Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Police: Train carrying Rahul Gandhi stoned

Sep. 16, 2009
A train carrying Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of India's ruling Congress party, was pelted with stones Tuesday night, police said.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Indian election victory for 2 Gandhis

NEW DELHI, May 16 (UPI) -- Rahul and Varun Gandhi, cousins from India's most prominent political family and now on opposite sides, were both winners in Saturday's vote count.

Sonia Gandhi hospitalized in India

NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Sonia Gandhi, leader of India's ruling coalition-leading Congress Party, reportedly was hospitalized Tuesday after complaining of breathing difficulty.

Security heightened after blasts

LUCKNOW, India, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- India's major cities were on high security alert Saturday after near-simultaneous blasts in three towns reportedly killed 14 people.

Blasts rock three Indian cities

LUCKNOW, India, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Blasts Friday rocked three cities in India's northern Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 10 people.

India says Pakistan-based militants nabbed

LUCKNOW, India, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Indian authorities claim to have foiled a plot by an alleged militant group based in Pakistan to kidnap a prominent politician.

India pays tribute to Indira Gandhi

NEW DELHI, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- India paid tribute to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the anniversary of her 89th birthday Sunday, celebrated as National Integration Day.

India's Congress Party to honor Gandhis

NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- India's Congress Party will honor the late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his wife Sonia Saturday at the party's first meeting since its election win.

Indian leaders told to hold their tongue

NEW DELHI, April 2 (UPI) -- India's Chief Election Commissioner has asked political leaders to refrain from making personal attacks on each other during the upcoming election campaigns.

Gandhi family scion to contest polls

NEW DELHI, March 22 (UPI) -- India's opposition Congress party has said that Rahul Gandhi, grandson of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, will contest the upcoming federal elections.

Gandhi family in Pakistan for cricket

WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Three members of India's Gandhi family, which spawned three prime ministers, plan to attend the first cricket match with Pakistan, officials said.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler