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TopicNepotism

Topic: Nepotism

Lineage runs deep in India’s Supreme Court. 60% judges are from lawyer or judge families

Of the 33 judges currently on the Supreme Court, at least 10 are closely related to former judges, while an equal number had fathers who were lawyers, an investigation by ThePrint has found.

PM asks people to remove Modi Ka Parivar tag from social media. ‘Bond remains strong & unbroken’

Message of one family has been effectively conveyed & he derived a lot of strength from people's affection, Modi writes on X.

‘Neither Amit Shah nor Rajnath Singh runs a party,’ says Modi on Oppn’s ‘dynasty jibes’ at BJP

Replying to Motion of Thanks on President’s address, Modi takes aim at Congress, says ‘Nehru ji’s thinking towards Indians was that Indians were lazy and less intelligent’.

The Archies is Nepo Grand Central. Zoya Akhtar’s defence is paper thin

Zoya Akhtar blames the media for ‘focusing’ on just the star kids in her film. But at no point has she acknowledged her own casting choice.

Stop criticising consulting firms. They fill gaps created by civil servants who stop upskilling

There’s a reason senior government officials rely more on consultants than their own subordinates. They walk the extra mile that mid or junior-level officials won’t.

‘Dynastic parties are disease, deformity’ — How Modi at Red Fort in 2023 is very different from 2014

In 2014, Modi was positive & warm towards political rivals who he had defeated barely three months ago. This year, he exhorted people to 'get rid' of his adversaries.

Not saying nepotism doesn’t exist, but I never felt it, says Bhumi Pednekar on Bollywood journey

In Delhi to attend the launch of 2nd edition of UNDP India’s flagship magazine, the actress spoke about various issues — from her film career and gender equality to climate change.

SubscriberWrites: Tackling nepotism in politics is more important than Bollywood

Deepak Bharti writes that Bollywood has no accountability towards common people, unlike politicians whose activities affect daily lives.

Jaya Bachchan to Taapsee Pannu – Bollywood’s women defend industry. Macho male stars are MIA

Bollywood’s leading men such as Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan haven’t defended the industry from attacks or supported colleagues.

Nepotism is key in musical gharanas too. But anger only for Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death put Bollywood’s nepotism in spotlight. But feudal sites with the power to break young careers have been the hallmark of classical gharanas too.

On Camera

Holding judges to account can’t be about collective conscience. It must fix a broken system

In this climate of populism, the clamour for accountability can easily transform into evaluation becoming a lever of control rather than a tool for feedback and improvement.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.