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Rahul-Gandhi-and-Akhilesh-Y
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Arrogant Princes

POLITICAL relationships need to be nurtured and handled with care and affection. There is no place for arrogance. This dictum isn’t present in...

Nitish-Kumar
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Of kings, kingmakers and pawns

SUSHASHAN Babu, Nitish Kumar, is the most unpredictable species in Bihar politics. BJP’s Bihar unit has tried to rein him, but the disciple...

Kanishka-vs-Milind
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Kanishka vs Milind?

THE Congress Party is in search of a new Treasure for its cash-starved coffers albeit the tremendous trust in 89-year-old former Madhya Pradesh...

Rashtriya-Swayamsevak-Sangh
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BJP fetish for English

THE Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leadership is one of the biggest votaries for the propagation of Hindi language. Now that they are de facto...

Sitaram-Yechury
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Yechury takes the vote

THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22nd Congress was convened in Hyderabad recently. The Congress elected Sitaram Yechury as the party’s general secretary...

Arun-Jaitley
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North Block adrift

A new grapevine has taken root in the Finance Ministry since the news of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley kidney problems appeared in the...

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The rise of Baluni

THE selection of Rajya Sabha candidates by the BJP has bewildered many in the ‘saffron-camp’. The BJP has even accommodated politicians who were...

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Piyush Goyal out of the race?

CHARTERED accountant-turned-politician Railway Minister Piyush Goyal is one of the smartest ministers in the Narendra Modi cabinet. Modi also has high expectations from...

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Technocrat PM?

IMAGINE the day when India is governed by a technocrat. Of late, technocrats have expressed their willingness to be Prime Minister, President and...

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West Bengal, ahoy

FOR all those who desire to enter Parliament, the BJP has become the new breeding centre. People from all walks of life are...