Passing CAB will be a 'big mistake': Congress

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: In a heated debate in the Parliament, the Congress party on Monday strongly opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill by saying that  it violates the basic features of the Constitution.

Karnataka bypolls debacle: Congress leader Siddaramaiah, KPCC chief to step down

Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday decided to tender resignations from their respective posts, owning to moral responsibility for the party's debacle in the by-election held on December 5.

People teach lesson at the first opportunity to those who back stab mandate: Modi

Barhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack on the Congress party, saying it has an old habit of snatching away people's mandate from back door and then using its allies as "Kathputlis" (puppets). 

BJP sweeps Karnataka bypolls, Yediyurappa government set to continue

Bengaluru/IBNS: The four-month old Yediyurappa government in Karnataka is set to continue as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the crucial bypolls held in the state to attain halfway mark in the 224-member assembly.

India became rape capital under Modi's rule: Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand

Hazaribagh/IBNS: Reiterating his previous comment, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during poll campaign in Jharkhand on Monday said India became the rape capital to the world under the Narendra Modi government.

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill needed because Congress divided India: Amit Shah

New Delhi/IBNS: In a sharp attack on the country's oldest political party, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha on Monday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 is needed because Congress divided the nation on the basis of religion.

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill against minorities, says Congress; Amit Shah denies

New Delhi/IBNS: Launching a fierce attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his government, Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, introduced in Parliament's lower house on Monday, is against the minority community.

People have accepted defectors: DK Shivakumar after Congress' likely defeat in Karnataka bypolls

Bengaluru/IBNS: As the Congress is heading for a massive defeat in the Karnataka bypolls on Monday, party leader DK Shivakumar said people have accepted defectors.

Karnataka Bypolls: Counting begins, BJP takes early lead

Bangalore/IBNS: The fate of Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa's government will be decided as counting of votes polled on Dec 5 byelections is currently going on Monday.

Congress unable to differentiate between infiltrators & refugees

Patna/UNI: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today said that the Congress was unable to make out the difference between infiltrators and refugees only for the sake of its vote bank.

Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate 73rd birthday

New Delhi/UNI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday decided not to celebrate her birthday this year, in view of the increasing crimes against women across the country.

Second phase of Jharkhand assembly polls underway, 12.3% voter turnout till 9 am

Ranchi/IBNS: The second phase of Jharkhand assembly polls, which will seal fates of candidates in 20 of 81 seats, is underway on Saturday.

Economy in incompetent hands, growth rate to sink further: P Chidambaram

Ranchi/UNI: Former Union finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who has been released on bail after over three months of incarceration, on Friday unleashed a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the present economic scenario, saying the country's economy is in deep trouble in incompetent hands.

Had Narsimha Rao heeded IK Gujral's advice to call in army, 1984 riots could have been averted: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh has claimed that the Sikh massacre of 1984 could have been avoided if former Home Minister Narasimha Rao had heeded IK Gujral's advice to call in the army at the earliest, an NDTV report said. 

'Does she prefer avocados over onions' P Chidambaram over FM's 'I don't eat onions' comment

New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition on Thursday came down heavily on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her "I don't eat onions" comment in parliament with Congress calling it her "Marrie Antoinette moment" and questioned if she preferred avocados over onions.