Tag: communalism

Hyderabad Royals

Over seven decades, the deposit has accumulated interest and is now worth around £35 million.

October 4, 2019

‘Rise above communalism’

Sheikh Hasina addresses convocation of Kazi Nazrul University after being conferred honorary D.Litt

May 27, 2018

Nitish-Paswan meet hints at new equation

A new political realignment appears to be in the offing in Bihar again with chief minister Nitish Kumar cosying up to once-his-arch-rival and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan. In the past two months, both the leaders have met more than thrice, amply indicating something is cooking up between the two leaders. Yesterday …

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April 10, 2018

Development must reach last in line: Hamid Ansari

The constitutional promise of equality is only achievable when development reaches the last in line, former Vice-President of India M Hamid Ansari said on Tuesday. Speaking at the launch of the book, “Working with Muslims: Beyond Burqa and Triple Talaq”, Ansari said, “We need to eschew the prevalent virus of considering Muslims with apprehension, intolerance …

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March 28, 2018

Need to form secular platform to defeat BJP-RSS: Yechury

The country is going through a challenging period with the ruling BJP-RSS combine trying to divide India on the lines of religion, caste and creed, says the CPM general secretary

March 6, 2018

‘Competitive communalism’ the agenda of ‘party of Hindutva’: Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday made a veiled attack on the BJP, accusing it of practising “competitive communalism” in the name of Hindutva and claimed his party chooses the politics of performance over the ongoing politics of identity to govern the country. “The issues that touch your wallet, your daily life need to be …

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February 11, 2018

Rahul’s temple visits is not communalism: Aiyar

Suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday said party president Rahul Gandhi’s visits to temples and assertion that he and his family members were “Shiv Bhakts” were not acts of communalism which, he alleged, was being propagated by the BJP. “If Rahul Gandhi regards himself and his family members as ‘Shiv Bhakts’ (devotees of …

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February 5, 2018

Karnataka polls will be communalism vs secularism: CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the upcoming Assembly polls in the state would be a battle between two ideologies — communalism and secularism. He also denied that there was an anti-incumbency factor for the Congress and said the party would retain power in the southern state by winning the polls with a “comfortable …

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January 14, 2018

Congress practised politics of hate, communalism longest: BJP

Hitting back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who said India is witnessing a rise in the forces of hatred and division, the BJP on Tuesday said it is the Congress party that is guilty of hate and communal politics “for the longest time”. “Rahul Gandhi accused us of spreading hate and terror, besides a few …

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January 9, 2018

State polls to be fight between communalism and secularism: CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the “fight” in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state would be between two ideologies — communalism and secularism. “It’s not between Siddaramaiah versus BJP, it is not between me versus Narendra Modi… it is not between Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa; it is between two ideologies- Congress versus BJP,” he told …

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January 6, 2018

Communal canker

The word, ‘communalism’, is frequently used by politicians to denounce their opponents. By that token, it is by far the most abusive term in recent political discourse. The expression may be interpreted as the attachment of a person to his own community and an urge for its preservation and uplift. If this is so, there …

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December 9, 2017

CPI insists on uniting secular forces including Congress against BJP regime

Coming down heavily on the BJP-led central government for the increasing communalism, intolerance, unemployment and the lack of democratic growth in the country, the Communist Party of India on Tuesday called for bringing together all secular and democratic forces including the Congress on a broader platform to fight against the central dispensation. “We believe that …

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October 11, 2017

Is nationalism above humanity?

Even after 70 years of Independence, our nation, which is rich in cultural, social and linguistic diversity, is witnessing convoluted discussions and debates on forced nationalism and religious communalism. The world’s largest democracy has always believed in unity in diversity and yet in the current scenario, multiple identities of the country’s diverse populace are, in …

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August 17, 2017