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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicAshok Gehlot

Topic: Ashok Gehlot

Won’t be able to refuse if party asks me to run for Congress chief post, says Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan CM, who is set to travel to Kochi for 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' Friday, said he will make one last-ditch effort to convince Rahul Gandhi to take up the party's top post.

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi permission not needed to contest for AICC chief post, says Congress

Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said anybody is 'free and welcome' to contest in the election if they have the backing of 10 PCC delegates.

Telangana CM KCR’s ‘national’ ambition takes him to farmers, his advisors unsure of outcome

The BJP has been whole-heartedly wooing the Jat community since the farmers' protest. Whether they have pacified will be known only when all the votes are in.

‘Gehlot-Pilot tussle, disappointed youth’: Why NSUI was crushed in Rajasthan student polls

ABVP candidates won seven, SFI two and Independents five presidential posts in the Rajasthan student union polls, while Congress' student wing NSUI drew a blank.

3 states, thrice the trouble: Why Congress struggles won’t end in Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan

While Congress appears to be imploding in Punjab, intense factionalism has surfaced in the Haryana and Rajasthan units in the run-up to the 10 June Rajya Sabha polls.

Congress’ ‘last resort’ for RS election — Party’s Rajasthan & Haryana MLAs head for hotels

Congress is herding its MLAs from Rajasthan and Haryana into luxury properties to prevent horse-trading ahead of the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot blames ‘work pressure’ for colleague’s outburst against him

Minister Ashok Chandna has expressed displeasure with the state bureaucracy and wants to be ‘freed’ of his portfolios.

Congress minister in Rajasthan slams own party govt, asks to be relieved from ‘humiliating post’

Ashok Chandna, who holds multiple portfolios in state govt, asked CM Ashok Gehlot to hand over the charge to Principal Secretary Kuldeep Ranka. CM has said the minister was probably just 'tense'.

‘I send people into depression,’ Ashok Gehlot counters Rahul Gandhi’s remark on senior leaders

At concluding day of Congress’ brainstorming session, Rahul Gandhi said some senior leaders may go into depression when they realise the enormity of the task ahead.

‘Don’t create instability,’ says Rajasthan CM as Centre keeps strict eye on troubled Jodhpur

Ashok Gehlot reiterates action would be taken against rioters irrespective of religion, caste or political party.

On Camera

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India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Indian drugmakers relieved but wary as US exempts pharma sector from new trade tariffs

Industry insiders say any rise in duties on Indian generics will squeeze profits for Indian companies, but will also make the drugs costlier for patients in US.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.