Robert Vadra: News
Robert Vadra is a businessman, public figure, husband of the Indian National Congress (INC) leader Priyanka Gandhi, and son-in-law of INC interim President Sonia Gandhi. Vadra first came into the limelight in 1997 when he got married into the Gandhi family, which ruled India in the initial decades after independence. He was born to Rajendra Vadra and his wife Maureen in a business family from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. After finishing his schooling, Vadra joined his father’s brass and artificial jewelry business. Except for his mother Maureen, all of his close family members passed away under dubious circumstances: his sister died in a car accident in 2001, his brother committed suicide in 2003, and his father was found dead at a Delhi guest house in 2009. In the late 1990s and 2000s, Vadra entered the real estate and hospitality business. In 2012, he came into the limelight again, infamously, because of shady land deals with DLF in Haryana. Since then, other cases allegedly involving him, like the 2015 Bikaner land deal and the 2009 petroleum deal, have also garnered media attention.
03 May 2024
Narendra ModiModi's 'daro mat, bhago mat' jibe at Rahul's Raebareli move
After the Congress named Rahul Gandhi as its candidate from the Raebareli seat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a jibe at the opposition party's decision.
01 May 2024
Priyanka Gandhi VadraAmethi, Raebareli decision within 24-30 hours: Congress
The Congress will announce its candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli constituencies "in the next 24 to 30 hours," party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.
27 Apr 2024
Congress PartyCongress to discuss candidates for Amethi, Raebareli seats today
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress Party will meet on Saturday to discuss candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Amethi and Raebareli.
24 Apr 2024
Priyanka Gandhi VadraPosters featuring Robert Vadra surface in Amethi amid candidate suspense
Posters featuring Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have surfaced in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, amid the suspense over Congress's candidate for the seat.
23 Apr 2024
Rahul Gandhi'Jijaji ki nazar...': Smriti mocks Rahul, Vadra over Amethi candidacy
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday criticized Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra over the uncertainty surrounding the Congress's Amethi candidate.
17 Apr 2024
Congress Party'Will do what party decides...': Rahul Gandhi on Amethi seat
Senior Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that he will adhere to the party's decision regarding Amethi's candidacy for the Lok Sabha elections.
09 Apr 2024
Priyanka Gandhi VadraRobert Vadra drops another hint at contesting from Amethi
Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, once again hinted at his potential entry into politics.
04 Apr 2024
Rahul GandhiRobert Vadra vs Smriti Irani in Amethi? Businessman drops hint
Robert Vadra, a businessman and the husband of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has hinted at a potential entry into politics.
28 Dec 2023
Priyanka Gandhi VadraPriyanka Gandhi named by ED in money laundering case: Report
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has reportedly been named in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet for the first time over an alleged purchase and sale of five acres of land in Haryana.
30 Apr 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghWrestlers v/s WFI chief: Delhi Police offers protection to complainants
The Delhi Police has provided security to seven women wrestlers—who accused the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment—following the Supreme Court's directions, India Today reported.
22 Sep 2022
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Robert Vadra apologizes unconditionally to court for violating travel conditions
Businessman Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, unconditionally apologized on Wednesday for violating travel restrictions imposed by a Delhi court after a fortnight-long trip to the UAE, UK, Spain, and Italy.
02 Apr 2021
Priyanka Gandhi VadraRobert Vadra tests positive for COVID-19; Priyanka Gandhi self-isolates
Indian National Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Friday said that she was self-isolating after being exposed to COVID-19.
04 Jan 2021
BikanerTax officials record Robert Vadra's statement in benami properties case
Officials of the Income Tax department on Monday recorded businessman Robert Vadra's statement at his Delhi office in connection with the benami properties case.
28 Jul 2019
FacebookRobert Vadra posts video of cow that 'predicts the future'
Early on Sunday morning, businessman Robert Vadra shared a video of a cow that "predicts the future."
03 Jun 2019
IndiaRobert Vadra gets permission to travel abroad for tumor treatment
Businessman Robert Vadra, who is an accused in a money laundering case, has been allowed to travel abroad.
12 May 2019
Lok Sabha#Elections2019: Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra cast votes; son misses voting
The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections has concluded and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra cast their votes in Delhi on Sunday.
