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India's parliament adjourned after protests over Rahul expulsion

India's parliament was adjourned on Monday after noisy protests by opposition lawmakers over the expulsion from the house of top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi.
27 March 2023

Rahul’s Removal as MP: Congress holds protest rally across India

Congress leaders, workers across India yesterday held a “Sankalp Satyagraha” in protest against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha.
26 March 2023

India summons Canadian diplomat over Sikh protests

Indian authorities said yesterday they had summoned Canada’s top diplomat in New Delhi after Sikh protesters gathered outside India’s diplomatic mission in Canada.
26 March 2023

Congress sees opportunity to unite opposition

In the support that Rahul Gandhi received from Opposition parties after his disqualification from the Parliament, the Congress has found an opportunity to take further its attempt to unite the parties opposed to the ruling BJP.
26 March 2023

Shashi Tharoor sees a 'silver lining' on Rahul Gandhi's conviction

'We have seen Mr Kejriwal in Delhi, Mamata Banerjee in Bengal, K Chandrasekhar Rao in Hyderabad. These are not figures that in the past had associated in any way with the Congress'
26 March 2023

Inmates break boundary of religions in Agra jail

A group of Muslim inmates at a jail in the Taj city of Agra joined Hindu prisoners in fasting on the occasion of Navratri festival while a section of Hindus observed the Ramadan fast
26 March 2023

Congress stages sit-ins across India

Opposition Congress workers organised sit-ins across India protesting the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha
26 March 2023

Modi scared of my speech on Adani

Top Indian opposition figure Rahul Gandhi yesterday said he would keep fighting for democracy after blaming his expulsion from parliament on his demands for a probe into a key business ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
25 March 2023

Rahul Gandhi: ‘Princeling’ heir to once-powerful Indian dynasty

Being born into India’s most famous political dynasty is traditionally a guaranteed ticket to the prime minister’s office, but Rahul Gandhi’s chances of fulfilling his family destiny now look smaller than ever.
25 March 2023

Modi scared of my next speech on Adani: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said he would keep defending the democratic voice of the people even if he is permanently expelled from parliament..Addressing his first press conference in New Delhi after his disqualification as a member of Lok Sabha following his conviction in a crimin
25 March 2023

Disqualification from parliament: The road ahead for Rahul

Having been disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi now stares at a challenging road ahead, both electorally and politically
24 March 2023

Defamation Conviction: Rahul Gandhi loses MP status

India’s opposition Congress party suffered a major blow yesterday when parliament disqualified its leader, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that many deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
24 March 2023

Will pay any price for the voice of India

Says Rahul Gandhi after parliament strips him of lawmaker status
24 March 2023

How Rahul Gandhi set the stage for his own disqualification

The past, it seems finds ways to revisit the present when it comes to politics.This has happened in the case of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been disqualified as a lawmaker following his conviction in a criminal defamation case.
24 March 2023

Rahul Gandhi disqualified from India parliament

The Congress leader was disqualified as a member of India’s Lok Sabha a day after being convicted and sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case filed over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
24 March 2023

Rahul Gandhi attends Lok Sabha proceedings a day after conviction

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended Lok Sabha proceedings today, a day after he was convicted and sentenced to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a court in Surat.
24 March 2023

Rahul gets 2 yrs in jail for Modi remark

A lower court in India yesterday sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.
23 March 2023

What may happen next

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction by a court in Gujarat in a four-year-old criminal defamation case puts him at the risk of losing membership of the Lok Sabha..However, Rahul will not be disqualified as a member of parliament if an appellate court stays the conviction and suspends
23 March 2023

Rahul Gandhi will appeal against jail sentence: Congress

India's main opposition Congress today said former party chief Rahul Gandhi will file an appeal against a Gujarat magistrate court ruling which found him guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case and sentenced him to two years in prison..Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh told the me
23 March 2023

Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years in prison over 2019 Modi remark

The Surat district court granted bail to Rahul and suspended his sentence for 30 days
23 March 2023