Rahul Gandhi: News

23 May 2018

Elections

Congress is facing massive fund crisis, might cripple 2019 plans

Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party is facing a financial crisis that could cripple its plans to thwart the Modi-led BJP government in the upcoming 2019 elections.

23 May 2018

Karnataka

Top opposition-leaders to attend Kumaraswamy swearing-in as Karnataka CM today

A JD(S)-Congress coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in later today in Karnataka at a ceremony to be attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders.

21 May 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal will attend swearing-in ceremony of Kumaraswamy as Karnataka's CM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy as the CM of Karnataka.

21 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: JD(S), Congress get to tricky business of power-distribution

HD Kumaraswamy will meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi today, to discuss the portfolio distribution and power delegation in the Congress-JD(S) post-poll alliance in Karnataka.

20 May 2018

Karnataka

Yeddyurappa out, Kumaraswamy in: Details about swearing-in of new Karnataka-CM

After BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned from his post of Karnataka CM, merely 55 hours after taking the oath, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invitation to be the next head of the state.

19 May 2018

Karnataka

Yeddyurappa drops the mic: How things led to his resignation

Minutes before the floor test, Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa in his speech declared, "I have failed to secure the numbers," and resigned from the top post merely 2.5 days after coming to power.

17 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa announces loan waiver for farmers

Shortly after taking oath as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa announced loan waivers for all farmers to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh.

17 May 2018

Pakistan News

Rahul Gandhi thinks situation in Karnataka is similar to Pakistan

Congress President Rahul Gandhi said such things happen in Pakistan, today, at a rally in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, as he launched a full-blown attack on BJP after BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister.

RaGa calls Yeddyurappa swearing-in a 'mockery' of the Indian Constitution

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, after a brief period of silence, has now hit out at the BJP, calling its "irrational insistence" on forming the government a "mockery" of the Indian Constitution.

15 May 2018

Karnataka

#SemiFinals2019: Karnataka all set to become 21st state under BJP

In a major achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed the halfway mark in Karnataka elections.

12 May 2018

Karnataka

#KarnatakaElections: RaGa asks people to participate in 'festival-of-democracy' by voting

Rahul Gandhi today urged the people of Karnataka to participate in the "festival of democracy" by voting in large numbers.

10 May 2018

Karnataka

On BJP's 'Antonio Maino' jibe, Rahul Gandhi has an answer

Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, on the last day of campaigning, in Karnataka, for calling his mother Sonia Gandhi with her former name Antonio Maino.

10 May 2018

India

My mother's more Indian than many others: RaGa attacks Modi

Congress party president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a "threat" in him and the latter's attack on him over his Prime Ministerial ambition was only aimed at "distracting attention".

10 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi's attack on my ambitions is to 'distract' attention: RaGa

Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday PM Narendra Modi's attack on him declaring his Prime Ministerial ambitions was aimed at distracting attention.

09 May 2018

Narendra Modi

PM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister remark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress party President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after the latter publicly declared his Prime Ministerial ambition and wondered whether the country would ever accept such an "immature and naamdar (famous)" leader for the post.

07 May 2018

Madhya Pradesh

RSS leaders accuse Rahul Gandhi of "low level politics"

On a day Rahul Gandhi put up a video highlighting the "anti-Dalit" statements of BJP and RSS leaders, the Sangh hit back and accused the Congress president of indulging in "low level politics" and misguiding the society with "lies".

06 May 2018

Karnataka

Congress MLA Aditi Singh: Marriage to Rahul Gandhi mere rumors

With rumors claiming an impending marriage to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi doing rounds on social media, an annoyed Aditi Singh, MLA of UP's Rae Bareli, lashed out at rumormongers.

06 May 2018

Madhya Pradesh

MP Assembly polls: Congress leaders to go temple-hopping

Congress leaders would be seeking divine blessings at various temples in Madhya Pradesh in a bid to wrest power from the BJP in the state where the Assembly polls are due later this year.

03 May 2018

Karnataka

Deve Gowda gets emotional after PM Modi's humble praise

Taking on the Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deve Gowda, Rahul Gandhi termed him a "B team" (proxy), for the BJP in Karnataka.

RSS defamation case: Court summons Rahul Gandhi on June 12

A Bhiwandi court has asked Congress President Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 12 to record his plea in a defamation case filed against him by an RSS functionary.

02 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Here's why railway-station benches will soon carry local MPs' name

The Railways is planning to install 1L benches at 1,500 stations across the country through a unique sponsorship scheme: local MPS will fund these benches, costing Rs. 12,000-30,000 each, and in turn, their name will be etched on the bench.

