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  Unfortunately we do not have a woman president anymore, says Rahul Gandhi

  December 13, 2017 20:21 IST

  Addressing a day-long workshop organised by the Congress' women's wing here, Rahul told the Centre that his party would not leave it with any choice in the matter.

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  Bad loans to banks by Congress-led UPA regime a big scam: PM Modi

  December 13, 2017 19:25 IST

  Speaking at the 90th AGM of industry association FICCI, Modi said that the non-performing asset (NPA) or bad loans problem is a "liability" handed over by "economists" in the previous regime.

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  Science channel's finding on Ram Setu vindicates BJP's stand: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  December 13, 2017 17:20 IST

  "Those who filed the affidavit should explain now. The research has supported what the BJP has been claiming all along...The setu is part of our cultural heritage," Prasad told reporters here.

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  Hope no Arvind Kejriwal will emerge from my movement again, says Anna Hazare

  December 13, 2017 17:04 IST

  The Hazare-Kejriwal split came in 2012 after a roller- coaster ride of 18 months in which they came together to run a high-steam anti-graft movement.

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  Parliament attack anniversary: PM, Manmohan shake hands, smiling Rahul meets BJP leaders

  December 13, 2017 14:29 IST

  "We pay homage to those who laid down their lives protecting the temple of our democracy on December 13, 2001. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten," the prime minister tweeted after the event.

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  Nitish Kumar embarks on first phase of 'Vikas Samiksha Yatra', to review development works in 8 districts

  December 12, 2017 22:04 IST

  Nitish Kumar is scheduled to review the development of eight districts during the first phase of his "yatra" over the next five days. His tour began today from Patilar village in Bagaha, a remote sub-division of West Champaran district.

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  National Conference parts way with Congress, to go solo in next J&K Assembly polls

  December 12, 2017 21:34 IST

  The president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), Dr Farooq Abdullah, is reportedly confident that his party was confident of a massive mandate on its own, given the support of the people at ground zero.

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  Don't pay electricity bills, outstanding loan or other dues: Sharad Pawar tells farmers

  December 12, 2017 23:24 IST

  Speaking at a public rally -- 'Halla Bol' -- organised by the Congress and the NCP here on the issues of agrarian crisis, Sharad Pawar said if the government is "of no use to people", then people should not cooperate with it.

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  Gujarat polls: Paper trail has bolstered voters' confidence, says Election Commission

  December 12, 2017 20:44 IST

  During the first phase of polling in the state on December 9, more than 100 complaints of EVMs and VVPATs malfunctioning came from different places.

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  Defamation case: Delhi HC rejects Arvind Kejriwal's plea to trash Arun Jaitley's reply

  December 12, 2017 20:39 IST

  Kejriwal had sought that the replication (reply) filed by Jaitley in response to his written submission in the second defamation lawsuit be trashed on several grounds.

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  Sharad Yadav moves Delhi HC against disqualification from Rajya Sabha

  December 12, 2017 17:30 IST

  Sharad Yadav had joined hands with the opposition after JD(U) president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar dumped the Grand Alliance with RJD and Congress in Bihar and tied up with the BJP in July this year.

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  'Thank you for your good wishes Modi ji', tweets Rahul Gandhi

  December 12, 2017 7:00 IST

  "Thank you for your good wishes Modi ji", the Gandhi scion said after PM Modi congratulated his political bete noire Rahul on his election as the new Congress president and wished him a fruitful tenure.

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  Congress state units across country celebrate Rahul Gandhi's elevation

  December 11, 2017 22:51 IST

  In Patna, Congress workers led by acting state chief Kaukab Qadri distributed sweets while those in other state units also hailed Rahul Gandhi's unopposed election as the party chief.

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  PM Modi congratulates Rahul Gandhi on election as Congress president

  December 11, 2017 19:44 IST

  The PM’s congratulatory message came on a day when a huge row broke out over his insinuation yesterday that his predecessor Manmohan Singh was colluding with Pakistan in influencing the Gujarat polls.

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  Rahul Gandhi 2.0: Congress gets new High-Command

  December 11, 2017 17:19 IST

  The Congress party today named 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi as the new president of the party. However, the official elevation of the Gandhi scion to the top post will be done on December 16.

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  Banning liquor biggest example of practising secularism: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

  December 10, 2017 19:53 IST

  Nitish Kumar recalled that while addressing a meeting in Patna ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, some women had requested him for a ban on liquor in the state.

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  Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes a dig at Congress over 'neech' remark

  December 10, 2017 19:42 IST

  The Congress had suspended the primary membership of Mani Shankar Aiyar after the Gandhi family loyalist set off a firestorm recently by calling the prime minister "neech aadmi" (a vile person).

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  Congress suspended Mani Shankar Aiyar as it wanted to get rid of him: Uma Bharti

  December 10, 2017 19:34 IST

  The Congress on December 7 suspended Aiyar from the primary membership of the party and issued him a show cause notice after he called the prime minister a "neech kism ka aadmi" (vile sort of man).

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  Sharad Yadav-led JD(U) rebel faction to move EC for recognition as new party

  December 10, 2017 19:25 IST

  Arun Kumar Shrivastav, a former JD(U) general secretary, said they will file an application with EC in a day or two and hold a convention after the results of Gujarat and Himachal polls.

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  India TV Exclusive: Yogi claims Congress planted Kapil Sibal in SC to delay Ram Mandir resolution

  December 09, 2017 15:20 IST

  Adityanath, who is on a campaign trail in poll-bound Gujarat, claimed that Congress deliberately planted Kapil Sibal in Supreme Court to disrupt resolution to Ram Mandir matter.

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  Sonia Gandhi turns 71 today, PM Narendra Modi prays for her long life, good health

  December 09, 2017 12:16 IST

  "Birthday greetings to Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi. I pray for her long life and good health", the prime minister tweeted.

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  Mamata Banerjee announces compensation, job for kin of man killed in Rajasthan

  December 08, 2017 21:31 IST

  Banerjee also talked to the the deceased's widow over phone and said she would send a team of ministers and party MPs to Khan's family in Malda district.

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  SC stays Madras HC order on thumb impression of formerTamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa

  December 08, 2017 19:29 IST

  Madras HC had on November 24 sought Jayalalithaa's thumb impression details which is available with Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Jail and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

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  BJP MP Nana Patole, who publicly attacked PM Modi, quits Lok Sabha, party

  December 08, 2017 17:12 IST

  Patole, elected from Bhandara-Gondiya, said he submitted his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's office and also to the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership.

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  Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: How to check your name in voter list

  December 09, 2017 8:07 IST

  2.12 crore people of Gujarat will vote 89 legislators to assembly tomorrow. Voters are advised to check their name in voter list before heading to polling booth.

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  Gujarat polls: Rahul Gandhi bats for Adivasis, accuses BJP of land grabbing

  December 08, 2017 14:50 IST

  In his 10th question as part of a Congress strategy of putting one question daily to Modi ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls, Gandhi questioned the BJP about alleged grabbed land of Adivasis

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  Rahul Gandhi may become Congress chief next week

  December 07, 2017 23:43 IST

  While the date was yet to be finalised, the Congress sources indicated that the Gandhi scion could collect the certificate between December 14 and 16.

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  'Neech' remark: Congress suspends Aiyar from primary membership of party

  December 08, 2017 7:40 IST

  Aiyar had set off a firestorm by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi “neech aadmi” (a vile person). His remark was fraught with adverse consequences for the Congress in poll-bound Gujarat.