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New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will chair a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on April 10 to discuss and firm up the grand old party's view on the women's reservation bill with senior leaders. The CWC meeting has been convened in the wake of the Centre extending the Budget session from April 16-18 to pass key changes to the women's reservation bill that grants a 33 per cent quota to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assembli ...Read More >
Baramati Assembly By-Election: In a dramatic turn of events, Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal announced that the party will withdraw its candidate from the Baramati Assembly by-election, where it fielded Akash More against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. Baramati, home to late NCP leader Ajit Pawar, will vote on April 23. The development comes after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made a surprise call to Sapkal, in an attempt to ensure Sunetra Pawar's unoppos ...Read More >
This assembly election - Kerala votes today - is an existential battle for the Congress and the United Democratic Front it heads. On the one hand, it faces a formidable challenge from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front that seeks a Congress-mukt (free) Kerala; on the other hand, it must fend off a rising Bharatiya Janata Party that eyes the party's Hindu voters in its pursuit of building a pan-Indian Hindu electorate and a Congress-mukt Bharat. An embattled Congress has sought to survive this ...Read More >
Mumbai/Baramati, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a dramatic turn of events, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has personally reached out to the opposition to negotiate the Baramati Assembly by-election. Thursday marks the final day for the withdrawal of nominations, and all eyes are on whether the high-stakes battle will turn into an unopposed win for the ruling alliance or a contest. According to reliable sources, CM Fadnavis made a direct phone call to Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan S ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday called for clarity on the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Bill, stating that the opposition has not yet seen the draft ahead of the special Parliament session scheduled from April 16. "We have not seen a draft of the bill yet. I know they are planning to call a session of the Parliament on 16th April for this. We need to see the bill and understand what they are proposing. We have to figur ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Congress party will convene a meeting of its Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Delhi on Friday, April 10, to deliberate developments related to the Women's Reservation Bill, ahead of a three-day special session of Parliament scheduled to begin on April 16. This comes as the Parliament is set to meet for a three-day special session from April 16, with a focus on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill. The Government has planned two major amendments. 2023's ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Congress party will convene a meeting of its Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Delhi on Friday, April 10, to deliberate developments related to the Women's Reservation Bill, ahead of a three-day special session of Parliament scheduled to begin on April 16. This comes as the Parliament is set to meet for a three-day special session from April 16, with a focus on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill. The Government has planned two major amendments. 2023's ...Read More >
: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Mohsina Kidwai, a distinguished alumna of Women's College and a senior parliamentarian who served the nation for several decades. She passed away on Wednesday, April 8, at the age of 94. Born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Kidwai (1932-2026) rose from the classrooms of AMU to hold key positions in public life. She served as a union minister under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. During her career, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94. Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, breathed her last at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said. Kidwai was laid to rest at the graveyard in Nizamuddin this evening with former party chief Rahul Gandhi att ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday mourned the passing of veteran leader Mohsina Kidwai. She passed away at the age of 94 due to age-related ailments. He praised her immense contribution to the party and her long-standing role as a woman politician from a minority community. Speaking to the reporters after meeting Kidwai's family, Kharge said, "She was a tall leader, and she made an immense contribution to the party. She used to att ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Mohsina Kidwai as one of the most respected leaders in Indian politics. She represented both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha at different times, serving as a voice for social justice, women's empowerment, and inclusive development. She also held several key ministerial portfolios in the union Government, contributing to policy-making at the highest level. Within the Congres ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai at the age of 94 due to age-related ailments. He described her as a senior and loyal leader whose life of public service and dignified political achievements inspired generations of women, and offered condolences to her family and supporters. In a post on X, the Congress leader wrote, "The news of the demise of fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday mourned the death of former Union Minister and former Member of Parliament, Mohsina Kidwai. They said that through her simplicity, grace, and dignified political career, she inspired generations of women across the country. Rahul Gandhi took to the social media platform 'X' and said, "The news of the passing of former Union Minister and former Member of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Union minister and veteran Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94, her family said. Kidwai passed away at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said. She will be cremated at the graveyard in Nizamuddin around 5 pm, he said. Kidwai is a former Union minister who held important portfolios in the Rajiv Gandhi government. She has been a member of both the Lok ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said those interpreting the law must take faith into account, as he spoke on the Sabarimala women entry issue and the lessons learned from the controversy. Speaking to the media here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said he had written in detail about the matter earlier and urged people to read his views. Referring to the controversy over the entry of women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala Temple, Tharoor said the Left ...Read More >
