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Diljit Dosanjh's 'Morni' and the gender bias of cultural memoryIndian singer Diljit Dosanjh's music highlights the peahen, challenging traditional animal symbolism. Historically, animals embodying stren...- 'Completely unacceptable': Royal scions slam Rahul Gandhi over 'pliant Maharajas' remarkRahul Gandhi, Congress leader, faced backlash from royal descendants for claiming their ancestors were "pliant Maharajas" who enabled the E...
- Kangana only fourth woman from Himachal to be elected to Lok SabhaBJP's Kangana defeated her Congress rival Vikramaditya Singh, scion of Rampur state and the incumbent state public works minister, by a mar...
- No takers for erstwhile royals in Uttar Pradesh this Lok Sabha electionFormer royals from Uttar Pradesh, including Sanjay Singh, Rajkumari Ratna Singh, Kunwar Akshay Pratap Singh 'Gopal Ji', and Begum Noor Bano...
- Influence of BJP dissidents, erstwhile royal families can make road tough for Kangana in MandiBJP dissidents and royal families challenge Kangana Ranaut's Mandi debut. Political turmoil ensues as leaders resign, plot strategies, and ...
- Sarah Ferguson finds support in Prince Andrew amidst skin cancer : A look at their enduring bondThe family of Sarah Ferguson is recovering from the shock of her being diagnosed with skin cancer and Prince Andrew is the only person offe...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- '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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- Erstwhile royals targeting new buyers for promoting luxury products like pashmina shawls, hand-painted sarisWhile most of the retailing so far has been conducted through museum shops running within old forts and palaces, attempts are being made to...
- 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...
- Heir of erstwhile Bastar royals joins BJP in Chhattisgarh"Presently, we have won 11 of the 12 Assembly seats in Bastar. With Kamal joining the party, we hope to do a lot better," he said.
- Against Congress's royal card, BJP plays 'aam aadmi' plank in Himachal PradeshIn the political landscape of Himachal Pradesh, royals still hold a mighty sway on the hearts of voters and trying to cash on it the Congre...
- 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...
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