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Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday ordered that a First Information Report (FIR) be registered against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who, according to the petitioner, also holds British citizenship.The Lucknow bench of the high court directed the Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district to register FIR…

‘Murder’: TVK, BJP target DMK after woman allegedly commits suicide over election freebies Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna on Thursday condemned the death of a 25-year-old Dalit woman in Tiruchirappalli, alleging it was “forced murder” and demanding a CBI probe, as political backlash intensified against the DMK over the incident.“This is a deeply…

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the proposed delimitation exercise “political demonetisation” and criticised the Centre for linking implementation of women’s reservation to the expansion of Parliament and constituency redrawing based on the Census.Participating in a Lok Sabha debate on three bills related to amendments in the women’s reservation law and…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend transit anticipatory bail protection for Congress leader Pawan Khera, asking him instead to approach a competent court in Assam in connection with a case linked to allegations against the wife of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S…