My column. In Hindi messaging the YouTuber has created a sensation. #DhruvRathee . The Dhruv Rathee’s Intervention deccanherald.com/opinion/the-dh… via @deccanherald

Eid lunch yesterday. Lots of visitors and family in parents home. people talk of politics. To put it bluntly, I got tired of hearing about absence of Congress candidates in seats in Delhi and so far Amethi/RaeBareli. People saying no real opposition. In Delhi AAP fighting…

Eid Mubarak to all. For Kindness, Unity, Perseverance and Sacrifice.

Many thoughts to the continuing horror in Gaza.

#FromTheSidelines | Data for 2023 show another increase in the number of billionaires in #NarendraModi ’s India, where the rich call the shots and do not like a level playing field.

Saba Naqvi writes.

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My column. In Hindi messaging the YouTuber has created a sensation. #DhruvRathee . The Dhruv Rathee’s Intervention deccanherald.com/opinion/the-dh… via @deccanherald

Shameful to see veterans like Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন treated like this. He is one of the most distinguished members of the upper house.

With just a small vote share in #AndhraPradesh , #BJP finds itself in a sweet spot & has secured a beneficial alliance with #TDP & #JanaSenaParty . Whatever be the result, #BJP has an ally, for #YSRCP has always sided with it in Parliament. | Saba Naqvi

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There is nothing in #Congress manifesto to invite the Muslim league jibe unless the plan is just to say Muslim Muslim Muslim to everything. And the news point about the manifesto is caste not religion.

I got a call this morning from 91-186-5031849. It was a prerecorded message that asked me to press a number on my phone if voting for BJP or another number if voting for I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate. (both names of candidates were taken). whatever outreach this was, by pollsters…

A Dalit farmer in Gujarat has alleged his family was tricked into donating Rs 11 crore to BJP (10 crore) & Shiv Sena (1 crore) in electoral bonds.

Under the scanner are officials of a firm with Adani links, a land deal, and a local BJP leader. The Quint
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There are world's beyond our electoral battles and pathetic exchanges such as Muslim league et all.

#Ukraine #NuclearPlant #UN

I got a call this morning from 91-186-5031849. It was a prerecorded message that asked me to press a number on my phone if voting for BJP or another number if voting for I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate. (both names of candidates were taken). whatever outreach this was, by pollsters…

Really sad that #BBC found it necessary to do this. It’s been informing us for generations in so many Indian languages.

She spent six years in jail without trial. Supreme Court Grants Bail to Shoma Sen, in Jail for 6 Years m.thewire.in/article/law/su…

Strong promises in Congress manifesto: statehood restored for J& K/ Ladakh, caste census, end to the 50% cap on reservations,MSP for farmers as per the Swaminathan commission, Rs 1 lakh going directly into the account of the oldest woman in family, a law to ensure “bail is rule…

Yes people are leaving the #Congress . Feel free to abuse defectors but also tell us what message goes down when leadership also appears to have (till now) abandoned the electoral battle in the tough states.

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As a part of the media celebrate figures such as Meena Kotwal (मीना कोटवाल) With Stories of Her Oppressed Community, a Journalist Takes Aim at the Walls of Caste nytimes.com/2023/03/06/wor…

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#FromTheSidelines | The #LokSabhaElection2024 looks like a match, but it is a farce and is turning out to be a masterclass in #cronycapitalism and #authoritarianism .

Saba Naqvi writes.

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