Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail in the 2019 defamation case and his two-year jail sentence was paused until a decision on his appeal challenging his conviction has been reached. A Gujarat court will take up his appeal on April 13.
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We are watching Rahul Gandhi’s case in Indian courts: US
The United States today said respect for rule of law and judicial independence is a cornerstone of any democracy, referring to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who was convicted and subsequently disqualified as a member of parliament in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark.
Opposition parties lash out at BJP government as Rahul Gandhi loses MP seat
Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of parliament, a day after being convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to two years in jail.
Can Rahul Gandhi lose his MP seat? All you need to know
In what might prove to be a major political upheaval ahead of national elections in 2024, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison today in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a court in Gujarat’s Surat.
India Population Overtakes China in 2023
According to World Population Review, India’s population crossed 1.423 billion and will soon overtake China as the world’s most populous country.
Modi magic in full swing as BJP seals record win in Gujarat; Congress clinches Himachal
The BJP has swept the 2022 Gujarat assembly election and Congress, meanwhile, has been able to wrest back Himachal Pradesh following a close contest with the BJP.
Kharge’s new steering panel names Manmohan, Gandhis
New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has set up a 47-member Steering Committee that includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Mallikarjun Kharge elected as new Congress party president
Mallikarjun Kharge became the first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years, and the first Scheduled Caste chief of the grand old organisation in four decades.
Kharge frontrunner to be next Congress chief: Reports
Indian National Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is the frontrunner to take over the party presidency from Sonia Gandhi and become the first non-Gandhi AICC leader in 24 years.
Ex-UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav dead at 82
The news came that Samajwadi Party founder and former UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 82.