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 More
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court's decision denying relief to Congress bigwigs including party President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi from personal appearance in the “National Herald case” has taken an ugly turn,
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that she will not be scared by the ‘political vendetta' pursued against her and the party.“Why should I be scared of anyone? I am Indira Gandhi's
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi will have to appear before a Delhi court tomorrow in connection with the National Herald case after the Delhi High Court (HC) today
New Delhi: It seems Bihar Assembly results have forced Modi government to recalibrate its strategy as far as dealing with opposition in parliament is concerned.The way Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Congress President Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: In a bid to end the logjam and the passage of crucial GST bill and other key bills that is pending in Parliament, PM Narendra Modi met with top Congress leaders at his
New Delhi: The first day of winter session of Parliament started on a mixed note with some sharp barbs, giggling and smiles during the debate on Indian Constitution, yesterday.But the day was seized by a
New Delhi: Reaching out to main opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh for tea at his Race Course Road residence at 7 pm today during which issues
New Delhi: Giving a glimpse into what the winter session of Parliament is going to be, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today targeted the government on issue of intolerance alleging that ideals and principles of the
New Delhi: Accusing the government and its "masters" of "systematically working to dismantle" the legacy of Congress, Sonia Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP over its alleged "communal and divisive"
New Delhi: Escalating its attack against Mani Shankar Aiyar over his controversial remarks in Pakistani media, BJP today called it "treason" and demanded an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.Union ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today came under strident attack from Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, who accused him of being "dictatorial" and using the smokescreen of development to mask communal agenda.Congress
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today congratulated Myanmar's pro-democracy crusader Aung San Suu Kyi for her party's landslide victory in the historic parliamentary polls there. Gandhi remembered her "long struggle and steadfast commitment" to the
New Delhi: BJP on Thursday demanded the Karnataka chief minister's resignation following death of two persons in violence over Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary celebrations, and took a swipe at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asking if
Patna: A number of leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, will attend Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar oath-taking ceremony being described as "a
New Delhi: Congress leaders on Tuesday assembled near Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the parliament house complex and marched to Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against rising intolerance under the BJP-led government.The Congress leaders carried placards that
Hours before the Congress party's march to the President's House to highlight the alleged rise in incidence of intolerance, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that India has always been a tolerant nation and
Hardik Patel's Police Custody extended till todayAhmedabad: An Ahmedabad court extended police custody of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel by two more days till November 3 in an alleged case of sedition and waging
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan today to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today met President Pranab Mukherjee ahead of the proposed march by party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to request him to invoke his constitutional powers to stem the "atmosphere
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
