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Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away
Since his retirement from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, he was co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); besides, he had also been associated with ‘Aajeevika’ Bureau for over a decade, working on internal migration related issues
Congress pushes complaints of violations of Model Code by BJP, Modi and Shah
The leading opposition party alleged that speeches by Modi and Shah were 'false, derogatory and vitriolic,' part of a 'pattern,' yet EC had 'not once since' 2013 stepped in and enforced its mandate.
Bihar: How festival holidays become target of fake news
Two days ago, Bihar's Education Department released the list of school holiday, which was then blown out of proportion by the media, sparking a misinformation wave
UGC asks Maharashtra colleges to encourage students to attend the celebration of RSS leader’s birthday
A UGC circular has encouraged and invited participation for the birthday celebrations of an RSS-ABVP leader in Maharashtra’s colleges.
Supreme Court questions Kerala Governor: “Why was the governor sitting on bills for 2 years?”
SC bench keeps the petition of the state against the Governor pending as senior advocate Venugopal decries adversarial conduct by the Governor; granted liberty to amend its plea to seek guidelines to be laid down by the Court for Governor to send bills passed by the State to the President
Are the roots of terrorism in religion or politics?
Fifteen years ago, on 26 November 2008, Mumbai witnessed...
Maha Dharani: A warning to Congress-led Karnataka government, deliver on poll promises or face people
After three days of intensive protests by farmers and workers from across the state, marked by all day and night sit-ins at Freedom Park Bengaluru, the organisers of the Maha Dharani (mass protest) has issued a stern warning to the state government while launching an all-out attack on the Modi regime at the centre; among the demands are withdrawal of anti-people laws passed by the previous state government
Honouring an unsung hero, former prime minister VP Singh
It was a pleasant surprise to see former Prime...
CAA rules to be framed by March 2024, says Union Minister
Ironically, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen West Bengal to make this announcement
Stalin unveils statue of ex-PM, VP Singh, bats for national caste census to implement reservation
While the Congress was absent from the occasion, the presence of Akhilesh Yadav former CM of Uttar Pradesh is significant
Yes, there was once a place called Gaza
That was the renowned Urdu poet Ghalib describing the...
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