The list announced by chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was dominated by members of the group's old guard, with no women included. Around 17 out of 33 cabinet members are on the UN terror blacklist

In 2017 Assembly elections, at least 46 Congress candidates had secured the second position. Apart from these, seven MLAs were elected. So, the party is now mulling over giving tickets to these candidates in 2022 elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 13th BRICS Summit virtually on September 9, as part of India’s ongoing chairship in 2021. The theme for the summit is 'BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus'. 

Rajesh Ram is likely to be appointed the next Bihar Congress chief. 

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sindhu on Thursday returned to his home state after he was denied an appointment by the party leadership for a meeting.

India on Tuesday held a meeting with a Taliban leader in Doha on latter’s request. Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office. The meeting took place at the Embassy of India, Doha, on the request of the Taliban side.

The Chief Minister’s strong warning to Pannu came even as the Punjab Police on Monday registered an FIR against the SFJ leader for issuing an assassination threat against the former through a video posted on SFJ’s Facebook page.

Bhupesh Baghel said he has invited Rahul Gandhi to Chhattisgarh. He (Rahul Gandhi) will first visit Bastar, and inspect the various projects and works there, Baghel added.

Harish Rawat, the former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, wants to focus on the Assembly elections in his home state. The state will go to polls early next year.

​Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top opposition leaders including some chief ministers, amid efforts to evolve a common strategy against the NDA government.

India is among other countries that are evacuating their staff and people from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in the country.

The special cell, which is is manned 24x7 by young officers of the Ministry, under the guidance and supervision of senior officers, was set up prior to the departure of India-based personnel from Indian Embassy in Kabul. More than 20 officials have been deployed in the Cell.

The committee members will be visiting areas including Srinagar, Kargil, Daras, Leh and Pangong Tso.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, just a day after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus row and its leaders have been giving adjournment notices every day.

The political tug of war between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu seems to be reaching no conclusion. While the Congress high command is planning a bigger role for Sidhu, Amarinder is in no mood to budge.

According to sources, the Congress is working on a plan to overhaul the party which may see heads of several state units be replaced. A session of All India Congress Committee (AICC) may be convened in August.

While Captain Amarinder Singh will be the campaign committee chief, PS Bajwa is likely to be the manifesto committee chairman.

Kamal Nath is said to have a stronghold inside the organisation and greater acceptability among the top leaders.

​The Congress party has stepped up its offensive to gherao the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament as part of its multi-pronged attack.