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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi stories: 3 news summaries

 Ruling Congress Party 
 Wins Indian Election 

Governing Congress-led coalition headed for major victory

May 16, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - India's main opposition party has conceded defeat to the ruling Congress-led alliance, CNN reports. The governing coalition—defying predictions the elections would end without a clear winner—was heading for a decisive victory as counting continued today. "We respect this mandate and accept it," said the leader of... More »

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India • Manmohan Singh • Rahul Gandhi • Indian elections • Indian National Congress

 Gandhi Heir Stumps for Poor 

Rahul Gandhi sheds aristocratic image to reach out to India's 700m rural poor

May 6, 09 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The heir to India's foremost political dynasty is reaching out to the country's dispossessed as the nation's election enters its final phase, the Guardian reports. Rahul Gandhi—widely seen as the successor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh if their Congress party emerges triumphant—has been greeted by enthusiastic crowds in... More »

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India • Sonia Gandhi • Rahul Gandhi • Indian elections • Indian National Congress

Indian Leader
in ICU After Heart Surgery

PM's illness highlights lack of succession law, aging Cabinet

Jan 26, 09 6:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Indian PM Manmohan Singh is in intensive care as he recovers from heart bypass surgery, reports the Times of London, highlighting the country's lack of succession law and stoking fears about its preparedness for another terrorist attack. The foreign minister is acting as leader while a special committee has control... More »

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India • heart surgery • Manmohan Singh • Congress Party • intensive care unit • Rahul Gandhi • Indian elections

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