Everything you need to know about Gandhi Ashram: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gandhi Ashram: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh completes nine years in office Wednesday, the longest tenure of any prime minister outside the Nehru-Gandhi family. But his last year in office as head of the UPA-II government is likely to see him come under pressure over a spate of governance scandals as he fights to save his personal reputation and ensure a bankable record of achievements for the 2014 election.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold comprehensive talks on key bilateral, regional and international issues here today.
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.
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) They were of no use to him when he was alive. But when Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh died after being beaten up inside a Lahore prison, top politicians made sure that they were seen at every occasion associated with his sacrifice.
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.
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): Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal honoured noted social worker Dharampal Saini with The Week's "Man of The Year" award at a function held here yesterday evening.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Madhya Pradesh for two days starting Wednesday morning. He will be visiting state capital Bhopal and Dhar district.
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 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the 26th Convocation of Indira Gandhi National Open University on Friday.
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.
London, April 8 (IANS) Margaret Thatcher, a grocer's daughter who became Britain's only woman prime minister, died Monday after suffering a stroke, her family announced. She was 87. An admirer of Indira Gandhi, Thatcher was called the "Iron Lady".
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Margaret Thatcher did not approve of the state of emergency in force during her visit to India in 1976. But she was so touched by a gesture of her host and prime minister Indira Gandhi that she made it a point to mention it in her memoirs.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) With similar temperaments, Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, was an undisguised admirer of Indira Gandhi, another woman politician known for her toughness.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday greeted people across the country on the occasion of Holi and hoped the festival will further strengthen unity and harmony.
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Former Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh and party MP Jaya Prada Tuesday called on Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan seeking pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to five years in jail.
Dehradun, March 8, (ANI): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Friday to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch today announced that Zonal Cultural Centers under her ministry will launch a year-long campaign on 'Cultural Barriers in Women's Health' in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA).
Dehradun, Mar 7 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Uttarakhand capital Dehradun on Friday to take stock of the party's affairs in the state.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) 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 conducted by shaadi.com.
Sydney, Mar 6 (ANI): The inexperience of Australian batsmen in the sub-continent conditions can't be accepted as an excuse for their disastrous showing so far in the first two Test matches against India, according to sports journalist, Chris Barrett.
Dhaka, March 3 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will Tuesday visit his "sasur bari" or in-laws' home in Narail district of Bangladesh for the first time. His wife Suvra Mukherjee will also accompany him.
Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS) Ahmed Aba Ya Zeed, a university student, has won a trip to India, thanks to a poster competition organised here.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 to Ela Ramesh Bhatt of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said the matter pertaining to grant of minority status to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is an issue of great concern and her party will do its best to ensure that the varsity gets autonomy.
Amethi, Feb. 8 (ANI): Taking potshots at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) Government for the lack of development, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the farmers and youth were unhappy as they were not getting the benefits of central schemes.
Amethi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi, who made his first public appearance in his parliamentary constituency Amethi today after becoming the vice-president of the Congress Party, said that the youth of the country need to be employed properly.
Amethi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi beginning today.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): 'Dirty Picture' fame Vidya Balan has confirmed that she will be doing another biopic movie.
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) With the rainy weather showing no signs of abating, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh postponed their trips to Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, party leaders said.
Amethi, Feb. 5 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was scheduled to undertake a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi today, postponed his visit due to bad weather conditions.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A man was crushed to death by an unidentified vehicle while eight people were injured in three road accidents in the capital, police said Tuesday.
Amethi, Feb. 5 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was scheduled to undertake a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi today, postponed his visit due to bad weather conditions.
Lucknow, Feb 2 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi Feb 5, his first trip to his constituency after being elevated as Congress vice president, an official said Saturday.
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Monday vowed to continue and intensify the agitation for a separate Telangana state.
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) A controversy and consequent outrage, glamour and sports, Mahatma Gandhi's contribution, Indian insurgencies, and euphoria - the third day of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 at the heritage Diggi Palace was an emotional roller-coaster.
New Delhi, Jan.26 (ANI): Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who is currently on a state visit to India as the chief guest for this year's Republic Day parade and celebrations, called on Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi and later met Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari here on Friday.
