Congress Party
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Sheila Dikshit hints at returning to active politics
National | Sep 04, 2014, 11:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sheila Dikshit, who had resigned as Kerala Governor, today dropped enough hints of returning to active politics and said her future role in the party will be decided by the Congress leadership. Dikshit,
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Rahul stopped Sonia from being PM in 2004, says Natwar Singh
National | Jul 31, 2014, 08:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi did not become prime minister in May 2004 because her son Rahul Gandhi did not want her to take up the responsibility as he was afraid that she would
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Sara and Sachin Pilot: The complete love story
National | Dec 15, 2014, 10:27 AM ISTIf two lovers are destined to be together then no power on earth can challenge that. Love has the power to protect, to pacify and to bring peace. Sara and Sachin Pilot's love story is
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V P Singh, former Prime Minister of India
National | Jul 21, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Vishwanath Pratap Singh was born on 25th June 1931 in Allahabad. He was a veteran politician and the 8th Prime Minister of India. He was born in a traditional landlord's family that ruled
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Cong high command to decide on alliance for J&K polls: Azad
National | Jun 24, 2014, 07:24 AM ISTSrinagar: Decision on any pre-poll alliance by Congress for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir scheduled later this year will be taken by the high command, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said here today."I
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Time for Congress to hand over the baton to Priyanka?
National | May 08, 2014, 12:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The way Priyanka Gandhi has succeeded in attracting media eyeballs after she took on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi seems to have provided the Congress workers with a new ray of hope.The
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Odia film star joins Congress
Bollywood | Feb 27, 2014, 09:53 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Odia film star Bijay Mohanty Thursday joined the Congress party here, party officials said.Mohanty joined the party at a function at the state Congress headquarters. His joining will strengthen the party in Odisha, state
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US court to hear Congress party's challenge to 1984 riots
World | Jan 29, 2014, 12:23 PM ISTNew York: A US federal court will hear March 19 a motion filed by India's Congress party for dismissing of a human rights violation case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence.Federal Judge Robert W. Sweet
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Kumari Selja quits as Union Minister, to work for Congress
National | Jan 28, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Kumari Selja, who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, has quit the Union Council of Ministers to work in the party.Selja, who held Social Justice and Empowerment portfolio since October 2012, submitted
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Congress president hoists national flag at party headquarters
National | Aug 15, 2013, 05:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi Thursday hoisted the national flag at party headquarters here. Top party leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and Rahul Gandhi were present.The Congress president however refused to take any
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Can Rahul reform his party - and system?
National | Apr 11, 2013, 06:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: The recent reaffirmation by the Congress of its governing model of dual centres of power, notwithstanding party general secretary Digvijaya Singh's caveat, was further substantiated by Manmohan Singh's and Rahul Gandhi's
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Use MNREGA to bring second Green Revolution: Sonia
National | Feb 02, 2013, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 2 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today strongly pitched for utilising MNREGA to increase agricultural production, saying the flagship scheme can play a big role to usher in second green revolution in
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Angry youth feel alienated from politics, we have to change the system: Rahul
National | Jan 20, 2013, 10:36 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 20: In his first address after being appointed Vice President of Congress, Rahul Gandhi today spoke of the anger of the youth saying they feel alienated from the political class and demanded a
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Rahul's election historic, gamechanger, say Congress leaders
National | Jan 19, 2013, 11:43 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 19 : The young leadership of Congress tonight hailed the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the party's vice-president as a “historic decision” that will turn out to be a “big game-changer” in the
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Congress' traditional support bases eroding: Sonia
National | Jan 19, 2013, 06:55 AM ISTJaipur, Jan 18: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday expressed concern that “competitors” were making inroads into the party's traditional support bases.“The Congress is facing increased competition and inroads have been made into its traditional support
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Lalu bats for Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate
National | Jan 19, 2013, 06:54 AM ISTKolkata, Jan 18: RJD leader Lalu Prasad today batted for Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to be the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections, and said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's “dream of
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Sonia tells Pakistan: civilised behaviour must for dialogue
National | Jan 18, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 18 : With beheading of an Indian soldier clearly weighing on her mind, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi today said India's dialogue with immediate neighbours must be based on accepted principles of civilised behaviour,
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Cong to come out with "Jaipur Declaration"
National | Jan 17, 2013, 07:51 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 16: Congresss will come out with a “Jaipur Declaration” at its brainstorming session and the AICC meet concluding on Sunday charting the course of action at a time when Lok Sabha polls
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Swamy to seek de-recognition of Congress party before EC
National | Nov 03, 2012, 11:54 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 3: Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy today tweeted that he would file a petition today before the Election Commission of India seeking derecognition of the Indian National Congress. Swamy tweeted: "Based on
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Solution to Telangana problem not easy, says Kiran Reddy
National | Sep 22, 2012, 06:12 PM ISTHyderabad, Sep 22: Even as the Congress party continued consultations over the Telangana issue in New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Saturday said finding a solution to the issue was not