Gandhi family thinks created universe

NEW DELHI: On the eventful transition from the British-era Parliament to its new address opposite to it, BJP’s combative Union minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday directed her tirade at the family patron Sonia Gandhi for seeking a pie of credit in every one’s favourite political cake of Women’s Reservation Bill. In an interaction with The New […]

BJP appeals to journalists to not fear INDI alliance diktat on 14 anchors

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made strong objections to the “INDIA” alliance’s decision to exclude their representatives from participating in the debates and events by 14 anchors of different English and Hindi TV channels.   In a statement issued by the party, the BJP compared the decision taken by the 26 constituents […]

Opposition cries in vain, Bharat receives wide acceptance at G20

Interestingly, the Indian National Democratic Initiative Alliance boldly employed the acronym I.N.D.I.A to unite as a collective voice representing the nation. The strategic political move of using the country's name as the foundation for a political alliance was not lost on observers.

RaGa did it again, claims attack on Indian democracy after meeting MEPs

NEW DELHI: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts world leaders for the high-profile G20 Summit, his staunch opponent Rahul Gandhi has once again raked up controversy on foreign soils by claiming a “full-scale attack on democracy in India”. Gandhi commenced his week-long Europe trip in Belgium. He arrived in Brussels on Thursday morning and met […]

INDIA bloc’s campaign committee to hold first meeting

NEW DELHI: The campaign committee of the newly-formed opposition alliance INDIA of 28 opposition parties is scheduled to meet for the first time on Tuesday. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some members attending in person and others participating virtually. The panel will brainstorm ways to design the alliance’s message and outreach […]