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Topic: Rahul Gandhi defamation case

‘In PM’s New India…a new low’: Mamata to Kejriwal, splintered oppn unites to slam Rahul disqualification

Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee tweets 'democratic India is an oxymoron now'. Congress also gets support from its arch rival in Punjab — the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, Congress plans ‘sadak se sansad’ agitation in protest

A court in Surat had Thursday sentenced Rahul to 2 years’ imprisonment in a case pertaining to allegations that he insulted the Modi community in a 2019 LS poll campaign speech.

Tea-seller to MLA, close to PM — all about Purnesh Modi, whose complaint led to Rahul Gandhi’s conviction

Purnesh Modi, who's life story is similar to that of PM Narendra Modi, worked his way up from being a booth convener to state cabinet minister. He is a prominent OBC face in Surat.

‘Lack of jurisdiction, malicious intent’ — how Congress plans to challenge Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction 

On Thursday, a Surat court sentenced Gandhi to two years of jail for a criminal defamation case. Congress calls it ‘full of errors’ and legally unsustainable’.

UPA ordinance Rahul tore into in 2013 could have saved him as defamation case raises LS disqualification risk

Rahul Gandhi was Thursday convicted of defamation & sentenced to two-years' imprisonment. A prison sentence of two years or more can lead to an MP’s disqualification from Lok Sabha.

‘Shouldn’t look desperate’: BJP weighs legal aspects before all-out call for Rahul’s disqualification

Party doesn't want Wayanad MP to get 'undue sympathy' but will keep 'building political pressure to corner him through various means'.

Who are Modis? Community ‘defamed’ by Rahul has nomadic origins, came to Gujarat 600 years ago

Rahul Gandhi was Thursday convicted of defamation for a speech where he named PM Modi alongside Nirav Modi & Lalit Modi, and asked why ‘all these thieves’ have this surname.

Rahul’s conviction in Modi defamation case a ‘conspiracy to eliminate non-BJP leaders’, says Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal's show of support for Rahul Gandhi comes at a time when AAP has been part of Congress-led opposition bloc demanding a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report on Adani.

‘Kabhi ED, kabhi saza:’ Congress after Rahul’s jail verdict, Priyanka asserts MP not afraid

A Surat court on Thursday handed Rahul Gandhi 2 years in jail over a 2019 remark he had made on the surname ‘Modi’; court also granted him 30-day bail to appeal the verdict.

‘Satya mera bhagwan…:’ Rahul after court hands him 2-year prison term in ‘Modi surname’ case

Congress leader was later granted bail for 30 days to appeal against verdict. A case was registered by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, who felt Rahul’s comment slighted Modi community.

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If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.