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Will scrap triple talaq law if voted to power in 2019 LS polls: Congress leader
The Lok Sabha on December 27 passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence, with a jail term of up to three years with a fine.
February 7, 2019 -
Priyanka Gandhi takes charge as Congress general secretary after dropping Robert Vadra at ED office
Slogans such as "Priyanka you fight on, we are with you!" rented the air around the party office as Priyanka made her way through a gaggle of mediapersons who fired a volley of questions at her.
February 6, 2019 -
Was Mamata tipped off on raid?
The tip-off that Mamata got indicates that sections of the bureaucracy seem to be wavering in their loyalty to the current regime.
February 6, 2019 -
Himachal Pradesh assembly budget session witnesses dramatic moments
The Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri said the government has taken a massive loan in the first year of rule despite being critical of the loans earlier.
February 5, 2019 -
Congress files police complaints over offensive posts on Priyanka Gandhi
Giving details of the offensive tweets and the handles posting them, the party sought action for various offences including outraging the modesty of a woman, sexual harassment, and obscenity.
February 4, 2019 -
Uneven split
Though the victory was secured through the “adoption” of the son of the Lok Dal member whose death necessitated the byelecton, it triggered speculation that the party might opt for advancing the Assembly poll.
February 2, 2019 -
No dearth of issues to corner Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the ruling NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Interim Budget 2019 claiming that the opposition has no dearth of agendas on which to corner the Centre.
February 1, 2019 -
Account for votes, damp squib: Congress slams Interim Budget 2019
The Congress on Friday called the Interim Budget 2019 “an account for votes” and a “damp squib”. At a press conference in New Delhi soon after the presentation of the last Budget of the ruling NDA government before the nation heads to polls, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram slammed both the Budget and Finance Minister …
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February 1, 2019 -
Jind verdict: BJP wins big in Jatland, JJP proves a point as split-hit INLD fades
The Congress's show in the bypoll has punctured the party's claim as the only alternative to BJP, and also dented Randeep Surjewala's prospects to be the party's chief ministerial candidate in the Haryana Assembly polls scheduled to be held later this year
February 1, 2019 -
Congress wins Rajasthan’s Ramgarh bypoll; BJP takes Haryana’s Jind
The verdict will hold much significance as it will play indicator of the public mood ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
January 31, 2019 -
Simultaneous polls in 3 states?
Although the BJP has been doing very well in local elections in the state, fighting the assembly and Lok Sabha elections without the Sena can prove risky.
January 30, 2019 -
Congress starts second phase of ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in Uttarakhand
The first leg of the Yatra kicked off from Hanol in district Dehradun on 21 January.
January 29, 2019 -
Mausam Noor joins TMC, Congress to field her cousin and MLA Isha Khan Choudhury from Malda in LS polls
This is the first time that a Congress MP has defected to the Trinamool since the latter formed government in the state in 2011
January 29, 2019 -
Jind by-poll witnesses nearly 75% polling
Jind has more than 1.7 lakh voters, including over 1.07 lakh urban voters and nearly 62,500 living in villages.
January 28, 2019 -
Poor will get guaranteed minimum income if Congress comes to power, says Rahul Gandhi
Attacking the Modi government, the Congress president said whenever Congress took up the issue of farm loan waiver, the previous BJP government of Chhattisgarh denied claiming they had no money.
January 28, 2019 -
High-stakes Jind bypoll today — a four-corner contest
Necessitated after INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha's death in August 2018, Jind bypoll will see his son Krishan Middha contest on BJP ticket, taking on Congress heavyweight Randeep Surjewala, INLD leader Umed Singh, and JJP's Digvijay Chautala, great grandson of former Deputy PM Chaudhary Devi Lal
January 28, 2019 -
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav welcomes Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment
Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav welcomed the appointment of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as a Congress general secretary for UP (East).
January 26, 2019