Sonia questioned Rajiv on Shah Bano case, he said he was trying to deal with it fairly

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1. OpIndia Right Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Pvt. Ltd. 10 Nov 2026, 17:20 IST

   Sonia Gandhi didn’t give up PM’s post as an act of sacrifice: Read Natwar Singh’s memoir revelation that prompted Sonia and Priyanka to visit him

   Sonia Gandhi’s memoir has stirred an old political controversy, bringing back Natwar Singh’s explosive claim about why she and Priyanka Gandhi visited him just days before his autobiography was published in 2014.

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3. The Morung Express Center 10 Nov 2026, 17:38 IST

   Sonia Gandhi recalls losing first child; shares how Indira consoled her and Rajiv Gandhi

   New Delhi, November 10 (IANS): Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and her husband, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, suffered a major heartbreak and a deeply personal tragedy soon after marriage, as their newborn child passed away hours after birth.Sonia, in her autobiography titled ‘Belonging: A…

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5. The Hans India Center 10 Nov 2026, 18:08 IST

   Bharat Summit: Global Platform or Congress's Political Outreach

   The Bharat Summit is expected to bring together an estimated 1000 delegates from nearly 70 countries.

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7. Rising Kashmir Center Rising Kashmir 10 Nov 2026, 18:14 IST

   "No woman politician has endured as much": Mehbooba Mufti calls Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'beautiful'; slams BJP over Nehru remarks

   Srinagar , November 10 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday praised Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', saying that no woman politician had endured as much as she had, while also defending the legacy of former…

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9. India TV Right Independent News Service 11 Nov 2026, 07:53 IST

   Sonia Gandhi's memoir makes factual errors on Anna Hazare movement, RSS history and Ahmed Patel's death

   Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi's much-anticipated memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love , which hit bookstores on Tuesday (November 10), has drawn attention for its personal accounts of the Nehru-Gandhi family and insights into her political journey. However, the book has also sparked questions over…

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11. India Today Center-Right Living Media India 11 Nov 2026, 10:28 IST

    Balloons, cake and empty chairs: Sonia recalls Rahul's lonely 7th birthday

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13. The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 10:30 IST

    Pranab Mukherjee hinted at desire to become PM, ‘shocked’ me, writes Sonia Gandhi

    In her memoir, former Congress president recalls 2010 conversation; Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha asks what there was to be shocked about, says it is not a crime to be ambitious

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15. DT Next Center Daily Thanthi Group Current article 11 Nov 2026, 10:37 IST

    Sonia questioned Rajiv on Shah Bano case, he said he was trying to deal with it fairly

    NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi questioned her husband and then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the Shah Bano case, pointing out that newspapers were accusing him of sacrificing Muslim women's interests, asking him why he was letting this happen. Rajiv Gandhi replied that he was trying to…

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17. The Pioneer Center-Right The Pioneer 11 Nov 2026, 11:09 IST

    BJP slams Sonia Gandhi over Operation Blue Star remark

    Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday said Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s mention of Operation Blue Star in her book was akin to “rubbing salt in the wounds” of the Sikh community. In her tell-all memoir, “Belonging: A Journey of Love”, the former Congress president said that the 1984…

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19. Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group) 11 Nov 2026, 11:14 IST

    Kangana questions Sonia Gandhi’s 15-year wait for Indian citizenship

    Mumbai: Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut questioned the timing of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi acquiring Indian citizenship, pointing to her marriage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and her decision to become an Indian citizen in 1983. In a post on Instagram, Kangana linked the…

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21. The Siasat Daily Center-Left Siasat Daily 11 Nov 2026, 11:30 IST

    Rahul’s 7th birthday hit by Indira Gandhi’s poll defeat: Sonia

    New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s seventh birthday turned into a sombre affair after all but one of his friends skipped the celebration in the wake of his grandmother, Indira Gandhi’s, electoral defeat in 1977. In her tell-all memoir, “Belonging: A Journey Of Love”, Sonia Gandhi recalls the incident as a…

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23. Organiser Right Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS) 11 Nov 2026, 11:30 IST

    Sonia Gandhi Memoir on 1984 Anti-Sikh riots under fire: H S Phoolka calls claims false, cites court evidence

    Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; former Leader of the Opposition, Punjab. H S Phoolka on November 10 made a series of allegations about Sonia Gandhi’s memoir. Senior advocate and BJP leader H S Phoolka described the claims about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Sonia Gandhi’s recently released memoir…

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25. ABP Live Center-Right ABP Group 11 Nov 2026, 11:42 IST

    Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir Gets Historical Details Wrong, From Gujarat Capital To RSS Founding Year

    Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love , hit bookstores on Tuesday, offering insights into her personal life, political journey and entry into the Nehru-Gandhi family. However, the 502-page book has come under scrutiny after several historical inaccuracies were spotted…

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27. The Federal Center-Left New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 12:04 IST

    Sonia Gandhi recalls confronting Rajiv over Shah Bano case in memoir

    Sonia says she questioned Rajiv about people accusing him of sacrificing women’s interests; he had assured her that he was trying to deal fairly with a complicated situation

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29. Mathrubhumi English Center-Left Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. 11 Nov 2026, 12:16 IST

    'Nitish Kumar was INDIA bloc's architect': JD(U) objects to Sonia Gandhi's memoir

    JD(U) expressed resentment over Nitish Kumar's portrayal in Sonia Gandhi's memoir, calling him the chief architect of the opposition INDIA bloc.

