Sikh rights group wants Sonia Gandhi to depose before US court

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 14:06

A Sikh rights group wants Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi to depose before a federal court here in a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her after she informed the court that she had not visited the US in September last year and was not served summons in the case.

Akhilesh Yadav inducts five ministers

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:44

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday expanded his council of ministers for the fifth time, inducting four cabinet ministers and one minister of state.

Sonia Gandhi to visit Kishanganj on Jan 30

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:15

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be coming to Kishanganj on January 30 to lay the foundation stone of a centre of Aligarh Muslim University.

Sonia holds consultations with senior leaders

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 22:01

Congress President Sonia Gandhi held consultations with senior party leaders on Thursday amid talk of an early decision on the key issue of alliances for the Lok Sabha polls.

Sonia Gandhi for action on gold duty; government says not now

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 16:49

Sharma, who too is in Davos, said the mechanism linking gold imports with exports has been working well.

Sonia protecting Rahul Gandhi, says Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 17:22

BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addressed the BJP National Council meet here and launched an attack on the Congress for not naming party vice president Rahul Gandhi as its PM candidate in the recent AICC meet.

Congress passed Lokpal Bill as BJP built pressure: Sushma Swaraj

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 12:36

The Bharatiya Janata Party`s senior leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday lashed out at Congress for not naming its prime ministerial candidate ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

Sonia Gandhi pays condolence visit to Shashi Tharoor

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 21:23

Congress President Sonia Gandhi visited Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor`s residence to pay condolences for his wife Sunanda Pushkar`s sudden demise.

Rahul Gandhi raises poll pitch, seeks to enthuse Congress cadres

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 00:06

Anointed the campaign chief, a combative Rahul Gandhi sought to enthuse the demoralised Congress cadre for the Lok Sabha polls and attacked Narendra Modi over his `Congress-free India` pitch and "divisive" politics.

PM, Sonia condole death of Dawoodi Bohra community leader

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 22:53

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday condoled the demise of spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohra community, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, saying his appeal went beyond the community and his humanism inspired people of all faiths.

Congress launches mobile SMS for AICC news

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:23

The Congress party Friday launched an SMS mobile phone service to get latest alerts from the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) session being held here.

Half of Congress candidates must be below 35: Chidambaram

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:10

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said he was putting forth a "radical idea" that the Congress should field 272 candidates below the age of 35 in the Lok Sabha polls.