The Congress appears to have managed the Samajwadi Party once again on the issue of FDI in retail.

The Congress and the BJP are heavily depending on the regional players in the number game during the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Thursday.

Political equations in Maharashtra will change after the demise of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.

The merger of the Congress (Samajwadi) with the Congress and the renaming of Marathawada University at Aurangabad helped the Shiv Sena’s growth outside Mumbai after 1986 which emerged as a party of no

“Gear up for the electoral battle” was the message from the Congress party’s day-long samvad baithak (dialogue meeting) at Surajkund, Haryana, in the presence of party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Union ministers of the Congress (Cabinet rank and MoS holding independent charge) and CWC members (nominated and permanent invitees) were invited to the Congress party’s samvad baithak (dialogue meeti

Congress strategists believe an early general election will suit it better politically, with a divided Opposition failing to emerge as an alternative on an all-India level. This is the current thinking in party circles.

Congress strategists believe an early general election will suit it better politically, with a divided Opposition failing to emerge as an alternative on an all-India level.

“The Lok Sabha elections c

The battle over corruption between the Congress and the Opposition intensified Sunday, ahead of the crucial Winter Session of Parliament.

Over 70 top Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will meet in Surajkund, Haryana, on November 9 to draw up a strategy to counter the all-round attack on the PM and the party chief.