Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka visit ShimlaOctober 20th, 2009 SHIMLA - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka Vadra reached the Himachal Pradesh capital Tuesday to oversee the construction of Priyanka's cottage near here, an official said. Gandhi and her family landed at the Kalyani helipad near here and spent most of the time at Charabra where Priyanka's cottage is being constructed, the official said.
CBI to question LTTE financer Padmanathan about Rajiv Gandhi's assassinationAugust 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to question the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam's (LTTE) financer Kumaran Padmanathan alias 'KP' in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The questioning is expected to throw light on the events that led to Rajiv Gandhi's killing.
Nation pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi on his 65th birth anniversaryAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The nation on Thursday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 65th birth anniversary. President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr.
Rajiv Gandhi remembered on 65th birth anniversaryAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 65th birth anniversary Thursday, joining his widow and Congress president Sonia, their son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra at Rajiv Gandhi's memorial Veer Bhumi here. Hymns from all religions were sung at the memorial in his remembrance.
Aide: Powerful Ill. attorney general Lisa Madigan won't run for governor, SenateJuly 8th, 2009 Aide: Ill. atty gen. won't run for gov., SenateCHICAGO — An aide says Illinois' powerful attorney general, Lisa Madigan, has decided not to run for governor or U.S. Senate. Madigan's political director, Mary Morrissey, says the Chicago Democrat will seek another term as attorney general.
Boxer Vijender will be Pepsi's new brand ambassadorMay 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Olympic bronze medal winning boxer Vijender will be Pepsi's new brand ambassador. Vijender is one of the first sportsmen beyond the realm of cricket who has joined Pepsi's ambassadorial team.
Rahul Gandhi's attack an insult to people of Bengal: CPI-MApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Saturday termed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack on the Left government in West Bengal as 'tantamount to insulting the people of Bengal'. The people of West Bengal have elected the Left Front government seven times in a row, Yechury said.
My fluency in Hindi due to Teji Bachchan: Priyanka GandhiApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has given the credit for her proficiency in Hindi to the mother of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. 'It is all thanks to Teji Bachchan,' Priyanka Gandhi said in an interview to NDTV broadcast Friday night.
No personal hatred against Rajiv Gandhi's killers: Priyanka GandhiApril 21st, 2009 AMETHI - Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said that her family has no 'hatred or anger' against killers of her father and late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Priyanka also downplayed the controversial comments of Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M.
Rajiv Gandhi's would-be assassin to enter poll fray in PunjabMarch 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - As a 24-year-old, he hogged national headlines as the would-be assassin of then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at Delhi's Rajghat, the memorial to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. But after nearly 25 years, Karamjit Singh wants to fight with the ballot rather than with the bullet.
Indian designers should modernise, not westernise: Manish AroraMarch 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Known for his flamboyant and futuristic designs and creative skills, designer Manish Arora feels that Indian designers are still confused between the modernization and the westernization of their garments, which in turn hampers their growth internationally. 'All Indian designers need to understand the fact that in order to excel in the international market, we all have to focus on the modernity of the garment and not on the Western look.
Varun has freed Gandhis of their sins: Hindu outfitMarch 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Dharma Raksha Manch (DRM), a Hindu group affiliated to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Tuesday said that the Gandhi family has been absolved of all its 'sins' by the alleged anti-Muslim speech given by estranged member Varun Gandhi. Referring to Varun's speech in Pilibhit, DRM co-convener Hans Das said: 'Varun has freed Gandhis from all sins.'
'Though Varun belongs to the same Gandhi family, his outlook is quite different as he always thinks of the welfare of the Hindu community,' Das said at a programme organised here by the organisation.
Italy knights Indian wine expert Subhash AroraMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian wine expert Subhash Arora and seven others, including a lawyer and an Odissi dancer, have been knighted by the Italian government for their exemplary services in promoting ties between India and Italy. At a solemn ceremony here Wednesday, Ambassador Roberto Toscano conferred the Order of the Star of the Italian Solidarity on the eight awardees on behalf of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.
Businessman shot dead in capitalFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A businessman was shot dead in broad daylight in the heart of the capital Sunday and the police suspected a financial dispute prompted the killing. Unidentified assailants shot at Ankit Minocha, a resident of Mehrauli, and three of his friends as their car passed by the Buddha Jayanti Park in New Delhi district at about 1.30 p.m.
Court frames corruption charges against former minister ThunganFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Monday framed charges against former minister of state for urban development P.K. Thungan and 17 others for a case of out-of-turn allotment of houses to government employees during 1993-1995.
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