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Battle of Mysore: It's battle royale between Siddaramaiah and scion of erstwhile Mysuru royal familyCongress Karnataka unit spokesperson M Lakshmana is the party candidate here with some leaders in the outfit projecting the electoral conte...31 Mar, 2024, 01.27 PM IST- In a first in Chhattisgarh elections, ex-royals fielded by Congress and BJP fail to retain turfsAmong the seven royals, the Congress and BJP had fielded three candidates each and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) one. They are TS Singh Deo, Am...04 Dec, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
- Royal families slug it out to gain electoral ground in ChhattisgarhAt least seven members of princely families are in the fray in the state assembly elections this time. While the Congress and the BJP each ...03 Nov, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
- With only two wins in assembly polls, 'royals' losing their charm in Himachal PradeshVikramaditya Singh, the son of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and the scion of erstwhile royal family of Rampur Bushahr, won by a ma...09 Dec, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
- BJP’s team royal has 6 Rajya Sabha MPs with Jyotiraditya Scindia’s entryCurrently, the BJP has half a dozen erstwhile royals among its Rajya Sabha members. Five of them are first-time members and four joined the...01 Jul, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
- 'We are family'. Why Indian royalty, despite feuds, will never face a MegxitIndian aristocrats weigh in on Harry and Meghan’s decision to break free of royal roles – and how conflicts are addressed by royal dynastie...13 Feb, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
- Waning influence: Rajasthan sees only four ex-royals make it to AssemblyIn 2018 elections, members of royal families were seen losing favour from public as many of them had to taste defeat.21 Dec, 2018, 10.39 AM IST
- Erstwhile royal family of Tonk extends support to Sachin PilotThe BJP has fielded Transport Minister Yoonus Khan, who is the party's only Muslim face in the elections, against Pilot on the Tonk seat.22 Nov, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
- Women candidates in Rajasthan polls: Congress 27, BJP 23The number of Bharatiya Janata Party women candidates are two less compared to the 2013 Assembly election, while the Congress had fielded f...20 Nov, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
- Moving from palace to politics: Meet Rajasthan's royalsThe Jodhpur royal family has an illustrious record in electoral politics. The erstwhile maharaja of Jodhpur Hanwant Singh contested for the...28 Oct, 2018, 08.19 PM IST
- Congress, BJP tight-lipped as Jaisalmer royal set to enter frayEx-royalty Raseshwari Rajya Lakshmi, who is yet to announce her allegiance to any party, finds support from masses across castes.28 Aug, 2018, 08.21 AM IST
- Legal row over 'Half Girlfriend' settled: Chetan Bhagat terms the work fictitiousA dispute between Bhagat and a royal family of Bihar has been settled.04 Jun, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
- Tripura to challenge court verdict on returning Neer Mahal to successors of royal familyPradyot Bikram Kishore Manikya, has often engaged in bitter war of words with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar.13 Jun, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Dumraon Royal family sends legal notice to Chetan BhagatIrked over their reference in his latest novel, the erstwhile royal family of Dumraon has sent a legal notice to author Chetan Bhagat and t...21 Nov, 2014, 09.08 PM IST
- Fraud deal: Maharaja’s Rs 200 cr bungalow sold for Rs 20 crThe transaction was carried out in 2011 by Jamaluddin Shaikh, who claimed to have power of attorney over the Pedder Road property.07 Mar, 2013, 06.41 AM IST
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure belongs to royal family: SankaracharyaThe huge treasure found in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram was the "exclusive property" of the Travancore royal famil...12 Jul, 2011, 04.50 PM IST
- Kerala's Padmanabha Swami Temple richest in the country with treasure worth Rs 1 lakh crore; overtakes TirupatiRough estimate of the value of the treasure so far unearthed is around Rs 1,00,000 crore. The figure is almost double the wealth of the Tir...12 Jul, 2011, 04.32 PM IST
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