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Nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned from Bangladesh as anti-quota protests convulse the country, claiming 115 lives thus far.

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.

The agitation over the reinstatement of the 30% quota to the families of the freedom fighters of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been ongoing for over a month.

The development comes at a time when Bangladesh is reeling under high inflation, dwindling foreign reserves and rising unemployment.

Prime MInister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina expressed regret that the protesters were calling themselves 'Razakars'.

Proposing 100 per cent quota for Kannadigas in private firms panders to the sentiments of regional chauvinism that has gained ground under the Congress govt in Karnataka.

During a press conference on Wednesday, the Haryana chief minister stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Agnipath scheme, implemented on June 14, 2022, is for the benefit of the nation.

Karnataka Medical Education and Skill Development Minister Sharan Prakash Patil wrote a letter to the centre on Tuesday seeking NRI quotas in the government medical colleges

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked the JDU to put pressure on the BJP to remove the 50% limit on the reservations and do a caste census.

The Gandhi scion has been flashing a small copy of the constitution that was conceptualised by SC adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who has spoken against OBC reservation and advocated for a complete overhaul of existing reservations.