Baramati, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a sharp rebuke to the Congress party, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar on Monday expressed strong displeasure over its recent political manoeuvres in Maharashtra, especially its move to contest the Baramati bypoll, warning that the "mature party" may face a significant backlash from the public. He characterised the Congress party's recent actions as a sign of decline. "It is extremely wrong fo ...Read More >
Baramati: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP national president Sunetra Pawar on Monday filed her nomination for the Baramati Assembly by-election, describing the contest as a mission to fulfil the unfinished dreams of her late husband and veteran leader Ajit Pawar. The seat fell vacant following the tragic demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash earlier this year. Accompanied by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, her sons Parth and Jay and a host of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is "bulldozing" the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a "Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)". The opposition party also alleged that the prime minister is "hoodwinking" the people of the country and is making misleading statements that are meant to deceive. In a post on X, Congress ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday hit back at RJD Working President Tejashwi Yadav over his recent remarks claiming that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to achieve a "hattrick" of victories in Keralam, saying that the mandate will ultimately be decided by the people of the state. Speaking to ANI, Yadav said that Tejashwi Yadav had not been able to make any impact in Bihar and had therefore gone to Keralam to deliver speeches. Also Read | 'To ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday hit back at RJD Working President Tejashwi Yadav over his recent remarks claiming that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to achieve a "hattrick" of victories in Keralam, saying that the mandate will ultimately be decided by the people of the state. Speaking to ANI, Yadav said that Tejashwi Yadav had not been able to make any impact in Bihar and had therefore gone to Keralam to deliver speeches. "The public wil ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, April 2, said he was "not comparable to Adolf Hitler" and claimed there was no opposition to him, when questioned by a BBC reporter. He then abruptly ended the interaction, accusing the journalist of representing Opposition leader Akhil Gogoi. BBC Hindi reporter Jugal Purohit, who had been seeking an interview with the Chief Minister for days, was told by Sarma that he "should not represent Gogoi" after quoting Gogoi's description ...Read More >
Kohima, April 2 (MExN): Senior Congress leader K Therie has tendered his resignation from the Indian National Congress (INC), alleging that the party's central leadership has reneged on key understandings with the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC). In a letter addressed to the President of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Therie stated that his decision was prompted by what he termed as the AICC's "backing out" from the 10-point modalities agreement between the INC and the NPCC ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Thursday visited the site of the blast outside the party's headquarters here, a day after the incident triggered panic in the area. The explosion occurred around 5 pm on Wednesday when a suspected crude explosive device was hurled near the office, officials said. No casualties were reported. Police cordoned off the area and deployed personnel in the area, while a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) inspected the ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): An explosion took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Punjab's Chandigarh Sector 37 on Wednesday evening. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said that the blast occurred at around 5 pm, adding that preliminary findings suggest the use of a "crude" explosive device. Also Read | CBSE Rolls Out Curriculum on Computational Thinking, AI for Classes 3-8 From 2026-27 Academic Session. "At around 5 PM, we g ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): An explosion took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Punjab's Chandigarh Sector 37 on Wednesday evening. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said that the blast occurred at around 5 pm, adding that preliminary findings suggest the use of a "crude" explosive device. "At around 5 PM, we got information that an explosion was heard near the BJP Office in Sector 37. Our teams reached here, and prima facie ...Read More >
Odisha Police arrested two persons and took a boy into custody in connection with the incident. The girl was allegedly drugged and raped by two men in Berhampur city on March 29, an officer said, adding that a police team rescued her after receiving information from locals. Berhampur Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M said that three persons were taken to custody, of whom two adults of 23 years and 19 years were arrested, while a 15-year-old boy was sent to a juvenile home. Apart from ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Keralam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) National Working President Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday reaffirmed the party's support for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the ongoing Keralam assembly elections, stating that the alliance has full confidence in LDF's victory. Speaking to ANI, Tejashwi Yadav said, "We have allied with the LDF and have come here for campaigning. We have full confidence that LDF will win and form the government again. Keralam is a developed ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Keralam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) National Working President Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday reaffirmed the party's support for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the ongoing Keralam assembly elections, stating that the alliance has full confidence in LDF's victory. Speaking to ANI, Tejashwi Yadav said, "We have allied with the LDF and have come here for campaigning. We have full confidence that LDF will win and form the government again. Keralam is a developed ...Read More >
Bagalkote (Karnataka) [India], March 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that public support for Congress candidate Umesh Meti in the Bagalkote assembly by-election is "beyond expectations". Speaking to the reporters while campaigning in the constituency, Siddaramaiah said that the atmosphere in the bypoll is conducive for the Congress. He expressed confidence in Umesh Meti's victory, who is contesting from the seat vacated due to the demise of his father, HY Meti. ...Read More >
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