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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

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The Congress Lament Over Nehru’s Birth Anniversary Resembles Shatranj ke Khiladi

The Congress Lament Over Nehru’s Birth Anniversary Resembles Shatranj ke Khiladi

The Congress party's complaint that Prime Minister Modi, the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman did not attend Nehru's birth anniversary this year is akin to the situation of the protagonists in the Hindi movie Shatranj ke Khiladi.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Or How Amit Shah Battered the Opposition like a Seasoned Boxer

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Or How Amit Shah Battered the Opposition like a Seasoned Boxer

Amit Shah, once again, performed on the floor of the Parliament like a seasoned boxer at his combative best, smashing, pounding and battering a bunch of runty baloneys into helpless submission and groaning protest. This is the sum and substance of the passage of the much-needed and long-awaited

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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