The Latest Breaking News from Indira Gandhi

Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, defeats Shashi Tharoor to become the first Dalit Congress 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 former international civil servant and three-time MP from Kerala is in a heavily one-sided battle for the post of the president of the Congress, the party that he joined in 13 years ago.

Navaratri celebrations are in full swing across India. Down south, it includes a golu, which is steps displaying dolls and figurines – the more creative, the better.

A bust of Gandhiiji was put on a pedestal in the courtyard of KVR High School, Shoranur in 1948

As leaders mull over who will head the party next, the Congress Working Committee announced that elections will be held on October 17.

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

Even a towering personality like Kamaraj had to sweat it out before rising to the top

The possible recasting of the equation between a provincial heavyweight and the party headquarters is one of the more striking subtexts of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s decision to pull out of the race for Congress president. Far more significant than the undermining of the high command’s writ is the…