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TopicKapil Sibal

Topic: Kapil Sibal

A carnage in America, by America, and why Sibal’s Congress exit came with ‘zero loss’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Skipped Chintan Shivir, then quit: Story behind Kapil Sibal’s exit from ‘cuckoo land’ Congress

The former Union minister who skipped the Chintan Shivir quit Congress on 16 May. One of the 'G-23' leaders, Kapil Sibal's been calling out the Congress leadership since 2020.

Quit Congress on 16 May, says Sibal, files RS nomination as Independent candidate backed by SP

A former member of dissident G-23 group within the Congress, Kapil Sibal filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. His previous party hoped he 'finds peace in his new party'.

‘It is his right’ — Azam Khan on buzz about SP Rajya Sabha nomination for Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha term of Kapil Sibal, who represents Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in court, ends in July. Sibal is known to be among the Congress voices seeking reform in the party.

‘Kapil Sibal kaha ka neta hai… no one can weaken Sonia Gandhi,’ loyalists tell dissenters

In an interview Tuesday, Kapil Sibal had said the Gandhis should voluntarily move away from the helm of the party.

More trouble for Gandhis as party dissenters G23 to hold meeting of their own Wednesday

Most prominent among G23 leaders, Kapil Sibal, slammed top leadership in an interview published Tuesday and said they were living in a cuckoo land.

Congress leadership ‘living in cuckoo land’ says Sibal, warns ‘party won’t survive’ without change

In interview following Sunday's Congress Working Committee meeting, party leader Kapil Sibal called for 'Sab ki Congress' — 'getting together all those people in India who don’t want BJP'.

SC agrees to hear PIL on ‘hate speech’ made during Dharam Sansad in Haridwar

A bench headed by CJI Ramana took note of the submissions of advocate Kapil Sibal that no action has been taken against those who made alleged hate speeches despite registration of FIR.

Irani’s Lal Salaam shows minister-authors do one thing better than full-timers—be creative

The moral of the story is that ministers may be virtually irrelevant, but no one can accuse Modi of stifling their creativity.

Kapil Sibal says attention diverted from Lakhimpur violence through Aryan Khan drug case

In another tweet, the senior Congress leader also took a dig at the Modi govt over India slipping to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index 2021, from its 2020 position of 94th.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.