INDIA Rahul files nomination papers for Congress Party President The elevation of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was initiated as he filed the nomination papers for the election of the Party President on Monday. Donning a ‘tilak’ on his head, the Congress scion reached the AICC headquarters to finish the procedures, where former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was present as his proposer. Veteran leaders chimed in to wish the Gandhi scion, with Punjab CM Amrinder Singh saying Rahul would make a good PM and former Finance Minister P Chindambaran saying he would unify the country. Rebel Congress leader, Shehzadh Poonawalla said the party will place a dummy candidate to make the election look like a genuine one. ___________________________ MP Assembly passes death penalty bill for convicts of rape against minor girls   On Monday, the Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed the bill for declaring death penalty for those accused in rape char...