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UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other parliamentarians in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin during the formal launch of United Progressive Alliance (UPA), a campaign in Tamil Nadu fro...

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin and other party leaders join hands during the formal launch of 'United Progressive Alliance (U...

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Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha (R) raises hands with Congress party's Ahmed Patel after joining the grand alliance during a press conference at AICC in Ne...

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Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha speaks after joining the grand alliance during a press conference at AICC in New Delhi.

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, former prime minister HD Dev...

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, former prime minister HD Dev...

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi during a meeting of opposition parties to discuss a grand alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the...

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Leaders leaving after attending the dinner hosted by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the Opposition parties at her residence 10, Janpath in New Delhi...

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RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and Misa Bharti leave after attend the dinner hosted by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the Opposition parties at her residence ...

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NCP leader Sharad Pawar along with Tariq Anwar leave after attend the dinner hosted by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the Opposition parties at her ...

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Opposition's joint vice-presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other leaders files his nomination paper in Parliament in New Delhi.

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Opposition's joint vice-presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi with Congress president Sonia Gandhi files his nomination paper in Parliament in New Delhi.

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The joint opposition candidate for the post of vice president Gopalkrishna Gandhi at parliament before file nomination, at Parliament in New Delhi.

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi with presidential candidate Meira Kumar and vice-presidential candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi after the UPA meeting in New Delhi.

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders arrives for a UPA meeting to welcome their presidential and vice-presidential candidates, i...

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi with presidential candidate Meira Kumar and vice-presidential candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi after the UPA meeting in New Delhi.

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UPA leaders arrive for a meeting to welcome their presidential and vice-presidential candidates, in New Delhi.

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UPAs presidential candidate Meira Kumar meets with BSP supremo Mayawati at her residence, in Lucknow.

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UPAs presidential candidate Meira Kumar meets with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at the party office, in Lucknow.

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All-Party Flip-Flops

Jan 23, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Republic Day Special | Opinion: Democracy Is About Difference And Its Celebration, Drowning Voice Can Be Counterproductive

As the Indian Republic draws to 70, the hopes and dreams lie in vibrant debate. The challenge will lie in addressing the yearning for identity in a way consistent with the practices of democracy, writes Mahesh Rangarajan

Jan 22, 2020

| Mahesh Rangarajan
Enter Sonia. Exit Sonia. Enter Rahul, Exit Rahul. Enter Sonia... The Congress Game Of Thrones

Sonia Gandhi once again has the onerous task of resurrecting Congress as a serious political heavyweight but the biggest hurdle is the baggage of inexperienced young leaders

Oct 25, 2019

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Death By Debt: Indian Businesses Are Devastated, Tax Terror Adds To Woes

Debt looms as a terrifying spectre. Zombie companies or corporate underachievers have doubled and even the biggest of business empires like Reliance Industries are worried and hassled

Aug 21, 2019

| Alam Srinivas Jyotika Sood Lola Nayar
Elections And The Unseen Forces: This Little-Known Bhojpuri Filmmaker Can Change Bihar's Political Script!

In states like Bihar where the electorate is heavily divided by caste, strategic alliances with little-known parties can make or break the dreams of bigger political players aiming for a piece of the cherry cake at the Centre

May 16, 2019

| Giridhar Jha Preetha Nair
Kaun Banaega Sarkar? In Absence Of Majority, How Regional Leaders Will Play Kingmaker

With neither BJP-led NDA nor the Congress-led UPA sure of forming the government, a fractured verdict on May 23 will bring regional parties into focus. The possibilities are manifold with every party expected to extract their pound of flesh

May 16, 2019

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
Real Problem Begins When A Party Begins To Attack Idea Of India: Sam Pitroda

In an interview to Outlook, Sam Pitroda explains why he returned to India, what, in his opinion, led to the fall of the UPA in 2014 and why the BJP must be voted out.

Apr 17, 2019

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
‘Incorrect Fact’ May Not Change SC’s View On Rafale Deal

The Centre says its stand that the CAG placed an audit on the price of the Rafale jets before the PAC was incorrect.

Dec 19, 2018

| Ushinor Majumdar
In Prelapsarian Abandon

Liberal in approach, perorative in tone, Tharoor decries the loss of Hinduism’s ancient openness at the hands of colonials and nationalists old and new

Jul 18, 2018

| Anjana Basu
Bet Against The Chimera

The people will choose performance politics over vacuous opposition offerings

Jun 07, 2018

| Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
2019 Lok Sabha Election: Finding The Challenger To Modi

The battle for 2019 is pregnant with possibilities. But who will be Modi’s principal opponent is no less intriguing.

Jun 07, 2018

| Ruben Banerjee
None Can Halt The March

The poor are empowered like never before. No wonder Modi has no challenger.

May 30, 2018

| Dr R. Balashankar

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'UPA's Failures Made People Doubt India's Multi-Party Democracy System': Amit Shah

The home minister said in this scenario, the nation in 2014 gave a resounding majority to the Narendra Modi-led government, an absolute majority government for the first time in 30 years.

Sep 18, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Sonia Gandhi Opposes 'Corporatization' Of Rae Bareli Coach Factory, Calls It 'First Step' Towards Privatisation

Slamming the move to corporatize railways' production units, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi accused the government of selling the country's assets to private players at a throwaway price.

Jul 02, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
PMO Cuts Down Manmohan Singh's Office Staff To Five, Ignores Pleas By Former PM

In a communication from the PMO on 26th May, it has been conveyed to Manmohan Singh that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declined to extend the benefits entitled to the former PM

Jun 25, 2019

| Preetha Nair
ED Summons Former Aviation Minister Praful Patel In UPA-Era Aviation Scam

This is the first major action against a political leader in the alleged multi-crore aviation scam that is stated to have taken place during the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh.

Jun 01, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
LS Defeat Was A Collective Responsibility, Not Rahul's Alone, Says Ashok Chavan

The Congress was reduced to just one seat in Maharashtra, with Suresh Dhanorkar winning from Chandrapur.

May 25, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Lok Sabha Election Results LIVE Updates: 'We Need To Take Everybody Along For The Welfare Of Country,' Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to return to power as the BJP-led NDA is surging ahead in the election results. Follow us for live updates.

May 22, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Anxious Congress, UPA Allies Await LS Poll Results After Exit Poll Trauma

After a deafening silence for the past three days, ever since polling for the final phase of the elections ended and multiple media channels screamed the return of Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi finally commented on the exit polls on Thursday.

May 22, 2019

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Opposition Leaders Meet To Discuss Possibility Of Non-NDA Alliance Staking Claim To Govt Formation

They will also move the Election Commission (EC) to press for their demand of tallying the paper trail of votes (VVPATs) with the electronic voting machine (EVM) figures.

May 21, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Defence Deal Pusher Today Aspires To Be India’s PM: Arun Jaitley On Rahul Gandhi

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley alleged that Congress president Rahul Gandhi's former business partner, Ulrik Mcknight, had acquired offset defence contracts from French defence supplier Naval Group, against Scorpene submarines in 2011, during the UPA rule.

May 04, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
UPA Had Jailed Amit Shah, Cops To Topple My Govt In Gujarat: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress-led UPA regime had jailed Amit Shah and policeman to topple his government in Gujarat when he headed the BJP government in the state

Apr 17, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau