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Opinion | Sonia-Rahul To Maken, Why Mani Shankar Aiyar Keeps Ditching His Verbal 'Filter'
The former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian used to joke that in the time of Rajiv Gandhi, he was on "arsh" (cloud nine), while in the UPA regime under Sonia Gandhi, he was brought down to "farsh" (ground).
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Opinion | Old Mistakes: Why Congress 'Bosses' Keep Silencing Their Strongest Leaders
There's a recurring flaw in the Congress's political culture. Leaders with regional charisma are treated as assets when convenient and as liabilities when they develop a voice and following of their own.
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Opinion | The Shashi Tharoor Congress - And Rahul Gandhi - Can't Quite Understand
The Congress has historically struggled to accommodate autonomous power centres that do not derive legitimacy from its central leadership structure. Placed against this historical arc, Tharoor's predicament acquires sharper relief.
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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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Dense Fog Blankets Delhi, Over 100 Flights Affected Amid Low Visibility
Dense fog conditions continued to prevail in the national capital on Wednesday, severely impacting daily life across Delhi and the adjoining NCR region. Large parts of the city witnessed low visibility in the early hours of the morning.
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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 | Sonia-Rahul To Maken, Why Mani Shankar Aiyar Keeps Ditching His Verbal 'Filter'
The former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian used to joke that in the time of Rajiv Gandhi, he was on "arsh" (cloud nine), while in the UPA regime under Sonia Gandhi, he was brought down to "farsh" (ground).
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Opinion | Old Mistakes: Why Congress 'Bosses' Keep Silencing Their Strongest Leaders
There's a recurring flaw in the Congress's political culture. Leaders with regional charisma are treated as assets when convenient and as liabilities when they develop a voice and following of their own.
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Opinion | The Shashi Tharoor Congress - And Rahul Gandhi - Can't Quite Understand
The Congress has historically struggled to accommodate autonomous power centres that do not derive legitimacy from its central leadership structure. Placed against this historical arc, Tharoor's predicament acquires sharper relief.
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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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Dense Fog Blankets Delhi, Over 100 Flights Affected Amid Low Visibility
Dense fog conditions continued to prevail in the national capital on Wednesday, severely impacting daily life across Delhi and the adjoining NCR region. Large parts of the city witnessed low visibility in the early hours of the morning.
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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.
