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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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Law to prevent crime against women soon: Sonia

Politics | Mar 16, 2013, 02:33 PM IST

Narayanpur(WB), Mar 16: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said a law will be passed soon to prevent crime against women in the country.Gandhi, who was speaking after the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ghani Khan

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Extremely unfair to link Sonia Gandhi with Italian marines issue: Salman Khurshid

Politics | Mar 16, 2013, 11:34 AM IST

New Delhi, Mar 16: India's foreign minister Salman Khurshid is of the opinion that any effort to link the Congress president Sonia Gandhi to the Italian marines issue is totally unfair. "It is extremely unfair

pm sonia in malda on saturday

PM, Sonia in Malda on Saturday

Politics | Mar 14, 2013, 06:38 PM IST

Malda, Mar 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be in Malda in West Bengal for a brief 90-minute visit on Saturday during which the PM will lay the foundation of

not an easy task as congress president sonia gandhi

Not an easy task as Congress president: Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Mar 14, 2013, 05:41 PM IST

New Delhi, Mar 14: Commencing her 16th year as Congress President, Sonia Gandhi today said being at the helm was "not an easy task" and gave credit to the party's rank in helping her accomplish

sonia gandhi completes 15 years as congress president

Sonia Gandhi completes 15 years as Congress president

Politics | Mar 14, 2013, 10:21 AM IST

New Delhi, March 14: Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday completed an unprecedented 15 years as Congress president, a feat unparallelled in the annals of the 127-year-old organisation.The highpoint of 66-year-old Gandhi's political career came in May

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Timeless pictures of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra's wedding

Politics | Jun 07, 2014, 06:57 AM IST

New Delhi: It was a on a chilly February evening in the year 1997 that the beautiful young lady of Gandhi family and a lesser known businessman from Moradabad tied a knot.It was a fairytale

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BJP demands court-monitored CBI probe into Vadra's land deals

Politics | Mar 13, 2013, 07:40 AM IST

New Delhi, March 13: The BJP Tuesday demanded a court-monitored CBI inquiry into the alleged land deals of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, claiming that the Rajasthan government had given him "red-carpet

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If Sonia wants to see Rahul as next PM, I also want to see Jagan as next CM: Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother

Politics | Mar 11, 2013, 02:54 PM IST

New Delhi, Mar 11: Vijay Lakshmi, the mother of Jagan Mohan Reddy, believes that her son is in jail for last nine months because the Congress president Sonia Gandhi has not been fair to the

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Our heads hang in shame over crime against women: Sonia

Politics | Mar 09, 2013, 07:57 AM IST

Khanpur Kalan, Haryana, Mar 8: Amid rising cases of crime against women, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said “our heads hang in shame” due to recurring incidents of rapes and other violence against women.  Flagging

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Sushma Swaraj more admired than Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Mar 06, 2013, 07:53 PM IST

New Delhi, March 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj was voted as the most admired female politician followed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in a survey

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Sonia Gandhi promised a flat in Dwarka, job: Delhi gangrape victim's brother

Politics | Feb 04, 2013, 07:30 AM IST

Ballia, UP, Feb 4 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured of initiating steps to allot a flat at Dwarka and a job for one of the family members, the brother of the Delhi gangrape

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Use MNREGA to bring second Green Revolution: Sonia

Politics | Feb 02, 2013, 11:13 PM IST

New Delhi, Feb 2 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today strongly pitched for utilising MNREGA to increase agricultural production, saying the flagship scheme can play a big role to usher in second green revolution in

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Karnataka crisis: Krishna meets Sonia, Rahul

Politics | Feb 01, 2013, 06:55 PM IST

New Delhi, Feb 1: With BJP government in Karnataka facing political crisis, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and newly-elected Vice President Rahul Gandhi held detailed discussions with former External Affairs Minister and senior party leader S

cannot trust pm sonia to bring stringent lokpal bill anna

Cannot trust PM, Sonia to bring stringent Lokpal bill : Anna

Politics | Jan 31, 2013, 06:15 PM IST

Patna, Jan 31: Questioning UPA government's commitment to root out corruption in the country, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare today said he does not trust Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for enactment

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Sonia, Rahul likely to visit Maha Kumbh during Feb 5-9

Politics | Jan 28, 2013, 02:37 PM IST

Allahabad, Jan 28: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi are likely to visit the ongoing Maha Kumbh congregation here next month.  Local Congress leader Abhay Awasthi, who received party general secretary

congress to reserve 30 percent posts for women

Congress to reserve 30 percent posts for women

Politics | Jan 21, 2013, 06:55 PM IST

Jaipur, Jan 21: The Congress will set up a legal cell for redressal of women's grievances, and will reserve 30 percent positions at all levels for them, said the declaration adopted by the party here

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My mother came to my room and cried, Rahul tells AICC meet

Politics | Jan 20, 2013, 08:51 PM IST

Jaipur, Jan 20: “My mother came to my room and cried... Because she understands that power is poison,” Rahul Gandhi said today in a highly emotional speech after taking over the new mantle.Striking a personal

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Sonia tells Congress meet, party will win 2014 LS polls

Politics | Jan 20, 2013, 06:53 PM IST

Jaipur, Jan 20 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said there was "no reason" the party should not get public mandate again if it works in the right way."There is only 15 months left for

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Sonia to address AMU convocation

India | Jan 20, 2013, 10:10 AM IST

Aligarh, Jan 20:  Congress president Sonia Gandhi will deliver the convocation address at the Aligarh Muslim University next month, becoming the second woman to do so - 87 years after the first.The announcement was made

rahul gandhi appointed congress vice president sonia gives

Rahul Gandhi appointed Congress Vice President, Sonia gives nod

Politics | Jan 19, 2013, 10:20 PM IST

Jaipur, Jan 19 : Rahul Gandhi was today formally elevated to the number two position in the Congress party after being appointed its Vice President, but his role in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls would

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