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  JD(U) leader Shoaib Iqbal joins Congress

  Politics | November 20, 2014 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: Janata Dal (U) leader and five- time MLA Shoaib Iqbal today joined Congress vowing to fight "communal forces" and prevent the "division of Muslim votes" ahead of forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections.Iqbal, who was

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  Government 'promoting' black money with relaunch of KVP: Congress

  Politics | November 20, 2014 15:56 IST

  New Delhi: Upping the ante over black money issue ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, the Congress today accused the NDA Government of failing on its promise to bring back the illegal wealth and

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  Rajiv, Manmohan laid foundation of India's growth: Oscar

  Politics | November 20, 2014 13:29 IST

  Ranchi: AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes today said the foundation for the country's growth had been laid by former prime ministers Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.“India is the second fastest growing nations in the world

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  Khattar botched up Rampal issue: Congress

  Politics | November 20, 2014 9:07 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 'godman' baba Rampal issue saying the violence has happened because he appointed Mohan Lal Khattar as Chief Minister, who had "no experience in public

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  J&K polls: Ghulam Nabi Azad appointed Congress campaign chief

  Politics | November 08, 2014 7:48 IST

  Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was Friday appointed as the Chairman of its campaign committee for Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, which gets underway on November 25.The appointment of Azad, who is

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  Modi govt neglects national leaders: Congress

  Politics | November 07, 2014 21:13 IST

  Shillong: Congress today alleged that the Narendra Modi government was neglecting national leaders and their contributions to the country, but the people would not forget them.“The NDA government is ignoring the national leaders like Jawaharlal

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  Congress leader PL Punia files nomination papers for RS

  Politics | November 07, 2014 16:28 IST

  Lucknow: Senior Congress leader PL Punia today filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha in the presence of senior party leaders and legislators.  Accompanied by UPCC president Nirmal Khatri, AICC in-charge in the state

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  Congress congratulates Manmohan, makes veiled attack on Modi

  Politics | November 04, 2014 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today launched a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it congratulated his predecessor Manmohan Singh for being chosen for one of Japan's top national awards saying that the “world values

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  Final decision on future course of action tomorrow: G K Vasan

  Politics | November 02, 2014 17:59 IST

  Coimbatore: A day after dropping hints of breaking away from Congress and reviving the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress, former Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan on Sunday said the final decision on the future course of

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  Rahul directs elimination of bogus members in Congress polls

  Politics | October 28, 2014 23:29 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today directed weeding out of bogus members in the organisational elections to make Congress fighting fit in the wake of the debacle in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.The Congress Vice President

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  Blackmoney issue: Congress accuses Jaitley of bluffing people

  Politics | October 22, 2014 13:32 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today reacted sharply to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks that the Opposition party will be embarrassed once names of people holding illicit foreign accounts are made public, daring him to “name the

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  Congress expels MP leader for questioning Sonia and Rahul's credentials to lead a national party

  Politics | October 16, 2014 9:44 IST

  Bhopal: AICC expelled senior functionary Gufran-e-Azam for indulging in Anti-party activities ever since the Congress met its fall in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.What compelled the Congress high command to take this extreme step was

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  Regret I was given no opportunity to respond to KPCC charges: Shashi Tharoor

  Politics | October 13, 2014 18:27 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said he accepts the party's decision to “relieve” him of responsibilities as a spokesman but regretted not being given a “opportunity to respond” to allegations against him leveled

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  Full text of Shashi Tharoor's statement issued after he was sacked as Congress Spokesperson

  Politics | October 13, 2014 16:45 IST

  New Delhi: After being sacked as the Spokesperson of the Congress party, Shashi Tharoor issued the following statement.“I have seen the press release issued by the AICC and, as a loyal worker of the Congress

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  KPCC sends complaint against Tharoor to high command

  Politics | October 11, 2014 20:38 IST

  Kannur/New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's problems with the party refused to go away with the Kerala unit sending its complaint on his praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking disciplinary action against him.Incensed by

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  KPCC report on Tharoor under AICC disciplinary panel's consideration

  Politics | October 11, 2014 21:02 IST

  New Delhi/Kannur (Kerala): The report of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee seeking action against party MP Shashi Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under the consideration of the disciplinary panel of All India Congress

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  Manohar Parrikar conspired to oust me, says former Goa Congress chief

  Politics | October 08, 2014 14:57 IST

  Panaji:  Former Goa Congress chief John Fernandes said Wednesday that he was replaced as the state party president at the behest of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.Fernandes, who was replaced as the Congress state president Tuesday

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  Congress releases booklet on 100 days of BJP govt

  Politics | September 17, 2014 20:24 IST

  New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday brought out a booklet on BJP's "100 days of misrule" insisting that results of all the bypolls after the Lok Sabha election reflect "people's anger" over "hollow promises of a

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  Tewari, Alvi defy gag order, say they will air their views

  Politics | September 15, 2014 21:42 IST

  New Delhi: Unfazed by the party's gag order, defiant senior Congress leaders Manish Tewari and senior leader Rashid Alvi on Monday said they would continue to express their viewpoints even while maintaining that it's time

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  Digvijay bats for 'naya josh, purana hosh' to drive Congress

  Politics | September 12, 2014 7:57 IST

  New Delhi: Striking a conciliatory note on the “age row” within the party, Congress leader Digvijay Singh yesterday said that only a combination of the “enthusiasm of the new and understanding of the old (Naya