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Breaking News Live Updates: Congress has asserted that the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally against "vote chori" will send a strong message that "we are united" in protecting democracy and driving the "vote chors" out of power.

Breaking News Live Updates: Congress reviews preparations for INDIA bloc rally
Priyanka Gandhi
Breaking News Live Updates: Congress has asserted that the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally against "vote chori" will send a strong message that "we are united" in protecting democracy and driving the "vote chors" out of power.
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11:45:18 AM IST, 24 Oct 2026

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10:34:53 AM IST, 24 Oct 2026

The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has written to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, urging the Congress to postpone its November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after Bhai Dooj on November 10

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09:23:52 AM IST, 24 Oct 2026

Delhi Metro posters questioning govt performance trigger FIR, Special Cell joins probe

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08:17:05 AM IST, 24 Oct 2026

BJP chief Nabin to visit Goa on Oct 27-28, address state executive committee

BJP president Nitin Nabin will visit Goa on October 27 and 28, during which he will address the party's state executive committee and hold meetings with party workers.


Goa BJP president Damodar Naik told reporters on Friday that Nabin would address the state executive committee at the BJP headquarters near Panaji.

08:16:08 AM IST, 24 Oct 2026

India today is not living in isolation, it today has opened its doors to global trade. India today has a plethora of trading arrangements with the world, opening ourselves to greater supply chain integration, open borders, free flow of goods and services and ideas, so that India can be a part of Resilient global value chains. In all of this, we believe it'll have to be a partnership between researchers, academia, and industry. Government, at best, can play the role of a catalyst, but ultimately we'll have to get industry, academia, and research to really take this forward

- Piyush Goyal


08:15:32 AM IST, 24 Oct 2026

The only discussions surrounding Rahul Gandhi revolve around why he went abroad, when he left, where he went, and when he will return—that is the extent of the conversation. Why is there no discussion about what he is doing in politics, what his contributions are, or the electoral performance of his party?

- West Bengal State Minister Dilip Ghosh

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United in driving 'vote chors' out of power: Congress reviews preparations for INDIA bloc rally

The Congress has asserted that the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally against "vote chori" will send a strong message that "we are united" in protecting democracy and driving the "vote chors" out of power.


Congress general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal on Friday met party leaders from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana at the AICC headquarters here to review preparations for the rally to be held at Ramlila Maidan.

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