Category: Indian Politics
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Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections 2018
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election will be held on May 12 in 224 constituencies to elect their respective members. The results will be declared on May 15, 2018.
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Lingayats: a religious minority?
This week, the Karnataka government granted Lingayats religious minority status. Lingayats have considered themselves a distinct religion from Hinduism for centuries..
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Rajya Sabha elections 2018 underway
Voting has commenced for the Rajya Sabha elections 2018 in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. The Rajya Sabha..
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The fate of 39 Indians
Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of External Affairs of India has confirmed that the 39 Indians who had been abducted by ISIS in 2014 are dead. The victims had been captured..
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No confidence?
Efforts to initiate a No Confidence Motion against the ruling party in India have stalled due to noisy protests taking place in the Lok Sabha. Sumitra Mahajan, the Speaker..
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Maharashtra farmers emerge victorious
Over 30,000 farmers marched into Mumbai on Sunday, protesting for land rights and monetary assistance. On Monday evening, the government acquiesced to a number..
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Maharashtra’s farmers protest
A protest march of 30,000 farmers reached India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Sunday. The farmers are protesting for land rights and monetary assistance from the..
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Freedom of press threatened
According to the 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India ranks 136 and has become the third most dangerous country..
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Is it India Vs China?
Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has predicted that there are likely to be more stand-offs between India and China. However, he noted that the two..
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The jeweler’s heist
The Punjab National Bank has uncovered a fraud amounting to nearly $1.8 billion fraud. The bank has noted that it was defrauded by jeweler Nirav Modi. His maternal..