Rahul Gandhi

"I am in Surat today to appear in a defamation case filed against me by my political opponents, desperate to silence me. I am grateful for the love and support of the Congress workers who have gathered here to express their solidarity with me," Mr Gandhi, 49, tweeted this morning.

A news agency Associated Press quoted him as saying that the 49-year-old "left in a huff" and his mother Sonia Gandhi appears to be treating herself as a stop-gap until a new Congress chief is chosen, possibly after the October state polls.

Attacking S Jaishankar's remark, Rahul Gandhi took to the micro-blogging website and thanked him for covering up Prime Minister’s ‘incompetence’.

Minutes after ISRO announced that they have lost communication with the Chandrayaan 2 Moon lander Vikram, former Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi said that every Indian is proud of the scientists working on the mission.

"We condemn the irresponsible remarks and tweets by Pakistani leaders on matters internal to India," said foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, referring to Pakistani ministers making threats following the government's decision to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split it into two union territories.

In a short clip shared on the social media, Rahul Gandhi can be seen sitting in the car when a man comes, leans inside the car and gives him a peck on cheek. Rahul Gandhi remains unfazed and continues shaking hands with others standing by his car.

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi cleared his views on Kashmir and asserted that while he disagrees with the way government is handling situation in Kashmir, he wants to make it loud and clear that Kashmir is India's internal issue and violence in Jammu and Kashmir is instigated by Pakistan.

Slamming the move, Rahul Gandhi expressed his disappointment on Twitter and said: "Rs. 1.76 lakh cr given to the govt by RBI is almost the exact same amount missing from Budget 2019 announcement. Where was that money spent? Why was it missing from the Budget?"

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other 11 leader who landed today at the Srinagar Airport were sent back to Delhi, reported news agency ANI.

P Chidambaram was presented before the court at around 3 PM after a medical check-up. His son Krati Chidambaram and wife had reached the court complex hours before him. So did his team of lawyers including senior Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi.