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Rahul Gandhi to be present in Surat court on Monday for filing of appeal
The legal team has done all the preparation for the appeal, party sources said. Rahul Gandhi was convicted on March 23 in the defamation case and sentenced to two years jail, following which he was disqualified from the Lok Sabha. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday had said that a legal team was working on the case.
S. Jaishankar's class on foreign policy at Bengaluru park
On a visit to poll-bound Karnataka, the minister along with Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya met the youth at Cubbon Park on Sunday. Jaishankar fielded questions from youth on topics like India's foreign policy, G20 summit and the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka.
Rioters will be hanged upside down, if BJP comes to power in 2025: Amit Shah in Bihar
"I have a programme in Sasaram to celebrate the birth anniversary of Samrat Ashok but it was unfortunate that I did not go there. The situation is not normal in Sasaram. Firing took place on the day of Ram Navami march. I apologise to the people of Sasaram and also promise them that I will return for a rally at that place," Amit Shah said.
CM Kejriwal slams PM Modi over demonetisation, questions his qualification
"Somebody fooled the Prime Minister by advising him that if demonetisation happens, corruption will be eliminated. Further, terrorism would also end. The Prime Minister would not have done the demonetisation if he was educated," said the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
AIADMK still part of BJP-led alliance, says TN BJP chief
However, K. Annamalai said, "Nothing can be said now that the AIADMK- BJP alliance is final and certain. An alliance is like water and nothing is carved on stone, it can change at any time. With months to go for the 2024 elections, it is not possible to write foreword and conclusion about the constituencies right now."
TN Assembly elections likely to be held with 2024 LS polls: Palaniswami
"Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held next year and there are possibilities of the Assembly elections also being held in 2024 along with the Lok Sabha polls. This is in line with the Centre's One Nation, One Election and the AIADMK will come to power in Tamil Nadu. Our ambition is to serve the people, whether in power or not," he said while addressing a party meeting at Villupuram.
Giriraj Singh slams Nitish Kumar, raises questions on firing in Nalanda violence
"The people of Hindu community are facing the atrocity. They are being killed either by the gunshots of police or by firing by the people of Muslim community but the chief minister is saying that the third force is involved in the riot," Union Minister Giriraj Singh said.
BJP launches 'Congress files' to target grand-old party over corruption
The three minute video featured former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who led both the tenures of the UPA and former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. In the video, the BJP alleged that the Congress has looted Rs 48,20,69,00,00,000 of the public's hard-earned money.
Bulldozer and Baba haunt UP's Opposition parties in the run-up to 2024
The Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in the country, suddenly seems wary of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, mainly because the ruling alliance is armed with over confidence and people-friendly issues, while the Opposition lacks both.
Kerala BJP ready to pull out all stops, but it doesn't stand a chance in 2024
The state has 20 Lok Sabha seats and in the 2019 parliamentary polls, the Kerala BJP led NDA finished a distant third in 19 seats and managed a mere 15.64 per cent of the votes, while the Congress led UDF which won 19 seats secured 47.48 per cent. The then ruling CPI-M led Left got 36.29 per cent votes and just one seat.
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