News for 'Sonia Gandhi'

INDIA bloc to write to CJI on SIR, seek Pradhan's resignation

INDIA bloc to write to CJI on SIR, seek Pradhan's resignation

Rediff.com8 Jun 2026

Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met in New Delhi on Monday and decided to write to the chief justice of India on the Special Intesive Revision exercise and "vote loot", besides demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-CBSE row.

Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital for 'routine tests'

Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital for 'routine tests'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

She was admitted to the private facility in New Delhi at 7 pm for 'routine tests and investigations', the hospital said in a health bulletin.

How did Sonia Gandhi cut her losses?

How did Sonia Gandhi cut her losses?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2006

ED asks Sonia Gandhi to depose in last week of July

ED asks Sonia Gandhi to depose in last week of July

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

The 75-year-old Congress president, who was supposed to depose before the agency on Thursday, wrote a letter seeking more time on the grounds that the doctors had 'strictly advised her to rest at home following her hospitalisation on account of Covid and lung infection'.

'An Idle Siddaramaiah Is Dangerous'

'An Idle Siddaramaiah Is Dangerous'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2026

'It all depends on how Shivakumar uses him and treats him.'

History will view Sonia Gandhi positively

History will view Sonia Gandhi positively

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

'Sonia's term as Congress president -- which was 20 years -- was the longest in the party's history.' 'It will also go down as the period in which the Congress transformed in the way Indians viewed it,' says Aakar Patel.

I smell Sonia Gandhi's revenge: Uma Bharti

I smell Sonia Gandhi's revenge: Uma Bharti

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

'By seeking revenge against me, she forgot she is insulting the tricolour. To protect the honour of the tricolour, I am ready to face any consequence,' the former MP chief minister said.

Why I wrote to Sonia Gandhi in blood

Why I wrote to Sonia Gandhi in blood

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'If Rahul Gandhi is doing so much for the country and the party without thinking about his own health, then I realised that the only way to impress upon Soniaji and all those who are campaigning against him about how ordinary party workers are looking up to Rahulji was to write a letter in blood.'

Vilasrao Deshmukh meets Sonia Gandhi

Vilasrao Deshmukh meets Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com11 Aug 2008

Amid the party high command's disapproval of senior Maharashtra minister Narayan Rane's open attack on him on certain cabinet issues, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday.

Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's trusted aide, passes away

Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's trusted aide, passes away

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

Patel, 71, who was critical for a few days, was admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on November 15 after he developed complications. His son Faisal said he died at 3.30 am.

Should Sonia Gandhi have resigned?

Should Sonia Gandhi have resigned?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2006

Has she lost some of the sheen?

Sarabjit Singh's sister meets Sonia Gandhi

Sarabjit Singh's sister meets Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

The sister of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death-row convict languishing in a Pakistani jail, on Wednesday knocked the doors of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi seeking her intervention for his release.

Sonia Gandhi offers prayers at Tirupati

Sonia Gandhi offers prayers at Tirupati

Rediff.com25 Nov 2006

Temple sources said this was her second visit to Tirumala. She had earlier visited the temple on January 28, 1999.

Govt has shown disregard for people's voices: Sonia Gandhi

Govt has shown disregard for people's voices: Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

Amidst raging protests across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government of showing "utter disregard" for people's voices and using brute force to suppress dissent that was "unacceptable" in a democracy. Condemning the government's action, she expressed Congress's solidarity with students and citizens in their just struggle.

Government Skips Women's Quota, Delimitation In 5-Bill Slate

Government Skips Women's Quota, Delimitation In 5-Bill Slate

Rediff.com17 Jul 2026

BJP sources said the government would introduce a fresh Bill on the issue and has reached out to parties that opposed the earlier legislation.

Will Sonia Gandhi be disqualified?

Will Sonia Gandhi be disqualified?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2006

Sonia Gandhi spreading lies against Guj govt: Modi

Sonia Gandhi spreading lies against Guj govt: Modi

Rediff.com8 Dec 2012

Countering Sonia Gandhi's charges that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's promises were "hollow and false", Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress president saying she was "spreading lies" against his government.

Spotted: Sonia Gandhi in Egypt

Spotted: Sonia Gandhi in Egypt

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Kesavan says the usually reserved Sonia was very warm and chatted with them for a couple of minutes.

ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi for appearance on June 23

ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi for appearance on June 23

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

Gandhi, 75, was earlier asked to depose on June 8 but she sought a fresh date from the federal probe agency after she contracted the coronavirus infection.

Sonia Gandhi again made NAC chairperson

Sonia Gandhi again made NAC chairperson

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

Congress president Sonia Gandhi was on Monday appointed the chairperson of the National Advisory Council, four years after she quit the post in the wake of the office of profit controversy.

Congress chief ministers oppose Sonia Gandhi's dream project

Congress chief ministers oppose Sonia Gandhi's dream project

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

It is unusual for Congress chief ministers to say no to Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, but some of them have gathered the courage to oppose Gandhi's dream project.

Sonia Gandhi out of ICU, steadily recuperating

Sonia Gandhi out of ICU, steadily recuperating

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

She had to cut short her roadshow in Varanasi after she was taken ill. She had fractured her left shoulder during the roadshow.

How Sonia Gandhi's leadership has failed her party

How Sonia Gandhi's leadership has failed her party

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

Sheela Bhatt analyzes how Sonia Gandhi's leadership has failed her party, and how India has suffered

Sachin in Parliament on Sonia Gandhi's insistence: Shukla

Sachin in Parliament on Sonia Gandhi's insistence: Shukla

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

If BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has to be believed then Sachin Tendulkar is in Parliament because of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Why Prithviraj Chavan met Sonia Gandhi

Why Prithviraj Chavan met Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday held talks with Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the issue of his election to the state legislative council, which is necessary for his remaining at the helm of affairs in the state.

Smriti Irani-Sonia Gandhi: Who's the richer of the 2?

Smriti Irani-Sonia Gandhi: Who's the richer of the 2?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

In their election affidavits, Sonia Gandhi declared a 45 per cent drop in her income in 2017-18 compared to 2013-14, while Irani's income increased roughly an 80 per cent increase in her income in the same time span.

Sonia Gandhi signals to partymen: Congress needs you

Sonia Gandhi signals to partymen: Congress needs you

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

The Congress chief celebrated her 69th birthday like a never-seen-before affair where she engaged with her supporters and was all smiles.

Bengal Cong divided over merger talks with Trinamool

Bengal Cong divided over merger talks with Trinamool

Rediff.com10 Jun 2026

Speculation about a possible rapprochement or merger between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has exposed deep divisions within the Congress's West Bengal unit, with senior state leaders vocally opposing any alliance with Mamata Banerjee.

ED complaint against Gandhis 'impermissible in law': Court

ED complaint against Gandhis 'impermissible in law': Court

Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

A Delhi court has declined to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others in the National Herald case, citing the absence of a First Information Report (FIR).

Sonia Gandhi to undergo surgery in US: Congress

Sonia Gandhi to undergo surgery in US: Congress

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday underwent a surgery in the United States, the details of which are still not available.

Grilled for 2 hrs, Sonia Gandhi answers 27 of top 28 questions by ED

Grilled for 2 hrs, Sonia Gandhi answers 27 of top 28 questions by ED

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday questioned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper and summoned her for a second round of questioning in the case on July 25.

Is Sonia Gandhi abdicating her leadership?

Is Sonia Gandhi abdicating her leadership?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

To put it starkly, the Congress, and with it, the United Progressive Alliance, is sleepwalking into a minefield by blundering on land and Aadhaar, says Praful Bidwai

Govt cancels FCRA licences of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi

Govt cancels FCRA licences of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

The action came after investigations carried out by an inter-ministerial committee formed by the home ministry in 2020.

'Sonia Gandhi is a fantastic person'

'Sonia Gandhi is a fantastic person'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

'And because she was very close to Indira Gandhi, she was close to me.' 'Sonia is a wonderful person'

People rejected caste politics: Sonia Gandhi

People rejected caste politics: Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

Fresh from victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said the results showed that people have rejected parties dabbling in caste politics or whipping up communal passions.

Sonia Gandhi does not love Indians: Baba Ramdev

Sonia Gandhi does not love Indians: Baba Ramdev

Rediff.com5 Jun 2011

Hours after he and his supporters were dramatically evicted from the Ramleela maidan in New Delhi by the police, Baba Ramdev spewed venom on Congress President Sonia Gandhi and claims that there had been an attempt to eliminate him. Sheela Bhatt reports on his press conference

The monumental poll debacle has hit Sonia Gandhi hard

The monumental poll debacle has hit Sonia Gandhi hard

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

On the eve of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's birthday on December 9, the party handed over a 4-0 defeat to her in the assembly elections in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

Jharkhand CM Koda meets Sonia Gandhi

Jharkhand CM Koda meets Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com22 Sep 2006

Congress has been non-committal about joining the government headed by Koda, who is an independent MLA.

Sonia Gandhi holidaying in Kumaon hills

Sonia Gandhi holidaying in Kumaon hills

Rediff.com29 Jun 2004

The Congress chief is staying with the family of Suman Dubey, a close friend of her late husband Rajiv Gandhi.

SC admits petition on Sonia Gandhi

SC admits petition on Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition questioning whether a person of foreign origin can hold public office.