Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, says Gautam Adani should be arrested, seeks Sebi Chief's removal

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Slamming the central government once again, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi administration of protecting billionaires like Gautam Adani, after a US court indicted the Adani group chairman for his alleged role in a $265 million bribery scheme.  

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'Buch scandal not just insider trading...': Rahul Gandhi steps up attack on Sebi chief, Adani group & Centre

Fri, Nov 15, 2024

Alleging that the Madhabi Puri Buch scandal "isn’t just insider trading" but "a revealing case of direct conflict of interest", Rahul Gandhi has claimed that powerful regulators in the country are "entangled with the very corporations" they are supposed to oversee. 

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Congress levels fresh charges against Buch, Adani & BJP

Tue, Oct 29, 2024

The development comes at a time when the Grand Old Party has leveling a series of charges against the SEBI chief for the past two months and has demanded the formation of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to investigate the matter in detail. Meanwhile, the SEBI Chairperson and the Adani group have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

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Gujarat, Himachal poll results: BJP gets majority in both the states

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

The greater number will return the BJP to power but it will be lower than the 150 targeted by the party in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pocket boroughs.   

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Sensex ends higher as BJP leads in Gujarat, Himachal poll results

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

The Sensex touched a high of 33,801.90 points and a low of 32,595.63 points during the intra-day trade so far. The market breadth was bullish -- 1,472 advances and 1,182 declines.

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Gujarat, Himachal poll results: BJP leaders say the vote is for development, trust in Modi

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

Union minister Smriti Irani seconded him and said the victory was dedicated to booth-level party workers and those who voted for "good governance" and "development". Asked whether the Congress had given the party a tough fight, she said, "I feel 'Jo jeeta wohi Sikander'..."

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Poll results: BJP appears to retain Gujarat, win Himachal Pradesh

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

The impact of poll trends was also witnessed in the country's stock markets as key indices on Monday went up substantially indicated a victory for the BJP in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.    

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BJP pulls ahead in election in Gujarat after tight race

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to win an election in Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s home state on Monday, the vote count showed, but with a reduced margin, which will be a boost for the opposition.

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Gujarat poll counting: BJP leading on 12 seats, Congress on 8 in early trends

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

As per the trends available in the first 45 minutes of counting, the BJP is ahead on 12 seats, while the Congress candidates have a slight edge over their BJP opponents in eight constituencies.

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Gujarat Elections 2017: Over 70% voter turnout in re-polling at six booths

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

More than 70% voter turnout was recorded in the re-polling held on Sunday at six polling booths in four Assembly constituencies of Gujarat, said officials.

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All eyes on Gujarat as stage set for counting tomorrow

Sun, Dec 17, 2017

Counting of votes will be held tomorrow for the Gujarat Assembly polls, considered a prestige battle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state and a litmus test for new Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

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Rahul Gandhi takes over as Congress President from today

Sat, Dec 16, 2017

Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress president with party's central poll authority handing him over certificate of election to the top post. 

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Clear majority for BJP in Gujarat: Exit polls

Thu, Dec 14, 2017

Soon after voting ended in the second and final phase of the election, an exit poll gave the BJP 115 of the total 182 seats and the Congress 65. Another exit poll gave the ruling dispensation 108 seats and 74 to the opposition Congress.

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Rahul Gandhi appointed president of Congress party

Mon, Dec 11, 2017

India`s main opposition Congress party on Monday elevated Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the country`s most fabled political dynasty, as its president, preparing to challenge the dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls in 2019.

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To protest water woes, village in Gujarat boycotts election

Sun, Dec 10, 2017

Zero voting was recorded at Gajadi village in Morbi district of Gujarat today as the residents, fed up with water shortage, boycotted polling.

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Young and old, brides and grooms cast votes in Gujarat elections; see pics

Sat, Dec 09, 2017

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Gujarat Election: Votes in first stage of election seen as acid test for PM Modi

Sat, Dec 09, 2017

Tens of thousands of people voted in the first stage of assembly elections in Gujarat on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his toughest electoral test since coming to power with a landslide victory in 2014.

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Gujarat Elections: 397 'crorepati' candidates in fray for polls

Sat, Dec 09, 2017

As many as 397 crorepati candidates are in the fray for the Gujarat assembly elections, an analysis of their election affidavits done by two NGOs has found.

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Voting begins for first phase of Gujarat assembly elections

Sat, Dec 09, 2017

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Exclusive Interview with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Demonetization

Wed, Nov 08, 2017

About 6,857.82 million notes of Rs 1000 and 17,165.06 million notes of Rs 500 valuing separately Rs 685,782 crore and Rs 858,253 crore respectively were scrapped 

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Karnataka announces crop loan waiver for farmers

Wed, Jun 21, 2017

The waiver will help 22,27,506 farmers who had obtained loans from cooperative banks, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in the Assembly.

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After corruption charge, Modi mocks at Rahul

Thu, Dec 22, 2016

"Had he not spoken, the county would have faced a big earthquake. And the country could not have recovered for 10 years," Modi said sarcastically at an event at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency.

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Sahara-Birla: Rahul Gandhi accuses Narendra Modi of taking cash payments

Wed, Dec 21, 2016

He has threatened for weeks to cause an "earthquake" by exposing what he called Modi`s personal corruption. The ensuing row paralysed parliament and caused its winter session to be one of the most acrimonious and unproductive on record.

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