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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.