Karnataka police detained Congress state president DK Shivakumar and other party leaders and workers who were protesting against the Surat Court verdict against Rahul Gandhi.
After a Surat court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark made in 2019, Congress is planning to hold a solidarity march against the verdict, said party general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday.
Lashing out at Congress over the Surat court's verdict on Rahul Gandhi, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday alleged that the remarks of its leaders show they have "scant respect" for the institutions of the country.
A Surat court on Thursday sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him over his 'Modi surname' remark made in 2019 during an election rally for Lok Sabha elections.
The Congress MP was today sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat district court which granted him bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days to let him appeal the court verdict. The Congress leader was present in court while the court pronounced the judgement.
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ordered a panel consists the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India for the selection of Commissioners in the Election Commission of India.
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a panel consists the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India for the selection of Commissioners in the Election Commission of India.
Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court's decision to allow him to continue as the AIADMK general secretary and said that the judgment has confirmed the former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's remark that the party will rule for 100 years.
The supporters of the Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) faction burst into celebrations in Tamil Nadu's Chennai as Supreme Court on Thursday allowed him to continue as AIADMK's Interim General Secretary.
National Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar claimed on Sunday that Maharashtra government could fall again as court verdicts on pleas with regard to the politcal crisis in the state last year were pending.
The Home Minister chaired a meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde regarding the Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue.
During the hearing on Tuesday, additional session judge Lakshman Kumar Verma found 34 convicts guilty in the 12-year-old riot case under various sections which includes 147, 148, 150, 353, 332, 427, 435 and 34 of the IPC and sentenced them for 5 years of imprisonment.