Arvind Gunasekar And Sunil Prabhu

YS Sharmila, founder president of YSR Telangana Party and sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, will be joining the Congress this week, sources have said

The Supreme Court today upheld the Centre's move to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.

The Chief Justice said the five-judge bench has authored four separate judgments -- one by him and others by Justice SK Kaul, Justice SR Bhat and Justice PS Narasimha.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Lok Sabha Wednesday - 454 MPs voted in favour and two against - after hours of ferocious attack-counterattack between the government and the opposition. The question now - how soon can it become law?

The Women's Reservation Bill is on the verge of becoming law after nearly three decades of stalling and discord. However, a 33 per cent quota for women in parliament and state legislatures, as promised by the proposed law, may come into force only by

On former Prime Minister and Congress icon Rajiv Gandhi's anniversary, the grand old party today announced names of members of its top decision-making body.

The big opposition meeting scheduled to be held in Patna on June 12, will now be held on June 23. The change in date came following a request by the Congress and its Tamil Nadu ally, sources said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar on Wednesday as the party closed in on naming the next Karnataka Chief Minister after the election win over the weekend.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said they considered various factors, including rules, the gap between dates of the two states' assembly terms, and weather, to arrive at the decision.

It is Mallikarjun Kharge versus Shashi Tharoor as the Congress picks its first non-Gandhi president in 25 years. Mr Kharge, 80, is the candidate backed by the Gandhis and is almost certain to be elected in the October 17 polls.

The Congress has issued warning to Ashok Gehlot loyalists in Rajasthan, already accused of indiscipline. Senior Central leader KC Venugopal said strong action will be taken for statements on the party's "internal matters and against other leaders".

Ashok Gehlot today apologised to Sonia Gandhi and said he will not run for Congress president, taking "moral responsibility" for the Rajasthan revolt. The Congress said Sonia Gandhi will decide "in a day or two" whether he will remain Chief Minister.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. Rahul Gandhi has been summoned tomorrow and Sonia Gandhi on June 8.

The suspension of 12 MPs - for "misbehaviour" on the last day of the previous session - will not be lifted, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said this morning, after which the opposition walked out and the Upper House was adjourned for the day.

Sonia Gandhi on Saturday underlined her position as a "full-time and hands-on Congress President" as she hit back at critics within the party - specifically the 'G-23' - who have been pushing, for over a year now, for an overhaul and internal polls.

YS Sharmila, founder president of YSR Telangana Party and sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, will be joining the Congress this week, sources have said

The Supreme Court today upheld the Centre's move to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.

The Chief Justice said the five-judge bench has authored four separate judgments -- one by him and others by Justice SK Kaul, Justice SR Bhat and Justice PS Narasimha.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Lok Sabha Wednesday - 454 MPs voted in favour and two against - after hours of ferocious attack-counterattack between the government and the opposition. The question now - how soon can it become law?

The Women's Reservation Bill is on the verge of becoming law after nearly three decades of stalling and discord. However, a 33 per cent quota for women in parliament and state legislatures, as promised by the proposed law, may come into force only by

On former Prime Minister and Congress icon Rajiv Gandhi's anniversary, the grand old party today announced names of members of its top decision-making body.

The big opposition meeting scheduled to be held in Patna on June 12, will now be held on June 23. The change in date came following a request by the Congress and its Tamil Nadu ally, sources said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar on Wednesday as the party closed in on naming the next Karnataka Chief Minister after the election win over the weekend.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said they considered various factors, including rules, the gap between dates of the two states' assembly terms, and weather, to arrive at the decision.

It is Mallikarjun Kharge versus Shashi Tharoor as the Congress picks its first non-Gandhi president in 25 years. Mr Kharge, 80, is the candidate backed by the Gandhis and is almost certain to be elected in the October 17 polls.

The Congress has issued warning to Ashok Gehlot loyalists in Rajasthan, already accused of indiscipline. Senior Central leader KC Venugopal said strong action will be taken for statements on the party's "internal matters and against other leaders".

Ashok Gehlot today apologised to Sonia Gandhi and said he will not run for Congress president, taking "moral responsibility" for the Rajasthan revolt. The Congress said Sonia Gandhi will decide "in a day or two" whether he will remain Chief Minister.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. Rahul Gandhi has been summoned tomorrow and Sonia Gandhi on June 8.

The suspension of 12 MPs - for "misbehaviour" on the last day of the previous session - will not be lifted, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said this morning, after which the opposition walked out and the Upper House was adjourned for the day.

Sonia Gandhi on Saturday underlined her position as a "full-time and hands-on Congress President" as she hit back at critics within the party - specifically the 'G-23' - who have been pushing, for over a year now, for an overhaul and internal polls.