Rahul Gandhi, who was convicted and sentenced to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case, was granted bail by a sessions court in Gujarat's Surat on Monday. The court will hear his appeal against conviction in the defamation case on April 13.
Senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, chief ministers of three Congress-ruled states, and other national and state party leaders accompanied Rahul Gandhi to the Surat court as a show of strength and solidarity.
BJP leader Kiren Rijiju condemned the gathering of Congress leaders and said that "Congress is displaying a drama to threaten the judiciary".
Is Congress mixing legal and political fights? Panelist senior advocate and Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi shares his perspective.
Hours after the central government announced a Rs 200 per cylinder cut in prices of domestic cooking gas, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Centre’s decision to slash LPG prices by Rs 200 was an impact of the INDIA opposition alliance.
A woman escaped by a whisker after an SUV barged past other cars and sped down the sidewalk in Bengaluru’s BTM layout on Tuesday morning. Police said the incident took place around 10: 45 am when the woman was buying something at a shop by the footpath. Police said the speeding car damaged several shops, adding that no one was injured. They said the driver resolved the issue amicably by paying Rs 4,500 to the shop owners for the damage caused by the accident. No police complaint was registered as there were no injuries. However, the police took action after CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media. They have launched a manhunt for the driver.
A Bengaluru techie recently shared 7 reasons why he preferred India over working in the West.
The top focus of this episode of 5Live is on Miss World Karolina Bielawska's day-long visit to Kashmir on Monday.
