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Pakistan ‘sponsoring terrorism’ to ‘instigate violence’ in IOK, Rahul Gandhi alleges

NEW DELHI: Less than a week after being denied entry in occupied Kashmir by the Hindu nationalist BJP government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday...

India says blocked politicians from visiting IOK to ‘avoid controversy’

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have defended blocking opposition politicians from visiting occupied Kashmir, saying it was to "avoid controversy" weeks after stripping the region of...

‘An honour to serve the Congress Party,’ says Rahul Gandhi as...

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called serving the Congress Party "an honour" as he resigned as the leader of India's main opposition party,...

‘No longer Congress chief’: Rahul Gandhi urges party to soon decide...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who resigned following the party’s dismal show in the Lok Sabha elections, on Wednesday said that the party must quickly...

India’s Congress party in turmoil after Gandhi resignation

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of India’s Congress Party after losing a second general election to...

Rahul Gandhi dismisses ‘fake’ Indian exit polls predicting Modi victory

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dismissed "fake" Indian exit polls predicting a clear election victory for his opponent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a...

India’s Congress promises jobs, end of sedition law to beat Modi

NEW DELHI: India's main opposition Congress party pledged on Tuesday to expand a rural employment guarantee programme, reward businesses for creating jobs and scrap...

#BoycottChineseProducts trending in India as China vetoes bid against Masood Azhar...

As China shot down an Indian bid to declare Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, the hashtag #BoycottChineseProducts was trending...

PM Modi urges celebrities to ‘inspire’ voters in 29-tweet pre-election blitz

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an early-morning Twitter blitz on Wednesday calling directly on Bollywood and sports stars and others to urge Indians...

India announces general election for April-May

--BJP's Narendra Modi runs for 2nd term against Congress scion Rahul Gandhi as tensions between India and Pakistan persist  --Modi urges fellow Indians to 'enrich'...

Rahul Gandhi demands probe against Modi in Rafale deal

NEW DELHI: Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi picked up from where he left off last night, demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be investigated in...

Pakistan to give peace another chance after India polls, says Fawad

Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India once elections results are out and the political flux there subsides, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry...

Congress supports surgical strikes in Pakistan, says Rahul Gandhi

Indian National Congress (INC) Rahul Gandhi has said that he believes that the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan and his party...

Rahul Gandhi terms portrayal of his father in ‘Sacred Games’ as...

India’s Congress President Rahul Gandhi has broken his silence over web series Sacred Games, which was accused of insulting his father. “BJP/RSS believe the freedom...

Rahul Gandhi named president of India’s Congress party

NEW DELHI: India's opposition Congress party named Rahul Gandhi as its new leader on Monday after years of speculation, calling it a "historic occasion". Senior...

India’s reluctant leader Rahul Gandhi takes party helm

  NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has never held public office, once likened power to “poison”, and saw his politician father and grandmother assassinated. Now he...

Indian PM Modi says Congress celebrated Hafiz Saeed’s release

NEW DELHI: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress celebrated the release of alleged mastermind behind Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed. PM...