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Sonia Gandhi: Indian politician
Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician. She is the longest serving president of the Indian National Congress, a social democratic political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independence history. She took over as the party leader in 1998, seven years after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, her husband and a former Prime Minister of India, and remained in office until 2017 after serving for twenty-two years. She returned to the post in 2019 and remained the President for another three years.

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Dussehra Celebrations| 'Ravan Dahan' Attended by PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal | Oneindia [Video]

Dussehra Celebrations| 'Ravan Dahan' Attended by PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal | Oneindia

In a festive celebration of Dussehra, 'Ravan Dahan' rituals unfolded in Delhi with various prominent figures in attendance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the event at Dwarka Sector 10 Ram..

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Rahul Gandhi gives surprise gift, a puppy named 'Noorie', to mother Sonia Gandhi | Oneindia News [Video]

Rahul Gandhi gives surprise gift, a puppy named 'Noorie', to mother Sonia Gandhi | Oneindia News

On the occasion of World Animal Day, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi introduced the world to the newest addition to their family, a puppy. The puppy, Noorie, was adopted as a present for his mother, Sonia..

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'Life, dedicated duty to country': Congress commemorates former PM Indira Gandhi on her 105th birth anniversary

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge , and KC Venugopal paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 105th birth anniversary. They praised her leadership,..
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Sonia Gandhi in Jaipur to avoid air pollution in New Delhi: Jairam Ramesh

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh announced that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will be staying in Jaipur for a few days to avoid air pollution in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi will also be based in Jaipur..
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Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Kharge praised Nehru for..
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Vote for Congress to ensure peace, prosperity: Sonia's appeal to Mizoram voters

Sonia Gandhi has appealed to the people of Mizoram to vote for Congress in the upcoming assembly polls. In a video message, she emphasized that the Congress is the only party that can ensure the..
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Had important role in building strong, progressive India: Mallikarjun Kharge hails Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to the ex-prime minister at her memorial 'Shakti Sthal' here. "Humble tributes to Indira Gandhi, India's first woman..
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Israel exacting revenge from blameless: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, has criticized India for not voting in favor of the latest UN general assembly resolution on the crisis in West Asia. She claimed in a newspaper article that..
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Congress 'strongly opposed' to India's abstention on UN resolution on Israel-Hamas conflict: Sonia Gandhi

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Israel-Hamas war: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi says this on India's abstention on UN resolution

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Congress releases revised list of star campaigners for MP assembly polls

The Congress party has released its revised list of star campaigners for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly election. The list includes top leaders such as Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul..
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Opposition has set up industry for 'new ideas of graft': BJP

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Congress holds meet to decide names of candidates for Telangana polls

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Rahul Gandhi says BJP leaders in Telangana queuing up to join Congress, winds up three-day tour

During a rally in Telangana, former AICC president Rahul Gandhi compared BJP leaders to "Bollywood heroes" and claimed that they are now queuing up to join the Congress party. Gandhi also highlighted..
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Congress CEC meeting begins in Delhi, to finalise candidates in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

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Parliament Special Session LIVE updates: Sonia Gandhi asks 'how many years' amid Women's Reservation Bill debate

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'Is he jealous that ...': Amit Shah again taunts Adhir Ranjan Choudhary in Lok Sabha

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Parliament special session: Congress demands immediate implementation of women's quota bill with quota for SCs, STs, OBCs, Sonia Gandhi says


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'Smriti Irani's portfolio to abuse Congress, Gandhi family': KC Venugopal

"BJP and Prime Minister have given a portfolio for her (Smriti Irani) to abuse the Congress party and Gandhis. She is doing that duty to appease her master," Venugopal said. Earlier, on Tuesday, Smriti..
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Women Reservation Bill was initiated by UPA: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha

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Liberation Day or National Integration Day? Big political battle on cards in Hyderabad on September 17 as Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi, KCR take stance

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BJP slams INDIA bloc meeting as get-together of 'anti-Hindu coordination committee'

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Sonia Gandhi's letter to PM Modi sparks row; Piyush Goyal attacks Congress amid political warfare

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How much will you mislead? Jairam Ramesh hits back at Union minister over special session of Parliament

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'Unfortunate you are trying to politicise functioning of Parliament,' Union minister responds to Sonia Gandhi's letter to PM Modi

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INDIA alliance won't boycott Parliament Special Session, Sonia Gandhi raises 9 issues in letter to PM Modi

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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital due to fever, condition stable

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'Sonia, Rahul Gandhi should be tried for treason': BJP's Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore during no-trust debate

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Restoring expunged records on NewsClick row unprecedented, says Adhir Chowdhury

Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday registered his objection to the restoration of expunged remarks and said it has happened never before. BJP MP from Godda in..
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No-trust motion: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's 'bete, damaad' jibe at Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi

Starting the debate from the government side on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha, Nishikant Dubey focused a large part of his speech on Congress party and its leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul..
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BJP’s Nishikant Dubey accuses Congress of defending Newsclick to break India, Adhir asks Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to expunge remarks

A New York Times report on a news portal NewsClick, alleging that it receives funds from China, caused uproar in the Lok Sabha on Monday. BJP MP from Godda in Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey, while speaking..
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'Find a girl for him': Sonia Gandhi to Haryana women farmers on Rahul's marriage

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Government must discuss Manipur in House, Sonia Gandhi tells PM Modi

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday directly asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a discussion on Manipur in Parliament, setting the tone for a turbulent monsoon session, even as the joint..
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From Sonia Gandhi to Netta D’Souza, what top Congress leaders said on Manipur violence

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Parliament Monsoon session: PM Modi engages in brief conversation with Sonia Gandhi


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Basement flooding destroyed Vadra companies’ records: Bank to SIT

The SIT is investigating an FIR registered against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Vadra and former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda in an alleged corruption-riddled real estate deal that..
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