Congress Will Do Better in LS Polls: Assam Cong Leader

Far from the political noise generated by state assembly elections, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday had lunch together at a five-star hotel in Johannesburg soon after attending the memorial service of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Gandhi and the senior BJP leader spoke to each other at the lunch table, where Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Satish Chandra Mishra and Swaraj's daughter Bansuri too were present. The ...

Sushil Kumar Modi raised questions about support of Independents and Congress to Nitish Kumar government and compared the situation in Bihar with that prevailing in Delhi where no party has the numbers. Sushil Modi told reporters in the Legislative Council ...

Congress today first indicated its willingness to back the Aam Aadmi Party but later taunted it saying Arvind Kejriwal should join hands with BJP to fulfil his promises to the people. The mixed signals started with AICC General Secretary in-charge for Delhi, ...

Agitated Congress MPs from Seemandhra region today said they were working on numbers to pull down the "unpopular government".

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday said that disciplinary action could be taken against Congress Members of Parliament from the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh for giving notice for a no-confidence motion against the UPA-II Government.

BJP leader Ravi shankar Prasad describes Congress as the 'Blue-Line' bus that is reckless.

'The Congresswallahs will hope that Arvind Kejriwal's oratory and confidence will be the anti-aircraft guns to Narendra Modi's airwave-capturing force.' 'Both Kejriwal and Modi speak Hindi well. Both are supremely self-confident about their agenda and vision. Some of their catch-phrases -- 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' -- are identical.' 'Both are inspiring figures for their cadres. Both are not hesitant at all to wear their faith in Bhagwan on their foreheads on public platforms.' ...

Congress today cried conspiracy on the prices of onions wondering how they came down the very next day polling was held for four states in which Congress got a drubbing. "I am not suggesting but I am not distancing from it as well. After all there was ...

Stung by the massive defeat, Congress' Delhi unit chief J P Agarwal today said the party would analyse the reason for the debacle but refused to respond to criticism by Sheila Dikshit who has accused him of not enthusiastically backing her in the polls.