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Only Bengal campaign

Only Bengal campaign has been recently launched by Times Of India to catalyse the process of dropping the “West” from the name of the state. They point out...

October 30, 2011

National Health Entitlement Card

National Health Entitlement Card is a proposed health package via which, every citizen that will guarantee access to a package of essential primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare fully...

October 30, 2011

Phaseout of MiG-21

The Flying Coffins MiG-21s, which have been in news for frequent crashes, will be phased out by the Indian Air Force by 2017 and replaced by modern fighter...

October 30, 2011

Should Tea be the National Drink of India?

India is world’s second largest tea producer after China. In 2007-08, India’s estimated tea production was 8 Lakh metric tons. In 2007, in India, there was an area...

October 30, 2011

Disagreement in Panel of 3 Interlocutors in Jammu & Kashmir

In October 2010, Government of India had appointed a group of three interlocutors to hold sustained dialogue with all sections of the people in Jammu and Kashmir. They...

October 30, 2011

Why Jan Lokpal Bill needs People’s Support?

Legislation on Lokpal is not like any other laws. It is different because, it is concerned with the conduct of those who claim the right create this law...

October 30, 2011

Indian Independence Act 1947

The Indian Independence Act was based upon the Mountbatten plan of 3rd June 1947 and was passed by the British parliament on July 5, 1947. It received royal...

October 30, 2011

Partition Council India 1947

Before the Partition Council, a Partition Committee was formed which was chaired by Lord Mountbatten and its members were Vallabh Bhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Liaqat Ali Khan...

October 30, 2011

June 3 Plan: June 3, 1947

By the month of June, Congress had given consent to the partition of the country. On June 3, 1947, Prime Minister Atlee announced the Partition Plan or June...

October 30, 2011

Dickie Bird Plan 1947

Mountbatten prepared a “Dickie Bird Plan” for India’s independence.  This plan was prepared by a committee of General Sir Hastings Ismay, Sir George Abell and Lord Mountbatten himself....

October 30, 2011

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