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Who is Rahul Gandhi, the convicted 'prince' of Indian politics?

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has never been a minister in a federal or state government, has not led his Congress party to a general election victory, and quit as party chief after it was demolished in the last parliamentary polls in 2019.

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison

The defamation case was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after a 2019 speech in which Mr Gandhi referred to thieves as having the surname of Modi, the same as India's prime minister.

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‘People desperate for alternative’: Why Congress got warm welcome despite heavy snow in Kashmir

On Monday morning, Abrar* convinced his friends to come out of their homes – despite continuous snowfall since the night before – to watch a movie in Srinagar’s recently opened cinema hall. That was the lure, his friends said, to bring them to the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium where Rahul Gandhi was…

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Rahul Gandhi walks 2,000 miles to challenge Modi in 2024 election

After more than 100 days walking nearly the entire length of India, Rahul Gandhi, scion of the nation’s most famous political dynasty, stood before a shivering crowd in rural Himachal Pradesh as a cheer went up.

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Rahul Gandhi’s yatra: how a 2,200-mile march revitalised India’s ailing opposition

Congress has faced bruising electoral defeats, but Gandhi’s pilgrimage across the country has breathed life into historic party

The Guardian - UK

‘Jammu is the route, Kashmir the destination’: Bharat Jodo Yatra may have missed a trick in Jammu

From the Pathankot highway on the outskirts of Jammu, the sight of shipping containers and floodlights suggests you’re looking at an industrial complex. Peer a little closer, though, and you realise you’re looking at a camp of enthusiastic Congress workers who have walked 128 days to get here.

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Rahul Gandhi is marching the entire length of India. I joined him to find out why

The scion of that most famous political dynasty wants to bring India ‘together’ after years of dangerous division, says professor and author Mukulika Banerjee

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Tit for tat: Why Rahul Gandhi visited Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s samadhi

NEW DELHI: After accusations that the BJP was attempting to appropriate Congress leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, BR Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose and Narasimha Rao, the grand old party has sought to do the same with former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Times of India

Mobile library set up as part of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

A mobile 'Bharat Jodo Library' comprising books on subjects like politics, history and the lives of noted leaders has been set up in a truck as part of the ongoing yatra of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

The Times of India

A ‘march to unite India’, led by Congress, reaches half-way mark

The nationwide march on foot, led by India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, has reached its 80th day.

Al Jazeera

Can Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra revive the Congress alliance’s fortunes in Maharashtra?

In the days before the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra arrived in Maharashtra, the media and political circles in the state were abuzz with a guessing game: will Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackrey and Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar walk with Rahul Gandhi and when?

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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 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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I know, you did it all for love: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: "I know, you did it all for love," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Wednesday in an Instagram tribute showing her mother Sonia Gandhi, who on Wednesday handed the party's reins to a new Congress president, holding a photograph of the late Rajiv Gandhi.

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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.

The Independent UK

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 Hindu

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.

The Independent UK

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

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