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Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, left, sits with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, at a prayer meeting to mark the death anniversary of his father and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bomb attack on May 21, 1991 in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi,
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, right, holds the hand of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit at a prayer meeting to mark the death anniversary of his father and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Rahul's mother and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, left and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, foreground right, are also atended. Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bomb attack on May 21, 1991 in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi,
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center, sits with his mother and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, left, brother in law Robert Vadra, second left and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, at a prayer meeting to mark the death anniversary of his father and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bomb attack on May 21, 1991 in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi,
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, second right, smiles as he arrives for a meeting with India's ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, left, as Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, right, and Indian law maker Karan Singh react in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, second
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, shakes hands with India's ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, s
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) shakes hands with Indian United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi during a meeting in New Delhi on May 20, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged Monday to build trust with India and declared that ties between the Asian giants were key to world peace as he visited New Delhi only weeks after a border spat. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) shak
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (front R) waves as he walks with Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's ruling Congress party, before their meeting in New Delhi May 20, 2013. Li is in India on a three-day state visit. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (front R
Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's ruling Congress party, waits to receive Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) before their meeting in New Delhi May 20, 2013. Li is in India on a three-day state visit. Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's ruli
India's Congress Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi (R) waves to supporters as he arrives onstage with Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Ramesh Chennithala (L, in white) for a rally in Thiruvananthapuram on May 18, 2013. Gandhi attended the rally in the southern Indian city following the culmination of the Kerala Yatra, led by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Ramesh Chennithala. India's Congress Party Vice Preside
India's Punjab state Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal (C) speaks during a protest organised by Shiromani Akali Dal against the acquittal of Congress politician Sajjan Kumar in New Delhi on May 8, 2013. A court in New Delhi on April 30 acquitted a ruling party politician of murder in a trial linked to the massacre of Sikhs following the 1984 assassination of then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi. India's Punjab state Chief Minister
Indian Sikhs shout slogans as they protest the acquittal of ruling Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar of charges that he incited mobs to kill Sikhs during the country's 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Kumar had faced a possible death sentence if he had been convicted of inciting a mob in the capital to kill a family of Sikhs in the violence that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed during the riots. Indian Sikhs shout slogans as they
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi (C)and Dalbir Kaur (2R), sister of Sarabjit Singh, pray next to Singh's body at Bikhiwind village, some 45 kms from Amritsar, on May 3, 2013. Singh, an Indian convicted 16 years ago in Pakistan for spying and deadly bombings, died May 2 after being savagely beaten with a brick in Lahore prison, sparking a furious response from Indian politicians. Singh was cremated with state honours in his native village in northwestern India where hundreds of angry demonstrators shouted 'Down with Pakistan!' as they gathered to pay their tribute. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandh
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi consoles Dalbir Kaur near the body of her brother Sarabjit Singh, a convicted Indian spy who died after he was bludgeoned with a brick by two fellow inmates at a Pakistani prison, at Bhikhiwind, India, Friday, May 3, 2013. Singh was cremated in his native village in north India's Punjab state on Friday with top officials from the state government and representatives from the federal government present. He had been comatose and on a ventilator for days after the prison attack last Friday. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi
India s ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi gestures to supporters during a campaign rally for the upcoming Karnataka state election in Bangalore, India, Thursday, May 2, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls. India s ruling Congress party presi
India s ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, second from right, followed by armed security personnel arrives for a campaign rally for the upcoming Karnataka state election in Bangalore, India, Thursday, May 2, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls. India s ruling Congress party presi
Indian Sikhs cry and protest outside the residence of ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi after an Indian court Tuesday acquitted Congress party leader of charges that he incited mobs to kill Sikhs during the country's 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Former parliamentarian Sajjan Kumar had faced a possible death sentence if he had been convicted of inciting a mob in the capital to kill a family of Sikhs in the violence that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed during the riots. Indian Sikhs cry and protest outsid
