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KTR welcomes bail to K Kavitha; Congress, BJP engage in row over ‘nexus’ with BRS
3 months, 3 weeks ago

KTR welcomes bail to K Kavitha; Congress, BJP engage in row over ‘nexus’ with BRS

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders on Thursday welcomed the bail granted by the Supreme Court to party leader and Telangana state legislative council member Kalvakuntla Kavitha in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. Telangana Congress working president B Mahesh Kumar Goud said the bail granted to Kavitha was a clear indication of a prospective BRS merger with the BJP. …

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Gujarat Congress launches 'Nyay Yatra'; Rahul, Priyanka expected to take part
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat Congress launches 'Nyay Yatra'; Rahul, Priyanka expected to take part

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Congress launched a 'Nyay Yatra' in the state on Friday, starting from Morbi in Saurashtra. The two-week march is expected to see the participation of key Congress figures including Leader of Opposition in Parliament Rahul Gandhi, senior leader Priyanka Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge. The yatra aims to bring justice to victims of recent calamities in …

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House votes to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for withholding Biden audio
6 months, 1 week ago

House votes to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for withholding Biden audio

LA Times  

Gen. Merrick Garland, pictured last week, said Wednesday that the House had “turned a serious congressional authority into a partisan weapon.” The House voted Wednesday to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, in Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department …

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Discrepancies in Probe into Rohith Vemula's Death, will Ensure Justice: Congress
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Discrepancies in Probe into Rohith Vemula's Death, will Ensure Justice: Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said there were many discrepancies in the investigation conducted previously into Rohith Vemula's death in 2016 and asserted that its government in Telangana will leave no stone unturned to ensure justice for his family.Police in Telangana have filed a closure report before a court in its probe into the death of Rohith Vemula, a …

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‘INDIA alliance placed very well': Rahul Gandhi at Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nagaland. Top quotes
11 months, 1 week ago

‘INDIA alliance placed very well': Rahul Gandhi at Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nagaland. Top quotes

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the INDIA bloc is taking on BJP “very well” and expressed confidence that the alliance of the ‘like-minded parties’ will win the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi made the remarks at a press conference in Nagaland's Chiephobozou as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. The Congress leader kickstarted his ‘Bharat Jodo …

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Editorial: Kevin McCarthy quits Congress. It’s poetic justice for the Trump apologist
1 year ago

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy quits Congress. It’s poetic justice for the Trump apologist

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3. But we don’t believe for a minute that’s the reason former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decided to step down at the end of the month after 17 years in Congress. In the end, however, McCarthy couldn’t manage the unruly conference and …

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Alito: Congress can't impose ethics code on Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Alito: Congress can't impose ethics code on Supreme Court

LA Times  

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. is the only Supreme Court member to publicly address proposals in Congress on ethics rules. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Congress to toughen ethics …

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Will the Supreme Court have to answer to ethics rules? Lawmakers ask ‘how low can the court go?’
1 year, 7 months ago

Will the Supreme Court have to answer to ethics rules? Lawmakers ask ‘how low can the court go?’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican lawmakers – who have supported a years-long …

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Rights group denounces ‘brutal’ protest crackdown in Peru
1 year, 7 months ago

Rights group denounces ‘brutal’ protest crackdown in Peru

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch has issued a report condemning Peru’s reaction to protests that erupted after a presidential impeachment. Lima, Peru – Peru’s police and military have violently suppressed recent anti-government protests, resulting in deaths that likely amount to “extrajudicial or arbitrary killings” under international law, according to a new 107-page report from the nonprofit Human Rights Watch. “We have found …

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What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and can Congress pass it?
1 year, 10 months ago

What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and can Congress pass it?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A crucial component of the bill would overhaul the legal liability shield for individual …

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'Those giving slogans of Beti Bachao are saving rapists': Rahul Gandhi seeks justice for Bilkis Bano
2 years, 3 months ago

'Those giving slogans of Beti Bachao are saving rapists': Rahul Gandhi seeks justice for Bilkis Bano

India TV News  

Highlights Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought justice for Bilkis Bano. Bilkis Bano case: As Supreme Court heard the Bilkis Bano case today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sought justice for the survivor and took a dig at the Centre, saying those giving slogans of 'Beti Bachao' are actually saving rapists. Rahul Gandhi's sister and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi also …

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Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks more time to surrender, CJI refuses
2 years, 7 months ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks more time to surrender, CJI refuses

Op India  

A day after the Supreme Court of India sentenced Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year of imprisonment for killing someone in a 1987 road rage case, the Congress leader and former cricketer sought more time to surrender on medical grounds. Navjot Singh Sidhu, through his lawyer and party colleague Abhishek Manu Singhvi, had approached the apex court on Friday asking …

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Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account temporarily suspended, claims Congress
3 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account temporarily suspended, claims Congress

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account has been temporarily suspended, claimed the party on Saturday evening. — Congress August 7, 2021 This came a day after Twitter removed a controversial post of Rahul Gandhi with a picture of him meeting the family of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who died in New Dlehi following an alleged sexual assault. Posting a picture …

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Gaetz says he won’t resign over ‘false’ sex allegations
3 years, 8 months ago

Gaetz says he won’t resign over ‘false’ sex allegations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday he will not leave Congress and denied that he “slept with” an underage girl, suggesting that accusations against him stem from political foes angry that he “loathes the swamp.” The Florida Republican, starting his fifth year in Congress, has been battling to preserve his political career since reports last week that he is …

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No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for now
4 years, 5 months ago

No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rejecting President Donald Trump’s complaints that he’s being harassed, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a New York prosecutor’s demands for the billionaire president’s tax records. Trump’s two high court appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, joined the majority in both cases along with Chief Justice John Roberts and the four liberal justices. Promising to …

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