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"Country Going To Pay... ": When Rajiv Gandhi Opposed 1990 Reservation Move
As the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress wage a political battle to claim credit for yesterday's announcement, here is a look at how the Grand Old Party responded to the Mandal Commission's report 35 years back and the grounds on which it oppose
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Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Release Date Confirmed: Here Everything You Need to Know
Neeraj Pandey’s Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is set to release on Netflix on March 20, 2025. Featuring Jeet and Prosenjit Chatterjee in lead roles, the series dives into the turbulent world of crime and politics in early 2000s Bengal. Directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, the show follows IPS Arjun Maitra’s struggle against powerful ga...
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Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Needs To Know - Mandal 2.0 Has Limited Appeal
I have seen the Mandal phenomenon altering the basic grammar of India's politics in ways not much else could.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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JDU Spokesperson Nikhil Mandal Resigns From Post
JD(U) spokesperson Nikhil Mandal on Monday resigned from the post he had been holding for more than six years citing "personal reasons".
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UP Polls: BJP's Candidate List Aims To Counter Rivals' OBC Pitch
With the Samajwadi Party accusing the BJP of being anti-backward castes, the ruling party has deployed its own brand of 'mandal' politics to counter the narrative.
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Opinion: What Modi Has Accomplished With Kovind's Election As President
The Mandal kamandal discourse that dominated Indian politics in the last three decades has finally come full circle with the election of Ram Nath Kovind as the new President of India. This is the first time in Indian history that the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister belong to the Dalit and OBC communities.
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Promise To Practice Politics Of Murder Gets JD(U) Lawmaker Suspended
Bihar lawmaker Gopal Mandal, a member of the ruling Janata Dal-United, got suspended by his party for some controversial remarks. The lawmaker had allegedly said he would now resort to "politics of murder" to retaliate against his political rivals.
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Mohan Bhagwat's Quota Remark sealed BJP's fate in Bihar: Lalu Prasad
Attacking saffron party over Mohan Bhagwat's remark, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the RSS chief's call for a review of the reservation policy has "sealed" the fate of the BJP. He claimed that Janata Dal will emerge triumphant in "Mandal versus Kamandal" politics, as in 1995 Bihar polls.
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No Upper Caste Person Can Become Bihar Chief Minister: Giriraj Singh
In a bid to counter the 'Mandal' politics of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly polls, particularly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's pitch for 'backward versus upper caste fight', the BJP is playing the backward castes card.
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Neither Lalu Yadav Nor Nitish Kumar is Messiah of Mandal Politics: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
Amid a political slugfest over the caste-based census data, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying "none of them are messiah of the Mandal" politics.
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"Country Going To Pay... ": When Rajiv Gandhi Opposed 1990 Reservation Move
As the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress wage a political battle to claim credit for yesterday's announcement, here is a look at how the Grand Old Party responded to the Mandal Commission's report 35 years back and the grounds on which it oppose
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Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Release Date Confirmed: Here Everything You Need to Know
Neeraj Pandey’s Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is set to release on Netflix on March 20, 2025. Featuring Jeet and Prosenjit Chatterjee in lead roles, the series dives into the turbulent world of crime and politics in early 2000s Bengal. Directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, the show follows IPS Arjun Maitra’s struggle against powerful ga...
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Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Needs To Know - Mandal 2.0 Has Limited Appeal
I have seen the Mandal phenomenon altering the basic grammar of India's politics in ways not much else could.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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JDU Spokesperson Nikhil Mandal Resigns From Post
JD(U) spokesperson Nikhil Mandal on Monday resigned from the post he had been holding for more than six years citing "personal reasons".
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UP Polls: BJP's Candidate List Aims To Counter Rivals' OBC Pitch
With the Samajwadi Party accusing the BJP of being anti-backward castes, the ruling party has deployed its own brand of 'mandal' politics to counter the narrative.
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Opinion: What Modi Has Accomplished With Kovind's Election As President
The Mandal kamandal discourse that dominated Indian politics in the last three decades has finally come full circle with the election of Ram Nath Kovind as the new President of India. This is the first time in Indian history that the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister belong to the Dalit and OBC communities.
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Promise To Practice Politics Of Murder Gets JD(U) Lawmaker Suspended
Bihar lawmaker Gopal Mandal, a member of the ruling Janata Dal-United, got suspended by his party for some controversial remarks. The lawmaker had allegedly said he would now resort to "politics of murder" to retaliate against his political rivals.
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Mohan Bhagwat's Quota Remark sealed BJP's fate in Bihar: Lalu Prasad
Attacking saffron party over Mohan Bhagwat's remark, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the RSS chief's call for a review of the reservation policy has "sealed" the fate of the BJP. He claimed that Janata Dal will emerge triumphant in "Mandal versus Kamandal" politics, as in 1995 Bihar polls.
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No Upper Caste Person Can Become Bihar Chief Minister: Giriraj Singh
In a bid to counter the 'Mandal' politics of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly polls, particularly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's pitch for 'backward versus upper caste fight', the BJP is playing the backward castes card.
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Neither Lalu Yadav Nor Nitish Kumar is Messiah of Mandal Politics: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
Amid a political slugfest over the caste-based census data, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying "none of them are messiah of the Mandal" politics.
