Rahul's 'Save the Constitution' campaign is a pro-dynasty drive: Amit ShahThe BJP president hit back at the Congress saying it is becoming increasingly clear that their "Modi hatred" is fast turning into "India ha...
23 Apr, 2018, 06.35 PM IST
All the Congress presidents: From family to foreignersOf the 15 people who led the 132-year-old party post independence, four belonged to the Gandhi-Nehru family.
11 Dec, 2017, 03.37 PM IST
Sanjay Nirupam seeks action against BJP leader for Rahul Gandhi tweetNirupam said the Gandhi family is one of the most "prestigious" families in the country and its members had sacrificed their lives for the ...
08 Dec, 2017, 05.02 PM IST
View: Why revile only Rahul? Dynasties flourish in BJP too, it just knows how to hide themBJP accounts for 44.4% of all heirs elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014. So, dynasticism in Indian politics is neither recent nor restricted t...
21 Sep, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Smriti Irani criticises Sonia Gandhi's SpeechIrani said Sonia failed that test of leadership “when she chose to reduce her speech in Parliament into a long, pitiable lament over the lo...
10 Aug, 2017, 02.11 AM IST
Political dynasties are a paradox, they both hurt and further democracyDynasties, as we instinctively know, are a violation of political equality because they create entry barriers to outsiders.
07 Aug, 2016, 01.54 PM IST
Congress suffering because of dynasty politics: Arun Jaitley"Where you have dynasties, dynasties become Albatross around your neck. That is the problem of the Congress," Arun Jaitleysaid at an event.
21 May, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Why dynastic politics is largely responsible for India lagging behind in East AsiaThe hold of the dynasty prevents Congress from owning the reform programme that it authored in 1991, and inclines the party towards posture...
28 Mar, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary nears; Tug of war over history has begunShivaji is the exclusive monopoly of Shiv Sena, and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh the preferred political symbols for those w...
12 Nov, 2014, 10.59 AM IST
The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is on the brink: Natwar SinghHis autobiography has already put the Congress on the defensive but former Congress leader K Natwar Singh continues his offensive.
02 Aug, 2014, 11.30 AM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: People have rejected Congress's policy of arrogance, dynasty, says BJPStating that people of the country have rejected the policy of "arrogance, dynasty and inheritance", BJP advised the Congress to "reconcile...
12 May, 2014, 09.33 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi to file nomination papers in Amethi on SaturdayRahul Gandhi, who faces a triangular contest from the family pocket borough of Amethi, will file his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha po...
08 Apr, 2014, 07.15 PM IST
Relationship Vitae: Yuvraj Singh & Varun GandhiYuvraj twisted his ankle playing barefoot football. Varun shoved all toes in his mouth, having praised cousin Rahul.
04 Apr, 2014, 02.37 PM IST
'Modi wave' stronger than 'Atal wave': Anurag Thakur'Modi' wave is stronger than the 'Atal wave' as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate has already set an example of "good" governance and devel...
12 Mar, 2014, 02.02 PM IST
Nehru-Gandhi brand: Attempt to invoke a false memoryIt can be argued that the brand that receives the single largest investment by way of promotion is the Nehru-Gandhi family name.
02 Sep, 2013, 11.57 AM IST
- Dynastic prefixes can become so dated; why not keep it simple and anonymous?
Central schemes, of course, are a mere fraction of the total number of eulogistic christenings in India.
11 May, 2012, 07.12 AM IST
- Family ties
Maybe it is finally time to dispel the bogey of dynasty.
18 May, 2009, 12.59 AM IST