New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The BJP on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, accusing them of “distrusting the Supreme Court’s handling of appeals related to the SIR exercise.” Calling the ECI issue that INDIA Bloc has been raising a "dispute between the Gandhi-Vadra family and the people of India," BJP’s Pradeep Bhandari claimed the “Congress party is fighting against ‘We, the People of India’”“This battle is between the Congress party, its workers and the Gandhi-Vadra family; and the people of India, who are silently witnessing the party’s hooliganism,” he said.
Pune, Oct 8 (UNI) Noted singer Rahul Deshpande on Thursday paid tribute to veteran actor Nana Patekar, recalling his close association with the actor and describing him as a family member, friend and guide.
Panchkula, Oct 8 (UNI) The opposition Congress and other INDIA bloc workers staged a protest in Panchkula today over alleged threats to voting rights and the mistreatment of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other opposition leaders during a demonstration in Delhi.
Varanasi, Oct 8 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin said on Thursday that the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, should resign from his post first because he is protecting infiltrators.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was released from Delhi Police detention on Wednesday evening after being held for around two hours along with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several other INDIA bloc MPs, as the Opposition’s escalating confrontation with the Election Commission spilled into another day of street protests, barricade stand-offs and detentions in the national capital.
Pune, Oct 7 (UNI) The further cross-examination of complainant Satyaki Savarkar is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday, October 8, in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his alleged defamatory remarks concerning freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Nagpur, Oct 7 (UNI) Congress workers staged a protest against the detention of their leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and attempted to march towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Delhi Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra and various others involved in allegedly entering the Akashvani main office campus on Tuesday, sources said.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi Police on Wednesday as the INDIA bloc’s confrontation with the Election Commission spilled into a second successive day of street protests, turning central Delhi into a battleground of barricades, slogans and political defiance.
Bengaluru, Oct 7 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday stepped up its attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, calling him “unfit” for the post and accusing him of repeatedly undermining constitutional institutions through his campaign against the Election Commission.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Election Commission of India of being “nervous, rattled and desperate” over Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s sustained campaign against alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters.
Siddipet (Telangana), Oct 7 (UNI) Congress party workers led by Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar staged a sit-in protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Husnabad on Tuesday, condemning the arrest of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and INDIA bloc MPs during their protest against alleged irregularities in voter lists.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (UNI) Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has termed the arrest and forcible removal of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who sought to meet the Election Commission, as a serious challenge to democracy.
Achuthanandan Kuniyil Kozhikode, Oct 6 (UNI) union Minister Suresh Gopi took a sharp swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, suggesting that Gandhi should ask his party colleague Ramesh Chennithala about benefits of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls because Chennithala had previously praised the process and credited it with helping the Congress party.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Election Commission of India today rejected a proposed meeting with a 240-member delegation of MPs led by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, saying the request had not been made through the procedure prescribed for meetings with political parties and that the proposed venue at Parliament House Annexe was contrary to its established protocol.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was detained by Delhi Police late Tuesday after nearly nine hours of a dramatic sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan in central Delhi, bringing the INDIA bloc’s day-long confrontation with the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to a tense climax.
Shriprakash Pande Pune, Oct 6 (UNI) Senior advocate Milind Pawar, who has appeared in several high-profile cases including matters related to the Telgi stamp paper scam, and the defamation complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, said on Tuesday that adherence to facts and the law in court has helped him avoid political pressure during his over three decades of legal practice.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) While Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders staged a sit-in inside the Akashvani Bhavan premises after police blocked their march towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, a battery of BJP leaders accused the Congress of “lying” and “spreading confusion over the ECI, Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and other democratic institutions” to “relaunch” him.
Mumbai, Oct 6 (UNI) The students’ agitation against repeated Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) question paper leaks, which is presently being led by Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, is likely to intensify as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is expected to arrive in Pune on Wednesday or Thursday, and meet the students, sources said here on Tuesday.
Bengaluru, Oct 6 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday mounted a strong defence of Rahul Gandhi''s campaign against alleged “vote theft”, saying neither arrest nor pressure could silence the Congress leader as the Opposition intensified its attack on the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Bengaluru, Oct 5 (UNI) India’s Test plans are already reshaping the domestic calendar, with KL Rahul set to turn out for Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy opener against Andhra in Vijayawada on October 11 as the BCCI looks to ensure its red-ball regulars get match practice ahead of the two-Test series in New Zealand.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his criticism of the BJP-led government in Bihar over the state’s recurring flood crisis, asking what concrete measures have been taken over the past 17 years to prevent an annual disaster that claims lives, displaces families and forces people to migrate.
REPEAT WITH FULL 50 OVERS REPORT New Chandigarh, Oct 3 (UNI) KL Rahul produced a scintillating unbeaten 129 off just 87 balls to pull India out of early trouble and power them to 351 for seven in 50 overs against the West Indies in the third and final ODI at the PCA International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
New Chandigarh, Oct 3 (UNI) KL Rahul produced a scintillating unbeaten 127 off just 86 balls to pull India out of early trouble and power them to 349 for seven in 49.5 overs against the West Indies in the third and final ODI at the PCA International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a new public platform, ‘Satyagraha’, around the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, seeking to connect people across India who are using peaceful resistance to raise their voices against injustice and demand that their concerns be heard.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday invoked Mahatma Gandhi’s message of truth and non-violence while backing youth-led protests against alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that an organised attempt was under way in Karnataka’s Belagavi to remove around 15,000 names from the electoral rolls through a large-scale filing of Form 7 applications, and demanded an FIR and action against those responsible.
Pune, Oct 1 (UNI) The hearing of the criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged defamatory remarks against late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was adjourned today.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) The BJP on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his attacks on the Election Commission and the government on the issue of SIR, calling him a “preeminent fraudster” and an “inauthentic politician who relies on lies and misinformation to conduct his politics.”.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought answers from the Election Commission of India over the controversial changes made to the online Form 6 used for enrolment of new voters, asking who ordered Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to implement the modification and who within the company approved it.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of being opposed to social justice and equality after the union Education Ministry sought comments and enrolment details from central universities on courses featuring works by B R Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule and other anti-caste thinkers.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Launching a fierce attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, senior BJP leader and union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the INDIA alliance is not ready to accept Rahul Gandhi as its leader and, therefore, its allies had skipped the meeting.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (UNI) Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday demanded that BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar apologise to the people for insulting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday threw his weight behind protests by students and young people demanding safety for women, urging more young women, particularly members of Gen Z, to join the demonstrations across the country and asserting that women cannot be forced to remain confined to their homes because of crimes committed against them.
New Delhi/ Hyderabad, Sept 28 (UNI): Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, recounting his political journey at the ''India''s Next Chapter'' session at the Pratidin Conclave in New Delhi on Monday, said his meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi influenced his decision to join the party.