Bihar education department has withdrawn its controversial decision to reduce school holidays for teachers during festivals such as Diwali, Durga Pooja, Raksha Bandhan, and others, according to a government order, reported ANI. In an interview with ANI, RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari said, “This is the government’s decision. They must have thought to rethink their earlier […]
Tag Archives: Bharatiya Janata Party
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Aug
Aug
In his Independence Day speech spanning nearly 90 minutes, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi outlined his re-election pitch for 2024 and framed the challenge for the Opposition. There were three essential elements to this. The first was the clear signalling that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would run a positive campaign based on its achievements. […]
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Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah announces discontinuation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in higher studies
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Aug
Aug
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on, August 14, the decision to discontinue the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the state’s higher education institutions starting from the upcoming academic year. This policy, initially put in place by the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, will continue for the current academic year in […]
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Jul
Jul
L’ Affaire NCP shows yet again that politics in India is rapidly degenerating into a purely mathematical exercise. It also demonstrates the cynical use of enforcement agencies to achieve political ends — for nothing else can explain why charges are (as they have been in the past) dropped against politicians joining the national political hegemon. […]
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Jun
Jun
A significant meeting of Opposition parties in Patna aimed to set the template for a common platform to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 elections. The disparate political outfits will hope to build an ideological counter to the national hegemon, stitch together a seat-sharing framework, and reconcile the competing ambitions of […]
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Jun
Jun
Opposition leaders will gather on June 23 to thrash out a common plan to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On the table are likely to be ideas for a common programme, contours of a common agenda in Parliament and outside, and thoughts on what a grassroots agenda could look like. These are important […]
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Apr
Apr
The ongoing drama over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate list for the forthcoming assembly election in Karnataka should not surprise anyone. Disappointment, dissent, and defection by aspirants who don’t find their names on the list isn’t unique to the state, although it does take it to a different level altogether, and doesn’t fit the […]