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Omar Abdullah Sunday said he was thankful to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for noticing his party's election manifesto. People who were not ready to read it, have now been compelled to go through it now, Abdullah added. «I am thankful to the home minister from the core of my heart for talking about our manifesto. For a small party, contesting an election in a far-flung area of the country, it is a huge thing that the country's home minister has seen our manifesto,'' Abdullah told reporters here after a party function. Shah on Friday slammed the Congress for its alliance with the NC for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, accusing the party of repeatedly risking the country's unity and security in its „greed for power“.

defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a 2018 incident as the plaintiff could not appear citing ill health, his lawyer said. The court has now fixed September 5 as the next date for hearing in the case, plaintiff Vijay Mishra's lawyer Santosh Kumar Pandey said. «Mishra did not appear in the court today due to ill health. An application was given to the court seeking time to present evidence, which was accepted and the MP-MLA court has given the date of September 5 for next hearing. »On this date, the plaintiff will have to present evidence in the court through the lawyer," Pandey said.

nepotism in Indian politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech called for inducting fresh blood into the country's system of people with no familial background in politics. PM Modi gave a call to bring one lakh youth into the political system, specifically those with no history of politics in their families. Addressing India's 78th Independence Day speech, Modi said this initiative was aimed at fighting the evils of nepotism and casteism and inducting fresh blood into India's polity. Leader of Opposition and Congress member Rahul Gandhi, often a target of the Bharatiya Janata Party's criticism against nepotism in India's politics, was also in attendance at the event.

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, participated in the Independence Day celebrations at New Delhi's Red Fort on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his address to the nation during the event. This marks a significant moment, as it is the first time a Leader of the Opposition has attended these celebrations in recent years. The position had remained unfilled since 2014 due to the lack of sufficient representation from opposition parties in the Lok Sabha.

Narendra Modi government over the Hindenburg Research's allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Monday threatened to launch a nationwide protest if its demand for a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) probe into the matter is not accepted. AICC general secretary (Organisation), K C Venugopal, described the allegations as «very serious» and accused the Prime Minister of supporting Adani on the matter. «The Prime Minister's silence on the matter amounts to a destruction of credibility,» Venugopal told reporters at the airport here.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said Hindenburg Research has defamed the country in alliance with Congress and the «strictest action» will be taken against the US short-seller. Hindenburg on Saturday launched a broadside against markets regulator Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch, alleging she and her husband Dhaval had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in the alleged Adani money siphoning scandal. The duo has denied the allegations as baseless and asserted their finances are an open book. The Adani Group termed the latest allegations malicious and based on manipulation of select public information. The company said it has no commercial relationship with the Sebi chairperson or her husband.

Madhabi Buch. The party targeted the Modi government and the Adani group and asked the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance of the development and reiterated the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the entire issue of the pending Hindenburg allegations against the business conglomerate. Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, said the integrity of Sebi has been gravely compromised by the allegations against its chairperson with the Hindenburg report and asked why the Sebi chief has not yet resigned and urged the apex court to take this up. «Honest investors across the country have pressing questions for the government. Why hasn't Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch resigned yet? If investors lose their hard-earned money, who will be held accountable — PM Modi, the Sebi chairperson, or Gautam Adani? In light of the new and very serious allegations that have surfaced, will the Supreme Court look into this matter suo moto once again? It is now abundantly clear why Prime Minister Modi is so afraid of a JPC probe and what it might reveal,» Gandhi said.

Sanjay Raut on Friday emphasised on the need for the opposition bloc MVA to project a chief ministerial face in Maharashtra ahead of the assembly polls, remarks coming after party president Uddhav Thackeray meets with top Congress leaders. So far, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has refrained from collectively pitching for a CM face in the state where polls are due in October. Asked if he was pushing for Thackeray's candidature for the top post, Raut avoided a direct reply and maintained that his party president and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have been at the forefront of raising their voice against policies of the BJP-led government at the Centre. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, the Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP said Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, have been constantly raising their voices against the Centre's «oppression». «There has to be a face for the state (polls). Had Rahul Gandhi been the face (of the opposition) in the Lok Sabha polls, then we could have defeated (the BJP-led NDA). It was only after Rahul Gandhi accepted the Leader of Opposition's post that the country saw some sense of confidence. So a face is needed for the opposition and also for the ruling party,» Raut commented.

R Ashoka (BJP) on Thursday accused the ruling Congress of trying to intimidate anti-corruption activist TJ Abraham for approaching the Governor seeking permission for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the site allotment case. It is a «classic case of witch-hunt against the whistle-blower,» Ashoka, who is part of the BJP leaders undertaking a padayatra against the Congress regime, posted on X. The BJP leader sought to know from AICC leader Rahul Gandhi if the «the Constitution you keep flashing everywhere allow such high handedness against those who raise their voices against the wrongdoings of the Govt? The self-proclaimed Champions of free speech and those who speak about intolerance are now using police to muzzle the voice of private citizens.» What the Congress government is doing in Karnataka is a classic example of misuse of agencies to undermine democracy and the Constitution, he said.

