Congress state unit's X handle has been grabbing eyeballs with its memes and snarky remarks, drawing reactions from BJP, even facing allegations of spreading fake news.
Basudev Dutta had migrated to Bengal from East Pakistan in 1969 and worked as a paramedic under the state govt; his job was terminated in 2011 on the basis of a ‘secret report’.
A polarising figure in global geo-politics, the pro-China diplomat was also reported to have been disparaging about Indians. His rants about Indira Gandhi are well-documented.
Political developments in Pakistan following the 1970 elections took place at a frenetic pace, and I was witness to the country’s precipitous slide to disaster.
From Prime Minister of undivided Bengal to governor of East Pakistan, Sher-E-Bangla, as Huq was called, held key roles during a tumultuous time in political history.
The outrage of ex-Servicemen against new claims on Manekshaw’s role in 1971 shows a homily in the larger literature, which undermines the agency of the forces.
A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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