Everything you need to know about Sonia Vihar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sonia Vihar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday afternoon.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress is hoping for the support of the Trinamool Congress in the presidential polls when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later Thursday.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's Annapurna Mishra Tuesday took charge of the newly-created east Delhi municipal corporation as its first Mayor after she was elected unopposed from among the 64 councillors. The deputy mayor's post also went to the BJP.
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Bhopal, Apr 29(ANI): Newly appointed Governor of Uttarakhand and senior Congressman, Aziz Qureshi, today said that his appointment was a result of the blessings of the Congress chief, Sonia Gandhi. He was addressing media persons here.
Defence Minister A.K.Antony today met DMK chief and former Tamilnadu chief minister Karunanidhi in regards of a consensus for the candidate
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) An unidentified woman with her face badly mutilated was Saturday found dead in the forested area near the Delhi Police Training Camp in Sonia Vihar here, police said.
Indian Cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar who on Thursday accepted the proposal of being a Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament) member has received mixed response over it..........
Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): India's sporting heroes have given a mixed reaction to the UPA-II Government's decision to nominate cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised the Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the UPA-II Government's ' hesitation' to re-investigate the 1985-86 Bofors scam.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Almost a quarter century after it surfaced, the Bofors payoff scandal created a storm again Thursday, disrupting parliament, as the opposition vociferously demanded a fresh probe into the deal that has long haunted the Congress.
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reportedly has written a letter to President of India Pratibha Devi Singh Patil..........
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to evolve "consensus" on the presidential election due in July.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday termed reports that four senior UPA ministers have written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi offering to step down from their posts to be media imagination, and said all leaders are doing the party work whether in government or outside it.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday downplayed the visit by several senior leaders at Congress President Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence in the wake of reports over four UPA ministers offering to resign from their posts, and contended that it was a routine meeting.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday hit out at the UPA Government over reports that four senior Cabinet ministers have written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi offering to step down from their posts, and said the main problem that the country is facing at the moment is the lack of good governance.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday rubbished media reports that he along with several other senior UPA ministers has written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi willing to be relieved of their portfolios.
New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): Several senior ministers of the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-II Cabinet have reportedly written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying that they would like to be relieved of their portfolios and would like to work for the party.
A recent study by Indian origin researcher has revealed that the extracts of neem tree that are found in abundance in the tropical and subtropical areas can help to prohibit the multiplication of virus.
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): An Indian origin researcher has hinted that extracts from neem tree, profuse in tropical and subtropical areas, may thwart the virus from multiplying.
Bangalore, April 22 (IANS) The Congress is going all out to woo a powerful caste group in Karnataka that is generally perceived to be a strong supporter of the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even as the latter dithers in setting its house in order.
Wellington, April 22 (ANI): Responding to the request of Colombian government, Spirit Airlines has issued an apology and pulled a "More Bang For Your Buck" ad spoofing the Secret Service prostitution scandal, according to NBC Miami.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Congress Saturday rubbished opposition parties' allegation of policy paralysis in the party-led United Progressive Alliance and said the launch of nuclear-capable missile Agni-V showed that the government was not diffident about taking decisions.
Elections in India for even the panchayats and civic bodies are seen as political barometers. Although they are supposed to reflect local concerns, no party can afford to ignore their outcome, not least because they are all fought on political lines.
Geneva, April 20 (IANS) The FIFA Referees Committee has confirmed the appointment of 84 officials from 36 countries to officiate at the 2012 London Olympic football tournaments.
Geneva, April 19 (Xinhua-ANI): The FIFA Referees Committee has confirmed Thursday the appointment of 84 officials from 36 countries to officiate at the 2012 London Olympic football tournaments.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Claiming that "two power centres" of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) were "not on the same page" on issues of governance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Wednesday said government can build an environment of economic consensus with the opposition provided there were no political hostilites.
Delhi police has unearthed a racket involved in circulating fake currency in the capital. Police have arrested accused Smt. Alka Grover
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) wants the human resource development (HRD) ministry to amend the right to education (RTE) law to ensure that disabled children have the choice to study either in an ordinary or a special school.
