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Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
UP Panchayat elections: Polling in Lucknow, Varanasi and Muzaffarnagar today
Polling is taking place in 20 districts in the second phase of the election
BJP has no authority to hoard Remdesivir during shortage: AAP
AAP pointed out that as per Indian Constitution, the BJP has no right to buy large stocks of essential medicinal vials, especially when the said medicines were in short supply
Manipur Human Rights group resolves to help Myanmar refugees
Decides to write to PM about plight of those feeling violence given historical, demographical and cultural links
Battleground Bengal: Gorkha voices matter
Most constituencies where polling was held in phase five have large population of Gorkhas, a community whose concerns have been falling on deaf ears for decades
Lucknow: High demand for “Jai Shree Ram” masks
Citizens look for divine intervention as Uttar Pradesh government fails miserably in controlling the spread of the Coronavirus
Address people’s anguish to restore peace in J&K: CCG to GoI
Following a visit to the Valley, CCG members reported the state of Kashmiris and suggested fresh dialogues to address the pressing issues of Jammu and Kashmir.
Address people’s anguish to restore peace in J&K: CCG to GoI
Following a visit to the Valley, CCG members reported on the state of Kashmiris, and suggested fresh dialogue to address the pressing issues of Jammu and Kashmir
Battleground Bengal: EC denies request to club remaining phases, reduces campaigning hours
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Battleground Bengal: Demand for clubbing phases after surge in Covid cases
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Matter likely to be brought up at all-party meeting with EC today to club phases 7 and 8
Elections underway, CBI, ED send notice to TMC leader
Matter relates to the Rs 500 crore I-Core ponzi scam, where the chairman of the group was arrested six years ago
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India
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Communalism
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Education
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India
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