Sonia Gandhi, who handed over the reins of the Congress to her son, Rahul Gandhi, was once seen as an unlikely heir to the Gandhi political legacy, but crowned her innings by becoming the longest serving president of India’s grand old party.
Her exit was as subdued as her entry was spirited.
“I am going to retire,” the 71-year-oldRead more
An Indian woman who claims to be the secret granddaughter of the murdered former prime minister Indira Gandhi has gone to court to block a new Bollywood movie that she says shows the dynasty in a bad light.
Priya Singh Paul, 48, told a press conference on Monday she had been adopted as a baby and only told after she grew up that herRead more
An Indian woman who claims to be the secret granddaughter of the murdered former prime minister Indira Gandhi has gone to court to block a new Bollywood movie that she says shows the dynasty in a bad light.
Priya Singh Paul, 48, told a press conference on Monday she had been adopted as a baby and only told after sheRead more
For months now, the Congress party’s headliner at campaign rallies in Uttar Pradesh has been its vice president, Rahul Gandhi. But with four phases of voting still to go in the state assembly election, the party has now begun to field its underused star: his sister, Priyanka Vadra.
On Friday, Mrs Vadra spoke alongside Mr Gandhi in Rae Bareilly, aRead more