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Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi

Height: 1.63 m DOB: 9 December 1946

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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Uma Bharti criticises Sonia, Rahul for stalling Parliament over Herald case

Politics | Dec 20, 2015, 07:47 PM IST

Indore: Hitting out at Sonia and Rahul Gandhi over stalling of Parliament on National Herald issue, Union Minister Uma Bharti today said the Congress leaders in their show of bravado have forgotten their responsibility towards

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Unfair to drag Sonia Gandhi in DDCA mess: Chidambaram

Politics | Dec 20, 2015, 05:18 PM IST

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was “unfair” to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi in an alleged attempt to fix Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the UPA regime and accused the

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Arun Jaitley indirectly targets Kirti Azad, says MP met Sonia Gandhi to fix him

Politics | Dec 20, 2015, 08:11 AM IST

New Delhi: In a veiled attack on his fellow party member and his known detractor Kirti Azad , Union Minister Finanace Arun Jaitley has accused the BJP MP from Darbhanga of targetting him in collusion with

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When Subramanian Swamy asked Kapil Sibal to say 'please'

Politics | Dec 20, 2015, 09:53 AM IST

New Delhi: Believed to have an ace up his sleeve at all times, BJP leader and the petitioner in the National Herald case Subramanian Swamy refused to be bogged down by the Patiala House court's

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Court grants bail to Sonia, Rahul; Congress claims political victory

India | Dec 19, 2015, 04:39 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party today claimed a major victory over its political opponents, the ruling BJP government, after the Patiala House Court granted bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul

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Court grants bail to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case

Politics | Dec 19, 2015, 03:21 PM IST

New Delhi: The Patiala House Court today granted bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 and one surety each. The next hearing for

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All eyes on court as Gandhis appear in Herald case today

Politics | Dec 19, 2015, 12:08 AM IST

New Delhi: All eyes now turn to court where Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi are set to appear in the National Herald case at around 3 pm today. The appearance comes after the

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National Herald case: Sonia, Rahul may not seek bail

Politics | Dec 17, 2015, 06:51 PM IST

New Delhi: In a bid to show strong public support for party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi,the Congress is preparing for a mass mobilisation during their appearences in a trial court on

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Arunachal row: Sonia Gandhi meets President, protests Governor's action

Politics | Dec 16, 2015, 06:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Accusing the Modi government of trying to "oust" the Congress regime in Arunachal Pradesh with a "pre-planned design", Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders today met President Pranab Mukherjee and lodged

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Should Cong disrupt Parl because Sonia is Indira's daughter-in-law?

Politics | Dec 13, 2015, 09:40 AM IST

New Delhi:  The founding fathers of Indian constitution would never have imagined that the sanctum sanctorum of world's largest democracy would one day be used to settle legal disputes.  Even those Political commentators who generally

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National Herald: Shanti Bhushan to challenge 'illegal' share transfer

India | Dec 12, 2015, 06:33 PM IST

New Delhi: The National Herald case took a new turn with former Law minister Shanti Bhushan saying that he plans to challenge the transfer of ownership rights of the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to Young

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Sonia Gandhi responds to PM's 'disruption' charge, says 'let him say what he wants'

Politics | Dec 12, 2015, 12:05 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion to allow the Parliament function.PM Modi's had stated that opposition must not paralyse the Parliament based on their 'whims and fancies'.However  Congress

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Sonia did not allow me to become PM in 1991: Sharad Pawar

Politics | Dec 12, 2015, 10:21 AM IST

New Delhi: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's newly released book says Congress chief Sonia Gandhi did not let him become prime minister in 1991 as he had an “independent mind” and his election to the post

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National Herald Case: Arun Jaitley hits out at 'queen' Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Dec 10, 2015, 11:40 PM IST

New Delhi: In a sharp dig at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India has never accepted that the 'queen' is not answerable to the law and asked her and Rahul Gandhi

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Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin had œreached far and wide: Sharad Pawar

Politics | Dec 10, 2015, 11:30 PM IST

New Delhi: Sharad Pawar, who was shown the door by Congress for raising the matter of foreign origin of party chief Sonia Gandhi in 1999, says the issue had “reached far and deep” at that

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Uproar in LS over BJP MP's derogatory remark against Sonia, Rahul

Politics | Dec 10, 2015, 11:12 PM IST

New Delhi: The opposition today created a ruckus in Lok Sabha  after "objectionable" remarks made by a senior BJP leader against  Congress leaders including Rahul and Sonia Gandhi.Congress has demanded an apology from the BJP

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Congress trying to threaten, silence judiciary: Venkaiah Naidu

Politics | Dec 10, 2015, 07:25 AM IST

New Delhi: The government today came down hard on the Congress party for its repeated allegations of political vendetta over the Delhi High Court's decision denying relief to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son

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Dawood Ibrahim's restaurant will be up for auction today

India | Dec 09, 2015, 10:58 AM IST

Dawood Ibrahim's restaurant will be up for auctionMumbai: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's one of the properties, measuring 45.16 sq metres in Pakmodia Street, Bhendi Bazaar here will be auctioned.Today, restaurant Delhi Zaika said to be

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PM Modi wishes Sonia Gandhi on her 69th birthday

Politics | Dec 09, 2015, 10:35 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted Congress President Sonia Gandhi on her 69th birthday, wishing her a long life and good health."On her birthday, greetings to Congress President Smt.Sonia Gandhi. May Almighty bless

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BJP responds to Sonia's 'daughter in law' remark

Politics | Dec 09, 2015, 09:44 AM IST

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday slammed Congress for disrupting parliament over Sonia Gandhi's Court summon and said that it has nothing to do with the National Herald case."Why is Congress talking about the complainant,

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