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Killers of ex-Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi released after court order

Convicts are released citing ‘satisfactory conduct’ in prison and the 30 years they served behind bars.

Al Jazeera

Last of Rajiv Gandhi's killers freed

VELLORE, India: The last co-conspirators jailed for the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi walked out of prison on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered their release.

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India's Supreme Court frees six people convicted over killing of former PM Gandhi

India's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of six people, including one woman, who were convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, drawing sharp criticism from the main opposition Congress party.

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India's top court frees Rajiv Gandhi's killers

New Delhi (AFP) - India's top court Friday ordered the release of six people convicted over the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

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India top court frees ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

Supreme Court orders release of six people convicted over 1991 assassination carried out by Sri Lanka-based LTTE rebels.

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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Supreme Court Orders Release Of All Convicts

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all six convicts in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Read on for details:

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Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Enters 8th Day In Telangana

Rahul Gandhi will address a corner meeting at Muthangi before halting for the night, the party sources said. This is the eighth day of the party's campaign in the state. Read on for details:

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Mallikarjun Kharge Takes Charge As Congress President

Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took charge as Congress President in the presence of Gandhi family's. Read on for details:

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Mallikarjun Kharge elected president of India’s Congress party

Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, defeats Shashi Tharoor to become the first Dalit Congress president.

Al Jazeera

India's Congress party elects first non-Gandhi head in 24 years

New Delhi (AFP) - India's Congress party on Wednesday appointed an octogenarian ex-minister as its first president in 24 years not from the Gandhi dynasty, in an effort to reverse its apparent decline into political oblivion.

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India's opposition Congress party elects new president

India’s main opposition Congress party has elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president in a contest in which the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has led the party for more than two decades, did not compete

The Independent UK

India's Congress begins vote to elect new party president

India’s main opposition Congress party is looking beyond the dominant Nehru-Gandhi family to elect its next leader

The Independent UK

Mehbooba lauds Rahul Gandhi for ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, targets BJP for ‘trampling’ democracy

Accusing the BJP of fearing secularism and democracy, she alleged that it has divided the country in the name of religion

The Hindu

Explained | How is the Congress president elected?

As leaders mull over who will head the party next, the Congress Working Committee announced that elections will be held on October 17.

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Indian opposition party seeks to shed dynastic rule image

India’s main opposition party Indian National Congress is set to choose a non-family member as its next president as it struggles to recover before key upcoming elections

Reuters

India's Congress party likely to get first non-Gandhi chief in 25 years

India's main opposition Congress party is likely to elect a new party president from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty for the first time in nearly 25 years, as it looks for a reset ahead of the next election to compete with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC notice to TN, Centre on pleas of Nalini, Ravichandran seeking release

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna sought a response from the governments on the pleas and posted the matter for hearing on 14 October. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC notice to Centre, TN on Nalini’s plea seeking premature release

Supreme Court had earlier invoked Article 142 to release Perarivalan, who had served over 30 years in prison.

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Rahul Gandhi visits Sivagiri

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Deceased Cong. workers’ families receive ₹2 lakh each

Telangana Congress has presented cheques of ₹2 lakh each to family members of 129 Congress members, who died in the last few months, as part of the Rajiv Gandhi Accidental Insurance scheme.

The Hindu

‘Bharat Jodo’ and ‘Congress Jodo’ as opportunities

The despair over the overweening dominance of one party and its increasingly divisive governance needs to end

Dynamite News

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Day 3: Yatra aims at undoing damage done by BJP-RSS, says Rahul

Gandhi is undertaking a 3,500 km yatra to connect with people across the country while seeking to strengthen the Congress party. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Congress’s Rahul Gandhi launches march to ‘unite India’

Rahul Gandhi flags off 3,500km-long ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to counter ‘environment of hate’ and rising economic hardship.

The Hindu

Leading Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi calls for defending Tricolour

Former Congress chief says the National Flag and its values are under attack

AFP

India's Gandhi channels namesake in 'long march'

Sriperumbudur (India) (AFP) - Emulating Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday began his "long march" seeking to halt the seemingly inexorable slow decline of his once-mighty Congress party.

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