NIA raids 3 places in Bihar in Jharkhand coal mines attack case

February 9, 2024

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided three locations in Bihar in the 2020 case of attack by a terror gang at the Tetariyakhad coal mine in Jharkhand. The raids were conducted at two locations each in Bhagalpur and Purnea and one location in Madhepura today in the case...

I.N.D.I.A alliance meet postponed till third week of December

December 6, 2023

Amid reports of difference cropping up between various parties in the I.N.D.I.A bloc, the alliance has decided to reschedule the meeting of party heads to the third week of December. Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had called a meeting of the I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders for Wednesday. This, however, was met...

PM Modi advises Opposition to work with positivity

December 5, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Winter Session of Parliament is a “golden opportunity for Opposition parties to do something constructive” and asked them not to vent anger at their defeat in assembly polls inside the House. Addressing reporters outside the Parliament before the Session commenced this morning,...

Unfulfilled promises a major issue in Telangana: Kharge

November 28, 2023

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to this newspaper on the path that the Congress has been pursuing in Telangana. Kharge shed light on unkept promises, rampant corruption, and economic woes plaguing Telangana, among other issues. Edited excerpts: Q: The Congress has been conducting three to four rallies and roadshows daily...

Speaking about situation of Hyderabad Assembly election, Asaduddin Owaisi

November 28, 2023

At present, the Telangana elections have become significantly intriguing. Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of AIMIM and a prominent member of the Lok Sabha is consistently campaigning for Telangana assembly elections, the 119-member state assembly polls scheduled for 30 November 2023. Rajat Rakesh Tandon, the political editor of “India News,” engaged...

Mohammad Azharuddin enters Telangana political arena

November 28, 2023

Former Indian cricket captain turned politician Mohammad Azharuddin is contesting the Telangana assembly elections, the 119-member state assembly polls scheduled for 30 November 2023. Rajat Rakesh Tandon, the political editor of “India News,” engaged in an in-depth conversation with Azharuddin regarding the approaching elections. Q: KCR asserts that our party...

Priyanka cashes in on schemes to boost Congress chances in rajasthan

November 21, 2023

In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that Congress leaders were “running out” of the party, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra retaliated, saying that the BJP is already “out by hit-wicket,” using a cricket metaphor. Addressing a public rally in Rajasthan, she emphasised that the Congress is confident...

Priyanka Gandhi urges people to choose development over communalism

November 18, 2023

Priyanka Gandhi while campaigning in Rajasthan, Chittorgarh urged people to choose development over communalism, appealing to them to hold leaders accountable. She also urged people to change the tradition of changing the governments in Rajasthan to continue the course of progress and development initiated there by the Congress government. Addressing...

Kharge releases Congress manifesto with six pledges for Telangana polls

November 18, 2023

The Congress in Telangana unveiled its manifesto, pledging six guarantees that will be implemented on a time-bound schedule, starting immediately after the oath-taking ceremony in the first cabinet meeting. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, addressing a public meeting after the manifesto release, likened it to the party’s guiding principles, emphasising their...

BJP and Congress shift focus to Rajasthan

November 17, 2023

BJP chief JP Nadda released the BJP manifesto for Rajasthan. After releasing the “Aapno Agranee Rajasthan Sankalp Patra 2003” in Jaipur, JP Nadda also promised that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) would be formed in the state to probe paper leaks and other alleged scams under the Congress rule, if...