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Kashmir mediation: Delhi denies Trump’s claim, says no such request ever made
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Kashmir mediation: Delhi denies Trump’s claim, says no such request ever made

The Ministry reiterates long-held position that the Kashmir issue is to be discussed bilaterally between India and Pakistan. In a sharp rebuttal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, the government denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had requested Mr. Trump to mediate between India and Pakistan. “We have seen [Mr. Trump’s] remarks to the press that...

Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Final Part
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Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Final Part

This hurts their performance and their post-graduation prospects. Proficiency in only a regional language also restricts them to regional opportunity and discourse. For better or worse, the highest levels of Indian business, bureaucracy, diplomacy, media, education and so much more function primarily in English. A great number of global institutions do so too. Shudras have...

Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Part 3
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Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Part 3

In bringing them to where they are today, MK Gandhi and Ram Manohar Lohia were crucial not just as politicians, but also as thinkers who shaped Indian mores. Both were organic intellectuals of the Banias, both had prestigious Western educations and mastery over English, and both wrote and published extensively. They gained immense stature amid...

Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Part 2
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Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Part 2

NARENDRA MODI BECAME PRIME MINISTER in 2014 on the back of proclamations that he belonged to the Other Backward Classes, implying that he was a representative of the Shudras. Many accepted the proclamation without the scrutiny it deserves. Looking closely at Modi’s caste group, the Modh Ghanchis of Gujarat, we should be skeptical of his assertion...

Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Part 1
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Why the Shudras are lost in today’s India- Part 1

When the government implemented the Mandal Commission recommendations, in the early 1990s, it was meant to be a watershed moment for the Shudras. The measure reserved positions in government employment and public higher education for the Other Backward Classes—a category made up overwhelmingly of disadvantaged Shudra castes, traditionally labourers and craftspeople. The commission had identified...

Boris Johnson to Become U.K. Prime Minister After Party Election Win
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Boris Johnson to Become U.K. Prime Minister After Party Election Win

Boris Johnson won the race to lead the ruling Conservative Party and become Britain’s next prime minister, repeating in his victory speech a pledge to pull the nation out of the European Union by Oct. 31—but the challenge he faces to meet that deadline became quickly apparent. Several ministers—including Justice Secretary David Gauke—resigned, indicating they would...

A great success to JMI’s Hindi department, 23 students from TV journalism course got placement in media channels
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A great success to JMI’s Hindi department, 23 students from TV journalism course got placement in media channels

Tarannum Athar A great success to Jamia Millia Islamia’s Hindi department, as 23 students of PG Diploma in TV journalism course have been selected in various media channels. According to the data released by the Hindi Department of this academic session that it’s 23 students have made a cut for the various types of jobs...