Jharkhand celebrates anniversary of Birsa Munda and 17th State Formation Day

On November 15th, Jharkhand celebrated the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda and 17th state formation day. Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000 by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA government. About Birsa Munda The ..

No sub-quota for religious minorities: AP High Court

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes Central Government’s decision of the creation of 4.5 % sub-quota for religious minorities including Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Parsis, within the 27% OBC quota

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

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 – Residents of West Bengal are called Bengalis and not West Bengalis; ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011

History : Compendium 1

1. What was ” Bhottavisti” in Ancient Times? Ans. Bhottavisiti was a special kind of forced labor imposed on peasants from the laborers of Tibet. 2. Who was jall-ud-din Firoz? Ans. He was uncle of Alaud-din-khilji whom he murdered treacherously ..