Everything you need to know about Gandhi Gram: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gandhi Gram: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Monday met United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Anti-Terrorism Day will be observed throughout the country tomorrow.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The importance of maintaining peace and tranquility on the border was stressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his informal talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here Sunday night.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan held informal talks, in which the border stand-off figured, ahead of a dinner hosted by the latter at his official residence here Sunday.
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the only power-centre in the UPA Government and calls all shots.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Maharashtra has initiated steps to modernise its rural healthcare network with a tie-up with an international consortium, an official said here Friday.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha's political drama "Satyagraha", said to be about the uprising of the middle-class against a corrupt system, is likely to have a quote from Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography as its prologue.
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday said it would appeal in a higher court against the relief given to BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi by exonerating him of a hate speech charge.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed her concern over violence against women, and made a strong pitch for a proactive society to create a safe environment for the feminine gender.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said she was "pained" at society's failure to counter violence against women and called for it to be proactive in providing a safe and secure environment for women and girls.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will meet party leaders and workers in poll-bound Rajasthan during his two-day visit to the state from Wednesday, party sources said Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Coordinated efforts by NGOs and the private sector are necessary to take various government schemes to grass roots level and to reduce the maternal mortality rate (MMR), National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma said Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Congress Monday backed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and scotched rumours that he was going even as the opposition continued to press for his resignation over faulty allocation of coal blocks.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Congress Party on Monday made it clear that there is no rift between UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, saying there is no doubt about the fact that the latter will lead the party till 2014.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Dismissing reports that its vice president Rahul Gandhi may replace Manmohan Singh after a rift between the latter and party chief Sonia Gandhi over the dropping of two ministers, the Congress Monday said the prime minister will continue till the 2014 polls.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Congress Sunday said that decision to drop Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar from the cabinet was "joint decision" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi even as BJP sought his resignation over reports that he was nudged into taking the decision.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will Tuesday lay the foundation stone of a new hostel for girls at the Jamia Millia Islamia here, an official statement from the university said Sunday.
Bangalore, May 11 (IANS) Revamping of the state administration for efficient delivery of services to the people would be the focus of the Congress government, Karnataka Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah said here Saturday.
In a display of assertive leadership, Sonia Gandhi seems to have played a major role in the sacking of the two Union ministers, Ashwini Kumar and Pawan Bansal, whose names had come under a cloud.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Karnataka's Congress chief minister-designate Siddaramaiah Friday outsmarted union Labour Minister and rival Mallikarjun Kharge to the state's top executive post by securing the majority support of the party's 121 newly-elected lawmakers.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) The Congress's newly elected members of the Karntaka assembly Friday authorised their party high command to decide the chief minister, a senior party leader said here.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Congress leader Oscar Fernandes on Wednesday said that the party's thumping victory in Karnataka victory in Karnataka is very much an impact of Rahul Gandhi's campaigning.
Panchkula (Haryana), May 8 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday told legislators and party leaders in Haryana that winning candidates in elections should not take their nomination for granted in the next election.
Bangalore, May 8 (ANI): Expressing his delight over the Congress Party's clear majority in the Karnataka state assembly elections, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the BJP had got its just political desert by being relegated to third position, and said talks about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi having a pan-India image have proved to be a non starter.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Asserting that the result of the Karnataka assembly election is a rejection of the BJP's ideology, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday showered praise on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for the party's splendid performance in the state.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In a rare gesture, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday reached out to BJP leader Sushma Swaraj by placing her arm around her shoulder and walking a few steps with her in the parliament corridor.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Congress core committee met Tuesday to discuss the logjam in parliament with the opposition refusing to let the house function till Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister P.K. Bansal resign.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): In a major boost to the roll out of the women's self help group model across the country, the Union Cabinet has cleared important changes to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Aajeevika).
Shimla, May 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Friday sought a special financial package from the central government to overcome a debt of a whopping Rs.29,000 crore, a statement said here.
Bangalore, May 3 (ANI): As the speculation of a Rahul Gandhi versus Narendra Modi fight for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections gathers steam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ananth Kumar on Friday said the Gujarat Chief Minister has carved a niche for himself through three hat-trick victories in his state, while the nation doesn't know the merits and demerits of the Congress vice-president "who sounds hollow and empty".
Today is the last day of the campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly election to be held on May 5th in the state. The elections have been going to play major role for not only the Congress, but also for BJP after choosing the separate way by dissident Yeddurappa
Gulbarga, May 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for pointing fingers at her political outfit, and alleged that the main opposition party is neck-deep in corruption.