17 Apr 2019
Uttar PradeshPriyanka Gandhi will be seen as 'thief's wife': Uma Bharti
In what marks as another low in political discourse, Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said people of country would see Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as "thief's wife".
10 Apr 2019
Lok Sabha#Elections2019: Congress President Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Amethi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
13 Mar 2019
Narendra ModiInvestigate Vadra, but also investigate PM Modi in #RafaleDeal: RaGa
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the government has the right to investigate every person but should not be selective, referring to the investigation against his brother-in-law Robert Vadra.
10 Mar 2019
Uttar PradeshRobert Vadra confirms he will enter politics, but conditions applied
Businessman Robert Vadra, who is married to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, wrote a Facebook post on Sunday to confirm he is thinking about joining politics.
24 Feb 2019
FacebookIs Robert Vadra joining politics? His Facebook post gives clue
A month after Priyanka Gandhi joined active politics and was appointed Congress' in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East, it appears that her husband, Robert Vadra, is also eyeing an entry into politics.
07 Feb 2019
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Robert Vadra questioned for 'links' to arms dealer, London properties
On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned businessman Robert Vadra for over five hours in connection with an alleged money laundering case related to properties in the UK.
06 Feb 2019
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Wife Priyanka drops Robert Vadra at ED office for questioning
Sending a strong message that she stands by her spouse, Priyanka Gandhi dropped Robert Vadra outside Enforcement Directorate office on Wednesday.
02 Feb 2019
Rahul GandhiRobert Vadra gets anticipatory bail in money laundering case
On Saturday, Delhi's Patiala House court gave anticipatory bail to businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case, protecting him from arrest till February 16.
24 Jan 2019
IndiaPriyanka Gandhi, aandhi and Indira Gandhi
"Priyanka Gandhi aandhi hai, doosri Indira Gandhi hai".
19 Jan 2019
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Delhi court extends interim protection from arrest to Vadra's aide
A Delhi court today extended till February 6 the interim protection from arrest granted to Manoj Arora, a close aide of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, in a money laundering case.
04 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiWith gloves off, Nirmala Sitharaman defends Rafale-deal, but RaGa unimpressed
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the multi-crore Rafale deal on Friday in the Lok Sabha using all her might, but Congress President Rahul Gandhi wasn't satisfied.
07 Dec 2018
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Enforcement Directorate raids Robert Vadra's offices in Delhi
The offices of former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra, were today raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at multiple locations in Delhi.
30 Nov 2018
Rahul GandhiRobert Vadra summoned by ED in land deal case
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned Robert Vadra in a land deal case.
02 Sep 2018
HaryanaCase against Vadra, Hooda will be 'thoroughly' investigated: Haryana CM
The case registered against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for alleged irregularities in land deals will be thoroughly investigated, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Sunday.
20 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiNation pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on 74th birth anniversary
PM Narendra Modi today led the nation in paying homage to former premier Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary.
13 Nov 2017
HaryanaSenior bureaucrat Ashok Khemka transferred again
Senior bureaucrat Ashok Khemka, who first made headlines in 2012 after he cancelled a land deal involving Robert Vadra and DLF, has been transferred yet again.
18 Oct 2017
Sonia GandhiBJP attacks Congress over Robert Vadra's links with arms dealer
BJP and Congress locked horns over a Times Now report alleging that Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra had "links" with fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
17 Oct 2017
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Newly revealed emails establish Vadra-Sanjay Bhandari link
Robert Vadra has consistently denied links with arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. Such reports surfaced when it emerged that Bhandari had refurbished Vadra's flat at Bryanton Square, London, in 2016.
23 May 2017
DNADelhi Police removes security of Robert Vadra's mother, 12 others
After media raised questions on security provided to Robert Vadra's mother Maureen, Delhi Police have withdrawn her cover, along with that of 12 other people.
17 May 2017
Delhi PoliceRobert Vadra's mother's security detail stripped off
Times Now reported that Robert Vadra's mother's security cover has been withdrawn by the Modi government.
13 Apr 2017
RajasthanBikaner land scam: ED raids business associates of Robert Vadra
Investigations into an alleged scam on land deals in Rajasthan, including one involving a company owned by Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, resulted in Enforcement Directorate carrying out raids at various properties in Faridabad.
