The Congress will reserve 50% of government jobs for women if it is voted to power, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on March 29, asserting that powerful women will change the destiny of India.

Ahead of I.N.D.I's mega rally, Congress gets tax notice; Kerala Congress Committee stages protest

Congress leader and former minister Mani Shankar Aiyar triggered a fresh controversy by saying that Pakistanis are the "biggest asset of India". Lauding the South Asian nation, the former diplomat claimed that he had never been to any country where he had been welcomed with such open arms as in Pakistan.

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Pakistanis ‘biggest asset’ of India

In what could be a big setback for India's main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, its former Maharashtra chief minister and party veteran Ashok Chavan quit on Monday (Feb 12).

India: Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, party reacts; reports suggest may join BJP

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India’s biggest opposition Congress party, on Monday (Feb 5) promised a nationwide caste census and removal of 50 per cent cap on reservations if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the upcoming general elections.

India: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi promises to remove 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc wins polls

In a move ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, India's Congress party has officially announced a 16-member Manifesto Committee, with the experienced former finance minister P Chidambaram at its helm.

India's Congress party constitutes manifesto committee ahead of 2024 polls

Amid reports of differences cropping up between various parties in the INDIA bloc, the alliance has decided to reschedule the meeting of party heads to the third week of December. Earlier Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had called a meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders for December 6. Instead, the 14-member coordination panel will meet at Mr. Kharge’s residence on Wednesday.

Congress postpones I.N.D.I.A alliance meet after key leaders decide to skip

Archana Singh has been expelled from Congress for six years, Anshu Awasthi, spokesperson for Uttar Pradesh Congress confirmed the news to News 18. The politician added that Archana has been expelled for her 'misconduct' and complaints from the party's Meerut unit.

Who is Archana Gautam? Congress spokesperson confirms her expulsion from party. Here's what happened

On Friday, MRT Music record label, who owns the rights to 'KGF: Chapter 2' music, filed a case against several leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC) party including Rahul Gandhi over copyright violations.

Music label sues Rahul Gandhi for illegal use of 'KGF: Chapter 2' music in Bharat Jodo Yatra

Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress on Wednesday (October 19) as he defeated Shashi Tharoor in the party election, only the sixth in its history of 137 years.

Who is Mallikarjun Kharge? The first non-Gandhi Congress chief in 24 years, pitted against BJP's might

Senior Congress leader and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has opposed the bid by some party leaders to challenge the Gandhi family leadership in the party, saying this is not the time to raise such an issue.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh opposes challenge to Gandhi family leadership

Congress's interim chief Sonia Gandhi has told her aides that she would step down from the party's top post, sources said

Sonia Gandhi may step down as interim Congress chief | Indian Political Party | WION

Congress on Saturday announced that it will be holding protests outside different Raj Bhavans across the country on July 27 against the saffron party's alleged attempts to topple its democratically elected governments.

Cong to protest outside Raj Bhavans across the country on Monday

At 50, people in general start actively planning for retirement, but it does not hold true for politicians in India. Indian politics has dynasties which control the functioning of political parties.

Turning 50: Rahul Gandhi, down but not out

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that her party will bear the cost for rail travel of every needy migrant worker and labourer to their respective home towns during the lockdown.

Congress to pay for rail tickets of every needy migrant worker amid lockdown: Sonia Gandhi

Congress trouble-shooter DK Shivakumar has been appointed as Karnataka Congress President on Wednesday. "Congress interim president (Sonia Gandhi) has appointed D.

DK Shivakumar appointed Karnataka Congress President

In April, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will elect the new Congress President at the party's plenary session. Sonia Gandhi took over as interim chief after the party's debacle in Lok Sabha elections, 2019, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.

Who will be the next Congress President? Discordance remains

Politician, Congress party member and author Shashi Tharoor has won the 2019 Sahitya Akademi Award for his book 'An Era Of Darkness: The British Empire In India' which had released in 2016.

Shashi Tharoor wins 2019 Sahitya Akademi Award for his book 'An Era Of Darkness'

Stating that the party has drifted away from its basic principle and ideology, former Haryana Pradesh Congress chief, Ashok Tanwar announced his resignation from the primary membership of Congress on Saturday.

Ashok Tanwar tenders resignation from Congress, says 'party plagued by feudal attitudes, medieval conspiracies'

2019 is not 1998. Sonia Gandhi's appointment as interim Congress president may unite the party for some time but it fails to address the root question of its decline and shrinking in various states.

Congress needs to do more, 2019 is not 1998

The death toll from floods in Karnataka, Kerala, and Maharashtra rose to 147, state authorities said on Sunday, as rescue teams raced to evacuate people and waters submerged parts of a world heritage site.

Death toll from floods reaches 147, hundreds of thousands evacuated

The issue of leadership in Congress came up briefly at the informal meeting of party leaders here held to discuss the political developments in Karnataka but no names were discussed, party sources said.

Leadership issue comes up at Congress leaders' meet, no names discussed

With no clarity on Rahul Gandhi's continuation as president of the Congress party, a number of junior Congress leaders assembled at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office at 24, Akbar Road in New Delhi on Friday to hold an impromptu meeting on the state of affairs of the Congress.

Resignations pour in support of Rahul Gandhi, pressure on senior Congress leaders to resign

There is an existential crisis brewing in the Congress at the moment. It’s not just about the grand old party’s loss in the general election; the problem with the Congress runs deeper than victory and defeats, or even the policies of the party — the problem is the collapse of the party brand.

There is an existential crisis brewing in the Congress at the moment

With just a day left for the Budget Session of Parliament to begin, Congress party has yet to appoint its Leader in the Lok Sabha. Earlier there were talks that Rahul Gandhi, who is reluctant to continue as Congress president after the party's drubbing the polls, will be taking charge of the grand old party's attack on the government in the lower House.

A day left to Budget session, Congress inconclusive of its Lok Sabha leader

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