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Heirs, cartons and access: The journey of Nehru’s letters through a legal tangle

A Gujarat-based historian has recently written a letter to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, seeking the return of Jawaharlal Nehru’s private documents either to the Prime Minister Museum and Library, which was renamed as the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in August last year, or give him access to them.

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Farewell, comrade: Sitaram Yechury was committed to making the Left responsive to political tides

Amidst the many ways that one can look back at the life of Sitaram Yechury, the most characteristic aspect of his political presence was the link between the core of the institutional Left with the impulse of India’s mainstream national politics. He never let his standing and depth – as…

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Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?

It’s the big question that has loomed over Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign from the start: is the United States ready for a Black woman president?

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Kangana Ranaut's new film 'Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata' announced

While Kangana still awaits the green signal from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to release her film 'Emergency', a new project of hers has been announced Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rebellion, rise in radical Sikh politics: Inside the Akali Dal’s existential crisis

Jagtar Singh, a resident of Halwara village in Ludhiana district, was once a hardcore supporter of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He is now among the many voters in Punjab who are growing increasingly wary of the country’s second-oldest political outfit.

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Sudhanshu Trivedi asked about fake news in RS. Was it an investment in irony?

There seemed to be an investment in irony in the form of an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha last month.

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‘Nobody knows what I know’: how a loyal RSS member abandoned Hindu nationalism

The long read: As a young man, Partha Banerjee was on course to become a senior member of the RSS, the organisation that has pushed Indian politics towards extreme religious nationalism. Then, after 40 years within its ranks, he quit. Why?

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Pamela Cullen obituary

Other lives: London regional manager for the National Film Development Corporation of India in the 1970s and 80s

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Political assassinations are not just an American problem – they have been all too frequent throughout history

By the time Julius Caesar died with the words “Et tu, Brute?” on his lips, political assassinations were already a common occurrence.

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Lone wolf, hiding spot, security: How Rajiv assassination bid was similar to Trump’s, with a crucial difference

The attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, particularly the manner in which his would-be assassin Thomas Mathew Crooks hid himself in plain sight, is similar to an assassination attempt on Rajiv Gandhi, just two years after he became the Prime Minister in 1984, and five years before he was killed by…

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Who Owns Your Media: Prabhat Khabar’s rise from the ashes to becoming a regional powerhouse

Post independence, even after the reorganisation of India’s internal boundaries with the implementation of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, new states continued to be carved out. Not on linguistic lines as the Act had done, but reportedly to meet regional demands and address inequalities in regional development.

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Lalu Yadav On Emergency: 'Indira Gandhi put us behind bars, but never abused us'

On June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi imposed a 21-month state of emergency in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

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From health emergency to parliament, little changes for the media under new govt

The death of a poor person is rarely front-page news, especially in this post-election season when the daily drama of the 18th Lok Sabha is understandably drawing attention. But even as we watch this session of the Lok Sabha and note the changes and the repetitions from the past, it…

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"This is dictatorship, Emergency": Sunita Kejriwal on husband's arrest by CBI

On the day when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condemned the Emergency, imposed in 1975, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal took a dig at the Centre saying that the entire "system" is trying to ensure that her husband stays in jail, something which is not lawful but…

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India’s Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader after election gains

Gandhi’s Congress party’s election results defied analysts’ expectations, and helped rehabilitate his political career.

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Election results: How have India’s past coalition governments fared?

PM Modi faces the test of ruling a coalition government. It won’t be easy, say analysts. But the past holds lessons.

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Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But the party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scored 240 parliamentary seats in the…

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Rahul Gandhi Leads Opposition Alliance Against PM Narendra Modi

Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Gandhi family, leads an opposition alliance against PM Modi in India. His walk across India highlighted key issues like poverty,...

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India election results 2024: Winners and losers of all past Lok Sabha votes

From 1951 to 2019, Congress and the BJP have seen highs and lows in India’s parliamentary elections.

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‘This election is critical for Congress’: can India’s Gandhi dynasty survive?

Experts say a third consecutive electoral defeat in June could throw into question the political viability of the party and the family synonymous with it

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India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Voters to decide the fate of 695 candidates, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, in the fifth phase of polls.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads a road show in Amethi as campaign draws to a close

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads road show in Amethi, promising big changes and record-breaking victories for Congress.

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India’s biggest election prize: Can the Gandhi family survive Modi?

The pocket boroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli have stood by the first family of Indian politics through ups and downs.

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Handing over my son, he won’t disappoint you, Sonia Gandhi in emotional appeal in Rae Bareli rally

Sonia Gandhi hands over son Rahul to Rae Bareli, promising he won't disappoint; emphasizes family's ties to constituency.

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Congress seeks to protect Rae Bareli bastion, eyes bigger victory margin with SP on its side

Rae Bareli’s voters have voted in a Congress candidate in 17 of the 20 parliamentary elections held here since Independence, including bypolls.

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