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Narendra Modi Takes On Centre's Decision On Sub Quota For Minorities

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Center at a public function on Saturday over its decision to allot 4.5 percent of reservation to the minority from the 27% quota for the Baxi Panch, terming it as "afflictive for the socially and educationally backward class people." Apr 22, 2012

Retired Army Officer gets Life Imprisonment for Killing a Boy

A fast-track court awarded life sentence to a retired Army officer on Friday after he was found guilty of killing a 13-year-old boy, who strayed into an Army residential compound in Chennai to pick almonds. Dilshan, a boy from a slum colony in Chennai, was shot dead by retired Lieutenant Colonel Kandasamy Ramraj, 58, on July 3, 2011. Apr 20, 2012
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SC Upholds Right To Education Act; 25 Percent Reservation For Poor Children

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the cabinet's decision in implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 as it directed all the schools including those owned by private organisations to provide 25 percent of free seats for the kids hailing from socially and economically backward classes. Apr 14, 2012
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President Pratibha Patil's Speech on Eve of Republic Day

The President of India, Pratibha Patil, addressed the nation on the eve of the country's 63rd Republic Day. Speaking to the nation's billion-plus citizens, the President stressed on the fact that the "foremost priority is the removal of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, disease and illiteracy". Jan 26, 2012
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Now, coats for cows in Ayodhya!

The commissioner of Ayodhya Nagar Nigam Niraj Shukla said the coats for the cows and bulls will have separate designs. The bulls will have coats made only of jute, while cows coats will have two layers. Nov 30, -0001