BJP on Sunday responded to demands from various quarters, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to declare the devastating Wayanad landslides a national disaster, saying that such a concept doesn't exist under Central government guidelines, a policy unchanged since the UPA government's tenure. Senior party leader V Muraleedharan posted on his Facebook page a 2013 Parliament document in which then Minister of State for Home, Mullappally Ramachandran, stated that «there is no provision to declare a natural disaster as a national disaster.» «The concept of a 'national disaster' does not exist under the Central government's guidelines, a fact that has been the case since the UPA government's tenure. This was explicitly stated by the then Union Home Minister, Mullappally Ramachandran, in a response to a question in the Lok Sabha on August 6, 2013,» said Muraleedharan, who is also a former Union Minister. «While there is no official designation of 'national disaster', each disaster is addressed according to its severity,» he said, «and urged people not to attempt to create baseless controversies during this time of disaster.»

Kerala government on Saturday announced that a township will be established in a secure area to rehabilitate those displaced by the catastrophic landslide that occurred in the Mundakkai region of Wayanad district. During a press conference, Vijayan said a comprehensive rehabilitation process is planned and will be implemented swiftly. Vijayan said various offers have come from the global community to provide land and construct houses.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed on Friday that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was planning a raid on him following his 'Chakravtyuh' speech in the parliament on July 29. The Congress MP said that he was 'waiting with open arms' after ED 'insiders' told him that a raid was being planned. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, «Apparently, 2 in 1 didn't like my Chakravyuh speech. ED 'insiders' tell me a raid is being planned. Waiting with open arms, @dir_ed. Chai and biscuits on me.»

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during his meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, on Tuesday, asked the two leaders to work together and run the state government in coordination, Congress sources said on Tuesday.

Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose on Tuesday appealed to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back the «mortal remains» of Netaji from Tokyo's Renkoji temple. In separate letters to Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Congress president, Bose sought their intervention and persuasion upon the central government on the matter.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to visit Kerala's Wayanad, where massive landslides claimed ,ore than 40 lives.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was misleading the nation on the sensitive issue of national security and the Agnipath initiative and added that he was ready to make a statement in this regard in Parliament. Speaking in the Lok Sabha shortly after Gandhi's remarks on the Union budget, the defence minister said the opposition leader had tried to spread a lot of misconceptions about the budget and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would provide clarification when she replied to the debate.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan says Rahul Gandhi's refusal to meet his father despite months of trying was a key reason for Ram Vilas Paswan leaving the Congress-led UPA and allying with the BJP just before the 2014 elections. Asked about his opinion of Rahul Gandhi, Chirag Paswan told PTI editors in an interaction at the agency's headquarters that the Congress leader has of late begun taking his responsibility «a bit more seriously» and criticised his recent speech in Parliament as unbecoming of the leader of opposition. Chirag Paswan then recalled that he and his father had often met Sonia Gandhi to discuss the future of their party in the UPA alliance. Sonia Gandhi suggested that Ram Vilas Paswan meet her son. The senior Paswan sought an appointment and waited for more than three months but Rahul Gandhi did not relent, said Chirag Paswan, who at that time too was keen to leave the UPA and join the NDA. Ram Vilas Paswan, however, was still keen to remain in the UPA, and wanted to discuss that with Rahul Gandhi, the son said.

Kishori Lal Sharma, Congress leader and a Member of Parliament (MP) from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, on Saturday, backed party MP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on former Amethi MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani, in which he targeted the trollers using derogatory languages against her. Sharma backed Gandhi's remarks and said that it is not their value to use such language against someone. «Rahul Gandhi is right. I relate to his statement. Victories and losses are a part of life. It is not in our values to use such language against someone», the Amethi MP told ANI.

Pratibha Singh said, claiming this to be a reason behind her party's win in the Dehra and Nalagarh bypolls on Saturday. «We were confident of winning by-elections as anger among the electorate against the Independent MLAs was discernible after they resigned and joined the BJP. The general public was asking why they resigned when voters had elected them, defeating both the Congress and the BJP,» Singh said. Fielding of good candidates for the seats also played a big role in the party's victory, she added.

Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, on Monday met people in relief camps in Churachandpur in Manipur and offered them support. The inmates staying in relief camps highlighted their problems due to ethnic violence in the state. Speaking to ANI, a youth who has been staying in the camp after ethnic violence erupted in the state, said they are happy over the visit of Rahul Gandhi and hoped that the Congress leader will highlight their issues.

Congress chief Nana Patole on Saturday said the party will prepare to contest from all seats in the upcoming state assembly elections but will fight as per the seat sharing agreement with its alliance partners. Talking to reporters at his Nagpur residence, Patole said it won't be wrong if the party prepares to contest the elections from all seats as it should have its organisational structure and work everywhere. The elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly are due in October. «A party should have its organisational structure and work at every place. An alliance will be formed as per the seat sharing on the merits. Preparing for all seats is not wrong, and even our alliance partners are preparing the same way. We will contest the elections as Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA),» the Congress leader said.