Police foil Rahul Gandhi kidnap plot Three suspected members of a Pakistan-based militant group, plotting to kidnap Rahul Gandhi were arrested in Uttar Pradesh on Friday with a cache of weapons and explosives. 17 Nov 2007
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Indian PM seen betrayed by allies, battered by enemies Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is taking a political beating after a stalled nuclear deal, in what many Indians see as the decline and steady fall of a weak leader betrayed by his allies, manipulated by enemies and revealed as increasingly ineffective. 29 Oct 2007
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Nuclear deal on despite "difficulties," says Indian Govt The Indian Government has announced on Monday that the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal has not been put in the "deep freeze" as reported earlier but has informed the U.S. that it was facing some "difficulties" with the operational aspects of the deal. 16 Oct 2007
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Indian PM risks losing nuclear deal...and credibility Life is ebbing away from India's controversial nuclear cooperation deal with the United States after the government appeared to back down in a row with its communist allies to save itself from a snap election. 15 Oct 2007
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Sonia Gandhi not in favour of an early election The leader of India's Congress party and the most powerful politician in the country, Sonia Gandhi, said on Friday she did not want an early election and was hoping to resolve differences with communist allies. 13 Oct 2007
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U.N. marks Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary as International Day of Nonviolence U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the first International Day of Nonviolence on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday Tuesday, Oct. 2, lamenting rising intolerance and pleading for the world to embrace his ideals of peace and human dignity. 02 Oct 2007
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Sonia, Nooyi among top 10 in Forbes' "Most Powerful Women" list Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress party which is leading the federal government of India and Indra Nooyi, the chairperson of the food and beverage giant PepsiCo. feature among the top ten most powerful women in the world list published by US business magazine Forbes. 02 Sep 2007
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Govt. rescues Gandhi manuscript from being auctioned by Christie's The Indian government has rescued a rare manuscript of a letter "Father of the Nation" Mahatma Gandhi wrote 19 days before his assassination in 1948 from being auctioned by British auction house Christie's and has paid a confidential sum for it. 11 Jul 2007
