The former chairman of the Indian Olympic Association was undergoing treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. He breathed his last at around 3:30 am following a prolonged illness.
In June last year, a Yuva Morcha leader lodged an FIR against Shahjan Islam for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha during a live Facebook post. Subsequently, BJP Minority Morcha leader Billal Miah also filed another FIR against the Youth Congress
As the controversy erupted surrounding the removal of Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioned whether this action would improve the security of Hindus in Bangladesh.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case pertaining to an alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots
Speaking in Wayanad after a series of meetings with senior Congress leaders, Venugopal said the party had held extensive discussions over the past two days and was moving forward in unity and with renewed confidence.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the United States President's approach towards India, saying Washington continues to adopt a "blow hot, blow cold" policy despite repeated displays of bonhomie between the two leaders.
The Congress leader also demanded the resignation of MLA from the area and state cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, and further accused Chief Minister Mohan Yadav of ruining Indore.
After the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid, Congress leader and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday took a dig at the country's judicial system, alleging that in the "Vikit Bharat" bail is granted to alleged rapists but not to people raising their voices.
Congress leader Amin Patel criticised the increasing privatisation of bus services in Mumbai, claiming that only 600 BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) buses are currently operational while private buses dominate the city.
State Legislative Assembly LoP and Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Sunday took a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that the BJP and RSS promotes a particular religion and tortures the minority community, after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's controvers
This comes after CPM leaders, including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, raised questions over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's meeting with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and demanded an investigation into the matter.