Guwahati, Jan. 25 (ANI): People from all across the country, be they former freedom fighters, teachers, or from the media, are making their presence felt in India's north east through their socio-economic contributions.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi told party leaders here Wednesday that he wanted to reduce "negative politics".
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Concerned over indications that the central government has decided to carve out Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, ruling Congress party leaders from Rayalaseema and Andhra regions Thursday said the state's division is unacceptable to them.
Amritsar, Jan 6 (IANS) Two assassins of prime minister Indira Gandhi were Sunday honoured by a senior Sikh clergyman to mark the 24th anniversary of their hanging.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Irate protestors continued to seethe over the gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in New Delhi, accusing the Central Government of raping the emotions of the country.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday night visited Safdarjung Hospital here and met doctors treating the 23-year-old girl who was tortured and raped on a moving bus here.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (IANS) No sooner than Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children" premiere show here got over Monday evening, a controversy has broken out that the film which shows former prime minister Indira Gandhi in poor light should not have been screened in a Congress-ruled state.
Sanand (Gujarat), Dec 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Tuesday lauded Narendra Modi for his effective administration, saying it will be a hat trick for the Gujarat Chief Minister on December 20.
Ahmedabad, Dec 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will campaign on Sunday for the assembly polls in Gujarat.
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said he shared an emotional bond with the people of his parliamentary constituency as he asked party workers to begin work for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and propagate the UPA's good work and people-friendly schemes.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Taking potshots at Narendra Modi for taunting Rahul Gandhi, Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday said none of the members in the ruling party at the Centre are afraid of the Gujarat Chief Minister, and added that the Congress General Secretary who has his own political identity would be campaigning in the poll-bound state at an appropriate time.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) In a dig at Mulayam Singh Yadav, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday that while the Samajwadi Party chief during the parliament debate spoke against allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, his presence in the Lok Sabha during voting would have ensured the economic move is defeated.
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur, who has termed his new work "Paani" a mission, says he had written the film 15 years back.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Inder Kumar Gujral, who was India's prime minister for 11 months in 1997-98, died here Friday just four days before his 93rd birthday. Known as a gentleman politician, Gujral died at 3.27 p.m. Friday at a Guragon hospital of lung infection.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Former prime minister I.K. Gujral distinguished himself in public life by his sagacity and ability to win goodwill, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in the capital after a brawl over some petty issue, police said Friday.
Inder Kumar Gujral was India's prime minister for a brief 11 months in 1997-98. But the mild-mannered, soft-spoken politician, whose personality flew against the political archetype, will be remembered primarily for his keen interest in protecting and promoting India's external interests and the eponymous Gujral Doctrine - his mantra for India's neighbourhood policy when he was external affairs minister twice in a decade.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here, hailing him for his outstanding contribution to the developing world.
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Praising former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his indomitable spirit in overcoming great personal adversity to lead his country with admirable vision, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the former was a deserving winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2010.
London, Nov 22(ANI): England is on course to record the worst year in terms of Test losses unless Alastair Cook's team win or at least draw the second Test in Mumbai, which begins on Friday.
Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Telugu director Gandhi Manohar feels films should not be differentiated based on its budget and cast.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The nation on Monday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 95th birth anniversary.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Acting on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's complaint, the Election Commission has asked Amethi's returning officer to probe allegations that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave wrong information about his assets while filing nomination papers in the 2009 polls.
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Sheetal Talwar is busy hunting for the right star cast for his next project, a biopic on former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Each and every character in the movie is tough to cast, says the producer.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will launch a nation?wide campaign for awareness against malnutrition Nov 19, the birth anniversary of late prime minister Indira Gandhi, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said Friday.
Surajkund (Haryana), Nov 9 (ANI): Congress leaders have started deliberating on the current political and economic situation of the country at the party's day-long brainstorming session at Surajkund today.
Amethi, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday urged the people of Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, to "forget the past and move on".
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son party general secretary Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Vadra were Thursday touring Uttar Pradesh's Amethi-Rae Bareli area, a rare gathering of the Gandhi family in what is seen as their pocket borough.
