Rahul Gandhi

Sonia: The woman who would not be queen

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

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

Rahul Gandhi takes charge of Congress Party

NEW DELHI - Muslimchronicle

Rahul Gandhi formally assumed leadership of India’s oldest political party, the Indian National Congress, on Saturday. Gandhi took over from his mother Sonia, who has been head of the party since 1998. It is the first time in the 70 years of Indian independence that leadership of the 132-year-old party has changed leadership while the incumbent party president is stillRead more

Rahul Gandhi extends family grip on India's Congress party

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to head the party that has ruled the country for much of its independent history. Fireworks erupted over the party headquarters in New Delhi drowning out the voice of his mother Sonia Gandhi as she handed over the reinsRead more

India's Rahul Gandhi takes over as president of Congress party

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress party after years of speculation about the scion of the dynasty that has ruled the country for much of its independent history. Gandhi was handed a certificate of election in front of his mother Sonia Gandhi, becoming the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to become Congress president. source:Read more

Rahul Gandhi takes over India’s opposition Congress party

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s most famous political dynasty, took over as president of the main opposition Congress party on Saturday while facing a stiff challenge from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalists. Gandhi, who took the mantle from his mother, Sonia Gandhi, at a party function, takes over the leadership of a party that has been losingRead more

India's Rahul Gandhi takes over as president of Congress party

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

India's Congress party names Rahul Gandhi president

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

India's opposition Congress party named Rahul Gandhi as its new leader on Monday after years of speculation, calling it a "historic occasion". Senior Congress leader Mullappally Ramachandran said the 47-year-old had stood unopposed for election as the president of the party his family had led for generations. "I hereby declare Shri Rahul Gandhi elected as the President of the IndianRead more

Modi wins landslide election victory in India’s biggest state

NEW DELHI - Arab today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won a landslide victory in India’s most important battleground state on Saturday, in a personal triumph that will strengthen his claim to a second term as national leader. Wresting control of Uttar Pradesh is a ringing endorsement of Modi’s stewardship of Asia’s third-largest economy after his high-risk decision last November to scrap high-value banknotes toRead more

How drugs are used to woo voters in India’s Punjab

GURDASPUR - Arab Today

Opium addict Rajendar usually has to beg, steal or borrow to get his fix but at election season in India’s Punjab province, a packet is delivered to his home in a bid to win his vote. “Like all addicts, I love elections and wish we had them every month,” the 38-year-old says with a twinkle in his eye. “It’s theRead more

Akhilesh, Rahul call for crushing BJP's divisive politics

Lucknow - Arab Today

In a clear show of camaraderie and personal bonding, the scions of Congress and Samajwadi Party on Sunday came together to give a call for crushing BJP's divisive politics of anger for the progress, prosperity, peace and people of Uttar Pradesh in the Assembly elections. In their first joint appearance after the alliance between the Congress and SP came throughRead more