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31. The Avenue Mail Center The Avenue Mail 11 Nov 2026, 12:18 IST

    “They will kill you too”: The tragedies that built Sonia Gandhi

    Sonia Gandhi lays bare her private grief and political career in her new 502-page memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. Tragic Assassinations Shape Personal Life Gunfire erupted outside the Delhi residence on October 31, 1984. Sikh bodyguards assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, leaving Sonia…

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33. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 12:26 IST

    ‘Deeply aggrieved’: JD(U) objects to Sonia Gandhi's portrayal of Nitish Kumar in memoir

    The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's portrayal of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in her memoir, asserting that he was the architect of the opposition INDIA bloc and had played a key role in bringing regional parties together. JD(U) national…

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35. The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust 11 Nov 2026, 12:28 IST

    When Pranab wrote: ‘The expectation was I would be PM after Sonia Gandhi declined’

    Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s confession in her book that Pranab Mukherjee’s expression of prime ministerial ambitions shocked her has triggered an intense debate on the scope and remit of political ambition. Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmishtha has lashed back at the Congress asking what is…

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37. The Indian Express Center-Left Indian Express Group 11 Nov 2026, 12:33 IST

    Sonia Gandhi recounts panic over Rahul’s security during Bharat Jodo Yatra

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39. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 12:52 IST

    Nitish Kumar was under BJP's influence to leave I.N.D.I.A bloc, says Sonia Gandhi in her book; JD(U) expresses resentment

    New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday expressed resentment over the portrayal of its president and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, asserting that he was the main architect of the Opposition INDIA bloc. JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev…

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41. Hindustan Times Center HT Media 11 Nov 2026, 12:57 IST

    ‘Gave up PM post, became Super PM': BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi takes dig at Sonia Gandhi over UPA governance

    Trivedi questioned how Gandhi could relinquish the Prime Minister's office while holding a Cabinet Minister-ranked position in the NAC.

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43. The Times of India Center Bennett, Coleman & Co. 11 Nov 2026, 13:06 IST

    'Gave up PM post, became Super PM': BJP targets Sonia Gandhi over UPA role after memoir release

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45. Livemint Center-Right HT Media Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 13:15 IST

    ‘Not going to allow our baby to be thrown into the river’: Sonia Gandhi recalls death of her firstborn in memoir

    In her memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, Sonia Gandhi recounts the loss of her first child in 1969, describing the family's grief, Indira Gandhi's response and her decision to oppose traditional last rites for the newborn.

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47. Deccan Chronicle Center Deccan Chronicle Holdings 11 Nov 2026, 13:27 IST

    Ramachandra Rao Accuses Congress of Using Public Money to Promote Rahul Gandhi

    The Congress government in the state has left the election promises in vain: Rao

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49. The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times 11 Nov 2026, 13:28 IST

    ‘Nitish Kumar was looking for ways to exit INDIA Bloc’: Sonia Gandhi in memoir

    New Delhi, Nov 11: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, was released on November 10. Published by HarperCollins India, the 544-page book chronicles her personal life and several significant turning points in Indian politics. It also…

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51. NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) 11 Nov 2026, 13:45 IST

    "Won't It Amount To Betrayal Of Rajiv?" Sonia Gandhi On DMK Alliance Dilemma

    Sonia Gandhi, writing in her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey Of Love', opened up about the intense moral and emotional conflict she faced when the Congress party considered an alliance with the DMK in the years following Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

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53. The Assam Tribune Center Assam Tribune Group 11 Nov 2026, 13:51 IST

    ‘Ramayana’ is a bittersweet experience, says Sunil Lahri

    Mumbai, Nov 11 : Actor Sunil Lahri, best known for portraying Lakshman in Ramanand Sagar's iconic television series 'Ramayan,' has shared his mixed reaction to the newly released film 'Ramayana.' While praising its grand visuals and world-class visual effects, the actor said the film falls short…

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55. The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co. 11 Nov 2026, 13:52 IST

    'Is it a crime to be ambitious?': Pranab Mukherjee's daughter responds to Sonia Gandhi's memoir

    Sharmistha Mukherjee has spoken in defense of her father's ambition to become prime minister. She explained that Pranab Mukherjee's desire was rooted in his extensive political experience and hard work. In her response to Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Sharmistha expressed surprise at Gandhi's shock…

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57. TFI Post Right TFI Post 11 Nov 2026, 14:14 IST

    Sonia Gandhi’s memoir blames General Vaidya for the 1984 Army delay

    Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, has reopened the question of why the Army was not used to stop the killings of Sikhs in Delhi in November 1984. She writes that Army chief General A.S. Vaidya received orders on the night of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. The family later heard…

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