Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Chopra Posts About Speaking On Empowerment At United Nations Event

Entertainment | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Priyanka Chopra quoted Mahatma Gandhi's lines which read: "If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children"

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Recovering From Dengue, Says Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 28, 2017

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is undergoing treatment for dengue at a private hospital in New Delhi, is progressively recovering, hospital authorities today said

Priyanka Vadra Admitted To Delhi Hospital With Dengue

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 25, 2017

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is suffering from dengue and is under treatment at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SRGH) here, said hospital authorities on Friday.

PM, Senior Leaders, Family Pay Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi On His 73rd Birth Anniversary

India News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Sunday August 20, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior political leaders across the board paid a tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 73rd birth anniversary today. His memorial, Vir Bhoomi in New Delhi, was buzzing with activity as his family, wife Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid respects to the nation's y...

Congress Denies Priyanka Gandhi Will Be Party's 'Working President'

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 14, 2017

The Congress on Monday rejected as "entirely false, baseless and fabrication" a news report that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may be named the party's Working President.

We Don't Leak Reports, Says Venkaiah Naidu On Robert Vadra Row

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday April 28, 2017

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today rejected the Congress' allegation that a report by the Dhingra commission, which investigated alleged irregularities in land deals in Haryana including one involving a firm owned by Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, was leaked.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says Nothing To Do With Robert Vadra's Finances

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Sidharth Pandey. Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Saturday April 29, 2017

In five years of controversy over her husband's alleged land deals in Haryana when the Congress was in power, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has clarified for the first time that she had "no relationship whatsoever" with the finances of Robert Vadra or his company Skylight Hospitality.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says 'No Relationship' With Robert Vadra's Finances

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 28, 2017

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said her finances had nothing to do with those of her husband Robert Vadra's or his company Skylight Hospitality which is under Haryana government's scanner over its land deals with realty major DLF.

Actor Kal Penn's Old Audition Scripts Expose Racism In Hollywood

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Wednesday March 15, 2017

Indian-American actor Kal Penn took to Twitter on Tuesday to share some of the blatantly racist audition scripts he had been given at the beginning of his career. In a series of tweets, Mr Penn shared how he was asked to try out for roles like a "Gandhi lookalike," "snake charmer" and "fire eater," saying that the survival of his fledgling acting c...

In Ups And Downs, UP Is 'A Little Down': Rahul Gandhi On Winning 7 Seats

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Tuesday March 14, 2017

After his party won just seven of a total of 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi, who starred in the campaign and directed strategy along with sister Priyanka, described the result "as a little down".

UP Election Results 2017: Twitter To Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi: Bura Na Mano, Holi Hai

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Saturday March 11, 2017

The feeling of schadenfreude is alive and well on social media after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and Rahul Gandhi's Congress alliance failed to deliver. The strategic union took a beating at the hands of the BJP. And how. The party is set to register a massive win in the state, leading in more than 300 of UP's 403 ...

UP Election Results 2017 - 'Not Just Rahul Gandhi But Priyanka Failed Too, Be Fair': Smriti Irani On BJP's UP Win

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday March 11, 2017

The BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh is proof that tough decisions can be taken in politics without fear of a backlash in elections, Union Minister Smriti Irani said today, asserting that the results were a stamp of approval for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and policies, including the notes ban.

Punjab Election Results 2017: Why Arvind Kejriwal Lost, According To Navjot Singh Sidhu, Celebrating Victory

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Saturday March 11, 2017

Navjot Singh Sidhu today credited his victory and that of his Congress party to Rahul Gandhi, Captain Amarinder Singh and Priyanka Gandhi, and launched into his characteristic stream of quotable quotes.

Priyanka Gandhi Won't Be Campaigning In UP Elections, Top Congress Strategist Tells NDTV

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Tuesday February 28, 2017

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress' star campaigner "will not be campaigning" any more for the party in the ongoing UP elections, according to Ghulam Nabi Azad, the party's point man for Uttar Pradesh.

As Doubts About Rahul Gandhi Grow, Leaders Wonder 'Who Will Bell The Cat?'

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Sunday February 26, 2017

After Congress party suffered another electoral debacle in the local elections of Maharashtra and Odisha, some senior leaders within the party have now begun to question the abilities of party vice president Rahul Gandhi - albeit in hushed voices.

Uttar Pradesh Election 2017: Voting Ends For Phase 4

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday February 23, 2017

Uttar Pradesh assembly elections drive into the fourth phase today. Fifty three Assembly constituencies including in Raebareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, will votes today. The ruling Samajwadi Party has teamed up with Congress to make it a three -cornered contest against the BJP and four-time Chief Minister ...

