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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicDynastic politics

Topic: Dynastic politics

‘Anti-dynasts’ Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) inducts 3 RJD MLAs, all from powerful political families

6 RJD MLAs have joined JD(U) of late & three of them are Yadavs. JD(U) leaders say inducting them is a political move to make inroads into RJD’s Yadav votes.

Scindia’s entry hurts BJP and Modi more than any other dynast’s. Here is why

To sustain Modi’s anti-rich image, the BJP spins stories about how dynasts in the party are never promoted. Defending Scindia would be tough.

Uddhav Thackeray, once a critic of dynastic politics, now has 22 dynasts in his cabinet

Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena head Uddhav Thackeray has inducted his son as minister. Nine NCP and 8 Congress dynasts also sworn in.

Udhayanidhi Stalin – Tamil filmstar, Karunanidhi heir & DMK’s latest dynastic entrant

Udhayanidhi’s appointment as DMK's youth wing secretary is being seen as a clear message that the succession line would remain within the family.

Not just Rahul Gandhi, one in 10 world leaders comes from households with political ties

At the same time, 71 per cent of all the female world leaders surveyed by a new study attained the highest office without any family connections to politics.

Why nobody sat on the same sofa as Sonia Gandhi

Many of us have been witness to this almost feudal style of functioning that has come to define the Sonia Gandhi era in the Congress.

BJP’s MP candidates’ list bears CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s stamp

Chouhan’s ‘preferential treatment’ in candidate selection process could backfire him as well, say party leaders.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.