Indian Congress

Senior Congress leader Ramesh Kumar courted controversy after making a rape comment in the state assembly. Photo: Courtesy
World+Biz

'Off the cuff remark': Karnataka Congress MLA apologises for ‘when rape is inevitable' comment

Senior Congress leader Ramesh Kumar said it was not his intention to trivialise rape. It was an off-the-cuff remark, the MLA said

Priyanka Gandhi, a leader of India's main opposition Congress party waves during a protest after the death of a rape victim, in Noida, India, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Priyanka Gandhi shields congress activists during baton charge in India's Uttar Pradesh

Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Hindustan Times)
South Asia

Sonia Gandhi’s resignation, polls for new chief may figure in Congress meet today