'Begged Rajiv not to enter politics but did not stop Rahul': Sonia Gandhi

IANS | November 10, 2026 3:07 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recalled she had "begged" her husband Rajiv Gandhi not to enter politics, but when it came to her son Rahul Gandhi, she "did not resist it", she wrote in her memoir '"Belonging: A Journey Of Love".

Did Pranab harbour a desire for the top chair? Sonia recalls 2010 'hint' in memoir

IANS | November 10, 2026 2:35 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has revealed that former President Pranab Mukherjee once surprised her in 2010 by suggesting that the time had perhaps come for a "change at the top", a remark she interpreted as an indirect expression of his long-standing ambition to become Prime Minister.

Delhi gets its own cruise safari; recreational 'Namo Yamuna' launched today

IANS | November 10, 2026 1:56 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, along with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Tuesday launched the 'Namo Yamuna Cruise Safari', a recreational attraction along the Yamuna riverfront, with an approximately 30-minute cruise between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur.