New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has set up a 47-member Steering Committee that includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
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Mallikarjun Kharge elected as new Congress party president
Mallikarjun Kharge became the first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years, and the first Scheduled Caste chief of the grand old organisation in four decades.
Kharge frontrunner to be next Congress chief: Reports
Indian National Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is the frontrunner to take over the party presidency from Sonia Gandhi and become the first non-Gandhi AICC leader in 24 years.
Large turnout for Congress’ Bharat Jodo yatra
The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, a massive mass contact programme by the party launched in Tamil Nadu last week, has entered its 19-day Kerala leg.
Modi, Shah, Rahul join to pay tribute to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders across party lines paid tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar.
Congress chief meets Azad; G-23 leaders pitch for ‘collective leadership’
In a first Congress G-23 leaders meeting yesterday after the recent assembly elections debacle, party chief Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have spoken to senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Curtain falls on JLF 2022 with lively debate about Nehru’s legacy
The closing debate of ‘Nehru remains the greatest Prime Minister of India’ at Jaipur Literature Festival 2022 capped an intense five days for the crowds desperate for a return to normalcy after two years of lockdowns.
Mediapart’s revelations trigger political slugfest between BJP, Congress
After French investigative portal Mediapart alleged that the Rafale jets maker paid EUR 7.5 million to a middleman during the UPA’s regime, a political slugfest has been triggered between Congress and BJP in India.
Indian men’s hockey team defeats Germany 5-4 to secure Olympic bronze medal
The Indian men’s hockey team ended their campaign on a winning note and claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games in Tokyo today.
Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed during clashes in Afghanistan
Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist based in Afghanistan was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city.
