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.
Read MoreHe also accused the previous Congress government of corruption, saying it compromised with the national security.
The ED further added that Michel had taken the name of Mrs Gandhi but it is yet to be ascertained in what reference he said that.
Anupam Kher, who plays the character of Manmohan Singh, said that he worked very hard for his role in the film.
BJP slammed Congress for raising questions over Rafale deal even after the Supreme Court categorically ruled out any foul play.
Gandhi also took the opportunity to heap praises on the late leader, and called him a "democract to the core."
The Congress chief had earlier held a series of meetings with CM aspirants in Rajasthan -- Ashok Gehlot and Pilot -- but no consensus emerged between the two and Pilot asserted his right for the top post.
Expressing happiness over the polls outcome, the UPA chairperson said that it was a "Congress victory over the BJP's negative politics".
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya Sunday mocked the scheduled meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi, and said they should first declare a prime ministerial candidate before thinking of ousting the Narendra Modi government.
The searches, carried out in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, were also related to cases of assets held abroad, they said.
Sonia Gandhi promised the people of Telangana a government that will stand with every section of the society.
The apex court, however, restrained the Income Tax Department from implementing its order on proceeding till the pendency of matter before it.
The decision to field Sonia Gandhi, who has hardly addressed an election meeting in a long time, apparently stemmed from the Congress’s desire to appeal to the pro-Telangana sentiments of the voters.
Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE was honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for its work in environmental education and protection.
Surjewala pointed out that while Parrikar is a Chief Minister of a state, Sonia Gandhi was neither a Prime Minister nor was she holding a cabinet post when she suffered from illness.
Talking about secularism, Gandhi said that Nehru's conviction was that India belonged to all its people and that the majority community has a special obligation to protect the rights and promote of well-being of Indian minorities.
On September 10, Gandhis had failed to get any relief from the High Court which dismissed their challenge on reopening of their tax assessments for 2011-12.
The Congress, eyeing the south Indian state, has formed an electoral alliance with N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS).
The Congress, eyeing the south Indian state, has formed an electoral alliance with N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS).
Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh also visited the memorial of India's first woman prime minister.
So many countries coming together for a cleanliness campaign is an unheard of event. I pay tribute to Bapu on everyone's behalf: PM Modi at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention.
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