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The Ambedkar cartoon saga – the tragedy beyond the farce

By Wed, May 16, 2012 2:53AM UTC View Comments

In the wake of the government decision to remove the contentious 1949 cartoon – drawn by Shankar – from NCERT’s political science textbook for Class IX and the subsequent declaration by Human Resource Development minister, Kapil Sibal, that all cartoons used in NCERT will be reviewed and taken out if needed, some well meaning people...

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Bangladesh strike: Police assault Opposition chief whip

By Fri, Jul 08, 2011 1:19AM UTC View Comments

The first day [July 6] of the 48-hour strike called by the four party alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party saw a brutal police assault on Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque. The beating that Farroque received left him bleeding from the head. He was later rushed to the United Hospital. Following the incident, most...

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Thai govt proposes constitution changes, evokes ghosts of protests past

By Wed, Nov 17, 2010 10:00AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut The cabinet has approved the amendments of two points in the 2007 constitution. The points concern parliamentary approval before signing international treaties and to increase of MPs in the house to 500 - 375 constituencies and 125 on a proportional basis.  Tuesday’s announcement is part of an overall six-point amendment proposal with one major point not being finally considered...

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