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Narendra Modi declared that he hopes for a strong opposition, which would strengthen democracy. So did Jawaharlal Nehru. Speaking at the ancestral village...

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Adhir Chowdhury : A local phenomenon on a national stage

Adhir Chowdhury is the name of a phenomenon. Two mighty Chief Ministers, Buddhadev Bhattacharya of the Left Front and Mamata Banerjee of Trinamool...

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Simplicity defines her

MEET Sumitra Mahajan, 71, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Indore in Madhya Pradesh and the second woman Speaker of the world’s...

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Chanakya in Modi’s team

WITH Prime Minister NarendraModi assuming office after a blitzkrieg electoral offensive that saw the Congress and its allies vanquished as never before, the...

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The kalank on Karat

The Vijayan episode spells ruin for both the CPI(M) and its General Secretary He was a perennial symbol of defiance, even when the...

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The indispensable Congressman

The gentle, diligent Bengali has proved himself a great survivor as well as an invaluable member of party and government Union Finance Minister...

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Lord of the Telegu biddas

Reaping the electoral harvest of a slew of welfare schemes, YSR is reigning supreme in Andhra Pradesh Sneers of a default win and...

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Party worker, uncrowned PM

The heartwarming irony is that he aims to remove the importance of dynasty in Indian politics Rahul Gandhi, a fifth generation politician from...

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Rise of a humble farmer

The Karnataka politician has been given to believe he can be Prime Minister again In 1996, the self-proclaimed humble farmer from Hardanahalli village...

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With malice from none

Prime Ministerial contender Paswan has no enemies in Delhi Union Fertilizer, Chemical and Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who became an MLA in...