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Rahul Gandhi has faced incipient resentment within Congress in recent months. (Archive) Pune: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi appears to lack the “consistency” necessary to be accepted by the country as its leader, Maharashtra party ally Sharad Pawar, head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said on Thursday. “There are …

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday that the state government will only buy the yield of Madhya Pradesh crops, and if someone from other states tries to sell their crops in the state, then their trucks will be confiscated and will be imprisoned. Addressing the crowd …

After the euphoria now the apprehension. With farmers’ protests showing no immediate signs of ending and protesters have hot on their heels, many political parties are looking to profit from the move. One thing the farmers have made clear is that while politicians may try to milk protests, they should …

When Rahul Gandhi chaired meetings on the Tamil Nadu and Assam elections on Monday, he made it clear from the outset that Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi had assigned him the task. He said he was there to hear what the party officials had to say and convey it to Sonia …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a veiled foray into dynastic politics by referring to a century-old statue of the goddess Annapurna, which was stolen over a hundred years ago and handed over to India by Canada. Without naming the Congress party, the Prime Minister said the statue would have returned …

Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged people to join the “Speak Up for Farmers” campaign, amid protests by farmers against the central government’s new agricultural laws. “The Modi government tortured farmers, first they introduced laws for blacks and then they used force / farmers accused …

After an abrupt end to her political journey with Congress last year, actress Urmila Matondkar is set to begin her second inning with Shiv Sena. The 46-year-old actor will join the party led by Uddhav Thackeray on December 1. Shiv Sena leader and chief spokesman Sanjay Raut said Matondkar will …

According to sources, the prime minister’s office omitted CM KCR’s name from the list of those who were to receive Narendra Modi at Hyderabad airport. One day after Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Hyderabad, a controversy is brewing that CM KCR has not been invited to receive the Prime Minister. …

The BJP’s national secretary general and the state unit in charge of Uttarakhand, Dushyant Kumar Gautam, alleged on Sunday that the farmers’ protest had been hijacked by extremist elements and claimed that the slogans in favor of Khalistan and Pakistan were proof of this. He made the claims while addressing …

Rajya Sabha congressional deputy Anand Sharma had to issue clarification and amend his tweet on Sunday when it was interpreted as a compliment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A day after the prime minister visited the vaccine centers in Pune and other cities, Sharma said: “ Prime Minister Shri Narendra …