Cong packs Haryana panel with CM detractors

Sunday 8 November '09

In a clear signal to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who expanded his Council of Ministers on Saturday....

In Shivraj Patil’s memoir, mum’s the written word

Friday 6 November '09

While former home minister Shivraj Patil patiently awaits his next assignment, he has a piece of advice for Rahul Gandhi, who has shown no inclination to join the government....

Allies show Cong they matter

Wednesday 4 November '09

The Congress is finding it tough to put the message across to its present and prospective allies who have dug their heels in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

Hooda starts second Haryana term, Cong tells Bhajan Lal’s party: merge with us

Monday 26 October '09

As Bhupinder Singh Hooda today began his second consecutive innings as Chief Minister of Haryana, a battle of nerves was on between the Congress...

Raje’s note: BJP has lost before. Was Leader of Oppn changed?

Sunday 25 October '09

Vasundhra Raje’s three-page letter of resignation as Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, written in Hindi, accuses BJP President Rajnath Singh of “undemocratic conduct”....

Cong not keen on Jagan as Andhra CM

Monday 19 October '09

The Congress high command is not inclined to install Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy either as Chief Minister or even Deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh...

Rahul marches to new beat, Cong struggles to keep pace

Thursday 15 October '09

Rahul Gandhi seeks to capture the imagination of the Gen Next with his out-of-the-box and somewhat iconoclastic approach to politics and governance.

Rahul may visit Induwar’s family

Wednesday 14 October '09

While the final itinerary is yet to be worked out, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi may visit the family members of Inspector Francis Induwar....

J’khand: Cong likely to fight polls alone

Monday 5 October '09

Party screening committee warns that removal of PCC chief would ‘worsen infighting’ on poll-eve....

Pranab pulls up Shinde, says power sector must match growth

Friday 2 October '09

Even as the Union Cabinet approved modifications to the existing mega power policy, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was caught on the...

Jagan camp to high command: Being made rebel, without cause

Thursday 1 October '09

With reports hinting at the alleged involvement of former Union minister Renuka Chowdhury’s supporters in tearing down Congress...

Pawar will retire but not so soon: Sule

Wednesday 30 September '09

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has no immediate plans of retirement from active politics....

Cong skips talk on ‘relative seats’

Monday 21 September '09

The Congress leadership on Sunday chose to defer discussions about seats for which relatives of senior party leaders were...

Slight dip in NCP seats, Maha poll alliance with Cong almost sewn up

Tuesday 15 September '09

After weeks of shadowboxing, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) look set to formalise their alliance for the...

Shinde, Deshmukh to head Cong poll teams

Saturday 12 September '09

In what was clearly a power balancing act among different factions of the Congress in poll-bound Maharashtra, party president Sonia Gandhi on Friday....

Sonia balancing act: ex-CMs share poll duties

Saturday 12 September '09

In what was clearly a balancing act among factions of the Congress in poll-bound Maharashtra, party president Sonia Gandhi appointed Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh chairman of the election management committee today...

All Ministers agree to be austere, but reluctantly

Friday 11 September '09

Barely three days after the UPA government announced austerity measures in view of the drought in the country....

It's a deal: NCP to get 110, maybe more

Friday 11 September '09

Congress and NCP are set to reach an understanding on seat-sharing in Maharashtra for Assembly election shortly — as early as on Friday.

Campaign for YSR son runs into Sonia wall

Monday 7 September '09

Senior party leader Digvijay Singh met Jaganmohan and other members of YSR’s family to convey Cong high command's displeasure over high-voltage campaign being waged over the succession.

Delhi yet to decide, state Cong chorus loud & clear: Son as CM

Friday 4 September '09

Congress high command on Thursday night deferred the potentially fractious exercise to choose late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's successor as Andhra Chief Minister.

Tikait at Cong office, but sticks to stand

Wednesday 2 September '09

Commerce & Industry Minister Anand Sharma’s attempt on Tuesday to get the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) on board ahead...

Cong heat on Pawar and party

Saturday 29 August '09

The Congress on Friday mounted pressure on the NCP ahead of their expected poll alliance in Maharashtra, with leaders saying they would have no truck with NCP ally Jan Surajya Shakti (JSS)...

Maharashtra: Cong waiting game disturbs NCP’s poll equations

Tuesday 25 August '09

RPI, part of Chavan government, joins 15 other parties to float Republican Left Democratic Front...

Congress has no work for Rahul’s think tank

Monday 24 August '09

Set up in September 2007 at the time of Rahul’s induction into the organisation, the 13-member Group was tasked by Sonia Gandhi to draw up the future roadmap of the grand old party.