The government, which did not object to the high defamation damages when it was the rage because those benefitting from that were its cronies, siblings and courtiers, now find its satraps and ...

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It's now refers to a person who exercises some influence over his community. That is why 'satraps' are sought by political parties during elctions. ALLAHABAD: Sangam Lal Pandey (name changed) is a ...

It has been a consistent trend in India's history that whenever the Centre is weakened, it provides the space for satraps to expand their power. With the UPA government at the Centre teetering on ...

Regional parties are more in reckoning in southern states and they have been thriving on strong linguistic and cultural identities and have often served as a potent barrier to the BJP’s Hindutva ...

I sometimes wonder what the right path is in a democratic set-up. Of course decentralisation of power is said to be the best option. Can we say so when the regional satraps turn autocrat? Sunita ...

Satraps to the fore In an interesting development, prime ministerial aspirants are increasing as every regional party projects its candidate. Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar is the latest entrant ...

Patna, March 30: Arch-rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad have found a common target in Narendra Modi to woo minorities, scaling down the diatribe on each other midway through campaigning. Sights set ...

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