Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician of Italian descent. By way of her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi, she is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family. She was a former president of the Congress party. In 1998, she took over as the party leader and remained in office for a record nineteen years. Under her leadership, the party formed the government post the 2004 elections. She has since been credited for being instrumental in formulating the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). After the 2004 victory, Gandhi declined the premiership and instead led the ruling alliance and the National Advisory Council. In 2009, UPA was re-elected to power. Her foreign birth has been a subject of much debate and controversy. In December 2017, she stepped down as the Congress president. Sonia Gandhi has been widely described as one of the most powerful politicians in the country. She is also listed among the most powerful women in the world. Early life: She was born in a small village near Vicenza, Italy and was raised in a Roman Catholic Christian family. For higher education, she moved to Cambridge and in 1968, married Rajiv Gandhi. After marriage, she took up Indian citizenship and began living in India. Following her husband's assassination, she finally agreed to join politics in 1997.
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Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 25: Anna Hazare today said he would stage dharna outside residences of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi after his three-day fast in Mumbai and asked his supporters to refrain from
New Delhi, Dec 22: Following are the salient features of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011: 1. Lokpal will consist of a chairperson who is or has been Chief Justice of India, or has been a
Ralegan Siddhi/New Delhi, Dec 22: Setting the stage for a confrontation with the Government, Anna Hazare today rejected the Lokpal bill introduced in Parliament, saying it is “very weak” and dared Congress chief Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, Dec 21: Congress President Sonia Gandhi tonight played a gracious host to her MPs and Union Ministers here at a dinner party thrown by her which was attended by almost all the top
New Delhi, Dec 21: Flight of doctors to other countries has hurt the health sector especially at a time when there is a deficit of 60 per cent medical professionals, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said
New Delhi, Dec 21: “Food for all” is the resolve of Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the New Year.She said this to reporters after the meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) when asked about
New Delhi, Dec 21: In a clear political message, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today dismissed any impression that there are differences between the party and the government and the programmes and policies are correct.However, she
New Delhi, Dec 21 : Asserting that she will fight for the passage of the Lokpal bill in Parliament, a combative Congress President Sonia Gandhi today sought to hit out at the Opposition for “obstructionist”
New Delhi, Dec 16: Over four months after her surgery in the US for an undisclosed ailment, a cheerful Sonia Gandhi took everyone by surprise by joining a group of tribal women in their traditional
New Delhi, Dec 16: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today favoured an approach of welfare and development to defeat left-wing extremism and insurgency and bring back youth involved in it back to the democratic mainstream. “We
New Delhi, Dec 15: Congress today dismissed as “speculative” reports suggesting that the Union Cabinet's delay in clearing the Food Security Bill has angered UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.“There have been speculative reports in some newspapers
New Delhi, Dec 14: It was not a case of musical chairs, but the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi had to exchange their seats on Tuesday evening at 7, Race
New Delhi, Dec 12: Claiming that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi are not on the same page, the BJP today said government has to be large-hearted and not act as “big
Moscow, Dec 10: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday congratulated Congress President Sonia Gandhi on her 66th birthday and appreciated her contribution in building the traditions of friendship between the two countries. “I have warm
New Delhi, Dec 9: Hackers broke into the official website of India's ruling Congress party Friday and defaced the profile page of party president Sonia Gandhi with a pornographic message.The attack coincided with Gandhi's 65th
New Delhi, Dec 9 : Scores of party workers, MPs and ministers thronged the official residence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi here to celebrate her 66th birthday today.Special prayers were offered at a mobile temple
Mumbai, Dec 4: The ever sprightly Dev Anand had opposed Emergency during the Seventies, later denounced Janata Party leaders as a bunch of avaricious and foolish men, disliked Sanjay Gandhi, and years later gifted his
Imphal, Dec 3 : A security blanket was thrown over Imphal ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Manmohon Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today, even as normal life was hit due to a
New Delhi, Dec 2: In an effort to break the logjam over the FDI in retail issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today reached out to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
New Delhi, Nov 29: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will talk to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and thereafter the government will decide on how to resolve the impasse in Parliament over
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