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* Indian Jat agitation spreads to new areas
Times of India: “The Jat agitation demanding reservation in government jobs spread to Haryana’s Kurukshetra, Jind and some areas of Bhiwani on Saturday. The protests had been confined to Hisar’s Mayyar...
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* India arrests after riot at Maruti plant leave one dead
BBC News: “At least 80 people have been arrested after violent clashes between workers and managers at a Maruti Suzuki factory near the Indian capital, Delhi. One person died and more than 85 were...
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* Northern India hit by one of the worst power breakdowns
The Hindu: “In what was one of the worst power breakdowns in the country, the Northern Grid crashed early Monday morning plunging eight states into complete darkness, disrupting inter-state train...
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* Chinese engineers to repair Haryana power plant
Times of India: “Chinese engineers will repair the second unit of 300MW capacity of YamunaNagar power plant, which is non-functional since last year. Map of India showing location of Haryana (Photo...
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Indian Army recruitment done on caste, region, religion lines, SC told – The...
Grouping of people from a particular region in an Army regiment is unconstitutional and amounts to discrimination on caste, region and religion basis, a petitioner challenging the recruitment policy...
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Why caste still matters in India | The Economist
INDIA’S general election will take place before May. The front-runner to be the next prime minister is Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, currently chief minister of Gujarat. A former...
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Wounded Congress desperately seeking alliances for upcoming assembly elections
The Congress party is losing legislators but is keen to show it remains a political force as polls approach in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana and Kashmir. Still reeling from its decimation in the Lok...
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BJP Fares Poorly in By-Elections in India’s Most-Populous State – India Real...
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s landslide victory in national elections a few months ago spawned predictions of an unstoppable political juggernaut. But results of by-elections show cracks in the BJP’s...
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The marriage squeeze in India and China: Bare branches, redundant males | The...
KHAPs are informal local councils in north-western India. They meet to lay down the law on questions of marriage and caste, and are among India’s most unflinchingly conservative institutions. They have...
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How Police and the Indian Army Are Dealing With Punjab Attack: In Pictures –...
At least three gunmen stormed a police station in northern India near the border with Pakistan Monday, killing six people—including two policemen—and injuring seven others, in a standoff that continued...
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We’re not gonna take it | The Economist
DELHI found itself under siege last month. Young men blocked roads and canals that feed people and water into the city. They looted, set fires and dragged women out of cars to rape them. The...
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