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Women from Delhi's Shakur Basti share fear of bulldozers with Rahul Gandhi

Besides the fear of bulldozers and no proper basic facilities in the area, the women also talked about how tough it for them to run their houses due to price rise

Rahul to visit US for a week ahead of PM Modi's trip, to attend programmes

Ahead of PM Modi's state visit to US on June 22, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting the country for a week at the end of this month during which he will attend several programmes.

Who is Sunil Kanugolu, the poll strategist behind Congress' Karnataka win

Sunil Kanugolu was brought on board to help with Congress' electoral strategy for various elections across India after Prashant Kishor rebuffed the Congress' offer to join the party

You inspire us, show true meaning of selfless love: Rahul on Morther's Day

On the occasion of 'Mother's Day', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wished all the mothers for showing the meaning of selfless love

Karnataka poll results affirmation of Rahul Gandhi's hard work: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the huge mandate won by the Congress in Karnataka is an affirmation of party leader Rahul Gandhi's hard work and this was evident during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The people of Karnataka have taught a befitting lesson to the BJP, which had toppled the Congress government in the state, the chief minister said. Gehlot was speaking at a 'Mahangai Rahat' camp in Jodhpur's Bilara. He also visited similar camps in Pali and Nagaur districts. The Congress has won 135 seats in Karnataka and is leading in one, well past the majority mark of 113. The BJP won 65 seats, according to the latest trends on the Election Commission's website. The huge mandate won by the Congress in Karnataka is an affirmation of Rahul Gandhi's hard work, Gehlot said, adding this was evident during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The BJP came to power in the state by toppling the Congress-JD(S) government, he said. "The people of Karnataka taught a befitting lesson to the

K'taka polls: Won in 15 of 20 seats Bharat Jodo Yatra traversed, says Cong

The Congress on Saturday hailed the Bharat Jodo Yatra for the party's success in the Karnataka assembly polls, having won 15 of the 20 assembly constituencies in the state the Rahul Gandhi-led foot march passed through. The opposition party also asserted that in the clash of narratives between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the yatra, the cross-country march emerged a "clear winner". The Congress is headed for a big win in Karnataka having already registered victories in 126 seats while leading in 10 more in the elections to the 224-member assembly. Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh, considered the brains behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra's execution besides Digvijaya Singh, tweeted an interesting aspect of the party's stellar performance in the Karnataka polls. They pointed out that the Bharat Jodo Yatra passed through 20 assembly constituencies and the party won in 15 of them Bellary (ST), Bellary City, Gundlupet, Challakere (ST), Hiriyur, Molakamuru (ST), Nagamangala, ...

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 4 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 4 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Market of hatred shut, shops of love opened in Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi

The party headquarters here witnessed a festive mood with workers bursting crackers, dancing on bhangra tunes and also distributing sweets

Karnataka result is victory of suffering endured by Rahul Gandhi: Congress

Congress appeared to be consolidating its lead after crossing the halfway mark in Karnataka assembly polls with the party leading on 117 seats according to early trends of results

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 12:30 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 12:30 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

SC dismisses CJI's plea seeking recusal from hearing same-sex marriage case

From hearing pleas over validation in the same-sex marriage case to dismissing DY Chandrachud's application seeking recusal from hearing same-sex marriage plea, here are some of the important cases

K'taka polling ends: Rahul thanks voters, lauds Cong for dignified campaign

As polling wound up Wednesday evening in the Karnataka assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi thanked the voters of the state and lauded party leaders for a "well-run, dignified and people-oriented campaign" Voting came to an end for the Karnataka Assembly elections at 6 pm, with data showing a turnout of 65.69 per cent till an hour before that. "I want to thank the Babbar Sher workers and leaders of Congress for a well-run, dignified and solid people-oriented campaign. Thank you to the people of Karnataka for coming out in large numbers to vote for a progressive future," he said in a tweet. According to the voter turnout figure for the polls to the 224-member Assembly, Ramanagara recorded the highest turnout of 78.22 per cent, while the lowest polling was from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) South limits (parts of Bengaluru city) at 48.63 per cent, election officials said. The state is mainly witnessing a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congr