Bangalore/Gulbarga, May 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday sought a clear mandate for her party to provide a stable government in Karnataka, which, she alleged, had slipped on development due to the BJP misrule in the past five years.
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Amid talks of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) anointing Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as prime ministerial candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha polls, party general secretary Varun Gandhi Wednesday called party president Rajnath Singh "fit for the top job".
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj for accusing UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi of instigating her party members to disrupt the opposition leader's speech in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy on Wednesday condemned Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj's "act" in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday describing it as 'unfortunate' and 'not expected'.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Tuesday condemned as "objectionable" the comments by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj accusing Congress president Sonia Gandhi of inciting Congress members and creating a ruckus in the lower house.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) All central ministries will have to declare the intent of legislation they propose, hold consultations with the affected people and obtain feedback before taking it to parliament, the Sonia Gandhi headed National Advisory Council said Friday.
Haveri (Karnataka), April 26 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said the BJP government in Karnataka has created a "world record" in corruption but was talking about corruption of the central government.
Haveri (Karnataka), Apr. 26 (ANI): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Karnataka has created a world record in corruption.
Bhopal, Apr. 25 (ANI): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged the party workers to fight unitedly to unseat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) States which hold elections to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) on time will get benefits from the programme of the central government to fund construction of gram panchayat offices, Panchayati Raj Minister K.C. Deo said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Pushing for power and responsibilities to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called for change in the thinking that comes in the way of delegating power to the grassroots democratic organisations.
New Delhi, Apr. 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate a national conference to celebrate the National Panchayati Raj Day at the Vigyan Bhawan here on Wednesday.
Raichur, Apr. 23 (ANI): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, who kicked off a high-voltage campaign for the May 5 Karnataka assembly polls on Tuesday, launched a frontal attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the state, and said that his party would heal all the wounds of the people and fight for their rights.
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday challenged the opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to ask for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over his alleged role in the Coal Gate scam.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday rebuffed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) There was a time when work and passion were two different things. However, with advances in the digital and electronic world and change in business practices, that demarcation line is getting blurred and new careers are emerging.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Sunday said he still believes that the party's "dual power centre model" - Sonia Gandhi as party chief and Manmohan Singh as prime minister - has created a perception of uncertainty.
New Delhi, April 21 (ANI): The president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Mahila Morcha, Saroj Pandey, on Sunday criticised Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, saying that rather than feeling sorry for the five-year-old girl who was raped, she should use her clout and proximity to the government to act firmly against the accused, besides putting in place a tougher regime to prevent crimes.
Sydney, Apr. 21 (ANI): India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is the third most admired leader by CEOs around the world.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday blamed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi for playing "sheer politics" by not yet releasing its share of the funds for the rural job scheme.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday condemned the brutal rape of the five-year-old girl in Delhi and said "action and not words are required to check incidents like this heinous rape".
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Paying a surprise visit to Punjab, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday expressed his desire to correct the system within the party, saying the problems of grassroots level workers did not reach its top officials due to a communication gap.
New Delhi, Apr. 19 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi held a strategy meeting with senior leaders here on Friday ahead of the second phase of Parliament's Budget Session beginning on Monday.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) With politics hotting up over the draft of the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report before the second half of parliament's budget session starting April 22, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday reviewed the party's strategy with leaders, said party sources.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Reservations for women, scheduled castes/tribals (SC/STs) and other backward classes (OBCs) in panchayat raj institutions should be frozen for two or three terms so that they get the same opportunity as MPs and legislators to augment experience and knowledge, says an experts committee.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said that party vice president Rahul Gandhi never said that he was not interested in being the prime minister.
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Saturday urged the Tamil Nadu government to pass a cabinet resolution to commute to life terms the death sentences of the three killers of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
New Delhi, Apr. 12 (ANI): The Central Government has approved a project to create National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) connecting all the 2, 50,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country through Optical Cable (OFC).
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has ended 24x7 power supply to Amethi and Rae Bareli, represented in parliament by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, indicating a rift between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has once again targeted Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi for his ability to the PM post. Ramdev said that Rahul Gandhi is not mature and he has not any vision.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Social activist Aruna Roy Thursday sought the help of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi to end the fast undertaken by activist Medha Patkar in Mumbai to protest the demolition of slums.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Congress will target the BJP in Karnataka on corruption and will release a charge sheet ahead of the assembly polls, said party sources Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) An explosive Wikileaks cable that claimed the late Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish firm trying to sell its fighter aircraft to India has led to a storm, with the Congress dismissing it as "baseless" and the BJP asking the government to "come clean".
