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• Undertones of Parliamentary Election Schedule | Amal Mandal

  7 December 2024, by Amal Mandal

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  It is disconcerting that the role, particularly the election schedule, of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is courting controversies and insinuations. The allegation is that the ECI has been devising election schedule at the bidding of the ruling executive and the schedule offers tactical time and campaigning opportunities to the ruling regimen.
  The peek into the 2019 and 2024 parliamentary election schedules

• The ongoing controversy regarding places of worship! | Suresh Khairnar

  7 December 2024, by Suresh Khairnar

  On 24 October 1989, during the Ramshila Puja procession in Bhagalpur, riots started, which spread to almost the entire Bhagalpur Commissionerate. In which an attempt was made to destroy the houses of the people of the minority community in more than three hundred villages. And after demolishing their places of worship, we saw with our own eyes the words Ramji’s temple, Durga’s temple, Hanumanji’s temple written on the debris with black tar or red ochre. And it seemed that the existence of (…)

• Logistical comparison of the EVM and the ballot paper | Faraz Ahmad

  7 December 2024, by Faraz Ahmad

  Elections were

• A Bengali Nationalist

  7 December 2024, by Arup Kumar Sen

  Bipin Chandra Pal is a well-known nationalist leader of India from Bengal. He along with Lala Lajpat Rai from Punjab and Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Bombay are popularly known as

• 7 December 2024

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  Jeremy Seabrook, Chronicler of the Struggles of the Underprivileged and Lifelong Friend of the Oppressed, is No More |

  7 December 2024, by Bharat Dogra, Madhu Dogra

  Jeremy Seabrook, who dedicated his life to writings which speak for the underprivileged and oppressed people everywhere, is no more. He breathed his last in a care home in London last week. He was 86. His absence will be deeply felt by friends, admirers and countless readers in many parts of the world.
  Although his initial writings were based more on reporting from the UK, he subsequently travelled to many countries of the global south to write about important issues and struggles there. (…)

• The Rise of the

  7 December 2024, by Disha

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  As social media content evolves, a new trend has emerged: women identifying themselves primarily through their husbands

• Analysing the Assembly Election Results of Jharkhand and Maharashtra

  7 December 2024

  Analysing the election results of Jharkhand and Maharashtra legislative assemblies cannot be confined to which party/ coalition has formed the Government. It is significant to examine the

• Sambhal Mosque, Ajmer Dargah — How far back can we go? | Ram Puniyani

  7 December 2024, by Ram Puniyani

  The decade of the 1980s saw a drastic downturn in the direction of peace and progress. The communal forces found a new tool to instil hate by misusing the history related to our ancient holy places. There was a Rath Yatra led by Lal Krishna Advani for building a Grand temple for lord Ram, precisely at the spot where Babri Mosque stood for over five centuries. In the light of rising tempo of this divisive issue, the Parliament passed an act as per which the places of worship

• Hemant’s Triumph: How Welfare and Tribal Support Sank BJP

  7 December 2024, by Chhotelal Kumar

  The 2024 Jharkhand Assembly election, concluded on November 23, saw a resounding victory for the JMM-led INDIA alliance, which secured a remarkable 56 out of 81 seats. This outcome was particularly striking given the expectations of a tight race, with most analysts and pollsters predicting a close contest. However, the election results showcased the dominance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the state, especially among Adivasi voters and women. In the concluded Jharkhand assembly (…)