Delhi HC to hear PIL against Rahul, Kejriwal over false comments on Aug 7

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday listed for hearing on August 7 a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the CBI to investigate and prosecute Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and city Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for making "false statements" against the Centre regarding loan waiver to several industrialists. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted time to petitioner Surjit Singh Yadav to file certain documents in relation to his plea. The counsel for petitioner seeks time to file additional documents. List on August 7, said the court. The lawyer for the petitioner said "write off" was not same as "waive off" and in the present instance, it was wrongly publicised in the media that loans of several crores given to industrialists have been "waived off". The petitioner, who claimed to be a farmer and a social worker, said in his plea that "write off" was a regular practice by banks to clean up their balance sheets with a "hope to

Let's build '40% commission-free', progressive Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to vote in large numbers to build a progressive and a "40-per cent-commission-free" state. Voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by retaining its southern citadel while a combative Congress is seeking a comeback ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, "Karnataka's vote for 5 guarantees, for women's rights, for youth employment, for the upliftment of the poor. Come, vote in large numbers." "Let's build a 40%-commission-free, progressive Karnataka together," Gandhi tweeted in Hindi using the hashtag 'Congress Winning150'. He also shared a graphic featuring the Congress' five guarantees. Polling is being held for 224 seats in what is being seen mainly as a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal ..

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DU to send notice to Rahul Gandhi against 'unauthorised' visit in future

The Delhi University will issue a notice to Rahul Gandhi cautioning him against making any "unauthorised" visit to the campus in future, an senior official said on Tuesday, days after the Congress leader met students at a hostel. The notice will be sent either Tuesday or Wednesday, Delhi University Registrar Vikas Gupta said. He said the university will tell the leader that this kind of visit "jeopardise" the safety of students and that proper protocol needs to be followed for any such interaction. Gandhi visited a Post-Graduate Men's Hostel of the university on Friday, interacted with some students and had lunch with them. "It was an unauthorised visit. Many students were having lunch when he barged in. We cannot tolerate this on our campus. We will send a notice to Rahul Gandhi, telling him that he should not repeat such action and should not jeopardise the safety of students," the registrar said. Meanwhile, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the .

Rahul takes bus ride in Bengaluru, interacts with students, working women

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday interacted with college students and working women here ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka. The former party chief stopped for a cup of coffee at a 'Cafe Coffee Day' outlet on Cunningham Road. At a close-by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stop, he spoke to a bunch of college students and working women. He then hopped on to a BMTC bus and interacted with women passengers to understand their vision for Karnataka, party leaders said. "They candidly discussed topics including the rising price of essentials, 'Gruhalakshmi' scheme (Rs 2,000 per month for woman head of household) and the Congress' 'guarantee' of free travel for women in BMTC and KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) buses," they said. The women told him about issues of transportation, and also price rise affecting their budgets. Gandhi then got down from the bus at Lingarajapuram where he again spoke to women at the bus stop. Ga

Karnataka polls: Who will take Rahul Gandhi's guarantee, asks Assam CM

Addressing a public meeting in Udupi, Assam CM said, Congress is saying that they will give guarantees to the people of Karnataka. First, they should tell, who are they to give a guarantee to anyone

Not weakening India's collective position a collective responsibility: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said it was everyone's collective responsibility to ensure that India's collective position is not weakened abroad. He said there were lots of misleading narratives put out in the past three years. During an interactive session on Foreign Policy of the Modi government organised by a forum here, Jaishankar was asked about Rahul Gandhi's statement that India did not understand the threat from China. He was also asked whether such domestic criticism affected India's ability to negotiate in international fora. "I would have offered to take classes on China from Rahul Gandhi but I discovered that he was taking classes on China from the Chinese ambassador, Jaishankar claimed. "On certain issues we have a collective responsibility to at least behave in a way in which we do not weaken our collective position abroad," the External Affairs Minister said. "What we have seen in the past three years on China is that there are often very misleadin

Even six-year-old knows about BJP's corruption in Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, hit out against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and said that even a six-year-old child knows about the corruption that happened under the party's tenure in Karnataka