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SC dismisses PIL challenging restoration of Rahul Gandhi LS membership

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai said the petition is abuse of the process of law as no fundamental right of the petitioner has been violated. The top court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Ashok Pandey challenging restoration of Gandhi's membership. The Lok Sabha Secretariat had restored Gandhi's membership after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in case related to a remark on the 'Modi' surname. The Congress leader, who was disqualified from the lower house in March 2023, was reinstated as Wayanad MP. BJP leader Purnesh Modi had filed a criminal defamation case against Gandhi in 2019 over his "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark made during an election rally in Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.

Telangana elections: As BRS leaders quit party, Congress makes gains

Congress is organising an aggressive campaign in the state with the TPCC launching a bus yatra in the presence of senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

Chief Minister post will never leave me, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

CM Ashok Gehlot called for the Prime Minister and Election Commission's intervention to stop the ED and income tax raids on Opposition leaders

Rajasthan elections: Uncertainty over 3 names delay Congress candidate list

Congress candidate list for Rajasthan may be delayed till October 20 due to internal tussle over three candidates close to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

People in Rajasthan feel cheated by Congress, says BJP President J P Nadda

BJP President J P Nadda visited Kota, Rajasthan ahead of state Assembly polls to hold discussions regarding 17 Assembly says in Hadoti region

Devanahalli farmers oppose land acquisition for industry: K'taka Minister

Farmers in Devanahalli are opposed to the land acquisition for industrial purposes and a meeting will be held on October 25 to discuss the issue, Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has said. A meeting took place between representatives of the farmers and the government at Khanija Bhavan on Wednesday that failed to produce any result, the Minister said in a statement. Another meeting would be called on October 25 to discuss acquiring 1,777 acres of land for Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board in Channarayapatna hobli of Devanahalli taluk. Patil said people of 13 villages have been opposing the land acquisition. Farmer leaders Baiyareddy, Chukki Nanjundaswamy and others who attended the meeting opposed the land acquisition. The preliminary notification which has been issued in this regard should be cancelled. The lives of hundreds of farmers' families depend on this land, the farmers were quoted as saying. The minister told the farmer representatives t

KTR to Rahul Gandhi's question on jobs, says BRS created over 200,000 jobs

KTR also attacked BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar and asked what Sanjay did for the development of Karimnagar

Congress says pollution rising in Mumbai; demands MVA 'action plan'

Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad has claimed the city's air quality index has surpassed the danger level in the last few days due to which people are suffering from respiratory problems, and asked the Maharashtra government to implement the previous MVA regime's climate action plan. She also demanded an audit of expenses of all projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and criticised the manifold increase in their costs. "The state government should at least take into account views of the opposition parties in matters of public interest," Gaikwad said in a statement. She demanded that the government implement the Mumbai Climate Action Plan prepared during the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regime. "A few years ago, Delhi had the worst air quality level, but Mumbai has overtaken Delhi too. The heat and humidity has also increased due to smog. This is affecting the health of Mumbaikars and there has been an increase in respiratory diseases," she said. According to a ...

Telangana elections: Rahul Gandhi to address rallies in state today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is currently on the party's campaign trail in Telangana for the November 30 Assembly polls will address two rallies in Pedapalli and Karimnagar on Thursday. According to the Telangana Congress' message on 'X', Rahul will participate in the ongoing three-day "Vijay Bheri Yatra", organised by the party and which began on Wednesday. Rahul will also undertake a 'Padayatra' (foot march) from Housing Board Circle to Rajiv Chowk in Karimnagar where he will address a public meeting this evening. Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday participated in a poll rally in Mulugu, attacking the ruling BRS and the BJP, alleging that both have a "tacit understanding." Rahul Gandhi had also charged that the BJP wants the BRS to win the Telangana polls and that the saffron party, the BRS and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM are working together in trying to defeat the Congress. Reacting to the Congress leader's comments, Owaisi last night said as

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Votes to BJP, Congress will take Telangana back to dark ages: CM KCR

He said that his ministers, K T Rama Rao and T Harish Rao had done impressive work in their constituencies and said the BRS government was committed to the welfare of the state

Telangana Assembly elections: Six BRS councillors switch to Congress

With the six councillors joining the Congress, the party now has 26 members in the council, while the BRS has only 14

Rajasthan elections: BJP prez Nadda to visit Kota for poll preparations

The BJP is yet to give any clarity regarding former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's role in the upcoming state Assembly elections

KCR can't get votes without distributing money and liquor: TPCC Chief

The elections in Telangana will be conducted on November 30 and results will be released on December 3

Congress holds meeting to decide candidate list for Rajasthan polls

BJP has already released its first list of 41 candidates for Rajasthan's 200-seat Assembly polls, scheduled for November 25

Adani Group 'fleecing' people to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited a media report to accuse the Adani Group of over-invoicing in coal imports and fleecing people to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore in electricity rates. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to come clean on the Adani issue by initiating a probe into the matter and defend his credibility. "Why is the prime minister silent on the issueI am only helping the prime minister and asking him to come clean by starting an investigation and defend his credibility," Gandhi said. The former Congress chief displayed a recent Financial Times report at the press conference which claimed that the Adani Group appears to have imported billions of dollars of coal at prices well above market value. Gandhi claimed that as per the report Adani over-invoiced coal imports and took out Rs 12,000 crore from "people's pockets". Adani bought coal in Indonesia and when it reached India, i

IPL team, 27% OBC quota: Congress poll promises for Madhya Pradesh

According to the manifesto, a Congress government will reconstitute the state's NITI Aayog and Statistical Commission to prepare a five-year plan for Madhya Pradesh

Kharge trying to do damage control ahead of Rajasthan polls, claims BJP

BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo also criticised Shashi Tharoor's assertion that Kharge could be a potential Prime Minister candidate

Congress to EC: Book Amit Shah for 'provocative' comments in Chhattisgarh

Amit Shah accused the Bhupesh Baghel government of lynching Bhuneshwar Sahu for 'appeasement and vote bank politics' during a rally in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Cong chief Kharge alleges Modi govt using Army 'politically' for elections

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday accused the government of using the Army "politically" for elections and claimed the ruling party has hurt its dignity by "capitalising on the popularity of soldiers". He claimed the Narendra Modi government has asked the Army to set up selfie points across the country where its schemes will be promoted instead of the bravery of soldiers. "By capitalising on the popularity of the brave soldiers of our Indian Army who protect the nation, Modi ji is promoting himself. By politically using the army for elections, the Modi government has done something which has never happened in the last 75 years," Kharge alleged in a post in Hindi on X. The Modi government has asked the Army to set up 822 selfie points across the country to promote government schemes. There, instead of the story of the bravery of the soldiers, "there is an idol-like image of Prime Minister Modi and praises of his schemes", the Congress president alleged in the post. "The