News for 'All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi'

I am trying to gain experience, says Rahul Gandhi

I am trying to gain experience, says Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com27 Mar 2008

Rahul Gandhi, the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee, says that he will value all the experience he has gained during his tour of Karnataka. Gandhi, who landed in Hubli on Wednesday as part of his five-day Karnataka tour, said before meeting with Youth Congress workers that his tour had been very fruitful and he had gained a lot of experience.

Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress president

Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress president

Rediff.com16 Dec 2017

Rahul Gandhi succeeds Sonia Gandhi, who led the party for the last 19 years.

Cong holds protest against ED action Sonia, Rahul in National Herald Case

Cong holds protest against ED action Sonia, Rahul in National Herald Case

Rediff.com16 Apr 2025

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it had filed a chargesheet on April 9 in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. Apart from Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the chargesheet also names senior Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as co-accused.

Rahul returns from US, Sonia expected shortly

Rahul returns from US, Sonia expected shortly

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who had gone to the United States to bring back his mother Sonia, has returned to the national capital.

Congress condemns Kerala CM's 'Amul baby' comment

Congress condemns Kerala CM's 'Amul baby' comment

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday snubbed Kerala Chief Minister V S Achutanandan for his comment describing Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi as an 'Amul baby'.

Sonia drafts 2 gen secretaries, Rahul still out

Sonia drafts 2 gen secretaries, Rahul still out

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006

Rahul Gandhi's name does not figure for any organisational post.

Why Congress's Ahmedabad AICC session is historic

Why Congress's Ahmedabad AICC session is historic

Rediff.com7 Apr 2025

The Congress's second AICC session in Gujarat post-Independence is being held on the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's party presidency and the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Assam CM's request to Rahul Gandhi: Please don't visit...

Assam CM's request to Rahul Gandhi: Please don't visit...

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should avoid visiting the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva at Batadrava on January 22, as there can be no competition between Lord Ram and the medieval age Vaishnav saint revered as an icon in the state.

READ: Rahul's LS speech on fighting corruption

READ: Rahul's LS speech on fighting corruption

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, addressed the Parliament on Lokpal issue on Friday during Zero Hour.

Rahul to be inducted into Cong core group?

Rahul to be inducted into Cong core group?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

Is Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi headed for a bigger role in the party or the government? When, muses Renu Mittal

Rahul to campaign for Mumbai civic polls?

Rahul to campaign for Mumbai civic polls?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2012

With elections to 27 zilla parishads, 309 panchayat samitis and 10 municipal corporations to be held next month, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee has invited All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to address a public meeting in Mumbai.

Rahul Gandhi gets 'death threat', Cong asks HM to beef up security

Rahul Gandhi gets 'death threat', Cong asks HM to beef up security

Rediff.com9 May 2016

An anonymous letter threatening to kill Rahul Gandhi at an election meeting in Puducherry has been received by a senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy.

Rahul speaks to TN youth members, farmers

Rahul speaks to TN youth members, farmers

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to Tamil Nadu, visited Thanjavur on Wednesday and held meetings with Youth Congress activists and farmers.

Congress hits the streets across India against Rahul Gandhi's grilling

Congress hits the streets across India against Rahul Gandhi's grilling

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Congress leaders and workers took to the streets on Monday in Delhi and various state capitals as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for questioning in the National Herald case, with the opposition party accusing the Modi government of 'trampling on democracy'.

Rahul Gandhi moves beyond overseeing party affairs

Rahul Gandhi moves beyond overseeing party affairs

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Rahul Gandhi's birthday greeting to the DMDK supremo signifies that the Congress vice president is expanding his ambit of functioning and graduating from handling just organisational affairs, reports Anita Katyal.

Rahul assures a Bundelkhand state

Rahul assures a Bundelkhand state

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi began his two-day tour to Bundelkhand from Wednesday to assess the drought by directly interacting with people.

New Cong campaign to 'spread Rahul Gandhi's message'

New Cong campaign to 'spread Rahul Gandhi's message'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

The Congress will launch a two-month door-to-door campaign across India from next week to spread Rahul Gandhi's message among the masses, senior leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.

Impossible for Rahul to PM: Thackeray

Impossible for Rahul to PM: Thackeray

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

Targeting All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said the Congress leader has no prospects of becoming prime minister of the country.

Rahul meets PM over Lokpal issue

Rahul meets PM over Lokpal issue

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apparently to discuss the Lokpal issue.

Bihar: INDIA bloc in disarray as nomination deadline nears

Bihar: INDIA bloc in disarray as nomination deadline nears

Rediff.com19 Oct 2025

Confusion prevailing in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) showed little signs of let up on Saturday, with just two days to go before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of assembly elections comes to a close.

Sonia Gandhi to address Congress plenary session today

Sonia Gandhi to address Congress plenary session today

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former All India Congress Committee chief Sonia Gandhi will address leaders in Nava Raipur, as well as political, economic and international affairs resolutions will be deliberated upon at the party's 85th plenary session on Saturday.

