National News

Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification goes against basic tenets of Constitution, says Sharad Pawar

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:14:09 S O Correspondent

SC constitutes new bench to hear Bilkis Bano's plea against remission to convicts, hearing on Mar 27

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:07:40 S O Correspondent

Son of martyred PM called ‘Mir Jafar’, hurled insults but Rahul won’t bow down: Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:05:13 S O Correspondent

Godhra train burning case: SC to hear pleas of Gujarat govt, convicts on Apr 10

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:59:22 S O Correspondent

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will dispose of the bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on April 10.

'Fighting for voice of India, ready to pay any price': Rahul Gandhi

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:47:59 S O Correspondent

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he is fighting for the voice of India and is ready to pay any price, hours after he was disqualified from Lok Sabha.

Mamata Banerjee to campaign for JDS in Karnataka polls, says Kumaraswamy

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:40:40 S O Correspondent

Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Friday. Kumaraswamy met Banerjee at her residence in Kolkata’s Kalighat.

Under PM Modi's leadership, attempt is being made to destroy country: Kejriwal in Delhi Assembly

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:28:34 IG Bhatkali

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and said under his leadership, an attempt is being made to destroy the country.

Radical preacher Amritpal tried to incite Sikhs through speeches: Officials

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:23:58 IG Bhatkali

Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, before escaping a Punjab Police crackdown on his outfit and supporters, attended five events in 10 days, and in these, he tried to radicalise Sikhs, coaxing 800-1,000 individuals to remain prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice, officials said.

A look back at MPs and MLAs who were disqualified after conviction

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:15:24 IG Bhatkali

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was suspended from Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case joins an ignominious list of members of Parliament and assemblies who faced similar action in the past.

Opposition holds protest march alleging 'democracy in danger', seeks JPC probe into Adani issue

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:02:31 IG Bhatkali

Several opposition parties on Friday held a protest march from Parliament, alleging that "democracy is in danger" and demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue.

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP after conviction in defamation case

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:57:47 IG Bhatkali

India's parliament has disqualified senior opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, a day after he was sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case.

Congress slams BJP for 'silencing' voices of democratic Opposition

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:45:39 IG Bhatkali

Robust political discourse is the essence of democracy and the law ought not to be set in motion to silence leading voices of the Opposition, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday, a day after Rahul Gandhi was sentenced by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case.