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Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for defamation and disqualification from Parliament shows that no one is above the law

March 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot

(Guru Prakash) One of the core principles of the Indian Constitution is rule of law, which means that everyone must be treated equally in the eyes of law. Contrary to this principle, there was a deep sense of feudal entitlement in the ruling establishment decades after we won independence and became a republic. Officially, authority […]

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Padma Vibhushan to Mulayam Singh Yadav, a lifelong opposer of BJP, must start a national conversation on ending political polarisation

January 28, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Civilian honours like the Padma awards were long used as tools to please and perpetuate an establishment-supporting coterie from the media and intelligentsia. Over the last few years, we have witnessed a transformative democratisation of these awards. The rising number of awardees from the Dalit and tribal communities from the remotest parts of the country […]

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Delhi Police detains AAP Gujarat Chief Gopal Italia

October 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday detained Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Gopal Italia from National Commission for Women (NCW) office in Delhi in a connection with a video where he was purportedly seen using derogatory language for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The NCW chief is threatening to put me in jail. What can the […]

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No danger to minorities, the concept of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ being taken seriously: RSS Chief

October 5, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said India needs a policy for population control “equally applicable to all”, and cited “religion-based imbalance” and “forced conversions” to raise the specter of the country breaking apart. Mohan Bhagwat cited East Timor, Kosovo, and South Sudan as examples of “new countries that emerged because of religious community-based imbalances.” […]

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Strategy for 2024 Election: Amit Shah And Nadda Meet BJP Leaders

September 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The BJP has started chalking out a strategy for winning the 144 Lok Sabha seats the party missed by narrow margins in the previous election in 2019. BJP chief JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a crucial brainstorming session on Tuesday at the party headquarters in Delhi with key party leaders […]

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Congress Leader Sonia Gandhi Attacks BJP on Independence Day, Calls it Narcissistic Government

August 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has greeted the people of India on Independence Day and after few moments, she has also accused the government of insulting the freedom fighters during this period. Gandhi’s attack came a day after the BJP released a video narrating its version of events that led to India’s partition […]

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A betrayal in Bihar: Opposition needs a new vision and vocabulary, Not Nitish

August 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

To borrow a phrase from Franklin Roosevelt, August 9 will be remembered as a day of “infamy” in the history of Indian politics. The 2020 Bihar election was significant in multiple ways: It was one of the first elections not only in India but globally to take place amid the pandemic. It was projected as […]

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National Herald Case: ED Summons Sonia Gandhi for July 21

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. Sonia Gandhi was given four weeks which ends on July 22. Gandhi was issued a second summons for June 23 by the agency, but the 75-year-old Congress leader could […]

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Only Their Bodies will Come Back, Sanjay Raut Makes Controversial Comment On Rebels

June 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP and CM Uddhav Thackeray’s closest aide Sanjay Raut have expressed their anger at the rebels of shivsena. With unprofessional behavior, Raut said, “The bodies of these 40 MLAs will come here. They will be directly sent to the mortuary for postmortem,” “The one who betrays Balasaheb is finished. From now on, we […]

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Maharashtra Political Crisis: More MLAs join Shinde’s camp in Assam

June 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: Trouble has mounted for Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as three more MLAs from his state have arrived in Assam’s Guwahati on June 23 to join the rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other legislators. Shinde had claimed the support of 46 legislators, including some Independents on Wednesday. According to a media report, Deepak […]

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