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India's Court clears release of controversial Bollywood movie on 1975

India's Supreme Court Thursday gave the go-ahead for the release of a controversial Bollywood movie on the state of emergency imposed in 1975 by the country's first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India's opposition parties have picked former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who is the grandson of pre-independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, as their candidate for vice president of this country.

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India'soppositionpartieshavepickedformerWestBengalGovernorGopalkrishnaGandhi,whoisthegrandsonofpre-independenceiconMahatmaGandhi,astheircandidateforvicepresiden

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One of world's oldest, most revered photo studios downs shutters in India

​Jayant Gandhi shares the same surname with that of India's national father, Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who preached non-violence and peace.

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Indian gov't examining Tamil Nadu's request to release former PM's assassins

The Indian government has said it was examining a letter sent by local government of Tamil Nadu regarding the release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassins from jail.

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Indian Congress party president praises Kashmiris for participating in local elections

​Indian Congress party President Sonia Gandhi Wednesday praised Kashmiri people for participating in huge numbers in the ongoing local elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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Indian minister calls Uttar Pradesh rape-murder case "terrible"

India's Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday described the rape and murder of two minor girls in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Badaun as a "terrible" crime.

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India's Congress rejects resignation of Gandhis

India's Congress party Monday set up a united front behind its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, rejecting their offer of resignation in the wake of the devastating election defeat suffered by the party in its history.

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India's Congress Party Chief's daughter denies contesting polls from Varanasi

India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi on Monday denied the rumor that she will contest polls against the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial contender Narendra Modi from Varanasi.

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India's ruling Congress chief files nomination to contest general elections

India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday filled her nomination papers to contest the upcoming general elections from Rae Bareli constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

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India's ruling Congress party slams Wikileaks cables on ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi

India's ruling Congress party Monday dubbed as "lies" the latest release of diplomatic cables by whistle-blower website Wikileaks which claim that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for an arms deal in the 1970s.