With Rahul showing a significant lead over Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi in opinion polls across southern India but lagging in the north, the Congress believes his contesting from the south will help galvanise cadres.
Lt Gen J J Singh will replace Lt Gen Choudhry at the Army Training Command.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Rahul Gandhi pressed Modi to 'say something' on the issue.
An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.
Glimpses of Republic Day celebrations across the country.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who has accused the Modi dispensation of trying to "destabilise and topple" his government by using central agencies, on Monday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the backdrop of President's Rule being imposed in party-ruled Uttarakhand.
India has not been engaging with Pakistan since an attack on the air force base at Pathankot in January of 2016 by Pakistan-based terrorists, maintaining that talks and terror cannot go together.
'Monkey menace' has reached epic proportions in India. So pronounced is the problem of monkeys, that they have even derailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plans of making his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi Wi-Fi-enabled.
Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, positioned adequate stocks of all petroleum products -- petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG in the state.
A bright sunny day and rise in night temperature brought some respite from cold in most parts of the northern India except Kashmir valley where the mercury dipped further.
UDAN demonstrates that good policy-making can fulfill important public requirements without requiring budgetary support, says MoS for civil aviation Jayant Sinha.
The two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions to protest the Centre's alleged anti-worker policies evoked mixed response all over country on Tuesday.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Launched on June 15, 2015, the government proposes to develop 100 smart cities under the mission.
The tragedy is not the inevitable drought or the inevitable flood. It is our inevitable lack of ability to push and get done what needs to be done, says Sunita Narain.
Priyanka Gandhi will strike a deal with Mayawati and not Akhilesh, says Nazarwala.
Watching the mild-mannered actress return to screen after a personally difficult time resonates with the headway she makes as Maya, says Sukanya Verma.
Nestle now has less than two weeks to convince the regulator why product approval for its noodles should not be withdrawn
The court had on Wednesday held that the previous SIT had not carried out further probe into these 186 cases in which closure reports were filed
Congress termed the raids as highly vindictive and said it is part of "PM Narendra Modi's hate agenda and political vendetta against the Congress and its leaders".
All Hema Malini wants is a quiet birthday.
You wouldn't want to miss these unexplored, mesmerising snow hamlets in India.
She called upon them to forcefully fight against the challenges posed by the present dispensation
The author talks to the veteran photographer about his work, and some of his favourite images over the years
Apple farmers say things have become difficult for them as these agents have not paid for their produce for the several years.
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
The BJP is the frontrunner, but incumbent Virbhadra Singh is the most popular chief ministerial candidate.
While his performance is commendable, the bribery charges against him just don't go away.
'It's a dream, but will I give it up? No bloody way,' Umesh Pandey, the former Bangkok Post editor turned Opposition candidate, tells Rahul Jacob.
Short trips can be made to interesting places at 15-20 per cent lower prices.
When Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Tomar arrived in Shimla, they could not have anticipated the scene that awaited them.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
As India celebrates its 70th Independence day, Rediff.com pays homage to millions who laid their lives for the country's freedom.
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