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TopicSam Pitroda

Topic: Sam Pitroda

After ‘racism’ row, Sam Pitroda resigns as Indian Overseas Congress chief

Decision to step down was on his own and party has accepted decision, says senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

‘Now I know why Congress wanted to defeat Murmu’: Modi lashes out over Pitroda’s remarks on skin colour

Jairam Ramesh calls Sam Pitroda's comments — comparing the appearance of Indians from different regions to ethnic groups across the world — 'unfortunate & unacceptable'.

Corruption a blot on democracy. It’s fuelled by high price of elections—Sam Pitroda

In ‘The Idea of Democracy’, Sam Pitroda look at the paradox of so-called democratic success coupled with its liberal decline.

Surinder Sonia, woman who made Chamkila famous, gets mere 8-10 mins screen time in Imtiaz Ali’s film

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Congress attacks on Ambani-Adani won’t fly. Nature of wealth has changed since Indira days

Sam Pitroda can help Congress by pasting some strong, sticky tape all over his mouth and then spending the rest of the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign in silence. He has done enough damage already.

How low revenues & high evasion forced Congress to abandon its first tryst with inheritance tax

While Congress has distanced itself from its overseas wing chief Sam Pitroda's apparent support for inheritance tax, BJP, including PM Modi, has launch scathing attacks over the issue.

Congress hits back at BJP, cites Jayant Sinha & Amit Malviya’s remarks endorsing inheritance tax

Jairam Ramesh says Congress has clearly stated it has no plans to implement a wealth tax, asks where Modi stands on the issue 'given multiple BJP leaders have supported the idea'.

‘Loot zindagi ke baad bhi’ — Modi hits out at Congress leader Sam Pitroda over ‘inheritance tax’ remark

The chairman of overseas Congress had given example of US inheritance tax & suggested a debate on this in India. BJP has called it Congress’s 'destructive' intention if voted to power.

‘Modi govt controls every aspect of our lives’ – Kapil Sibal at Sam Pitroda book launch

You have two choices. Either you continue to support them and make them more powerful. Or, you throw them out, Sam Pitroda told Kapil Sibal at the online launch of his book, ‘The Idea of Democracy’.

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Indian drugmakers relieved but wary as US exempts pharma sector from new trade tariffs

Industry insiders say any rise in duties on Indian generics will squeeze profits for Indian companies, but will also make the drugs costlier for patients in US.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.