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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPolitical dynasty

Topic: political dynasty

Ex-PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson joined BJP. What’s the rest of the family been up to?

Vibhakar Shastri not lone member of illustrious family to switch political allegiance. There were others too who took same route & found success

Forget Congress dynasty, BJP-RSS politics has been more harmful for India

Making fun of 'parivarvad' and Rahul Gandhi is no longer effective. The assessment of dynasty rule should be comprehensive, not just limited to party propaganda.

DMK’s rising star or crowned too soon? Inside MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi’s swift ascent as minister

DMK cadres are rallying behind Tamil Nadu actor-politician Udhayanidhi like they had with his grandfather Karunanidhi & father CM Stalin, but analysts say he has ‘a lot to prove’.

The political dynasty nobody is talking about: Sardar Patel’s

Sardar Patel’s four family members fought Lok Sabha elections.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.