Latest News LIVE: Rahul Gandhi hints at comeback as Congress president

Latest news live updates:  Rahul Gandhi indicated his return as Congress president again at an important meeting convened at Sonia Gandhi's residence on Saturday to end the dissatisfaction prevailing within the party. At the crucial meeting, Sonia appealed to the party leaders as a family. 

Reacting to Suvendu Adhikari's move of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee called the saffron brigade 'the most corrupt party in the world.' "Suvendu Adhikari has joined the biggest extortionist party. His personal wealth has increased manifold. He should explain how," Banerjee told reporters.

An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers foiled efforts on Saturday to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package. Saturday's deadlock was just the latest stumble in a partisan, months-long fight over pandemic relief and the lack of progress is backing lawmakers once again up against a government shutdown deadline Sunday night.

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