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Bharat Ratna recipient Karpoori Thakur's son Ram Nath becomes central ministerRam Nath Thakur, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP from JD(U) and son of socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, continues the movement of empowering the u...- UP caste politics maths: Samajwadi Party's win had role of MPs from OBC, Dalit and Muslim backgroundThe outcome of the 18th Lok Sabha polls surprised many, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, traditionally a stronghold for the BJP. The Samajwad...
- Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, MS Swaminathan join Karpoori, Advani in Bharat Ratna honourThe Narendra Modi government announced the Bharat Ratna awards for former prime ministers Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, as well as Gre...
- Days after backward leader Karpoori Thakur was conferred Bharat Ratna, Hindutva icon L K Advani nominatedThe government announced Bharat Ratna for L K Advani, the face of the Ram temple movement, conveying support for both the Mandal and Mandir...
- PM Modi working on 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas', Congress busy "criticising": Ram Temple chief priestPrime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the installation of the idol of Ram Lalla at the grand temple on January 22. The Sri Ram Janmabhoo...
- Mulayam Singh Yadav: A socialist leader whose MY politics worked before Modi eraA follower of socialist icon Ram Manohar Lohia, Mulayam Singh Yadav became an MLA for the first time in 1967. He opposed the national emerg...
- View: Is Bihar politics finally discovering life beyond caste?The transition from Lalu to Tejashwi reveals a larger transformation in the Mandal revolution. The anti-upper caste demand for social justi...
- Ideological victory: Ayodhya ceremony, another core BJP promise fulfilled under ModiNotably, Modi as a national office-bearer in the BJP played an important role in L K Advani's 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990 while Adityanath's l...
- Maya-Mulayam: Dosti, dushmani and dosti againTwenty-four years ago, the two parties had parted ways over the infamous guest house incident that has become a permanent marker in the pol...
- Ram mandir: A double-edged weapon for BJP’s poll plansIt’s important to assess the political relevance and utility of the Ram mandir issue, especially three decades after a former prime ministe...
- India@70: How the dark clouds of 80s paved way for sunny 90sWe underrate the Eighties because it brings us horrific memories of a violent Khalistan movement and the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, the Nelli...
- By rejoining hands with BJP, Nitish Kumar is about to take the biggest risk of his political careerNitish intends to claim a high moral ground of zero tolerance on corruption. Indeed, there is a corruption case against Tejashwi Yadav that...
- Congress targeting Brahmin vote that went to BSP, SPMayawati has been consistently wooing Brahmins since 2007, when her social engineering formula helped her storm to power with absolute majo...
- How Ram temple movement is dusted up by Subramanian Swamy & co, ahead of UP pollsIt is only for political mileage that the BJP and the Congress call the masjid site Ram’s janmbhoomi (birthplace), says Hashim Ansari, Olde...
- Low-key Shaurya Diwas in Ayodhya on Babri Masjid demolition anniversaryVHP said on 22nd anniversary eve of Babri Masjid demolition, Centre should kick off its development agenda & then push for Ram Temple plan.
- Is Mayawati’s flirtations with brahmans over?Mayawati's rainbow coalition of dalits and brahmans was said to be the reason why she won a virtual landslide in 2007.
- Congress needs a Kejriwal or Modi to reverse Etawah fortunes: Local leaders“India runs on hero worship. We would need a hero like Kejriwal or Modi who can turn the tide,” said Congress district president.
- Mayawati attacks Rahul Gandhi, says Congress anti-DalitRahul Gandhi accused Mayawati of not allowing any SC leader to rise in UP, and that Dalits need "escape velocity" of Jupiter to underline t...
- Congress should create leadership space in Dalit community: Rahul GandhiNoting that Dalit empowerment in India has taken place in stages, Gandhi said the first stage involved Dalit icon B R Ambedkar.
- After FDI vote, Congress’ UP revival plan a pipe dream!BSP had particularly said that it would help the government in clearing some important bills related to the economy.
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