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TopicCongress loyalists

Topic: Congress loyalists

From NSUI to AICC treasurer: Twists & turns in political career of Gandhi family loyalist Ajay Maken

Ajay Maken's appointment as treasurer of the Congress, a position second only to AICC president, has further strengthened the Gandhis' grip on the party, say Congress insiders.

Why Gandhis are quiet on MP Congress decision to break protocol, announce Kamal Nath as CM face

Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders declare Kamal Nath CM candidate for 2023 assembly polls without official nod from high command, creating a sensitive situation for Gandhis.

Inside Telangana Congress, ‘loyalists’ turn up heat on state unit chief picked by Rahul Gandhi

Disgruntled over ‘decisions taken without consultation’, senior leaders have recently held meetings expressing discontent with the year-old leadership of Revanth Reddy.

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Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.