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No highs, only lows for Congress in 2025 as party suffers poll routs, infi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The indomitable Bharatiya Janata Party outmanoeuvred Congress in all aspects, serving them humiliating defeats in Delhi and Bihar, prompting experts to call out the party's leadership to take up the responsibility and bring "serious people" and raise "serious issues."
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Unnao rape case: Kuldeep Sengar to stay in jail after SC verdict; oppn hai
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While the victim expressed gratitude to the apex court, her counsel accused the Central Bureau of Investigation of failing to cooperate in the case. Meanwhile, Sengar's daughter criticised the Supreme Court's move, claiming that her family has a long-standing enmity with the victim's fami
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticises Indigo over recent flight disruption
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I have been a bit disappointed by this entire situation... It is rather striking that Air India, which has about 30% of the market, and two other smaller airlines were able to fulfil their obligations and recruit enough pilots. It is somehow only IndiGo which failed in this duty. For tha
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"Very significant": Shashi Tharoor welcomes SC's decision on Aravalli, cal
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Tharoor asserted that the top court's suo motu intervention is a "healthy development".
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'Glad we have system in which SC can study what High Court has decided': T
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tharoor said the Supreme Court's observation that the case involves serious questions of fact and law and concerns an extremely grave offence implicitly raises doubts about how the High Court could have granted bail in such circumstances.
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Shashi Tharoor seeks immediate rectification after Thiruvananthapuram "exc
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
" To exclude a State Capital and a Divisional HQ from such a critical initiative is a baffling administrative oversight. Given the operational load on TVC and the need to develop Nemom & Kochuveli, this anomaly requires immediate rectification," Tharoor posted on X.
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"We took oath to protect MNREGA": Congress president Kharge announces 'Sav
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide "Save Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)" campaign beginning January 5 after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, escalating its political battle with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Centre's
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"Party doesn't think this way": Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Shashi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred controversy within the party after reportedly saying that rejoicing at the PM's defeat is akin to celebrating India's defeat.
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CWC meet condemns changing MGNREGA, focuses on poll preparations, "Vote th
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the CWC meeting at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters. Senior party leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, were present.
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Congress CWC meeting begins at Indira Bhawan; Siddaramaiah, Tharoor among
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday chaired the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Headquarters at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi.
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Opposition condemns acts of vandalism during Christmas; BJP says Law and O
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Incidents of vandalism and alleged targeted attacks during Christmas celebrations across several states have triggered sharp political reactions, with opposition parties criticising the BJP, while the ruling party has maintained that law and order are being firmly upheld.
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"Conscious patriot": Shashi Tharoor's heartfelt tribute to Manmohan Singh
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tharoor described Manmohan Singh as an "erudite and deeply decent" leader whose quiet demeanour often spoke louder than the noise of today's political discourse. While the former PM was usually referred to as an "accidental politician," Tharoor emphasised that he was, above all, a "consci
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