Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia quits Congress, 20 party MLAs resign

As many as 20 Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs have tendered their resignations following the Jyotiraditya Scindia’s decision to quit the party. Scindia posted his resignation on Twitter soon after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Scindia is likely to join the BJP at 6 pm today and in […]

7 Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for unruly behaviour

As many as 7 Congress MPs, including Assam MP Gaurav Gogoi have been suspended from the rest of the budget session in the Parliament. The MPs were suspended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, for creating ruckus over the last three days. The second half of the budget session, which started on Monday, will end […]

Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi all for alliance with AIUDF

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said that a party delegation comprising of state president Ripun Bora, CLP leader Debabrata Saikia has already left for Delhi to finalize on the issue after deliberations with the Congress top brass. The Congress veteran believes that there will be a positive outcome. He is hoping that […]

Cong leader Sushmita Dev stirs controversy; says Bengalis will be deprived of their rights if Clause 6 is implemented

Former Silchar MP and Congress leader Sushmita Dev has stirred a controversy by saying that the Bengalis will be deprived of their rights, identity, employment besides others if Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is implemented. Dev in an alleged inflammatory speech stated that Hindu Bengalis seeking Citizenship under the new Citizenship Amendment Act, will […]

Manipur Cong moves Speaker’s tribunal seeking disqualification of state forest minister T Shyamkumar

The Manipur Congress has submitted an application before the Speaker’s tribunal of the State Assembly in regards to the disqualification of State Forest Minister T Shyamkumar from the Legislative Assembly. The application was filed by the Congress, after the Supreme Court had directed the Speaker to take a decision on the petition seeking disqualification of […]

Cong, NEIDP members join BJP in Manipur

Seven representatives of local bodies, including one ADC member from the Congress and the NEIDP joined the BJP in Manipur on Saturday. Among those who joined the ruling party, includes Congress ADC member of Tengnoupal autonomous council, 1 Chairperson and 5 Councillor of Oinam assembly constituency. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh welcomed the members […]

Sena, TMC, BSP, DMK, SP, AAP skip Congress-led opposition meet on CAA, NRC

The opposition once again failed to form a consensus in putting up a united front against the Centre despite massive protests across the country against CAA, NRC, and the violence against students among other issues. The meeting, called by the Congress party, comes in the backdrop of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in different parts […]

AICC Gen Secy Harish Rawat refutes allegations of party workers involvement in anti-CAA violence

The BJP may have blamed the Congress for violence during anti-CAA protests, but the latter has rubbished all such allegations. Briefing newspersons in Guwahati, AICC general secretary Harish Rawat brushed aside all charges of involvement of party workers in the violence during anti-CAA protests. Rawat, who is also the Congress in charge for Assam said […]

Pijush Kanti Biswas appointed acting president of Cong’s Tripura unit

All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Pijush Kanti Biswas as the acting president of the Tripura Pradesh Congress. The Congress President has appointed Biswas as the acting president of the party’s Tripura unit with immediate effect untill a full-term president is appointed. Pijush Kanti Biswas, a lawyer from Tripura, was formerly the […]