Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot met a seven-year-old girl who was kidnapped while she was playing outside her home and raped on Monday in Jaipur. Mr Pilot said the accused will be arrested soon. The girl, who was playing outside her house in Shastri Nagar neighbourhood, was kidnapped by a man on a motorcycle who said he needed to give her father some money.

Rahul Gandhi, who hasn't returned to the Congress headquarters after Saturday's big meet where he offered to quit, on Tuesday held back-to-back meetings at his 12, Tughlaq Lane, house in the national capital with Congress leaders including sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Apart from Priyanka Gandhi, Congress-leader said Rahul has also had separate meetings with senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala and general secretary KC Venugopal.

There is "complete unanimity" among all senior Congress leaders in Rajasthan on the names of the candidates to be fielded in almost all of the 25 Lok Sabha seats, Deputy CM Sachin Pilot said Sunday, asserting that his party will accomplish its "mission 25" in the state. Rajasthan Congress chief said that the Lok Sabha polls will be fought on "bread and butter" issues.