UP Elections 2017: 'Let Modi Talk. UP Adopted Samajwadi Party,' Says Mulayam Singh

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday February 19, 2017

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh today dismissed Prime Minister Modi's claim that he was the "adopted son of Uttar Pradesh", saying the state has adopted the Samajwadi Party. The Prime Minister's claim has drawn a lot of criticism from the opposition, with Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to RJD chief Lalu Prasad rushing to comment on the ma...

UP Elections 2017: 'UP Does Not Need An Adopted Son,' Priyanka Gandhi Hits Back At PM Narendra Modi

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday February 18, 2017

Priyanka Gandhi, seen as the chief architect of her party the Congress' alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh elections, offered a riposte on Friday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attacks on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and her brother and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, the faces of their partnership.

Mint 'Made In Rae Bareli' For President Trump? What Rahul Gandhi Meant

India News | Edited By Parmeshwar Bawa | Friday February 17, 2017

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, campaigning with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, introduced a new flavor to his digs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But for the Prime Minister, the US president would have had "mint made in Rae Bareli," he told a cheering crowd at his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi's constituen...

UP Elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi Jabs PM: We Were Shown DDLJ's SRK, Got Sholay's Gabbar Singh

India News | Edited by Malini Chatterji | Friday February 17, 2017

Rahul Gandhi, joined by sister Priyanka Vadra in his campaign on Gandhi home turf Rae Bareli today, referenced two Hindi blockbusters to illustrate what he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's failure to keep his promises. "Imagine going to watch a movie. You are shown Shah Rukh (Khan's) DDLJ. After two and a half years, turns out it is Gabbar Sin...

We Were Promised DDLJ Shah Rukh, Got Sholay's Gabbar Singh: Rahul Gandhi's Dig At PM Modi

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday February 17, 2017

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in his mother Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency of Raebareli, ahead of the third phase of the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

UP Elections 2017: After Smriti Irani Jab, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Campaign In Raebareli Today

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Friday February 17, 2017

For the upset workers in the Gandhi stronghold of Raebareli, today will be a big day as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her brother Rahul Gandhi come campaigning. For Ms Gandhi Vadra, this would be the first campaign of this election in Uttar Pradesh. Unlike other elections, when she is seen to exercise her great crowd-connect, this time she had so far b...

UP Election 2017: Smriti Irani Knows Why Priyanka Gandhi's Not Campaigning

India News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 16, 2017

Campaigning for her party - the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Union minister Smriti Irani took on Priyanka Gandhi, whose brother and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has teamed up with the Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav for the ongoing Assembly elections in the state. Speaking about the people of Amethi, a key constituency for the Congress, Ms Iran...

UP Elections 2017: Priyanka Gandhi Sets February 13 Date With Amethi, Rae Bareli

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 11, 2017

Congress supporters in Amethi and Rae Bareli are eagerly waiting for February 13 to catch a glimpse of Priyanka Gandhi when she will kick off her campaign for the Congress party in the two towns.

UP Elections 2017: Sonia Gandhi Likely To Campaign In Rae Bareli

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 10, 2017

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is likely to campaign for party candidates on seats falling under Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections while daughter Priyanka is likely to canvas for the nominees in Amethi.

Varun Gandhi Back On BJP List Of 40 Star Attractions In UP. At Number 39

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Thursday February 2, 2017

Varun Gandhi, excluded from the BJP's list of "star campaigners" in Uttar Pradesh for the first two phases of the assembly elections, is back on the list for the third and fourth phases. So is former state BJP chief Vinay Katiyar whose comments last week about Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and later about Smriti Irani of his own party were ...

When Priyanka Enters Politics, Robert Vadra Will Be BJP's Big Target

Opinion | Chandan Mitra | Tuesday January 31, 2017

Priyanka Gandhi may not carry any political baggage so far, but the same cannot be said about her husband. The moment she jumps actively into the electoral campaign, the controversies dogging Robert Vadra are certain to be raked up.

Akhilesh Yadav's 'Elephant' Jibe At Mayawati Has Twitter Fuming

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday January 29, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's offensive remark today on Mayawati has drawn sharp comments on Twitter, with Tweeple drawing parallels with BJP leader Vinay Katiyar, whose comments on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Smriti Irani had triggered a flood of protests.

On Sunday, Akhilesh and Dimple Yadav To Appear With Rahul Gandhi

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday January 27, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, his wife Dimple, and Congress boss Rahul Gandhi will address reporters together on Sunday in Lucknow, their first appearance after their parties agreed to a partnership for the election that was negotiated by Rahul Gandhi's younger sister, Priyanka Gandhi.

Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Congress Workers In Amethi, Raebareli Are Upset. Over To Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 27, 2017

Priyanka Gandhi, credited with driving an alliance with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and rescuing it from the brink of collapse, is now trying to iron out new complications in their relationship about her family's stronghold of Amethi and Raebareli.