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Congress Treats Constitution as Private Fiefdom: Shah

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Opposition Congress in the Rajya Sabha, saying the party treated the Constitution as the “private fiefdom” of one family and “played fraud” with Parliament. Concluding a two-day debate on the “Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India”, Shah tore into the Congress for its …

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Congress considered Constitution private fiefdom of one family, says Amit Shah

The Hindu

Comparing and contrasting the Constitutional amendments brought by the governments led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and with that steered by Congress governments, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Congress altered fundamental Constitutional provisions for political gain, while the BJP focused on empowering citizens. “The Congress considered the Constitution as private fiefdom of one family and deceived Parliament,” …

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‘Cong treated Constitution as private fiefdom of one family’: Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha| Top 10 quotes

Hindustan Times

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at the Congress and Nehru-Gandhi family on several issues during a debate on the Constitution in Rajya Sabha. Concluding the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the 75 years of adoption of the Constitution, Shah said,"They did nothing except eulogising Nehru-Gandhi family." Parliament Winter Session LIVE updates Union Home Minister Amit …

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Parliament Winter Session 2024 Day 18 LIVE updates: Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha adjourned after a debate on Constitution on Tuesday. Replying to a discussion on the “Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress of being anti-reservation and said it never worked for the benefit of the backward classes. “The Congress considered the Constitution as ‘private fiefdom’ of one family …

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Your Constitution amendments vs ours: Amit Shah rips into Congress

India Today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked the Congress party on Tuesday, comparing Constitutional amendments brought by governments led by the BJP to those led by the grand old party. Continuing the BJP's attack on former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Amit Shah accused the Congress of considering the Constitution as a 'private fiefdom' of one family. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’

The Hindu

The Shiromani Akali Dal expelled eight rebel leaders from the party’s primary membership on July 30. The senior rebel leaders have been targeting SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and accusing him of “compromising with the Panth’s sentiments for political gain and not representing the sentiments of the community.” The expulsion ordered by the party’s disciplinary committee comes into effect immediately, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

View: Delhi's rain chaos is a reflection of poor political-bureaucrat leadership

Hindustan Times

The flooding of underpasses and under bridges after a mere two hours of pre-monsoon rain in the capital city of Delhi and the collapse of a 2009 built roof at IGI airport speaks volumes about poor workmanship and the gross ineptness of Indian bureaucracy at large. Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to make the bureaucracy accountable by taking strict action …

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6 months, 1 week ago

‘Union treating Manipur as its fiefdom’, says new MP Bimol Akoijam on CM’s absence at Delhi meet

The Hindu

Newly-elected Manipur Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam on Monday said the Union government was “treating Manipur as a non-entity” and as its own “fiefdom” “as if there is no State government there”. In addition to the Union government coming under suspicion among some populations of the State, this also raises questions about the Chief Minister’s “submissiveness”, Mr. Akoijam said. Several …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Disney is once again giving money to anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans who passed the "Don't Say Gay" law

Salon

The Walt Disney Corporation, which runs a theme park fiefdom in Orlando and wields outsized clout in Florida politics, is once again donating money to state politicians after a two-year hiatus following the fallout over "Don't Say Gay" legislation. Disney has now shelled out $87,000 in political donations, according to the most recent campaign filings, most of the money going …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Influence of 'Badka Phatak' over Purvanchal seats: Mukhtar Ansari's political legacy

New Indian Express

The political experts claim that to alter the political equations in the districts of his fiefdom, a letter written by the gangster used to be sufficient. The political experts claim that Mukhtar used to have his influence over the elections across the spectrum right from a village head to the Lok Sabha candidate. His brother Afzal Ansari, who won the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Damsel review: Why is Millie Bobby Brown wasting her time on this blunt-force empowerment dreck?

The Independent

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Punganur Set for Major Showdown Between YSRC and TD-Jana Sena

Deccan Chronicle

YSRC minister and local heavyweight Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy is seeking an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in the state assembly. TD chief Chandrababu Naidu has sweetened the deal for his Punganur nominee, Challa Ramachandra Reddy, also known as Challa Babu, by offering him a cabinet berth or TTD trust board chairman post if he humbles Peddireddy. Though Peddireddy held a ministerial …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Review of Dan Morrison’s The Poisoner of Bengal: Murder most foul

The Hindu

On November 29, 1933, Amarendra Chandra Pandey, a 22-year-old wealthy young zamindar was about to board a train from Calcutta’s bustling Howrah station when a stranger collided with him. A little over two months later, his half-brother, Benoyendra, the Raja of Pakur, was dramatically arrested from a train and charged with committing what writer Dan Morrison calls “a thoroughly modern …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Baramati Battle: NDA Predicted to Win 2024 Lok Sabha Seat

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Baramati, considered as the fiefdom of Pawar family, has now become a bone of contention between the two warring factions of the NCP led by Sharad Pawar and his cousin Ajit Pawar. Maharashtra women’s commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar, who has now joined the Ajit Pawar NCP faction, on Monday said that the NDA will win the Baramati Lok Sabha …

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1 year, 1 month ago

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen raises a storm over her plan to march against antisemitism

Associated Press

PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has set off a cacophony of criticism over her plans to attend a weekend march to protest rising antisemitism in France, with critics saying that her once-pariah party has failed to shake off its antisemitic heritage despite growing political legitimacy. Government spokesman Olivier Veran said Wednesday that Marine Le Pen’s party “does …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kharge offers higher quota, aid for SC, STs

