National Herald Case at Patiala House Court

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not achieve his dream of a ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’ and Congress won’t bend at any cost. He was speaking after his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and himself were granted bail within minutes of the hearing of the National Herald case in a Patiala House court. Bail was granted on Rs.50,000 personal bond and one surety each. Rahul also claimed that the Prime Minister and his government were repeatedly making false accusations against the opposition. Addressing the media, Sonia Gandhi said that the government won’t be able to destroy the Congress and added that the latter will try their best to bring the truth out. She also said that the BJP is targeting them intentionally and won’t achieve success.

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, Priyanka pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi on his 70th birth anniversary

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 70th birth anniversary with several leaders paying homage at his memorial in New Delhi. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the late leader's wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi offered flowers at his memorial 'Vir Bhumi'. Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by son and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law Robert Vadra, who arrived together to pay homage. Rajiv Gandhi, who was the sixth and youngest PM of India, was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign.

Sonia Gandhi attends Republic day parade in New Delhi

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attend the colourful Republic day parade in New Delhi.

Sonia Gandhi takes part in the Dussehra celebrations at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh attended the Dussehra celebrations at the famous Ramlila maidan. The leaders shot the arrows at the effigy of Raavana at the function in Ramlila Grounds. Tens of thousands of people converged on this occasion to witness one of the biggest commemorations of Dussehra at Delhi's popular Ramlila Maidan and Subhash Maidan. Sonia Gandhi greeted the people on Dussehra and wished that the festival brings peace, prosperity and progress throughout the country. Dussehra was celebrated with deep fervour and enthusiasm in different parts of Delhi and in other parts of the country on Wednesday.

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi lay foundation stone of AIIMS in Raebareli

Lucknow:  Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh's first All India Institute of Medical Sciences complex in her parliamentary constituency, Raebareli.

Sonia Gandhi, accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, performed "bhoomi pujan" near old sugar mill at Munshiganj after which construction work for the building has begun. The project is estimated to cost Rs 1,000 crore.

The Congress President also visited the District Agriculture Science Centre and launched Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) training programme. Sonia Gandhi later laid the foundation stone of city resource center of housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry, to be constructed by HUDCO.

She also met a girl - 17-year-old Renu - treated by the Smile Train, which provides free cleft and palate treatment across India, at SimHans hospital at Gora Bazar, and enquired about her health.

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi visit Raebareli

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Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi visited her Parliamentary constituency Raebareli on Tuesday along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Congress President in the morning laid foundation stone of city resource centre of housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry at Gora Bazar. She also laid the foundation stone for an AIIMS in Munshiganj area. Sonia Gandhi later presided over a meeting of the central vigilance and monitoring committee. After this, Sonia Gandhi met a girl treated by the Smile Train, which provides free cleft and palate treatment across India, and also interacted with the youths getting training at an Agriculture Science Centre. In the afternoon, the Congress President laid the foundation of rail wheel factory to be set up by SAIL near the Rail Coach Factory(RCF) at Lalganj.

Priyanka Gandhi in Raebareli at the foundation-stone ceremony of rail wheel plant at Lalganj

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, laid the foundation stone of an ambitious rail wheel manufacturing unit in Lalganj at Raebareli. This factory will be the biggest of its kind in the country. The unit will come up within the coach manufacturing unit already functioning in the region.

Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli lays foundation stone of rail wheel plant at Lalganj (UP)

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, laid the foundation stone of an ambitious rail wheel manufacturing unit in Lalganj at Raebareli. This factory will be the biggest of its kind in the country. The unit will come up within the coach manufacturing unit already functioning in the region. "We know that employment generation is possible only if there is progress. Development takes the country forward and brings positive changes in our life. I hope that this factory also will play a big role towards development of this region" said Sonia Gandhi while addressing the gathering.

Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli at the foundation-stone-laying ceremony of a rail wheel factory

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi addresses the gathering after laying the foundation stone of of a rail wheel factory in Lalganj at Raebareli, her parliamentary constituency.

Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli at the foundation-stone-laying ceremony of a rail wheel factory

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi addresses the gathering after laying the foundation stone of of a rail wheel factory in Lalganj at Raebareli, her parliamentary constituency.

Sonia Gandhi,Priyanka Gandhi lay the foundation stone of rail wheel factory in Lalganj, Raebareli

Sonia Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi lay the foundation stone of the rail wheel factory in Lalganj, Raebareli. Sonia Gandhi also laid the foundation stone for the first AIIMS in Uttar Pradesh at Munshiganj.

Sonia Gandhi visits Raebareli with Priyanka; lays foundation stone for AIIMS at Munshiganj

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi visited her Parliamentary constituency Raebareli on Tuesday along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone for an AIIMS at Munshiganj in the constituency. Later in the day the Congress President laid the foundation of rail wheel factory to be set up by SAIL near the Rail Coach Factory(RCF) at Lalganj.

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi in Raebareli meet a girl treated by the Smile Train

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi visited her Parliamentary constituency Raebareli on Tuesday along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Sonia Gandhi with Priyanka met a girl treated by the Smile Train, which provides free cleft and palate treatment across India, and also interacted with the youths getting training at an Agriculture Science Centre.

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi -- perfect mass leaders who easily connect with the people

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been leading the Congress for the past fifteen years successfully. She is the guiding force behind most of the pro-poor welfare measures implemented by the UPA Government at the Centre. Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also a perfect ambassador of the Congress and Congress-led UPA Government at the centre.

Sonia Gandhi accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi leaves for US for routine medical check-up

New Delhi: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has left for the US on Monday for her regular medical check up and is expected to be back in eight days. She is Accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said that Sonia Gandhi had gone for regular check up that happens after every six months. He added that her check up was due since her last visit abroad in September 2012 but it was delayed due to pressing engagements. "It was overdue. It has to be done after her last check up in September last year. She left this afternoon and will be back in a week or eight days," Dwivedi said.

