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Rahul Dares PM Modi To Promise Removal Of 50 Pc Quota Limit, Says 'Cong Will Do If Voted To Power'

Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to promise removal of 50 pc quota limit, says 'Cong will do if voted to power'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove the 50 per cent limit on the reservation and promised that the Congress, if elected to power, will enhance the overall quota beyond 50 per cent.

May 5, 2024

Rahul Gandhi's fresh pitch for 'wealth redistribution' stirs controversy, video circulates

While the Congress has repeatedly denied any 'wealth redistribution' promise in its election manifesto for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, a fresh pitch for the same by party leader Rahul Gandhi has stirred a fresh controversy.

May 5, 2024

Congress chief replies to Modi: "Our votebank is every Indian"

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in reply to the PM's letter to Phase 3 candidates, saying that their 'guarantees are simple and votebank is every Indian.

May 2, 2024

Mehbooba owes her loyalty to INDIA bloc despite Cong's preference for NC; Cites 'bigger cause'

PDP chief repeatedly reaffirmed her allegiance with the INDIA bloc but Congress is supporting the National Conference candidate Mian Altaf, who is contesting against Mehbooba Mufti.

May 2, 2024

Rahul Gandhi steps up campaign in Odisha, alleges BJD-BJP 'collusion to benefit few corporates'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, stepping up the party's campaign in Odisha on Sunday lashed out at the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government and the opposition BJP while accusing them of having 'married' each other for personal gains and befooling the public.

Apr 29, 2024

K'taka govt stages protest against Centre over drought relief

Karnataka's Congress government staged a protest on Sunday in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, against the Central government over drought relief.

Apr 28, 2024

Congress launches campaign song, steps up social media reach

Stepping up its electioneering in the digital space, the Congress on Friday launched its campaign song on social media

Apr 12, 2024

Now get square-shaped watermelons this summer

A new hybrid and export variety of watermelon and melon 'Saraswati' is all set to hit UP markets this summer.

Apr 8, 2024

People of all castes are with Congress: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that people of all castes across the state are with Congress and in the coming days more people will join the party.

Apr 6, 2024

Congress manifesto: Highlights need to ensure justice to all, says Hooda

Veteran Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said the party's manifesto would prove to be a roadmap to ensure justice and fair participation for every section, and that is why it has been named the "Nyayapatra".

Apr 5, 2024

Sharing stage with INDIA bloc leaders, Sunita Kejriwal reads out her husband's message

Sunita Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, on Sunday read out his message at the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan here and questioned the Centre over his arrest.

Mar 31, 2024

President Murmu Honours Karpoori Thakur, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, M. S. Swaminathan With Bharat Ratna

President Murmu honours Karpoori Thakur, Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Swaminathan with Bharat Ratna

In a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, President Droupadi Murmu honoured four great personalities of India -- former Chief Minister of Bihar Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, former Prime Ministers of the country P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh and the country's famous agricultural scientist credited for Green Revolution, M. S. Swaminathan.

Mar 30, 2024

Mandya in K'taka to witness mega clash between Kumaraswamy and Star Chandru

The Mandya Parliamentary Constituency in south Karnataka is turning out to be one of the most high-profile seats in the state where the contest is primarily between former CM and JD(S) state President H.D. Kumaraswamy and Congress' Venkataramane Gowda aka Star Chandru, a close associate of Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar.

Mar 29, 2024

Shivakumar's borther DK Suresh files nomination for B'luru rural seat

He purchased food and medical kits for every family, bought crops and vegetables from farmers and distributed them freely, wore a PPE kit to bury the dead during Covid, recalled D.K. Shivakumar about DK Suresh's services in the constituency