Police stand guard outside the residence of the Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi during a protest in New Delhi May 2, 2013. Hundreds of Sikh protesters on Thursday held a demonstration outside the residence of Sonia Gandhi against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, protesters said. More than 2,500 people died in a wave of attacks on Sikhs in 1984 after the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards. Police stand guard outside the resi
strongNew Delhi:/strong Congress on Monday downplayed UPA outside supporter Samajwadi Party's stringent criticism of India's handling of Chinese incursion and rejected Mulayam Singh Yadav's contention that government was weak. Samajwadi is not stalling Parliament on this issue. You must have seen even today that MPs who came into the well in the Lok Sabha are purely and purely members of BJP. [caption id=attachment_738827 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strong Congress on
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks at a campaign rally for the upcoming Karnataka state election on the outskirts of Bangalore, India, Monday, April 29, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls. A photo of Congress party President Sonia Gandhi and the party symbol Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
An elderly Congress party supporter holds a chair to shield herself from rain as she waits with others for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a campaign rally for the upcoming Karnataka state election on the outskirts of Bangalore, India, Monday, April 29, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls. An elderly Congress party supporter
India's ruling Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during a campaign rally for the upcoming state elections in Tumkur, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) northwest of Bangalore, India, Friday, April 26, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls, Indian election commission said. India's ruling Congress party leade
A veiled Muslim woman sports a sun-shade featuring portraits of India's ruling Congress party leaders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, Rahul Gandhi, center, and Sonia Gandhi during a campaign rally for the upcoming state elections, attended by Rahul Gandhi in Tumkur, 70 Kilometers (43 miles) northwest of Bangalore, India, Friday, April 26, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls, Indian election commission said. A veiled Muslim woman sports a sun-
An Indian Muslim woman bites to hold on to a feeding bottle of her child as she waits with others for India's ruling Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi to arrive at a campaign rally for the upcoming state elections in Tumkur, 70 Kilometers (43 miles) northwest of Bangalore, India, Friday, April 26, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka will go to the polls on May 5, 2013. There are 41.8 million voters in the state and as many as 50,446 polling stations will be set up ahead of the polls, Indian election commission said. An Indian Muslim woman bites to hol
Indian activists from the National Federation of Indian Women Aganwadi Workers, Teachers, and Indian health workers shout anti-Congress-led UPA government slogans during a demonstration in New Delhi on April 26, 2013. Thousands of the demonstrators demanded the government of India recognise Aganwadi workers as Government employees so they could receive better pay have pension schemes. Indian activists from the National
Congress Party Members of Parliament from Telangana - a region of the central state of Andhra Pradesh - sit in protest to demand the introduction of the Telangana Bill at Parliament in New Delhi on April 23, 2013. Parliament is likely to witness major disruptions, with the opposition preparing to take on the Manmohan Singh government on Coalgate and the draft JPC report on the 2G spectrum scam, as the House opens for the second half of the budget session. New Delhi agreed in 2009 to the partition of Andhra Pradesh, India's fifth-largest state in terms of territory, but soon after it said the proposal needed more consultation following a fierce political backlash. Congress Party Members of Parliamen
Supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scuffle with police as they march towards the residence of the chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi during a protest rally in New Delhi. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi. REUTERS NEWS PICTURES HAS NOW MADE IT EASIER TO FIND THE BEST PHOTOS FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES AND TOP STANDALONES EACH DAY. Search for Supporters of India's main oppositi
Supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scuffle with police as they march towards the residence of the chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi during a protest rally in New Delhi April 21, 2013. Small groups of protesters dodged police and tried to reach the homes of India's leaders in the capital New Delhi on Sunday, in a third day of protests after the alleged rape and torture of a five-year old girl. Police say the child was abducted on April 15, kept in captivity and raped by a neighbour near her north Delhi home. The accused, who had fled, was brought back to the capital on Saturday. Supporters of India's main oppositi
A sound system operator sits with his sister on a truck as he watches a protest by women activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party against the rape of a 5-year-old girl near the residence of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The girl was raped and tortured by a man who held her in a locked room in India's capital for more than two days. A sound system operator sits with h
Women activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party climb a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The girl was allegedly kidnapped, raped and tortured by a man and then left alone for two days in a locked room in India's capital. Women activists of India's main opp
A female police officer stops a supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) after the supporter and her son crossed a police barricade outside the residence of the chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi during a protest rally in New Delhi April 21, 2013. Angry crowds demonstrated in the capital on Saturday after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped, tortured and kept in captivity for 40 hours, reviving memories of last December's brutal assault on a woman that shook the country. A female police officer stops a sup