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Capital culture

ON January 14, Lutyens’ Delhi had a different colour to it. The bungalows of some of the Ministers were decorated and lit to...

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Electing a President

JULY 2017 will be another significant and momentous moment in the history of the country as the elected representatives of the people will...

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Shah at the helm

FINALLY, Amit Shah has become the president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. It was not an easy walk for him, though. And...

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Upper House in the limelight

GET ready for some political battles. The upcoming months of April and June will see 76 members of the Rajya Sabha retiring. The...

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Catch-22 situation

THESE days, it is learnt, the RSS is a concerned organisation. First, they fought to get the power and, after achieving it, the...

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Congress in leadership deficit

THE Congress party has to immediately decide on two important issues. First, the party has to select the Deputy Leader of the Lok...

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Keeper of promises

JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did the aarti in Varanasi along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit in December. One...

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Speaking to the nation

THE demands of television have created a furore in every political party. Every TV channel needs a party spokesperson on its evening show....

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The Ram & Shaurya team

RAM Madhav, an Andhra Pradesh leader and General Secretary of the BJP, who is Modi’s ambassador at large, is very active on the...

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Minister Shivpal cut to size

AS this story illustrates, the UP administration is run by many centres of power, never mind if the de jure boss is CM...