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will Friday attend the inaugural of the silver jubilee celebrations of zonal cultural centres in India at Panchkula town in Haryana.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Expressing concern over delays in the poverty census, a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) has asked the government if it could affect implementation of the proposed Food Security Act.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Representatives of Jewellers associations on Friday hinted towards ending their 21-day strike after meeting the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
A section of agitated jewellers today called off 21-days old strike after getting assurance from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and UPA president Sonia Gandhi, who invited union leaders for talk.......
There is a chance that the shining of the gems and jewellery industries could be come back.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has convened a meeting with jewellery manufacturer representatives of major cities here today to address their concerns over the increase in import duty on gold and excise duty on unbranded jewellery in the Budget for 2012-13.
New Delhi, Apr 4 (ANI): Qatar Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will pay a state visit to India from April 8 to 10 at the invitation of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Focussing on the lack of a policy for around three million urban homeless, the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) has asked the government to build shelters for them in all cities and towns in the 12th Five Year Plan period from 2012-13 to 2016-17.
Melbourne, Apr 3 (ANI): A new publicity photo of 'Dancing with the Stars' hostess Mel 'Scary Spice' Brown has sparked allegations that the image has been photoshopped.
Melbourne, Apr 1 (ANI): Sonia Tudor Jones, a Sydney-born former Australian model, has revealed that she is unashamed about wanting to bring ultra-intense Ashtanga yoga to the masses and is rejecting claims that she is turning the discipline into an overly-commercialised form of "McYoga".
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Stung by army headquarters' snide remarks again Tatra trucks, defence public sector BEML chief V.R.S. Natarajan Friday hit out at its detractors, saying he felt "very sad" that the vehicle is being targeted despite being the only such in the world and on which the whole army's strategic assets move.
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) today said that Defence Minister A K Antony had asked the Secretary (Defence Production) in October 2009 to look into the various issues raised against the public sector BEML by Congress leader D Hanumanthappa.
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): When we test older adults in a medical or research setting, it generates a stress response that hampers their memory, a new study has revealed.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Debunking the government's claim that the number of poor in India has come down, a top adviser has claimed that around 70 percent of the country's 1.2 billion population is poor, and stressed the need for a multi-dimensional assessment of poverty.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Charging the Centre of being corrupt from head to toe, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said both Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should be held responsible for the coal scam.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Charging the Centre of being corrupt from head to toe, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said both Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should be held responsible for the coal scam.
Washington, March 20 (ANI): For young children, instruction is one of the most powerful educational tools to learn about prejudice - but as they get closer to age 10, they begin to rely more on their own experiences rather than what people tell them.
Washington, March 20 (ANI): For young children, instruction is one of the most powerful educational tools to learn about prejudice - but as they get closer to age 10, they begin to rely more on their own experiences rather than what people tell them.
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): With Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna meeting all dissident MLAs to find an amicable solution to the political standoff in the Congress party in the state, disillusioned party lawmaker Harish Rawat, described himself on Saturday as a bargainer pitching for development of the state, and added that some forces are using dirty tricks against him.
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Saturday expressed confidence about finding a respectable and acceptable solution to the ongoing political crisis in the state, and said the cabinet will tentatively be expanded on March 21.
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): With Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna meeting all dissident MLAs to find an amicable solution to the political standoff in the Congress party in the state, disillusioned party lawmaker Harish Rawat, described himself on Saturday as a bargainer pitching for development of the state, and added that some forces are using dirty tricks against him.
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Saturday expressed confidence about finding a respectable and acceptable solution to the ongoing political crisis in the state, and said the cabinet will tentatively be expanded on March 21.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress leader Pradeep Tamta on Wednesday said he was hopeful that party president Sonia Gandhi would find a solution to the political turmoil in Uttarakhand, after senior Congress leader Harish Rawat resigned as a Union Minister for not being chosen as the new chief minister of the state.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress leader Pradeep Tamta on Wednesday said he was hopeful that party president Sonia Gandhi would find a solution to the political turmoil in Uttarakhand, after senior Congress leader Harish Rawat resigned as a Union Minister for not being chosen as the new chief minister of the state.
