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Opinion | What A Caste Census Can Come To Mean
A caste survey at the national level might deliver some perceived dividends to some political parties, but at what cost? At the cost of dividing a population of over 750 million young Indians into unfamiliar verticals, or even silos.
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Has Congress Promised 'Wealth Redistribution' In Manifesto? A Fact Check
A huge political row has broken out over senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that this was a sign that the party, if voted to power, will redistribute the wealth of Indians.
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Congress Defends Minister Linked To 162 Crores Of Unexplained Assets
A Congress minister in Karnataka and another senior party official have not been able to explain assets worth nearly 162 crores, according to tax officials. 41 lakhs in cash and 12 kilos of gold and jewels were recovered from searches last week at the homes and offices of minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and Laxmi Hebbalkar, who heads the Women's Wing of ...
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Blog: Adarsh Shastri, grandson of former PM, on politics and AAP
I was born lucky, not because I was born into wealth or power but because I was privileged to share the legacy of India's greatest Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. As I grew older, I was embarrassed when friends would shout out my lineage to the new teacher who I felt would already form an opinion about me.
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Deepak Bhardwaj: tycoon who nursed political ambitions
Deepak Bhardwaj, the Bahujan Samaj Party leader shot dead at his farmhouse on the Delhi-Gurgaon border this morning, was a tycoon whose wealth had made him a talking point in the last Lok Sabha elections.
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Political parties earned Rs 4,662 crore in seven years: Report
Political parties in India have amassed a staggering Rs 4,662 crore through donation and other sources since 2004, with the ruling Congress at the top with an income of Rs 2,008 crore followed by BJP at Rs 994 crore, claimed two NGOs today.
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Samajwadi Party asks for inquiry into Mayawati's Rs 111-crore wealth
As she filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha, Mayawati revealed the details of her wealth. 111 crores, up by 24% in two years. She owns 308 carats of diamonds, a kilo of gold, two shops in Connaught Place in Delhi, a 60-crore house on Delhi's posh Sardar Patel Marg and a gun worth Rs 5000. The Samajwadi Party wants to know how she's made this...
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Opinion | What A Caste Census Can Come To Mean
A caste survey at the national level might deliver some perceived dividends to some political parties, but at what cost? At the cost of dividing a population of over 750 million young Indians into unfamiliar verticals, or even silos.
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Has Congress Promised 'Wealth Redistribution' In Manifesto? A Fact Check
A huge political row has broken out over senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that this was a sign that the party, if voted to power, will redistribute the wealth of Indians.
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Congress Defends Minister Linked To 162 Crores Of Unexplained Assets
A Congress minister in Karnataka and another senior party official have not been able to explain assets worth nearly 162 crores, according to tax officials. 41 lakhs in cash and 12 kilos of gold and jewels were recovered from searches last week at the homes and offices of minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and Laxmi Hebbalkar, who heads the Women's Wing of ...
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Blog: Adarsh Shastri, grandson of former PM, on politics and AAP
I was born lucky, not because I was born into wealth or power but because I was privileged to share the legacy of India's greatest Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. As I grew older, I was embarrassed when friends would shout out my lineage to the new teacher who I felt would already form an opinion about me.
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Deepak Bhardwaj: tycoon who nursed political ambitions
Deepak Bhardwaj, the Bahujan Samaj Party leader shot dead at his farmhouse on the Delhi-Gurgaon border this morning, was a tycoon whose wealth had made him a talking point in the last Lok Sabha elections.
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Political parties earned Rs 4,662 crore in seven years: Report
Political parties in India have amassed a staggering Rs 4,662 crore through donation and other sources since 2004, with the ruling Congress at the top with an income of Rs 2,008 crore followed by BJP at Rs 994 crore, claimed two NGOs today.
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Samajwadi Party asks for inquiry into Mayawati's Rs 111-crore wealth
As she filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha, Mayawati revealed the details of her wealth. 111 crores, up by 24% in two years. She owns 308 carats of diamonds, a kilo of gold, two shops in Connaught Place in Delhi, a 60-crore house on Delhi's posh Sardar Patel Marg and a gun worth Rs 5000. The Samajwadi Party wants to know how she's made this...
