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    Ubeer Naqushbandi
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    Ubeer Naqushbandi is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.
      Assam

      Borah's BJP switch is just the tip of Assam's pre-poll poaching iceberg

      8 March 2026 4:21 PM IST
      Iran Israel US Middle East explodes
      Jammu and Kashmir

      Khamenei protests: J-K MP, ex-mayor booked for circulating ‘misleading’ content

      4 March 2026 2:49 PM IST
      IYC shirtless protest
      Politics

      Congress slams ‘witch hunt’ against IYC over shirtless protest

      23 Feb 2026 10:06 PM IST
      Jammu and Kashmir Ranji Trophy players celebrate after reaching the final, marking a rare moment of unity across the region.
      Cricket

      Jammu and Kashmir’s Ranji rise unites a divided region | Interview

      22 Feb 2026 8:21 AM IST
      India AI Impact Summit controversy
      Politics

      Congress uses robodog row to target govt, asks how Galgotias got into AI meet

      21 Feb 2026 8:13 PM IST
      Indian Youth Congress protesters at AI India Impact Summit 2026
      India

      Youth Congress chief defends protest at AI summit: 'Won't damage India's image'

      20 Feb 2026 7:56 PM IST
      Congress slams Indo-US trade deal again, but action on the ground elusive
      India

      Congress slams Indo-US trade deal again, but action on the ground elusive

      16 Feb 2026 9:02 PM IST
      Akhil Gogoi and Gaurav Gogoi
      Assam

      Targeting bullseye in Assam elections, Congress turns flexible on Raijor Dal

      15 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Rahul Gandhi with farmer union leaders
      India

      ‘Anti-farmer’ pact: Congress to launch nationwide protest against India-US trade deal

      14 Feb 2026 1:31 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi, Congress shift focus from naravane to India-US trade deal
      India

      With Naravane backing Penguin, Rahul pivots to India-US trade deal

      12 Feb 2026 6:11 PM IST
      Why apple growers in Kashmir, Himachal fear India–US trade deal
      Farm matters

      Apple belt of Kashmir-Himachal-Uttarakhand braces for cheap US imports

      11 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not receive US President Donald Trump
      India

      Swadeshi Jagran Manch backs India-US interim deal, says Trump did it under pressure

      7 Feb 2026 8:54 PM IST
      Assam Gaurav Gogoi | Congress goes after local issues for Assam election
      Assam

      Congress to focus on local issues in Assam after Bihar vote chori debacle

      6 Feb 2026 5:48 PM IST
      Bengal leaders of the Congress party meets the high command
      India

      West Bengal elections 2026: Congress to go solo after 20 years

      5 Feb 2026 6:51 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi’s Naravane memoir remarks: What Lok Sabha rules say
      India

      Rahul Gandhi’s Naravane memoir remarks: What Lok Sabha rules say

      2 Feb 2026 6:28 PM IST
      Lacklustre, visionless, blind to India’s real crises — How Opposition sees Budget 2026-27
      Politics

      'Lacklustre', 'visionless', 'blind' to India’s 'real crises' — How Opposition sees Budget 2026-27

      1 Feb 2026 6:04 PM IST
      West Bengal elections: Congress split over solo run or alliance
      West Bengal

      West Bengal elections: Congress split over solo run or alliance

      1 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Congress is sharpening its attack on the BJP government
      Assam

      Assam election: Congress’s Manoj Chauhan targets Himanta on graft, evictions

      29 Jan 2026 9:14 PM IST
      Congress Jharkhand MLAs disgruntled
      Jharkhand

      Congress top brass to Jharkhand MLAs: No change in ministerial setup

      29 Jan 2026 2:26 PM IST
      Opposition leaders protest against SIR outside Parliament on the second day of Winter Session.
      Politics

      Stormy Budget session ahead as Opposition plans to turn up MGNREGA-SIR heat on govt

      27 Jan 2026 9:07 PM IST
      Rajeev Gowda
      India

      Congress slams Centre: 'Real state of economy exposes Modi govt's priorities'

      27 Jan 2026 8:41 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi republic day
      India

      Congress fumes over ‘back-row seat insult’ to Kharge, Rahul at R-Day parade

      26 Jan 2026 8:32 PM IST
      Congress high command meeting
      Bihar

      Congress MP slams Bihar top brass for party's poor health in state, Rahul Gandhi responds

      24 Jan 2026 1:09 PM IST
      Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
      Kerala

      Why Shashi Tharoor will skip key Congress meeting on Kerala polls

      23 Jan 2026 12:19 PM IST
      Nitin Nabin
      India

      Nitin Nabin’s elevation as BJP’s national president a calculated move by Modi-Shah

      20 Jan 2026 10:21 AM IST
      TN Congress camp divided over DMK tie-up, push for power sharing deal at Delhi huddle
      Tamil Nadu

      Amid differences, Congress likely to stay with DMK alliance for TN poll

      18 Jan 2026 5:50 PM IST
      Congress meets in New Delhi over Assam elections 2026
      Assam

      Assam polls: Congress plans grassroots mobilisation to strengthen support

      18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Omar Abdullah
      Jammu and Kashmir

      After medical institute, law varsity caught in BJP’s divisive J-K politics

      16 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Priyanka Gandhi
      Assam

      Why Priyanka Gandhi’s Assam role matters for Congress ahead of Assembly elections

      9 Jan 2026 9:15 AM IST
      Congress Working Committee meeting December 27, 2025
      India

      Amid MGNREGA protest, Congress faces internal questions on eve of 140th anniversary

      27 Dec 2025 5:39 PM IST
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