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" Religion has been degraded.. politics has sunk into the mire. Complete divorce of the one from the other is the only remedy" -Pt. Motilal Nehru, 1928. Homage to the great patriot who sacrificed Anand Bhavan n lucrative legal practice on his 165th birth ann.

Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC’s loss. They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal’s mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy. Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about 🇮🇳.

The @BJP4India’s relentless attack on regional parties may transform India into a bipolar or a one-party polity. The latter will inevitably also mean one leader, ideology & way to be Indian. I explore how progressives can fight back in @thewire_in today. m.thewire.in/article/politi…

Why it May be Foolhardy to Wait for BJP to Collapse Under its Own Weight m.thewire.in/article/politi… via @thewire_In

In the early 1950s, Russia was offering crude oil to India in rupees. The US opposed it even then. 95% of the market was in the control of three Western MNCs - Burmah Shell, Stanvac, and Caltex. They refused to accept Russian oil. It was then that Minister Keshav Dev Malviya moved the proposal for oil exploration and production in India itself, which got active support from PM Nehru. US and Britain refused technical help and financial support for oil exploration, arguing that a poor country like India didn’t need to venture out for such an expensive adventure. But India went ahead. ONGC was established in 1955. Within two years, KD Malviya ensured that 100 geologists and geophysicists were trained. By 1959, India struck oil! Since then, ONGC has led India’s energy security programme. It became India’s most profitable company. By 2014, it was debt-free, with cash reserves of 13,000 crore rupees. India produced 27% of its domestic oil needs. Now it is 13%! Come 2025. ONGC is under a debt of 78,000 crore rupees. The money for exploration was diverted to write off loans and dead investment of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation worth nearly 26,000 crore rupees and fund the deficit of the Union Government by forcing ONGC to buy stakes of HPCL for 36,000 crore rupees, which went to the union budget! So the exploration suffered, and our domestic production of crude oil is falling. I write for National Herald that how the Modi government strangulated oil exploration, profiteered from oil imports, and squeezed money out of the common people in the form of taxes. Now is the time to protect them from rising crude oil prices by giving subsidies, by taking a cue from the UPA government and Dr. Manmohan Singh’s policies. @NH_India @INCIndia @RahulGandhi @kharge

5 months, 57 seats & Philosopher-grade beard—ex-IAS Brijendra Singh walks so Haryana Congress doesn’t stand still @BrijendraSpeaks @ChBirenderSingh @INCIndia @INCHaryana theprint.in/politics/5-mon… via @theprintindia

आज़ादी के बाद से हर सरकार ने भारत की संप्रभुता और स्ट्रेटेजिक हितों की रक्षा की है। इसके बिल्कुल विपरीत, प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi और @BJP4India सरकार ने surrender कर दिया हैं। @ThePublicIndia पर मेरा वक्तव्य। #IranIsraelWar #IRISDena

@DC_Ramanagara @eshwar_khandre @CMofKarnataka @RahulGandhi Burning of forests. can c around jyothipalya now. thought 2B accident yesterday clearly a deliberate act by vested lobby to clear land & destroy animal habitats. Urgent intervention needed! @Aranyashaka @krishnabgowda

.@INCIndia’s performance in Kolhapur’s local body polls prove that @BJP4India’s double-engine is faltering. Two key lessons for INDIA: organise the booth & leaders must relentlessly further values & goals (like CLP @satejp did). My article in @thewire_in. m.thewire.in/article/politi…

आज प्रदेश कांग्रेस कार्यालय में मप्र कांग्रेस कमेटी के सोशल मीडिया विभाग की प्रादेशिक बैठक "नवसंचार 2026" के वैचारिक सत्र में AICC के प्रशिक्षक श्री सौरभ वाजपेई जी (दिल्ली) एवं मप्र कांग्रेस उपाध्यक्ष व प्रशिक्षण विभाग प्रभारी श्री महेंद्र जोशी जी ने सोशल मीडिया पदाधिकारियों को संबोधित किया।

PM @narendramodi says he wants to forge an aatmanirbhar & viksit Bharat. Sadly (for India), he seems to have inked a deal that really Makes America Great Again. I dissect the US-India trade ‘deal’ in @thewire_in. Do read. m.thewire.in/article/diplom…

I urge @rashtrapatibhvn to take strict action against @BagpatDm for displaying a distorted version of the Constitution's Preamble. He has violated the sanctity of the text he swore to uphold. An officer who defiles the Constitution has no right to hold office. See 👇🏼@devdesai74

Gandhi and Frontier Gandhi. We bow in reverence to the Frontier Gandhi, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan on his 38th death anniversary. A Bharat Ratna who suffered incarceration both pre and post independence, he resisted Partition of India till the very last.

How Tagore, Nehru and K.R. Narayanan’s Greetings on New Year Assume Special Significance on January 1, 2026 m.thewire.in/article/commun… via @thewire_In

Wishing you and your family a #HappyNewYear . May 2026 usher in peace, love and fraternity for the whole mankind. May hatred for fellow citizens cease. May whole humanity follow the path tread by India's seers and saints & lit by Gandhi, Tagore and Nehru.

Has this man been arrested ? He is given an open call to treat Muslims like Israel is treating Palestinians - which amounts to an open call for genocide . @WBPolice @MamataOfficial @derekobrienmp @jawharsircar @MahuaMoitra @sagarikaghose

Heartiest congrats to INC on its 140th birth ann. Ptoud of the Party that gave us Gandhiji and icons - Naoroji, Tilak, Gokhale, Motilal Nehru, Das, Jawaharlal Nehru, Patel, Bose, Rajaji, Azad, Prasad, Shastri, Kamaraj, Indira Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi.

@jmiu_official Filing FIR & suspending Prof Virendra Balaji Shahare for including a question on atrocities against Muslim in India ? Insane ! B/ MSW Students must know about discrimination that Muslims, Christians, Dalits, Adivasis & women face. Must Revoke order & apologise

I’ve signed the *Save the Aravallis* petition to protect this ancient mountain range and the millions of lives it supports.%0a*The Aravallis are under threat* —now is the time to act. Join me!%0a%0a Visit:- saafhawa.in/AravalliSatyag… saafhawa.in/AravalliSatyag…