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China@UN: 39 nations pillory Dragon on Covid-19, Xinjiang, Tibet, HK

October 7, 2020 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Increasingly isolated globally on various counts, dozens of countries, including the West, pilloried authoritarian China at the United Nations on Tuesday, criticized Beijing on different issues including its dubious role in the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, and brutal suppression of human rights in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. In particular, […]

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BJP’s Dilemma: Support “Conspiracy Theory” in UP, Oppose it in Maharashtra

October 6, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 6: The BJP is in a quandary. While in Uttar Pradesh the party is in support of the charge of “conspiracy by vested interests” and the opposition parties trying to defame the state government and the UP police in the Hathras dalit gang-rape case, it is opposed to a similar […]

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Global Indians: Why POTUS Trump is ‘confident’ of a second term?

October 6, 2020 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit Many Indians, including the three million Indian-Americans, find it rather difficult to understand the nitty-gritty of the US Presidential election, which is very different from the General Elections in India. Being generally highly-educated, prosperous, and professionally successful, the Indian-Americans have emerged as one of the most influential people in the USA. Some even […]

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UP Government’s Come Down in Hathras, Media, Rahul, Priyanka Allowed to Meet Victim’s Family

October 3, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 3: With the behavior of the Hathras police with the family of the dalit rape victim evoking nation-wide condemnation almost of the level of Nirbhaya rape and murder, the Uttar Pradesh government demonstrated a marked come down on Saturday permitting the media to enter the village and talk to the […]

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Rich Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri: Congress Hints at Prolonged Agitation against Modi Government

October 2, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 2: As the country celebrated the 151st birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, the Congress promising to agitate on the Gandhian lines gave a clear indication of a prolonged fight against the BJP government at the centre over the issues of farm bills, alleged atrocities on dalits, price […]

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Maharashtra Government’s U-Turn on Farm Reform Laws

September 30, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta MUMBAI, Sep 30: Under pressure from its coalition partners, the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government has withdrawn its August 10 order directing the farm sector to implement the contentious farm reform laws opposed by several non-BJP political parties and farmers’ organisations. The order withdrawing the August 10 directive issued by the state […]

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Congress Dissent against Babri Verdict: “It is Against Constitutional Spirit”

September 30, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Sep 30: Dissenting against the special CBI court verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case acquitting all the 32 accused, the Congress said the judgement violated the “constitutional spirit” and the 2019 Supreme Court judgement on the Ram temple issue. The party has also demanded the central and the Uttar Pradesh governments to […]

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BJP, Shiv Sena Hail Court Verdict in Babri Mosque Case

September 30, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Sep 30: The special CBI court verdict acquitting all the 32 accused of pre-planned conspiracy and declaring the demolition of the Babri Masjid to be a spontaneous act has been welcomed by the leaders of the Sangh Parivar as well as the Shiv Sena. Leading the rest, the veteran BJP leader and one […]

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Ayodhya case: A brief timeline since 1528

September 30, 2020 virendra pandit

Lucknow: The following is the brief timeline of the historic case. –1528-1529- A mosque was built on the site of the Ram Temple by Babar, founder of the Mughal Empire. The mosque was known as Babri Masjid. –1850s- During the First War of Independence in 1857, the Hindus intensified their movement to liberate the Temple. […]

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Ayodhya case: No conclusive proof, court acquits all 32 accused

September 30, 2020 virendra pandit

Lucknow: Nearly 10 months after the Supreme Court’s ruling and seven weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a CBI court on Wednesday acquitted all the 32 accused, stating there was no evidence of a pre-planned conspiracy by them to demolish the Babri mosque in the holy […]