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Hyderabad: In the wake of heavy rains lashing the State since last few days, the State unit of Congress party demanded the Telangana Government to assess the crop loss suffered and announce compensation immediately. To this effect, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy wrote an open letter to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday. He […]

Hyderabad: Fissures continue to surface in the State Congress unit with senior leaders expressing dissatisfaction over the TPCC leadership in welcoming leaders from other parties and according priority to such leaders. This dissatisfaction came to light on Sunday, when Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said the party leadership was according priority to leaders who joined […]

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and a G-23 member Anand Sharma has denied meeting BJP chief J.P. Nadda. The meeting was said to have taken place on Thursday. Sources said that Sharma spoke to Nadda over the phone on some programme related issue where both of them are the invitees. After the news spread, Sharma tried […]

New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Congress has appointed segment-wise observers in all the 26 parliamentary constituencies. A total of 37 leaders, including MLAs from various states, have been drafted to the party work. The leaders are mostly from Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The Congress has held meetings in Delhi to […]

Suryapet: TPCC former president and Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that he would withdraw from the politics, if Congress candidate from Kodad assembly constituency did not get 50,000 votes majority in the next elections. Speaking at Congress Rachabanda programme held at Kapugallu of Kodad mandal where he shared the […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday came down heavily on the BJP over its alleged links with apprehended LeT terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and killers of Kanhaiya Lal whose pictures with BJP leaders. Addressing a press conference here, Congress Communication In charge, Pawan Khera sought answers from the BJP. He said: “Two incidents in […]

Hyderabad: The State unit of Congress slammed the BJP for claiming that the Vijay Sankalpa Sabha held here on Sunday was a success, stating that there was no announcement made in favour of Telangana. People expected Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make an announcement regarding the release of funds, employment or about the controversial Agnipath […]

Malappuram: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said guidelines under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) need more flexibility based on individual needs and circumstances of every state and he has requested the Central government to consider revising them accordingly. Speaking at the inauguration of the construction of a road under […]

Hyderabad: The split is wide open in the State Congress unit. The TPCC leadership’s decision to skip meeting with Opposition Parties Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, who had arrived in the city on Saturday, has kicked up a row in the party. Defying the TPCC’s plans, former MP V Hanumantha Rao met Yashwant Sinha while Chief […]

New Delhi: After long deliberations and discussions with the Karnataka leaders in Delhi, the Congress party is all set to move with the collective efforts to win the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls. Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and Congress legislative party leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held meetings along with other leaders with the […]

New Delhi: After the Supreme Court on Friday made scathing observations against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, the Congress said it resonates with the country. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said these remarks by the Supreme Court, which resonates with the entire country, should make the party in power hang its head in shame. “The Supreme […]

Khammam: Even as the AICC leadership advised its leaders in Telangana to iron out internal differences among them and to work collectively, the party leaders made a glaring display of groupism in erstwhile Khammam district. Internal differences among the leaders in the district came to the fore on Monday in a glaring manner during the […]

Mancherial: Two senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shifted their loyalties towards the Congress, giving a jolt to the saffron outfit on Sunday. Former labour minister and leader of the BJP Boda Janardhan joined the Congress in presence of TPCC working president A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad. He was not actively involved in the […]

New Delhi/Lucknow/Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha was among the victorious BJP candidates in the by-poll results announced on Sunday as the party bagged three out of four assembly seats in the eastern state and wrested the Samajwadi Party strongholds of Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the AAP lost Punjab’s […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of having accepted donations of crores of rupees from the promoters and associated companies of the fraud-hit DHFL and asked whether there was any quid pro quo. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said at a press conference that India’s largest banking fraud happened right under the nose […]

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress on Saturday ruled out the possibility of President’s Rule in the state currently in the grip of a major political crisis that has shaken the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government. “There is no reason presently to impose President’s Rule in the state. The MVA experiment is going to be a success,” […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Kerala unit on Saturday alleged that the vandalisation of Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi’s office by Students Federation of India (SFI) activists was carried out with full knowledge of top CPI-M leaders. AICC general secretary and now close aide of Gandhi K.C.Venugopal said this took place with the full knowledge of the […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy lashed out at the Central Government for introducing what he termed as an ‘ill thought’ Agnipath scheme and said the move would pose a threat to national security and leave the youngsters at crossroads. The TPCC president met a few accused persons in the Secunderabad railway station violence at […]

Washington: A pro-Pakistan US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for the State Department to declare India an egregious violator of religious freedom. Ilhan Omar, the Democratic member of the House of Representatives known to be a sympathizer of Pakistan, is the lead on the resolution that has been co-sponsored […]

Hyderabad: Industries, IT and Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao Wednesday said Congress had neglected the welfare and development of people in the State when it was in power. On the other hand, BJP was using caste and religion as the main plank instead of working on development issues. Speaking at a public meeting at […]