Politics

Between 1969 and 2010, about 11 Indian States were accorded 'Special Category Status'

Mamata Banerjee has mainstreamed the use of 'Kafir' in public discourse, often using the dehumanising slur used against Hindus and non-Muslims to attack her political rivals.

The Minister of State for Finance pointed out that the Special Category Status for Bihar was previously considered in 2012 but it did not fulfill the criteria laid down by the National Development Council.

For the unversed, Somnath Bharti had filed a petition against Bansuri Swaraj after losing by a margin of 78,370 votes from the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.

Notably, the ban on government employees participating in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities was imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1966. The Congress government's 1966 decision to ban government employees from partaking in activities of the RSS was a move rooted in political expediency rather than genuine concern for the public interest. The ban sought to stifle the influence of a prominent organization that ideologically opposed the Congress party.

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Mamata Banerjee added that assistance will also be extended to Bangladeshis who came to West Bengal and are facing difficulty in returning home.

Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are regions in Pakistan that have long been neglected in various domains such as education, youth unemployment, poverty, infrastructure, healthcare, and food security

A major turning point in the anti-Mandal agitation came on 19th September 1990 when a student named Rajeev Goswami set himself on fire in protest.

Earlier this month, on 3rd July, Firhad Hakim stirred the hornet’s nest after he derided non-Muslims as ‘unfortunate’ and openly called for their religious conversion to Islam.