New Delhi, March 13 (ANI): Rakhi Sawant landed in Delhi on Monday, not for promotion of any film or reality show, but to meet Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Congress leader Harish Rawat, who was seen as a frontrunner for the Uttarakhand chief minister's post, has offered to resign from the Cabinet after Vijay Bahuguna, the MP representing Tehri Garhwal, was named as chief minister-designate.
New Delhi, March 13 (ANI): Rakhi Sawant landed in Delhi on Monday, not for promotion of any film or reality show, but to meet Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Congress leader Harish Rawat, who was seen as a frontrunner for the Uttarakhand chief minister's post, has offered to resign from the Cabinet after Vijay Bahuguna, the MP representing Tehri Garhwal, was named as chief minister-designate.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Congress leader Vijay Bahuguna after being selected on Monday to be the next Chief Minister of Uttarakhand assured that he would work with full commitment and devotion to lead the state on the path of progress.
Dehradun, Mar 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad arrived here on Saturday to build consensus over the selection of head of the Congress Legislature Party in the state.
Dehradun, Mar 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad arrived here on Saturday to build consensus over the selection of head of the Congress Legislature Party in the state.
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Friday to discuss the poll debacle, has offered to resign taking responsibility of the party's dismal show in the state assembly elections.
Dehradun, Mar 9 (ANI): Congress Party will meet Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva this afternoon to stake a claim to form the next government in the state.
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Friday to discuss the poll debacle, has offered to resign taking responsibility of the party's dismal show in the state assembly elections.
Dehradun, Mar 9 (ANI): Congress Party will meet Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva this afternoon to stake a claim to form the next government in the state.
Dehradun, Mar 7 (ANI): Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday said the party has decided to stake the claim to form the next government in Uttarakhand, as it has full majority.
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI): Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy will file two petitions in court on Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI): Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy will file two petitions in court on Thursday.
Rampur / Moradabad, Feb 11 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said Congress President Sonia Gandhi is an emotional woman and is deeply concerned about the well being of citizens in the country.
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision on directing a trial court to decide on Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's role in the 2G spectrum scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded his resignation over the issue.
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision on directing a trial court to decide on Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's role in the 2G spectrum scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded his resignation over the issue.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress party of demoralising security agencies dealing with terror cases.
Dehradun, Jan 23 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Monday challenged Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh or United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to come forward and participate in a debate over under- utilization of development funds in poll-bound Uttarakhand.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad has slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for turning a blind eye to corruption even as they blamed the opposition-ruled states of misusing government funds.
Moga, Jan 19 (ANI): Party workers of the regional Akali Dal staged a protest against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's rally here on Thursday by marching with black flags.
Tehri, Jan 18 (ANI): Slamming ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand for not fulfilling its promises, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said that her party had drawn major plans for the township of Tehri for improving the conditions of the locals.
Tehri, Jan 18 (ANI): Slamming ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand for not fulfilling its promises, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said that her party had drawn major plans for the township of Tehri for improving the conditions of the locals.
Roorkee, Jan 17 (ANI): With assembly polls in Uttarakhand right around the corner, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked people to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government from the stateddressing an election rally here, Gandhi said: "If you want to save the environment of Uttarakhand, its natural resources from being looted, if you want the common man to lead a happy and convenient life, if you want to get back your honour, rights and the real Uttarakhand back, then changing the chief minister is not the only way, you need to change the government as well."
New Delhi, Jan.16 (ANI): Black ink was splashed across a poster carrying the image of Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Monday evening, leading party activists to vigorously thrash and kick the culprit involved.
Ranchi, Jan 16 (ANI): Blaming Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the brazen 'ink attack' on yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has said Gandhi had strong 'anti-saffron' bias.
New Delhi, Jan.16 (ANI): Black ink was splashed across a poster carrying the image of Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Monday evening, leading party activists to vigorously thrash and kick the culprit involved.
Ranchi, Jan 16 (ANI): Blaming Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the brazen 'ink attack' on yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has said Gandhi had strong 'anti-saffron' bias.
