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Who is Rahul Gandhi?

Rahul Gandhi

About Rahul Gandhi

Who is Rahul Gandhi?

Rahul Gandhi is a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) representing the constituency of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh since 2024 in the Lok Sabha.
 
He previously represented the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala, from 2019 to 2024, and Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, from 2004 to 2019.
 
Born on June 19, 1970 to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi is the grandson of Indira Gandhi, also a former Prime Minister, and the great-grandson of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
 
Education
Following the murder of Indira Gandhi, Rahul received home education. Later on, he attended St Stephen's College at the
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Rahul Gandhi backs IDBI Bank staff, questions sale to Canada's Fairfax

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha asserted that public banks are not assets to be sold off, they are tools to build the nation

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Updated On : 30 Oct 2026 | 10:21 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi backs IDBI Bank staff, questions Fairfax privatisation

In a letter to IDBI Bank employees, Rahul Gandhi questioned the government's decision to sell a majority stake to Fairfax, citing concerns over reservations, service conditions and public ownership

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2026 | 5:00 PM IST

Sitharaman slams Rahul over Tata remarks, warns against spreading distrust

Accusing Gandhi of repeatedly decrying the successes of Indian industry and entrepreneurs, Sitharaman said the Modi government values Indian industry as job creators and drivers of economic growth

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2026 | 11:26 PM IST

Tata Group being criminally destroyed, alleges Rahul Gandhi amid feud

Indian business is not Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah's plaything, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2026 | 10:43 AM IST

SC seeks response on plea alleging Rahul Gandhi pushed pregnant journalist

The plea was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which issued notice to Gandhi and others

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Updated On : 27 Oct 2026 | 12:35 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi acquitted in defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah

The case stemmed from remarks allegedly made by Rahul Gandhi during the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election campaign, when he referred to Amit Shah, then BJP president, as an accused in a murder case

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Updated On : 26 Oct 2026 | 12:13 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi's convoy involved in minor collision on Purvanchal Expressway

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha was safe, a police officer said, adding the incident was not serious and no major injuries were reported

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Updated On : 26 Oct 2026 | 11:26 AM IST

CTI urges Rahul to defer Nov 1 rally, warns of ₹10,000 crore trade loss

CTI has urged Rahul Gandhi to postpone the November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after November 10, citing the risk of business losses during the peak festive shopping season

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2026 | 12:30 PM IST

PM Modi attacks Congress, says it dreams of disorder amid global change

Addressing the NDTV World Summit, PM Modi called for reforms in multilateral institutions and accused the Congress of damaging India's global reputation.

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2026 | 10:22 PM IST

Education, corruption top issues on Rahul Gandhi's Satyagraha portal

Rahul Gandhi's Satyagraha portal has received over 36,000 registrations since October 3, with education and corruption emerging as the leading grievances across states and Union Territories.

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2026 | 11:39 PM IST

PM Modi, Shah and CEC Kumar will pay price for 'vote chori': Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi joined the Congress's 'Goy Rakhon Yatra' in Margao, walking two kilometres with workers and leaders

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2026 | 6:31 PM IST

12 questions for Rahul

What will Rahul Gandhi do differently from Modi/BJP if elected? Here's a list of a dozen short questions

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Updated On : 17 Oct 2026 | 9:46 AM IST

Best of Opinion: India must bring its brightest minds home, like China did

Today's columns examine India's failure to use its skilled diaspora, succession challenges in family businesses, Rahul Gandhi's political strategy, and resistance to resource-intensive data centres

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Updated On : 17 Oct 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Hosting foreign dignitaries outside Delhi not a new practice, says MEA

The ministry said hosting foreign dignitaries in different Indian cities has been a longstanding practice, rejecting Congress claims that the US had 'summoned' Jaishankar to Mumbai

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2026 | 11:08 PM IST

SC orders preservation of Delhi protest footage, issues notices to Centre

The Supreme Court sought replies from the Centre, Delhi Police and opposition leaders on petitions over recent protests, while ordering preservation of CCTV footage and digital evidence.

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2026 | 6:58 PM IST

SC issues notice to Rahul Gandhi, Congress over INDIA bloc's march to court

The Supreme Court seeks replies from Rahul Gandhi and Congress over the INDIA bloc's October 12 march to the court, held to demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and an end to SIR

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2026 | 4:18 PM IST

Don't come in protesting students' way, they are India's voice: Rahul to PM

Gandhi made the remarks after meeting some students, including those from Congress youth wing NSUI, who were injured during recent protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2026 | 3:13 PM IST

Jantar Mantar belongs to people of India, we will reclaim it: Rahul Gandhi

His remarks came after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Das and Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody and lodged in Tihar Jail

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2026 | 12:38 PM IST

INDIA bloc vows to fight 'vote chori', reclaim Jantar Mantar protest site

Opposition leaders met at Rahul Gandhi's residence to discuss their campaign against alleged vote theft and vowed to challenge Jantar Mantar's removal as a designated protest site

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2026 | 11:28 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi's plea not listed for hearing in SC as defects yet to be cured

The plea has alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2026 | 2:34 PM IST