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Covid: Entire world shaken by what they're seeing in India, says Rahul

Covid-19 has brought absolute devastation; this is not a wave, it's a tsunami that has destroyed everything, says the Congress leader

Exit polls close the gap with ads

Skybus ads across newspapers in Assam by major political parties raise serious questions about the business of polling

Govt with vision essential, not Central Vista project: Rahul Gandhi

The comments came as India recorded another biggest one-day rise in Covid cases

Oxygen crisis: Rahul Gandhi urges Delhi govt to help families of victims

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condoled the death of critically ill patients at a hospital in Delhi amid a serious oxygen crisis

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for oxygen shortage, lack of ICU beds

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Central government for the medical oxygen shortage crisis in parts of the country amid the second COVID-19 wave, saying the lack of ICU beds and oxygen was causing deaths, rather than the disease itself."Corona can cause a fall in oxygen level but it's #OxygenShortage & lack of ICU beds which is causing many deaths. GOI, this is on you," the Congress leader tweeted.He had also hit out at the Centre for its 'anti-people policies' earlier."...The crisis in India is not just corona, but the anti-people policies of the Central government. Not false celebrations and hollow speeches, give the country a solution!" he tweeted.The country is in the middle of a lethal second COVID-19 wave, with many parts, facing acute oxygen shortage.As many as 2,263 deaths and 3,32,730 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours - the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year.This is the second ...

Rahul Gandhi expresses condolences to families of hospital fire victims

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday appealed to the state government to provide all necessary assistance to the victims' families

Not less than demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi over Centre's vaccine strategy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday compared the central government's vaccine strategy with demonetisation, which according to him, helped industrialists flourish and made common people suffer

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms

A number of Congress leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh have tested positive

Covid vaccine policy discriminatory against weaker sections: Rahul Gandhi

He also said that there will be no free vaccines for those between the age of 18 and 45 years.

Centre's responsibility to put money into bank accounts of migrants: Rahul

The Congress on Tuesday demanded financial assistance for migrant workers with former party chief Rahul Gandhi asserting that it is the responsibility of the central government

Govt fast-tracks Covid-19 fight, to start vaccination for 18+ from May 1

States allowed to procure directly from manufacturers; open market supply permitted

Congress-ruled states raised doubts on Covid vaccines: Harsh Vardhan

This comes a day after Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi

EAM Jaishankar rejects criticism over export of coronavirus vaccines

At an online interaction, he said India prioritised vaccination of its people while describing those as "non-serious" people who questioned why the country was exporting at all

Govt's 'wasteful talks' with China hurting national security: Rahul Gandhi

'Our nation deserves better', says Congress leader.

Best of BS Opinion: Beyond the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, vaccine supply, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Covid-19 surge: Rahul announces cancellation of poll rallies in Bengal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal following a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. He also advised all other politicians to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies. "In view of the COVID situation, I am suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal. I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances," he said on Twitter. "One has seen such a crowd of the sick and the dead for the first time," he said in another tweet in Hindi, apparently referring to the large crowds at Bengal rallies of BJP leaders. The Congress has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for holding political rallies amid the rise in coronavirus cases in the country. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the prime minister of shocking callousness for holding big political rallies in ...

Blame game begins between Centre and states over surge in Covid-19 cases

All through the campaign for the Assembly elections, both the BJP and Opposition are avoiding using Covid-19 as a campaign plank

Bengal polls LIVE: EC imposes 24-hour campaign ban on two BJP, TMC leaders

The bar on campaigning by the leaders will be in force from 7 pm on April 18 to 7 pm on April 19. Stay tuned for all LIVE updates on latest news here.

Covid surge: Rahul announces cancellation of poll rallies in West Bengal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal following a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in the country

Rahul Gandhi expresses grief over loss of lives in Raipur hospital fire

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed his condolences to the families of people who were killed in a fire incident in Chhattisgarh's Raipur