55 nomination papers filed for Sonia - 
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders from across the country, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and party treasurer Motilal Vora, congregated at 10, Janpath on Thursday to file over 55 nomination papers on behalf of Sonia Gandhi, paving the way for her return to the top post in the party for a record fourth time.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 22:31 GMT


Waiting for Rahul? - 
Dongria Kondh tribals walk in front of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center wearing white, in the Niyamgiri Hills near Lanjigarh, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. - Photo by AP.
- Found: 13 hours ago


AM Doha Time - 
Sonia Gandhi, 63, is set to be chosen president of the ruling Congress for the fourth time, with all party office bearers nominating her for the post yesterday.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 22:05 GMT


Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president - 
New Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 16:00 GMT


Sonia set for record fourth term as Congress president - 
New Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi was Thursday set for a record fourth term as Congress president with at least 55 sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by her party's office-bearers. It will make her the longest serving party president in the 125-year history of the Congress.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 13:01 GMT


Waiting for Rahul Gandhi? - 
Some 80,000 farmers thronged near Parliament House in New Delhi last week to protest against the paltry compensation paid by the Indian government for the land it took over in "public interest". An act as old as 1847, empowers the state to acquire land in dire eventuality.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 04:39 GMT


Former legislator I Kichingse passes away - 
Kohima, Aug 28 : Former Nagaland Legislative Assembly legislator I Kichingse Sangtam passed away in Dimapur yesterday after prolonged illness. He was 65 and survived by his wife two sons and one daughter.
- Found: 2010-08-28, 07:32 GMT


55 nomination papers filed for Sonia - 
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders from across the country, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and party treasurer Motilal Vora, congregated at 10, Janpath on Thursday to file over 55 nomination papers on behalf of Sonia Gandhi, paving the way for her return to the top post in the party for a record fourth time.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 21:03 GMT


Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president - 
New Delhi Sep 2: Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 17:08 GMT


Sonia set for record fourth term as Congress president - 
New Delhi Sep 2 : Sonia Gandhi was Thursday set for a record fourth term as Congress president with at least 55 sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by her party's office-bearers. It will make her the longest serving party president in the 125-year history of the Congress.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 13:44 GMT


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