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Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

Jun 17, 2013

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that. #Politics #India #Congress #BJP #Narendra Modi #PoliticsDecoder #Hindutva #bIhar #Nitish Kumar #Lalu Prasad Yadav #NDA #RJD #JD(U) #Muslim Vote #karmi caste #yadav caste #NDA split
Dharmapuri: Inter-caste marriage that sparked riots now in legal tangle

Jun 07, 2013

The love-marriage of a caste-Hindu girl and a Dalit boy that led to the arson and violence against three Dalit villages in Dharmapuri, in which about 270 houses were gutted and 1500 people fled, appeared to be in trouble on Thursday. #Madras High Court #Dalits #ImagesOfTheDay #Ilavarasan #Dharmapuri #Vanniyar caste
Ahead of elections, Reddy woos SC/ST and minorities

Jun 05, 2013

Andhra Pradesh CM Reddy is trying to woo the SC/ ST, backward classes, minorities, women and youths with a slew of schemes ahead of the next elections #NewsTracker #Andhra Pradesh #Scheduled Caste #N. Kiran Kumar Reddy #Scheduled Tribe #Telegu Desam Party

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What Manmohan Singh won't say on Independence Day

Aug 13, 2012

The Prime Minister is not known for speaking his mind. But if he decided to break protocol and address the nation on Independence Day, here's what he might be expected to say. #OnOurMind #India #Manmohan Singh #Prime Minister #Caste #Dowry
Do Pakistanis vote like Indians?

Jul 08, 2012

India's democracy functions because of caste. The basis of voting is not issues or ideology - is Pakistan the same? #India #Congress #Pakistan #InMyOpinion #Imran Khan #Caste #Zardari #Identity Politics #Pakistan elections 2013

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Caste equations compel Nitish to quit alliance

2013-06-16 20:55:00

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s political gamble of quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is largely inspired by the changing social equations in Bihar. The social alliance which he had forged against Lalu Prasad Yadav is fast disintegratin #Nitish Kumar #Lalu Prasad Yadav #Bharatiya Janata Party
The Hindu
Paradox seen in NCRB data on crimes in West Bengal

2013-06-17 20:36:00

In a seeming paradox, the latest National Crime Records Bureau data show that West Bengal, which at 214 lakh has the second highest population of Scheduled Castes, recorded just 85 incidents of crimes against SC in 2012. This works out to 0.25 per cent. #West Bengal #Uttar Pradesh #Kolkata
The Hindu
State bans book claiming Scheduled Caste as original rulers of Tamil land

2013-06-16 22:26:00

A book written by an author belonging to the Pallar community, one of the Scheduled Castes in Tamil Nadu, claiming that Pallars are the original settlers of fertile river tracts in Tamil land, and southern Tamil Nadu’s rulers, has been banned by the Stat #Tamil Nadu

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Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

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From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

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Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

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Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
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Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

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Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

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Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

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The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
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Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

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Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.