66-year-old Sonia Gandhi, who had undergone a surgery in the US on August 5 2011, had gone for a check-up in February and September last year. The Congress President was admitted to AIIMS last Monday after she complained of chest pain and exhaustion in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on Food Security Bill.

Nation remembers Rajiv Gandhi on 69th birth anniversary

New Delhi: India on Tuesday remembered former Prime Minister and legendary Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary. President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rajiv Gandhi’s wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes to the departed leader.

Apart from Sonia Gandhi, her son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, her husband Robert Vadra and Priyanka Gandhi’s daughter Sonia Gandhi's grand daughter Miraya also laid flowers at the samadhi.

Devotional music played throughout the programme. Scores of National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress, members were also present on the occasion. A group of Congress workers, mostly from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, who were part of the Sadbhavna Yatra to spread the message of national harmony and integration against terrorism, were also present at Vir Bhumi.

Rajiv Gandhi, who heralded the information and communication technology revolution in the country, was born on August 20, 1944 and served as the sixth Prime Minister of India from 1984-1989. He was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu while addressing an election campaign.

Nation remembers the visionary Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary

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Today is the 69th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi. The nation paid its tribute to the great visionary with a series of programmes planned throughout the nation to commemorate the day. Early morning ,Congress President Sonia Gandhi along with her son and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi , Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra reached Veer bhoomi , the memorial of Late Rajiv Gandhi and paid their tributes. Several other leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were also present at Veer bhoomi to remember Rajiv Gandhi and pay their tributes.

Remembering great visionary Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary

Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister and a legendary Congress leader who is known as the creator of ‘modern India’, was one of the most visionary leaders of post-independence India. His insights and initiatives into liberalization of Indian economy, technological advancement and most importantly bringing the computer revolution in India, made him a futuristic leader of his times.  India went through a lot of changes under Rajiv Gandhi’s leadership.

Rajiv Gandhi’s personality and leadership brought in a high level of dynamism in India’s foreign relations. He also left his own personal mark on India’s foreign policy. Rajiv Gandhi was a humble and polite leader as well as an extremely ambitious and dynamic Prime Minister. His mature and effective leadership and initiative led India to become one of the leading markets in telecommunication and Information technology.

Rajiv Gandhi created a separate identity for himself and he also was successful in taking forward Indira Gandhi and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s initiatives as well.  He scripted a new vision for the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) - Nuclear disarmament.  He was a great believer of peace and this belief propelled him to propose the idea of disarmament.  He championed the cause of NAM, which he saw as a very important pedestal to facilitating peaceful relations between nations. He realized the futility of spending millions on arms and ammunition, and the wild pursuit of arms race, when a huge section of the population was starving.
Rajiv Gandhi played a vital role to improve the bilateral relationships with the United States of America and subsequently expanded the economic and scientific cooperation with it. A revived foreign policy, emphasizing on the economic liberalization and information and technology helped India to find a mark in the global map.

Under his tenure as the Prime Minister, India also took up the cause of fighting against apartheid in South Africa. India’s role is considered instrumental in establishing the South Africa Fund under the cause of Non-Alignment Movement and thus provided support for many South African countries in their struggle for independence through this fund. Rajiv Gandhi’s farsighted initiative also resulted into formation of G15 countries for promotion of the non-alignment movement further enhancing and encouraging South-South cooperation and facilitating a collective dialogue of the South countries with the industrialized nation-states.

Rajiv Gandhi was instrumental in modernizing the Indian armed forces. India developed missiles like Prithvi, Trishul, Agni, etc. during his leadership. The defense spending was one fifth of the total government expenditure. He helped India enhance her image and stature in world politics. India’s standing in the world had improved a great deal the only unresolved issue was that of SriLanka for which he lost his life.

Rajiv Gandhi government took vigorous measures to reform the government bureaucracy and liberalize the country's economy. He is credited with promoting the introduction of computers in India. The economic policies adopted by Rajiv Gandhi were different from his precursors. His government’s measures to reduce the "Red Tapism" were remarkable. In 1986, Rajiv Gandhi announced a "national education policy" to modernize and expand higher education programs across India. Rajiv Gandhi brought a revolution in the field of information technology and telecom. The idea helped in originating the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, popularly known as MTNL. He was the man to transcend telecom services to the rural India or "India in true sense". Rajiv Gandhi introduced India to modern science and technology, which he considered as the very essence of development. He said, 'Freedom and racism cannot co-exist. Science and poverty cannot co-exist.'

Rajiv Gandhi laid great emphasis on the green revolution which he looked upon as being extremely important for agricultural development. He spoke ardently about social justice. For him, equality among people was extremely important, because a society ridden with class and caste distinction was a hindrance to development.

Rajiv Gandhi was posthumously awarded the Highest National Award of India, Bharat Ratna 1991.

Rajiv Gandhi remembered on his 69th birth anniversary

Today is the 69th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi. The nation paid its tribute to the great visionary with a series of programmes planned throughout the nation to commemorate the day. Early morning ,Congress President Sonia Gandhi along with her son and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi , Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra reached Veer bhoomi , the memorial of Late Rajiv Gandhi and paid their tributes. Several other leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were also present at Veer bhoomi to remember Rajiv Gandhi and pay their tributes.

Remembering Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary

August 20 is the birth anniversary of Sh. Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister and a legendary Congress leader who is known as the creator of 'modern India'. He was one of the most visionary leaders of post-independence India. His insights and initiatives into liberalization of Indian economy, technological advancement and most importantly bringing the computer revolution in India, made him a futuristic leader of his times. India went through a lot of changes under Rajiv Gandhi's leadership.