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday unveiled the SC/ST Declaration of the party for the upcoming Assembly elections at a public meeting in Chevella. Continuing his attack on BRS, Kharge said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was treating Telangana like his “personal fiefdom”. “Having come all the way and thanking Sonia Gandhi, he seems to have forgotten that …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Incompetency is a BJD leader’s biggest strength: Jayanarayan Mishra

The Hindu

Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Jayanarayan Mishra has emerged as the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s aggressive campaign in the run-up to the 2024 Assembly poll. From accusing the police of being an agent of the BJD to raising questions on the government’s 5T policy, Mr. Mishra’s no-holds-barred approach has been creating a buzz in State …

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2 years, 1 month ago

FTX was run as a ‘personal fiefdom’ of former CEO, lawyers say

Al Jazeera

In the first bankruptcy hearing, lawyers alleged that substantial assets were missing from the firm. FTX was run as a “personal fiefdom” of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, lawyers for the collapsed crypto exchange have said in its first bankruptcy hearing as they detailed ongoing challenges such as hacks and substantial missing assets. A lawyer for FTX said at a bankruptcy …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Kishanâ€™s tactics pay-off: TSRTC to release 500 buses for Hyd Liberation Day fete

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: The persuasive tactics of Union tourism minister G. Kishan Reddy and his veiled threat seem to have worked as TSRTC officials on Tuesday agreed to provide 500 buses for the Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations on September 17. This comes as a significant change as earlier the corporation had refused to oblige when the minister had sought buses for the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala guv alleges Kannur varsity VC plotted to harm him

Hindustan Times

The ties between the Communist Party of India, or CPI-led Kerala government and governor Arif Mohammad Khan vitiated further on Sunday after the latter called Kannur University vice-chancellor Gopinath Ravindran a “criminal” and raised serious charges against him. Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan said VC cannot function like a party functionary and he will not allow the varsity to be …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bull to 'Bounce Back' after Double Disappointment

News 18

Red Bull’s aura of invincibility may have slipped after successive defeats but team principal Christian Horner has pledged a speedy reaction after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. “We’ll bounce back in France," team principal Christian Horner said after Charles Leclerc’s success at their Red Bull Ring fiefdom in Spielberg. Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull had his race fatally compromised …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Time's Up For the Rajapaksas: Will the Family Fiefdom Outlast Sri Lanka's Economic Mayhem?

News 18

The unprecedented forex crisis in Sri Lanka has evolved into a blazing political tumult riddled with violence. As protestors take to the streets all across the island nation, the Rajapaksa dynasty of Sri Lanka appears to be running on borrowed time. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Army marched into Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Prime Ministerial residence and airlifted him from the besieged premises …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Mali says over 200 fighters killed in military operation

Al Jazeera

The army calls for ‘restraint against defamatory speculations’ after some social media posts said civilians were killed in the operation. “The Mali military issued a statement after rumours on social media that 300 civilians were killed in the village of Mora which they said was a ‘terrorist fiefdom’. In its statement on Friday, Mali’s army said it was guided by …

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2 years, 9 months ago

By the Skin of its Teeth: How the BJP Won Goa

News 18

In an interview with a popular TV news anchor weeks before India’s smallest state went to the polls, regional news channel Prudent Media’s editor Pramod Acharya characterised his election forecast with the interesting concept of “humiliating victories”. Overall, the BJP did narrowly retain power in the first elections following the death of Manohar Parrikar – whose force of personality propelled …

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Congress Treats Constitution as Private Fiefdom: Shah

Congress considered Constitution private fiefdom of one family, says Amit Shah

‘Cong treated Constitution as private fiefdom of one family’: Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha| Top 10 quotes

Parliament Winter Session 2024 Day 18 LIVE updates: Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha

Your Constitution amendments vs ours: Amit Shah rips into Congress

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’

View: Delhi's rain chaos is a reflection of poor political-bureaucrat leadership

‘Union treating Manipur as its fiefdom’, says new MP Bimol Akoijam on CM’s absence at Delhi meet

Disney is once again giving money to anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans who passed the "Don't Say Gay" law

Influence of 'Badka Phatak' over Purvanchal seats: Mukhtar Ansari's political legacy

Damsel review: Why is Millie Bobby Brown wasting her time on this blunt-force empowerment dreck?

Punganur Set for Major Showdown Between YSRC and TD-Jana Sena

Review of Dan Morrison’s The Poisoner of Bengal: Murder most foul

Baramati Battle: NDA Predicted to Win 2024 Lok Sabha Seat

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen raises a storm over her plan to march against antisemitism

Kharge offers higher quota, aid for SC, STs

Incompetency is a BJD leader’s biggest strength: Jayanarayan Mishra

FTX was run as a ‘personal fiefdom’ of former CEO, lawyers say

Kishanâ€™s tactics pay-off: TSRTC to release 500 buses for Hyd Liberation Day fete

Kerala guv alleges Kannur varsity VC plotted to harm him

Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bull to 'Bounce Back' after Double Disappointment

Time's Up For the Rajapaksas: Will the Family Fiefdom Outlast Sri Lanka's Economic Mayhem?

Mali says over 200 fighters killed in military operation

By the Skin of its Teeth: How the BJP Won Goa