Karnad fought for freedom of expression: Sonia

IANS- UPA Chairperson and Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of Jnanpith winner and multilingual scholar-actor Girish Karnad and said he was a man of the utmost integrity who fought for the freedom of expression. Describing Karnad as a towering figure in India’s cultural, artistic and political world, the Congress […]

Congress on the offensive against BJP after Income Tax Dept freezes bank accounts

The Congress party on Thursday fielded its big guns Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in a news conference as they trained their guns on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the “freezing” of the party’s bank accounts. Addressing a press conference, the Congress President said that it was a “dangerous game” and demanded a “level playing field.”

Congress Party meeting on March 11 to discuss candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Indian National Congress party’s second Election Committee meeting will be held on March 11 in New Delhi to discuss the candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. On Thursday, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived at the party headquarters for a Central Election Committee meeting to discuss candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

Delhi records 57.70% voter turnout as polling for assembly elections ends

Voting for the Delhi Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday at 6 pm across all 11 districts of the National Capital Territory. The Election Commission of India (ECI) confirmed that voters who were in line by the closing time were allowed to cast their ballots.

The results of the high-stakes election, a three-way contest between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Congress, will be announced on February 8, when the vote counting takes place.

Hung government might not sustain a full term, says Sam Pitroda as Congress-led INDIA Bloc curtails Modi’s BJP    

The seven-phase-long general election of the world’s largest democracy started on April 19 and concluded on June 1, with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA winning 293 seats and INDIA Bloc triumphing in an unexpected 232 constituencies. However, sending shockwaves around the political spectrum in both India and overseas was the BJP’s underwhelming performance.

Indian Overseas Congress members helping party build grassroots support

The Indian Overseas Congress has traveled to India to support Congress in the general elections. The mood seems upbeat among the overseas volunteers and the IOC president is confident that the Indian National Congress, as well as its multi-party alliance – the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.), will win the general elections with a clear majority.

Indian Overseas Congress members in India to help party build grassroots support

The Indian Overseas Congress has traveled to India to support Congress in the general elections. The mood seems upbeat among the overseas volunteers and the IOC president is confident that the Indian National Congress, as well as its multi-party alliance – the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.), will win the general elections with a clear margin.

Congress Party rejection of Ram Temple consecration reflects its dilemma over Hindu vote

By Mayank Chhaya The decision of the Congress party, the principal opposition in India to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, not to have its leaders attend the grand inauguration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya is a calculated political gamble couched as a stand taken out of ideological convictions. The party’s statement calling the much-heralded […]

India’s Congress Party Still likes the Old Guard

Mayank Chhaya- On July 14, 1942, barely a week before India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress’s new president Mallikarjun Kharge was born, its main decision-making body authorized Mohandas Gandhi to embark on a nationwide mass movement. That movement was famously and succinctly christened ‘Bharat Chhodo Andolan’ or ‘Quit India Movement’ to dislodge the […]

Arvind Kejriwal emerges as prospective national opposition leader to Narendra Modi

Mayank Chhaya-   With his Aam Admi Party (AAP) pulling off a thumping victory in Punjab,  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has emerged as perhaps the most driven claimant to be the national opposition leader two years before India’s parliamentary elections. Although West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the founder of the Trinamul Congress (TMC), […]

The story of Dr Khalil Chishty

Dr Khalil Chishty was an eminent Pakistani virologist who had obtained a Ph.D from Edinburgh University, and later became Professor of Virology in Karachi Medical College. He died recently in his early 90s, and this has motivated me to write this story.

Delhi riot death toll rises to 42

indica News Bureau-   On February 28, a five member delegation of Congress, set up by interim President Sonia Gandhi, to file a report on Delhi violence, visited the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital and interacted with the victims of the riots and their families at the GBT hospital in India. The clashes between the pro […]