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After Midnight Drama, Goa Congress Burn's Javadekar's Effigy
The Congress in Goa on Saturday burnt an effigy of Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar while protesting against the detention of nearly a dozen opposition party workers. ....
Congress Govt Should Procure Foodgrains At MSP: Akali Dal To Rahul Gandhi
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to commit that the Congress government would take complete responsibility of the farmers by acceding to the demand of former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to start procurement of foodgrains on the state's behalf as per the minimum support price (MSP). In a statement here, senior party leader Maheshinder Singh Grewal said that it was widely believed that Sidhu was the mascot of Rahul Gandhi in Punjab. "The Gandhi family even deputed Congress general secretary Harish R....
Pinarayi Vijayan, Sivasankar Helping One Another: Congress
The Congress party on Monday alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his now suspended secretary M.Sivasankar were functioning in unison, trying to save each other in cases that have rocked the state and were being probed by various national agencies.....
Congress Likely To Get New Media Department Head After Bihar Polls
Congress President Sonia Gandhi may appoint a new Media Department Chairman after the Bihar Assembly elections since Randeep Singh Surjewala has been promoted as AICC General secretary in charge of Karnataka and also made a regular CWC member, party sources said on Wednesday. ....
India On Course To Become 5-trillion-dollar Economy By 2024: BJP
The BJP presented latest economic data on Tuesday to claim that not only is the economy of the country back on track but is on an upward surge. BJP's spokesperson for economic affairs Gopal Krishna Agarwal cited GST collections of October among other indicators to reiterate his party's position that India is still on course to become a 5-trillion-dollar economy by 2024. ....
Three Killed, 21 Others Injured In Bihar Accident
Three persons were killed and 21 others seriously injured when a vehicle they were returning in after attending a Congress rally overturned in Purnia district, police said on Friday. ....
Wary Congress Deploys 2 Leaders In Bihar To Stall Poaching Bids
Wiser after the Madhya Pradesh and the Rajasthan experiences, the Congress has deployed party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Avinash Pandey to Bihar ahead of the November 10 to take quick decisions to stall MLA poaching bids. ....
Karnataka Congress, JD(S) Accept Defeat, Vow To Bounce Back
After suffering a crushing defeat in both constituencies in Karnataka, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, D. K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that he would accept the people's mandate in both constituencies with 'equanimity' and 'graciously'. ....
Kamal Nath To Stay In MP As Congress Seeks New Faces In Gwalior-Chambal Region
After losing the MP bypolls, the Congress is seeking fresh faces in the Gwalior-Chambal region to counter Jyotiraditya Scindia who has proved his mettle. The party could win only 9 out of 28 seats in the bypolls. ....
Manmohan Singh To Head Congress Panels On Economy, Security, Foreign Affairs
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has constituted three key committees of the party to formulate its strategy on issues related to economy, national security and foreign affairs -- all headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ....
