Category: Indian Politics
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Pakistan violates ceasefire
Pakistan has reportedly violated ceasefire and began firing and shelling posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district. According to Indian defense forces, troops from both..
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70 years of partition
On August 1947, India got its independence with the end of the British Raj. Before independence was declared, India under British Raj was partitioned..
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Healthcare in India
In the span of one week, close to 70 children have died at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly some of the children died because their..
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India-Bhutan team up?
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has met with her Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji. The meeting comes during the ongoing military stand-off between India..
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India’s new Vice President
Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the 15th Vice President of India. He will assume the office when the current Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari..
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IT raid on Karnataka minister
The Income Tax Department has conducted search and seizure operations at a resort in Bangalore, India that was housing 44 legislators..
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China sends clear message
Chinese President Xi Jinping has relayed a clear message to the world – infringing on Chinese sovereignty is a red line and will evoke a response from the military. The statement is significant as it comes during a military stand-off between India and China. In June 2017, a skirmish broke out between Indian and Chinese…
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Masterstroke or a strategic error?
Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar. In less than 24 hours, Kumar resigned as the CM, broke away from the alliance and forged a new partnership with the BJP, his erstwhile ally. The frenetic pace at which the events unfolded has rocked national politics. In…
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Withdraw troops, then talk
India will have to withdraw all its troops from the disputed border before China agrees to any “meaningful” dialogue with the nation. The border stand-off between both nations has escalated in the recent days. In June 2017, a skirmish broke out between Indian and Chinese troops at the Doklam plateau. Indian soldiers..
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Unity among Indian presidents
Ram Nath Kovind, who took his oath to become the 14th President of India, said that unity was the “way forward” for the country. His first speech to the nation was similar to the final speech made by his predecessor, Pranab Mukherjee. Ram Nath Kovind, the former Governor of Bihar, was nominated by the NDA…