Rahul Gandhi

Indian court dismisses Rahul Gandhi's appeal to stay conviction

A stay of Congress leader's conviction would have opened up a path to reinstate his parliamentary seat, but he can still seek to stay the conviction in a higher court.

Rahul Gandhi's appeal against defamation conviction set on April 13

The Congress Party leader and great-grandson of India's first prime minister has been convicted in court and stripped of his parliament seat — moves widely condemned by critics as politically-motivated.

India opposition leader Gandhi to appeal jail sentence in defamation case

A lower court sentenced the 52-year-old scion of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and leader of the Congress party to two years in jail on charges of defamation and disqualified him as a lawmaker

'I'm not scared': India's Gandhi vows to fight after parliament expulsion

Opposition leader and scion of the Gandhi family name was stripped of his parliamentary seat after he was convicted of defamation in Prime Minister Modi's home state of Gujarat for a 2019 campaign trail remark seen as an insult to the premier.

India's opposition leader found guilty of defamation over Modi remark

Rahul Gandhi seeks an appeal over a two-year prison sentence following a case stemming from a remark made against PM Modi during the 2019 election campaign.

India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi enters Kashmir to culminate long march

India-administered Kashmir is final but most important destination of five-month "Unite India Rally" that seeks to challenge what opposition Congress party says is a "hate-filled" version of country under Hindu right-wing government of PM Modi.

India's opposition Congress gathers tens of thousands in Karnataka rally

Congress holds huge rally in southern state to mark first 1,000 km of its 3,500 km walking tour of its leaders in cities, towns and villages, in bid to draw support against ruling BJP it accuses of spreading communal hatred in the secular republic.

India's Congress begins 3,500-km march against 'hate'

Opposition party members are holding the rally, dubbed "Unite India Rally", from Kanyakumari town on the southern tip of India and will try to reach northernmost city of Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir in about 150 days.

Gang-raped Muslim woman 'numb' after India frees convicts

"The release of these convicts has taken from me my peace and shaken my faith in justice," says Bilkis Bano of 11 Hindu men convicted of 2002 crime and released by BJP-ruled western Gujarat state.

Modi accused of ‘treason’ as Pegasus spyware row rocks India

The disclosures revealed Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi among hundreds of other citizens selected for possible surveillance by the Modi government.

Indian PM Modi's main rival among targets of Pegasus spyware

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is among dozens of Indian people identified by a leaked list as a potential target of Pegasus spyware, made by an Israeli company, media reports said.

India passes controversial agriculture bills amid uproar

PM Modi's government says the laws will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, but the opposition says the legislations are "pro-corporate."