Indian National Congress

YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest for illegally amassing wealth triggered a spat with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Congress of using the CBI against its opponents and the Congress denying the charges.

Eyeing next year's assembly polls, Delhi's Congress government Monday slashed petrol prices, but increased the cost of CNG and tobacco.

Eyeing next year's assembly polls, Delhi's Congress government Monday slashed petrol prices, but increased the cost of CNG and tobacco.

India's Congress has signed an agreement with Russia's ruling United Russia Party for exchange of experiences in a host of fields including organisational work and auditing activities, a Congress statement said here Monday.

Member of Parliament Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy landed in Chanchalguda Central Jail here Monday after a special court remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days for illegally amassing assets, dealing a big blow to YSR Congress Party ahead of next month's by-elections.

In a triangular contest, the Congress was Monday voted out of power from the Shimla Municipal Corporation after 26 years of rule, its candidates for the two top posts biting dusts, months ahead of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.

It is a pity the Uttar Pradesh voters rejected the Congress in assembly elections, party leader Digvijay Singh said Monday, while commenting on the bedlam in the state assembly.

The YSR Congress Party's call for a daylong Andhra Pradesh shutdown Monday to protest the arrest of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy had no impact on normal life, barring in his native Kadapa district.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused the Congress of using the Central Bureau of Investigation against YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy while shielding other ministers in its Andhra Pradesh government charged with corruption.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Monday said the Congress governments at the centre and in the state have nothing to do with the arrest of YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.

In a major setback to the ruling Congress, the party faced a humiliating defeat in elections to the Shimla Municipal Corporation, its 25-year-old bastion, months ahead of the state assembly polls.

With the arrest of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on charges of corruption, his mother Vijayamma will now campaign for the YSR Congress in next month's by-elections.

YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's mother Y. S. Vijayamma Monday continued to stage a sit-in to protest her son's arrest on charges of amassing illegal wealth, officials said.

The YSR Congress party's call for a daylong Andhra Pradesh shutdown Monday to protest the arrest of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy evoked partial response.

Police Sunday night arrested YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's mother, wife and other family members for staging a sit-in to protest his arrest.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday arrested YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for illegally amassing wealth, a day before he was scheduled to appear before the CBI court here.

Late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Y.S. Vijayamma Sunday blamed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the arrest of her son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.

The Congress Sunday refused to comment on the arrest of YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed it "political vendetta".

YSR Congress Party called for a shutdown in Andhra Pradesh Monday to protest the arrest of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday evening arrested YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in a disproportionate assets case.

Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a disproportionate assets case Sunday, has seen many controversies but has emerged as a force to reckon with in Andhra Pradesh politics in a short span of time.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday strongly objected to the Congress comparing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, terming it "malicious" and "deeply condemnable".

The Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India's oldest civic bodies, saw 64.08 percent polling Sunday, an official said here. The Congress and the BJP are locked in a direct contest in most of the wards.

Polling began Sunday morning for the Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India's oldest civic bodies, with the mayor and the deputy mayor to get elected directly by voters for the first time.

Taking strong exception to the Trinamool Congress opposing the central government over the recent petrol price hike, West Bengal Congress leaders Saturday said the Mamata Banerjee-led party could walk out of the United Progressive Alliance government if it felt so, and threatened to launch similar protests against her government in the state over various issues.

A Rajasthan court here Saturday rejected the bail plea filed by Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi, a lawyer said.

Stepping up pressure on the beleaguered Congress-led central government on the issue of hike in petrol prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday led a protest rally of several thousand Trinamool supporters here, demanding a roll back.

Team Anna Saturday charged Prime Minster Manmohan Singh and 14 cabinet ministers of "massive" corruption and asked for an independent probe, but the Congress described the charges as "unsubstantiated".

Hinting at a reduction in petrol prices in the state, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Saturday said the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol may be reduced further provided the Congress-ruled states took initiative in this regard.

With opposition weak and in a shambles and greater thrust on peace and development, the Congress-led government seems to have a smooth ride ahead in Assam as it completes an unbroken run of 11 years in power.