Rahul meets young MLAs from Maharashtra, Haryana

Rahul meets young MLAs from Maharashtra, Haryana

Rediff.com26 Oct 2009

All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday advised newly-elected young Members of Legislative Assembly from Maharashtra and Haryana, who were given tickets from the Youth Congress quota, to work towards strengthening the organisation, keeping the Aam Aadmi as the focus in their work.Gandhi also discussed the recent assembly election results in these states with the young MLAs. He also promised to visit Maharashtra soon.

Rahul, Priyanka attend Madhavan's son's wedding

Rahul, Priyanka attend Madhavan's son's wedding

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

The All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra attended the marriage of the son of Sonia Gandhi's trusted personal assistant Madhavan.

'My father was disappointed by Rahul Gandhi'

'My father was disappointed by Rahul Gandhi'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'Politics is a game of public perception and my father felt that by his long disappearances, Rahul Gandhi was losing the battle of perception.'

Rahul will lead Congress in 2014 Lok Sabha polls

Rahul will lead Congress in 2014 Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

In a move signalling his larger role in the party, Rahul Gandhi was on Thursday made the head of the Congress coordination committee for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Modi is champion of corruption: Rahul Gandhi

Modi is champion of corruption: Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dubbed the electoral bonds as the 'world's biggest extortion scheme' and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the 'champion of corruption'.

Congress on resurrection course in Bihar

Congress on resurrection course in Bihar

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

Riding high on the euphoria generated by recent visits of All India Congress Committee general Secretary Rahul Gandhi and a battery of its Union ministers, the Congress is going it all alone this assembly elections in Bihar, hoping for a better showing.

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul sacrificed: Is Sidda planning to resign?

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul sacrificed: Is Sidda planning to resign?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

Amidst alleged power struggles within the ruling Congress in Karnataka, AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala has called for discipline within the party, emphasizing that the party is paramount. This comes as the state's chief minister and deputy chief minister submitted a consolidated report on the performance of 31 ministers to Surjewala, fueling speculation about a potential cabinet reshuffle.

Rahul in Mumbai: Will he clean up Cong's Maha mess?

Rahul in Mumbai: Will he clean up Cong's Maha mess?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

With ally Nationalist Congress Party surging ahead of Congress in the recent local body elections in Maharashtra, All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi's one-day visit to Mumbai on Friday is being viewed in party circles as a move to put the state unit into a pro-active mode and retrieve lost ground.

Rahul begins his Bundelkhand outreach programme

Rahul begins his Bundelkhand outreach programme

Rediff.com16 Jan 2008

"Had the UP government honestly implemented the Centrally-sponsored schemes, the situation would have been different," Gandhi said. He said the state government should immediately set its priority for the Bundelkhand region as any further delay could lead to a catastrophe.

Cong to contest Bihar polls on its own: Rahul

Cong to contest Bihar polls on its own: Rahul

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

With an eye on the assembly elections due this year end, All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi set out on a tour of Bihar on Monday and said the Congress will go it alone like the party did for Lok Sabha polls in the National Democratic Alliance-ruled state.

Whole country now knows...: Rahul mounts attack on EC in Bihar rally

Whole country now knows...: Rahul mounts attack on EC in Bihar rally

Rediff.com17 Aug 2025

Gandhi alleged that assembly and Lok Sabha polls were being "stolen" across the country and there was a "conspiracy" in Bihar to do the same through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Cops hunt for men who stoned Rahul's train

Cops hunt for men who stoned Rahul's train

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

The Haryana police said it was narrowing down its search with the help of forensic experts for the young men who had thrown stones at the Amritsar-bound Shatabdi train in which All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi had been travelling on Tuesday night.

Concerned over logjam on Hazare issue: Rahul

Concerned over logjam on Hazare issue: Rahul

Rediff.com25 Aug 2011

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today said that he was concerned over the logjam in the wake of Anna Hazare's agitation against corruption.

Rahul demands development package for Bundelkhand

Rahul demands development package for Bundelkhand

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to press for the implementation of a Central government report for a package of Rs 8,000 crore for development of the backward Bundelkhand region.

Rahul hits back at Mayawati

Rahul hits back at Mayawati

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday took potshots at the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party government in Uttar Pradesh, saying there is place for statues and elephants but not development, and spoke of the need for Congress to come to power in the state. On a thanksgiving visit to his constituency Amethi, the first after his victory in the Lok Sabha polls, he avoided any comments on the raging row.

Is opposition scared of a Rahul invasion?

Is opposition scared of a Rahul invasion?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi appears to be really needling the opposition.

Cong to hold first CWC meet in Bihar post-1947

Cong to hold first CWC meet in Bihar post-1947

Rediff.com24 Sep 2025

Sources said a couple of resolutions are expected to be passed at the crucial meeting, with an eye on the upcoming Bihar polls.

Govt, party one over joint statement: Rahul

Govt, party one over joint statement: Rahul

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came out in support of the government on the Indo-Pak joint statement stating that the "government and party are absolutely one."

Test of democracy is will I be allowed to reply, says Rahul Gandhi

Test of democracy is will I be allowed to reply, says Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

If they will allow I will speak inside the parliament, the Wayanad MP said.