New York, April 8 (ANI): The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi- Arun Gandhi, 48- is set to make his modelling debut at the annual 'From Scotland With Love' at Stage in Manhattan on Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 8 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, leaders of various political outfits on Monday sought an explanation from Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the latest revelations by US cables WikiLeaks naming late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party has questioned the Congress party over the latest revelations by US cables WikiLeaks naming late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Congress should "come clean" on the "WikiLeaks revelations" that the late Rajiv Gandhi had been a middleman for a Swedish company looking to sell fighter jets to India in the 1970s, the BJP said Monday.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Rajiv Gandhi was a middleman in the 1970s for a Swedish company that was looking to sell fighter jets to the Indian Air Force, whistle blowing website Wikileaks has claimed.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Congress Sunday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for criticising Rahul Gandhi's "beehive" remark and said that metaphors about unity of the country had not been comprehended by self-appointed jingoists.
New Delhi, April 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday criticized Congress Party vice president Rahul Gandhi for comparing the country to a beehive in a recent speech at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The "trinity" of Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will lead the Congress in the next Lok Sabha election, party spokesman Manish Tewari has said.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The issue of dual power centres has hit the ruling United Progressive Alliance prompting both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress to dismiss it as a "useless debate" and a "media creation". The BJP says the model failed to deliver, while the CPI says it shouldn't interfere with governance.
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), April 6 (IANS) BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Saturday said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh are both saying they are not in the prime minister's race as they know their party would not win in 2014.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead the party in the 2014 general elections but he is not running for any post, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A day after Rahul Gandhi shared his views with industry leaders on development, the Congress Friday said he has given a direction to progress.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday did not rule out a third term at the helm if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance was returned to power in the next elections but added that he would welcome Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to be prime minister "any day".
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Backing BJP leader Narendra Modi as a potential prime minister, yoga guru Ramdev Friday described the Gujarat chief minister as a symbol of development and good governance and asked people to support him.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the debate over two power centres was "useless" and did not rule out a third term at the helm if his Congress-led United Progressive Alliance came to power in the next election.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat)/New Delhi, April 4 (ANI): With an eye on projecting himself as a suitable candidate for becoming the country's next prime minister, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said in Gandhinagar that he had repaid the state's debt, and now people wanted him to repay India's debt.
* Congress vice-president Gandhi denied he was in the race to be India's prime minister.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Thursday appointed Janardan Chandurkar as the head of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee and retained Saifuddin Soz as the chief of the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday denied he was in the race to be the prime minister and said his aim was to "give voice to a billion-plus Indians" and fight for inclusive growth.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's dismissal of a question on speculation that he would pitch to be prime minister was no reflection on whether or not he would take the job, the party said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi's maiden interaction with industry leaders after he became the Congress vice president was impressive and touched broader political issues, India Inc. said.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Public Infrastructure, Information and Innovations, on Thursday applauded Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's address at the annual general meeting of industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), saying the latter talked about the future and aspirations of the people, and very well blended it with his personal experiences.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dismissed the speculation about his becoming the Prime Minister and his marriage as hypothetical, saying political life should be a mission and should not be geared for personal gains.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday invoked the Bhagavad Gita, the sacred Hindu text, saying compassion was key to peace and development. He noted that Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Buddha too reiterated this message.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Labelling Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's speech here "lacklustre and without direction", the BJP said Thursday that it was a tacit admission that the UPA government had not empowered people in the last nine years.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday had some words of praise for the Left and the Dravidian parties who, he said, had structures to give voice to people at the village level.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Emphasizing that a beehive is stronger than an elephant, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday highlighted the need to give powers to the people, and said that no person on a horse can fix all the problems of the country.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday denied he was in the race to be the prime minister, and came out strongly in favour of an inclusive India.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Expressing its disappointment with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's address at the annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said a confused youth leader had presented his confused ideology, and added that the ruling party's phobia over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was reflected in his speech.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Expressing its disappointment with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's address at the annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said a confused youth leader had presented his confused ideology, and added that the ruling party's phobia over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was reflected in his speech.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi Thursday rubbished speculation over him being a prime ministerial candidate, saying it was an irrelevant question.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday rubbished speculation that he may be the prime ministerial candidate in the next parliamentary election.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday pitched for inclusive growth, saying whenever certain groups like women, tribals and Dalits have been left behind, India has fallen back.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Asserting that the nation is bursting with dreams and fearless ideas, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the spirit of the people of India is energetic and optimistic.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday praised India Inc for introducing the country to the world.
