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Congress’ Raipur plenary: Will Kharge act against himself and Jairam Ramesh?
The AICC plenary will be an occasion for stocktaking the grand old party’s standing, fine-tuning ideology, and deliberating upon alliances and strategy for 2024

Congress to raise issues of unemployment, price rise in Winter Session
Congress leaders held a meeting at the residence of party leader Sonia Gandhi to chalk out their strategy for the Parliament session

Jairam Ramesh cites Australian Parliament’s criticism of Morrison to take a dig at PM Modi
Australia's former Prime Minister Morrison on Wednesday unsuccessfully argued against being censured by Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers

Bharat Jodo Yatra had an impact, says Congress in jab at PM’s visit to 4 southern states
Taking a dig at his visit, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the impact of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the foot march taken out by the party from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, is already being felt

SC's decision to free Rajiv Gandhi's killers 'unacceptable and completely erroneous': Congress
The statement by Congress came soon after the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran, serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

'Shocking': Congress slams BJP for lotus in G20 logo
The Congress on Wednesday said it was shocking that the BJP's election symbol lotus was part of the G20 logo, adding that the Prime Minister and his party would not lose any opportunity to promote themselves.

Explained: Why Congress’ Twitter handles have been blocked over KGF music
A Bengaluru court has ordered Twitter to block the Congress and its Bharat Jodo Yatra handles after MRT Music filed a copyright violation case against the party and Rahul Gandhi for using the music from 'KGF 2' without permission

AIMIM aligned with BJP, its only job is to cut votes of Congress, says Jairam Ramesh
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also alleged that the AIMIM "takes oxygen" from the BJP and in turn gives a "booster dose" to the BJP.

Cheetahs are back in India: Know the world’s fastest predator that constantly lives in fear
Although they have an extraordinary speed and various skills for hunting, they live in fear because they cannot climb up a big tree and protect themselves from other predatory animals

Explained: Why the BJP and Congress are sparring over Jawaharlal Nehru and his role in Kashmir
The BJP has sharpened its attack against Jawaharlal Nehru with Prime Minister Modi blaming the former for the problems in Kashmir. This has led to the two parties arguing over the circumstances leading to the princely state's accession to India. But what exactly happened after 1947?

'Nothing can be more insulting': Congress on minister's continuation on 1st anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri violence
"Nothing can be more insulting that the farmers agitating against the black laws were deliberately killed while the culprit remains a member of the Union council of ministers," said Jairam Ramesh.

Congress against all ideologies, institutions that abuse religion to polarise society, says Jairam Ramesh
"The Congress' policy has always been to uncompromisingly fight all ideologies and institutions that abuse religion to polarise our society, that misuse religion to spread prejudice, hate, bigotry and violence," Jairam Ramesh said in a statement.

Parties that believe opposition unity minus Congress possible live in fool's paradise: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh said many regional parties have back-stabbed the grand old party in the past to serve their own self-interests

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi for criticising former governments on Cheetah re-introduction
Jairam Ramesh shared a 2009 letter where he had asked M K Ranjitsinh of the Wildlife Trust of India to prepare a roadmap for the reintroduction of the Cheetah and include a detailed analysis of different potential sites

Congress prezident poll: Jairam Ramesh bats for consensus; upholds "prominence" of Nehru-Gandhi family
The notification for the election will be issued on September 22, while the filing of nomination would begin on September 24 and continue till September 30

Climate change has taken place, Ghulam Nabi Azad has become BJP's loyal soldier, says Congress
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tagged a tweet of a video clip of Azad, in which the former Congress leader is heard saying that he opposes the government's policies but does not abuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi like Rahul Gandhi

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Why is Rahul Gandhi spending 18 days in Kerala, handful in UP, and skipping Gujarat?
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) hit out at the Congress for spending 18 days in Kerala and 'only two' in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi will spend 21 days in Karnataka and Rajasthan, which have Assembly elections next year, but will skip poll-bound Gujarat

'Welcome Rahul' posters adorn Kanyakumari walls as Congress set to launch 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' today
The coastal town of Kanyakumari was buzzing with activity as Congress workers geared up for the launch of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which the party is touting as its biggest mass contact programme since Independence.

INS Vikrant collective efforts of past govts: Congress slams Modi for taking credit for commissioning aircraft carrier
"The Modi government has nothing to do with this. The Modi government just happens to be in power when it is being commissioned. In fact, INS Vikrant was launched years ago by Mr AK Antony when he was the defence minister... ," said Jairam Ramesh.

'Bharat Jodo Yatra' not a speaking yatra but aimed at listening to people, says Jairam Ramesh
Rahul Gandhi will embark on the padayatra, a foot march, covering about 3,500 km from Kanykumari in Tamil Nadu to Kashmir over about 150 days, on 7 September.