New Delhi, Nov.5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Durgabai Deshmukh awards for women's development for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Thousands of Congress party workers were still pouring in at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital where the party held a huge rally Sunday to support the government's economic reforms and policies.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Sunday promised to get the Lokpal Bill passed in parliament in the coming months, even as he attacked the opposition for preventing the anti-corruption legislation's passage earlier.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday slammed the arrest of Puducherry RTI activist S. Ravi for his tweets on the wealth of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's son Karti, saying it only reflected the 1975 emergency mindset.
In a bid to support the economic reforms initiated by UPA government, there are all set for Maha Rally in capital by Congress. It is expected that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi
Canberra, Nov 2 (IANS) An Australian lawmaker has tabled in parliament a petition seeking that the horrific violence that took place in November 1984 in India following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi be recognised as genocide against the Sikh community.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi conferred "Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration" to Bollywood lyricist Gulzar, who wrote one of the songs in Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire'.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other prominent leaders as well as the common people Wednesday paid tribute to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 28th death anniversary.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Amid the dashed hopes for a larger role for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, India Inc. Sunday cheered the induction of youths in the reshuffled cabinet.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) An overwhelming quantity of milk being supplied in the market, both in pouches and in open cans in retail, does not conform to the quality standards under the Food Safety and Standards Act, the central government's food regulatory authority has told the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A day after being queried about his outfit's funding and his government service, India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday hit back, daring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi to a public debate on corruption.
New Delhi, Oct.21 (ANI): There is evidence that relatives of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani were involved in corruption and wrong-doing, claimed Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday in an interview to a television channel.
Chandigarh, Oct.20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party was left embarrassed on Saturday, when party MP Navjot Singh Singh's wife and MLA Navjot Kaur endorsed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's comment that seven out of 10 youth in Punjab are drug addicts.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday for a "routine meeting", party sources said as speculation gained ground about a likely cabinet reshuffle.
Congress Party's National Secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday is likely to meet President Pranab Mukherjee amid speculation of cabinet reshuffle as rumors burst a day after on Tuesday when Congress President Sonia Gandhi meet to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then both met to President Mukherjee.................
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday for a "routine meeting", party sources said.
Chandigarh, Oct 11 (IANS) With his party's central government facing several scams, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday urged youths to come forward to "cleanse and change politics".
Srinagar, Oct 10 (IANS) Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday condemned the Taliban attack on 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yusufzai in Peshawar (Pakistan).
New Delhi/Haridwar, Oct 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat on Wednesday condemned Baba Ramdev's controversial remark against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying the yoga guru is now frustrated, as his movement has failed to spark.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday justified the letter written by him to the Central Government seeking release of funds for an irrigation project in Maharashtra.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Saturday stuck to his allegations against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, saying he had just put certain facts in public domain which need to be answered.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): RTI crusader and India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit out at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, saying he received kickbacks from DLF, and that his income rose from Rs. 50 lakh to a whopping Rs. 300 crore courtesy land allotments.
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Jammu and Kashmir Thursday and Friday amid mass resignations by panchayat members in the wake of death threats from militants.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Gujarat Chief Minister for raising objections to all the formulations and policies of the Congress-led UPA Government, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said Narendra Modi should change his name to 'Narendra Virodhi'.
Rajkot, Oct 3 (ANI): Amid the ongoing controversy over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against her foreign travels, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will arrive in the state on Wednesday to launch her party's campaign for the upcoming assembly polls.
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Peace rallies and special programmes marked the 143rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra Tuesday.
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Peace rallies and other special programmes marked the 143rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should apologise now that his allegations that the central government spent Rs.1,880 crore on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's foreign visits and treatment abroad have been proven false, the Congress said Tuesday.
Hisar (Haryana), Oct 1(ANI): Right to Information (RTI) activist Ramesh Verma on Monday questioned Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Rs. 1880 crore were spent on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi'streatment abroad.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Congress Monday reacted strongly to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's query as to who footed the Rs.1,880 crore bill for UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's treatment abroad, terming his remark as irresponsible.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for 2011 will be awarded to well known lyricist, poet and writer Gulzar.
Deoghar, Sep 24 (ANI): At least nine people were killed and several others were injured in a stampede in the temple town of Deoghar in Jharkhand.
Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) Starting from five students and a Rs.300 loan, a Lucknow school has travelled a long way to become the school with the most number of pupils in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
