Assam govt Tuesday announced 'indigenous' status for Goriya, Moriya, Deshi, Julah & Syed communities. Opposition accuses BJP of sowing division between Assamese & Bengali-speaking Muslims.
Bengal, Kerala, Assam — each key state election has a serious ‘Muslim party’ in fray. A lot of young voters are drawn to them, but others are sticking with tried-and-tested ‘secular’ parties.
The Commission said that many organisations have expressed concern that it is a "targeted mechanism to disenfranchise Assam's Bengali Muslim community".
Report by NGO Avaaz says posts terming Bengali Muslims as “criminals”, “rapists” & ”terrorists” were shared over 1,00,000 times and viewed at least 5.4 million times.
The pervasive culture of body shaming, of judging others based on their appearance rather than their character or abilities, is a reflection of the deeper societal fault lines.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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