I suppose, mother-in-laws are frightening figures. Especially, more so for mother-in-laws to be.

I have issued instructions that while handling the situation in Upper Assam innocent civilians should not be harassed.

Returning to power in northern India is very important for the Congress party. No magic wand will work. We have to make our efforts. It will be a long and difficult struggle for us.

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.

My complaint with Dr Singh is that he sometimes does not highlight his achievements enough.

It was through the private world of family that the public world of politics came alive for me: living in intimate proximity with people for whom larger questions of ideology and belief, as well as issues relating to politics and governance, were vivid daily realities.

The Maharashtra government is working out a package for the worst-affected villages of the state in the recent floods. But we know whenever such calamities occur; whatever we do is not enough...more has to be done.