The Latest Breaking News from Jawaharlal Nehru

Mallikarjun Kharge elected president of India’s Congress party

Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, defeats Shashi Tharoor to become the first Dalit Congress president.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2022

India's opposition Congress party elects new president

India’s main opposition Congress party has elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president in a contest in which the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has led the party for more than two decades, did not compete

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

India's Congress begins vote to elect new party president

India’s main opposition Congress party is looking beyond the dominant Nehru-Gandhi family to elect its next leader

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Congress terms BJP’s advertisement accusing Nehru of partitioning India as a ‘lie’

It is a sign of the party’s frustration, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2022

Indian opposition party seeks to shed dynastic rule image

India’s main opposition party Indian National Congress is set to choose a non-family member as its next president as it struggles to recover before key upcoming elections

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

India’s reaction to the British queen’s death is a measure of its confidence as a republic

“Aao rani hum dhoyenge paalki, yehi rai huee hai Jawhaharlal ki.”

Newslaundry · Sep 21, 2022

Rahul Gandhi rows Kerala's famous snake boat, wins exhibition race

KOTTAYAM: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi debuted as an oarsman of the famed snake boats in Kerala as the snake boat rowed by him on Monday won an exhibition race in Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha where the famous Nehru Trophy Boat race is held annually.

The Times of India · Sep 19, 2022

Pathological liar vs slave: No-holds-barred brawl between BJP, Congress over cheetahs

NEW DELHI: The scramble to take the credit for reintroducing cheetahs in India and the skirmish over the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra between the BJP and the Congress have only intensified in the recent days. The war of words promises to get more shrill in the coming days.

The Times of India · Sep 19, 2022

Of places and rulers, names and name changes

How the names of roads, cities and landmarks are changed provide clear clues to the governing ethos of the time — as for the new names, it’s not that easy to alter usage 

The Hindu · Sep 14, 2022

Why JD(U)’s post on Rahul Gandhi's grandfather Feroze Gandhi is unique

NEW DELHI: The Bihar-centric political party Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), did what neither the Congress nor the members of the Nehru-Gandhi family have perhaps ever done. Out of the blue, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) wished Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s grandfather Feroze Jehangir Gandhi on the latter’s 110th…

The Times of India · Sep 14, 2022