Politics

Khurshid on Monday had said that Rahul Gandhi left in a huff after the party's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections and the Congress is yet to really got together to analyse why it lost.

Addressing the Vijayadashmi function of the RSS at Reshimbagh ground in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, he said all Bharatiyas working for the nation's glory and enhancing its peace are 'Hindus'.

The new entrants, hailing from different areas of the Gandhi Nagar assembly constituency, were welcomed to the party fold by former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta.

Though Congress leaders refused to speak on the matter, party insiders said the list was prepared before Singh defied the party whip by attending a special 36-hour session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Priyanka Gandhi also demanded compensation to the next of kin of a Badaun farmer who allegedly died of the harassment over recovery of power bill dues.

Sheikh Hasina also extended her invitation to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco who on many occasions earlier criticised the BJP-led government in Goa Assembly, ruled out any move to join the ruling party, while the CM did not deny possibility of him switching.

Congress MP and former Union Minister Manish Tiwari said that such posts had appeared at a time when the country was celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

Former Mumbai chief said that the problems in the party will cost them in the future and it will also lose its deposit on October 24, the day when the results of the Maharashtra polls will be announced.

Ashish's father Ranjit Deshmukh was defeated by Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur West constituency in the 2004 assembly elections.

Since returning to power at the Centre in May, the BJP has won over a number of leaders in the two states to its camp. Its former ally TDP has been hit the hardest by the party.

Sanjay Nirupam is known to wield considerable influence in Mumbai North and had even unsuccessfully contested the 2014 elections from the constituency.

The Telangana chief minister is expected to apprise the prime minister on the developmental works, and flagship programmes in the state.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, along with chief minister Yogi Adityanath and defence minister Rajnath Singh among others are expected to be in Lucknow on Gandhi Jayanti.

In a ghastly incident, C Anitha, a Forest Range Officer was attacked in Sarasala of Kagaznagar in Telangana's Asifabad district in June by a mob led by Koneru Krishna Rao.

Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Centre will extend the NRC to West Bengal but before that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will be passed to accord Indian citizenship to all Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist refugees.