"The Sangh had decided way back that it will work in the midst of men, and it has the right to decide this," RSS spokesperson Manmohan Vaidya said.
He was at the bank for about 40 minutes and got his Rs 4,000 exchanged with new notes.
Rahul left for an undisclosed location abroad amid a growing clamour for structural changes within after the party's debacle in the Uttar Pradesh polls.
The court questioned the 'authenticity of the document' attached with the PIL and the manner in which the papers were procured.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Kanhaiya, accompanied by a delegation of JNU students and members of All India Students Federation, met the Congress vice president at his residence in Tughlaq lane area.
While Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi insists the Act brought transparency into governance, Congressmen say it has become the party's bane, says Kavita Chowdhury
Gandhi, 47, begins his nearly two-week trip to the US with an address at the University of California, Berkeley, tomorrow on contemporary India and the path forward for the world's largest democracy.
Gandhi said "cultural imperialism" of the BJP was not acceptable to the people of the country.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had hit out at the Congress vice-president, saying the 'yuvraj' sitting in Delhi cannot make Gorakhpur 'a picnic spot'.
While the Congress vice-president fighting an anti-incumbency wave is doing all he can to wrest power in the Gandhi stronghold, Amethi, political pundits believe that his estranged cousin, Varun, riding on a strong Modi wave will sail through in Sultanpur. Anita Katyal reports on their political battles.
While the Congress vice-president fighting an anti-incumbency wave is doing all he can to wrest power in the Gandhi stronghold, Amethi, political pundits believe that his estranged cousin, Varun, riding on a strong Modi wave will sail through in Sultanpur. Anita Katyal reports on their political battles.
The Congress vice president asked people if Vibrant Gujarat had helped them in any way.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's recent attempts to fashion himself as an anti-corruption crusader were blown apart on Wednesday.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's recent attempts to fashion himself as an anti-corruption crusader were blown apart on Wednesday.
For the chief minister and Assam alike, the road ahead is full of challenges, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended birthday greetings to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who turned 45 on Friday.
"I do not mind if attacks are made on me but what pains me is that Modiji snatched the food park from Amethi...it was meant to transform Amethi and Raebareli," he said.
Amid an uproar over the Supreme Court verdict on gay rights issue, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said she was disappointed that the apex court had reversed a previous Delhi high court judgement decriminalising homosexuality and hoped Parliament would address the matter.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the Sunped village in Haryana and consoled the family.
Even as the Congress tired to shield Rahul Gandhi's surprise sabbatical ahead of the crucial Budget session, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh questioned his timing openly.
He said that the voices of the weak, did not reach the BJP and the RSS.
Gandhi revealed that he reflected on issues and gave suggestions to his communication team of two or three members, which fine-tuned the content before posting it on the microblogging website.
The Congress vice president, who began his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, spoke to the families of six civilians including a headman and a teacher who were killed in ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Balakote on Independence day.
After meeting with the injured at the Kolkata Medical College, Gandhi described it as a great tragedy and urged the people to provide necessary support to them.
Union Minister Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday warned of a criminal defamation case against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi if the latter continues to insult External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Rahul claimed that while the Congress was asking its leaders to tour the districts, Modi was encouraging his ministers to tour 'at least two countries' each.
Gandhi said that in contrast, women work at every level in the Congress.
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited the Nepal embassy in New Delhi to pay condolences to those who died in the killer earthquake in the neighbouring country.
The district authorities' permission to Rahul Gandhi comes two days after the district magistrate and Superintendent of Police had asked him to reschedule his visit on law and order grounds.
The opposition leaders have decided to seek an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks.
The resignation of the IPL chairman and the strong criticism of laxity in dealing with Naxal violence indicate that the Congress vice-president is not content being a political bystander any more. Anita Katyal reports
The Congress vice president took to Twitter asking the prime minister as to whom had he consulted before taking the decision and wondered as to why were "experts, economists and Reserve Bank of India not consulted".
Is Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi listening to the right people before making crucial decisions? Renu Mittal reports.
"I wanted to give my support and the Congress president's support to the chief minister," he said.
Can you think of a quirky caption for this photograph?
The Congress vice president made a political speech to the mandarins of corporate India. He charmed them with his good intentions but left them unsure with his ability to get things done. Sheela Bhatt analyses the Congress scion's address at the CII.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is trekking 18 kilometres up in the mountains of Uttarakhand to the Kedarnath Temple.
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh and Madhya Pradesh Industries Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya are locked in a war of words over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's political success. Days before Rahul's two-day visit to the state on April 24, Vijaywargiya had said that the Congress Vice-President was a "flop film", which had already flopped in the assembly polls in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
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