Rasheed Kidwai

Airing differences without being acrimonious

Both Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru believed in writing and airing their differences out in the open often in rather…

1 year ago

Can Vadra join the league of Firoze Gandhi?

Can Robert Vadra join the league of Firoze Gandhi in becoming the Nehru-Gandhi family’s son-in-law turned politician? Vadra, married to…

1 year ago

Independents” or “also run” provide added flavour to our vibrant democracy but somehow they miss out on media and tv news attention they deserve

For 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India released a list of 190 such symbols for the independents.…

1 year ago

Election Commission should be broad-based, accountable and transparent

Even as the first round of voting begins for 18th Lok Sabha, the politically surcharged atmosphere has every flavour of…

1 year ago

How about a single date to celebrate Eid?

Even as Muslims across the world celebrated Eid ul Fitr festival with gaiety and festivities, the sighting of the moon…

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Govinda dobara

Actor turned politician Govinda is all set to stage a political comeback. Having joined the Shiv Sena [Eknath Shinde] all…

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Sonia, it is said, was never comfortable in film circles

At a time when political spotlight is on Kangana, it is worth looking back at Amitabh Bachchan’s short but eventful…

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Iftars now out of fashion in Delhi

Iftar’s waning appeal in Delhi is having an impact on Bollywood. There are no iftars where Salman Khan could be…

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West Bengal’s Tryst with ‘Outsiders’

The list of non-Bangla speaking persons making it to Lok Sabha from Bengal is long and illustrious. From Yusuf Pathan…

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BJP recognizes Hema Malini’s Value in Political Arena

Ever since her entry in the saffron party, she is pampered, regardless of the transition from Advani to Modi era.…

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Year 1984 marked loss political morality and secularism

It’s clear now that Indira and Rajiv ’s follies had approval of ministers, advisers. The Orwellian imagined future may not…

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How first CEC Sukumar Sen proved Naysayers Wrong

According to Sen, who supervised first general elections of Lok Sabha and 18 state assemblies, granting votes to one and…

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