01 May 2018

Karnataka

Star campaigner is leading BJP's Karnataka election crusade

PM Modi kicked off his election campaign in Karnataka by launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi. He said, "The Congress President is 'Namdaar' so how does he know about the efforts of 'Kaamdaars'?"

01 May 2018

Karnataka

Calling him 'naamdaar', PM Modi mocks Rahul Gandhi's 15-minute-speech challenge

Addressing a mega-rally in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, took several digs at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and dared him to speak for 15 minutes without a paper.

01 May 2018

India

PM Modi attacks Rahul Gandhi over "15 minute" dare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched his campaign blitzkrieg in Karnataka, unleashing a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi and daring him "to speak in any language" for 15 minutes about the achievements of the Siddaramaiah government without reading out from a piece of paper.

01 May 2018

India

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal must resign, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today demanded the resignation of Union Minister Piyush Goyal after accusing him of being involved in the Rs. 48 crore Flashnet scam, which he said is about deceit, conflict of interest, and greed.

30 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Young, first-generation leaders appointed in Congress reshuffle

Criticized for decades for the nepotistic politics, Congress finally seems to be taking a step in the right direction.

29 Apr 2018

Sonia Gandhi

'BJP spreading hatred, fear': RaGa launches scathing attack on Modi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi said today that his party, unlike BJP, "respects differences of opinion and will protect any dissenters."

29 Apr 2018

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Rahul Gandhi now the most followed Congress leader on Twitter

Congratulations are in order for Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi. He has finally overtaken Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor to become the most followed Congress leader on Twitter.

27 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi-Xi's 'no-agenda' meeting: Rahul asks Modi to raise Doklam, CPEC-issues

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to China as the one having "no agenda", but reminded him to raise the Doklam standoff and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the Chinese leadership, as India wants to hear him talk about these crucial issues.

27 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi promises 1 crore jobs in manifesto

Congress President Rahul Gandhi released Karnataka Manifesto 2018-2023 on Friday and promised 1 crore jobs in a span of five years.

27 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka polls: Congress manifesto released by Rahul promises 1cr jobs

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today released the party's election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls that promises the creation of 1 corer jobs over five years.

27 Apr 2018

Times of India

Rahul Gandhi's aircraft suffers technical glitch, Congress cries conspiracy

The Congress on Thursday alleged conspiracy after a copter (10-seater Dassault Falcon 2000 aircraft) carrying president Rahul Gandhi to Hubbali from New Delhi experienced an 'unexplained malfunctioning' mid-air.

25 Apr 2018

West Bengal

UP BJP MLA calls Mamata Banerjee 'Surpanakha', Congress as 'Ravana'

Just days after PM Narendra Modi's advice to BJP party-men to refrain from making controversial statements, Surendra Singh, a BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling her "Surpanakha" while comparing opposition Congress to "Ravana".

23 Apr 2018

India

Congress's 'Save the Constitution' campaign is farce: Amit Shah

BJP President Amit Shah today mocked the Congress's "Save the Constitution" campaign, launched by its Chief Rahul Gandhi, as a "farce" and a "saving dynasty" drive.

23 Apr 2018

Odisha

Odisha: Congress will bounce back to power, says Jitendra Singh

Senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh has claimed that the party will bounce back to power in Odisha in the next Assembly polls, due in 2019.

21 Apr 2018

Sonia Gandhi

National Herald case: Congress leaders accuse Swamy of defaming them

Senior Congress leaders, including Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, today told a Delhi court, which is hearing the National Herald case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, that the complainant Subramanian Swamy was trying to defame them and vilify their party.

17 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

PM Modi can't face Lok Sabha for 15 minutes: RaGa

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said the PM is traveling across the country but he does not have 15 minutes to give a speech in the Lok Sabha.

17 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Bengaluru: Despite removing contractor system, sanitation workers unpaid since months

Around 200 sanitation workers in RR Nagar zone took to the streets yesterday to protest against BBMP for not paying their salaries for three months.

17 Apr 2018

Sonia Gandhi

In his constituency Amethi, Rahul Gandhi stopped from inaugurating road

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi, was denied permission to inaugurate a 5 km-long road allegedly due to complaints by BJP leaders.

16 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Fast-track cases of rapes of minors: Rahul to PM Modi

Amid public outrage over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Congress President Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to fast-track cases of rapes of minors and punish the guilty if he was serious about providing justice to the country's daughters.