Rahul Gandhi news and opinions. Rahul is a prominent Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency.
In May 2004, Rahul stood for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, from his...
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Rahul Gandhi news and opinions. Rahul is a prominent Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency.
In May 2004, Rahul stood for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, from his father's constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and won with a landslide majority. His campaign was directed by his younger sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Many believe that Sonia Gandhi is trying to groom him for a chance to become a national-level Congress leader in the future. He's been taking the center stage in many political debates across India.
The affair between the Jewish Mrs. Edwina Mountbatten (the wife of the last gay viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten) and the Hindu Jawaharlal Nehru (who considered himself the last British Gentelman in India) was a sexual affair that transformed the history of South Asia. It was becuase of this illicit affair that Punjab and Bengal were partitioned and kashmir ilelgally annexed by Delhi. The following story in the Times of India shed light on the lurid affair. The TIO story is based on an interview with Indologist Catherine Clement, author of the book titled ` Edwina and Nehru: A Novel’ A famous picture of ...
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To improve educational facilities in Bihar, which has the lowest literacy level in India, and launch market driven vocational courses for its youth, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is setting up 400 training centres in the state to train students and government officials.
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India news DGirl 3 hours ago ( http://us.rd.yahoo.com ) View profile Category : Politics Indira Gandhi means different things to different people. Some remember her as the person who brought machismo to Indian politics. Tell a friend Bury
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Congress leaders from Nagaland have met party President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and apprised her about the situation arising out of drought-like condition in the state. A delegation led by NPCC President K V Pusa and CLP leader Chingwang Konyak on Tuesday submitted an assessment report on relief measures in Nagaland, which had experienced drought-like situation during monsoon adversely affecting agricultural activities in the state. Pusa said the Congress chief appreciated the initiatives in assessing the state’s requirements and assured them to examine the report so that the drought affected people could avail relief schemes. “The union government and the ...
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It was a sight I will never forget in my life. Two alleyways in Trilokpuri, Block-32, littered with bodies, body parts, hair and blood. It was around 7 p.m. Nov 1, 1984, and there was no light. The only illumination was from the headlights of my car. Nobody was alive and there was absolutely no sound. It was like a bizarre science fiction movie. It was impossible for us - Joseph Maliakan and myself of the Indian Express and Alok Tomar of Jansatta - to keep our feet on the ground without stepping on something. We literally had to tiptoe through this massacre, through ...
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Congress General Secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to Egypt, on Wednesday met Arab League chief Amr Musa and discussed the conditions in the Middle East and south western Asia, including Indo-Pak ties, Afghanistan situation and Iran
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 30 (IANS) A massive crowd waited patiently for over two hours to catch a glimpse of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi who addressed a rally here Friday in support of party candidate and actor Raj Babbar for the Lok Sabha by-election.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday set up a coordination committee for Haryana, hours after Chief Minister Bhoopinder Singh Hooda expanded his new ministry.
The seven-member coordination committee will be headed by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in charge of the state, presently Minister in the Prime Minister’s [...]
Chandigarh, Oct 27 (IANS) Two students of the Panjab University (PU) here Tuesday were invited by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to come to New Delhi Nov 5 for discussions on the issue of granting central status to this varsity.
Gandhi interacted with over 350 students of PU Oct 13.
During the interaction, Shivani Negi [...]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday paid tributes to her mother-in-law and late prime minister Indira Gandhi, saying her leadership during the liberation of Bangladesh was a 'prime example of her commitment' to protect India and its people.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh led the
nation in paying homage to former Premiere Indira Gandhi on the 25th
anniversary of her martyrdom at Shakti Sthal here on Saturday.
Tributes were also paid on behalf of President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, who is on a foreign visit.
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari also visited Shakti Sthal and paid his tributes.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi...
LUCKNOW: Campaigning for the November 7 by-election in the Firozabad parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh gathered momentum, with Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi making a bid to reach out to the poor, the Dalits, the tribals, ...
New Delhi, Saturday (PTI) - The nation today remembered late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary with leaders paying homage to her. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and ...
Lucknow, Oct 27(IANS) Charging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with stoking religious fundamentalism, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Tuesday said using religion as a medium to spread hatred was not allowed by any faith.
Singh, who was in the city to attend a function of the Youth Congress-affiliated Anti Communal Forum, founded by Rahul Gandhi, [...]
The nation on Saturday remembered late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary with leaders paying homage to her. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul paid ...
NDTV - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has done it again. Earlier, in a Muslim dominated area he had said that a Gandhi in power would have stopped the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Then on Sunday, he clai
Daily Times - ISLAMABAD: Rahul Gandhi, Congress party MP and son of party president Sonia Gandhi, invoked his family name on Sunday in various achievements that included the “division of Pakistan”
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