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Hyderabad is hosting 20th International Children’s Film Festival of India (ICFFI)
The 20th International Children’s Film Festival of India (ICFFI) has started in Hyderabad on November 8, 2017 with New India- as the main theme this time. The Telangana government and Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI) are jointly organizing the biennial ..
Regional and Linguistic sub-nationalism in India in present context
With the recent news of Karnataka asking for its separate flag or demand of a separate state of Gorkhaland from West Bengal has raised the issue of growing sub-nationalism in India. Sub-nationalism on basis of region and language has been a vital ..
The Union government hiked OBC creamy layer ceiling limit to 8 lakh for central government jobs
The Union Cabinet has recently increased the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to Rs 8 lakh per annum from the existing Rs 6 lakh for central government jobs. With this, those in the OBC category ..
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar authored book “The Adivasi Will Not Dance”
The book “The Adivasi Will Not Dance” has been authored by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. It is a mature, passionate, intensely political book of stories, made up of the very stuff of life. Recently, the book is in news because the ..
The Union government launches “Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2” scheme in Maharastra
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs, has launched “Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2” in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme. The main purpose of the “Jiyo Parsi” scheme (or Central ..
Railways extend E-ticketing facility for differently abled passengers
Indian Railways has extended its e-ticketing facility to differently abled persons in order to provide them with more convenience. As per railways this e-ticketing facility will be available to those passengers who are differently-abled such as orthopaedically handicapped, hearing and ..