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Opinion | 'It'll Divide Society': Why Congress Buried The Mandal Report For Years
Indira Gandhi was vetoed four times by her cabinet colleagues from implementing the Mandal Commission report, something that could have been a game-changer for the Congress.
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Opinion | Suresh Kalmadi: The Man Behind The Legendary 5-Star Dinner That Unnerved Even Sonia Gandhi
Kalmadi proved that in Indian politics, the man who controls the guest list often has more power than those whose names appear on it.
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Opinion | Is Congress Looking At A Rahul-Priyanka-Sachin Pilot Troika For 2029?
The Congress is undergoing a big churn that may see a meatier and bigger role for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Opinion | Will Congress 'High Command' Fumble Another State? Possibly
Significantly, Karnataka is the fourth Congress-ruled state seeing such mayhem under Kharge.
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Blog | Shivraj Patil: The 'Always Dapper' Home Minister, Brought Down By 26/11
A Sonia loyalist, Patil was known for his impeccable style and elegance. But nothing could prepare him for the aftershocks of the dastardly 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
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Opinion | There Is An Unexpected 'Mentor' Guiding Rahul Gandhi These Days
Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of the Communist Party of India [Marxist-Leninist] seems to be the newest friend, philosopher, guide of Rahul Gandhi, filling the void left behind by the late Sitaram Yechury.
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Opinion | The Little-Known Story Of How Russia Gave Sonia Gandhi Her Name - And Changed Her Family's Fate
On Sonia Gandhi's 79th birthday, author Rasheed Kidwai throws light on her childhood, her father's years as a prisoner of war, and her early days in a little town in Italy.
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Opinion | A 'Diet Coke' Moment: Why A Congress Group Is Suddenly Turning 'Minimalist'
Since 2014, a series of defeats in Lok Sabha and in most of the assembly polls have shaken the Congress's self-belief and faith in ideology. But a new crop of leaders is coming up now.
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Opinion | What Are Congress And Rahul Up To After Bihar? Hint: 'Jai Jagat Gang'
Instead of introspection, accountability and disciplinary action in the wake of the Bihar verdict, the Congress leadership is busy in a certain 'reward' exercise.
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Opinion | Bihar's Lesson For Congress And Rahul Gandhi? Just Photo-Ops Won't Do
Rahul Gandhi's relationship with allies may have managed to produce some striking media moments, but not public trust. The result is a politics of half-gestures: common pressers without common strategies, joint slogans without joint cadres,
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Opinion | What Mamdani Can Teach The Congress - And Rahul Gandhi
Like Mamdani's Democrats, Rahul Gandhi has inherited a Congress that resists change - comfortable in its proximity to power, even when out of office.
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Opinion | The Story Of RSS And Left: Why One Flourished, And Other Perished
Between Jyoti Basu's lost opportunity and Vajpayee's brief triumph lies the story of modern India - of one movement that adapted its faith to politics, and another that failed to adapt its politics to faith.
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Opinion | How The Congress's Manmohan Singh Library Came To Be
In death, the good Dr Manmohan Singh has restored the grand old party's link with history and books and achieved what ended abruptly way back in 1971.
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Opinion | Haryana To Bengal, Congress Is Fighting Hard - But Mostly With Itself
The grand old party continues to stare at an uncertain future, dogged by inaction, masterly inactivity, and internal bickering in several states. But are we surprised?
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Opinion | Planes, Films With Bachchans, Lucknow: Growing Up As Rajiv Gandhi
On Rajiv Gandhi's 81st birth anniversary, noted columnist Rasheed Kidwai looks at the world of the Gandhis, beyond politics
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Opinion | Rahul's 'Masterly Inaction' Can Cost Congress More Than Just Karnataka
The prospects of a repeat of Madhya Pradesh cannot be ruled out in Karnataka. Rahul is running out of both time and options.
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Opinion: For 2019, How Will Opposition Find Match For Modi?
In the 17th Lok Sabha polls, coming up soon, the combined opposition has the rather insurmountable task of finding a match for Narendra Modi.
