Bodoland FactBox: Assam Suffers Violent Protests

Agitation for a separate state of Bodoland has taken a violent turn as the All Bodos Students Union (ABSU) called for a 12-hour 'rail roko' protest in Assam since Friday morning, disconnecting all the north-eastern states from the country. Aug 2, 2013
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Outrage as Akhilesh Partyman Brags about IAS Officer's Suspension

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Singh Bhati was caught on camera claiming that he got IAS officer Durga Nagpal suspended 'within 40 minutes' for allegedly demolishing the wall of a complex that housed a mosque in the Kadalpur village of Noida. Aug 2, 2013
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Will Narendra Modi Ever Apply for US Visa Again? United States Ready to Review BJP Leader's Application

The United States department of state has said that they would consider if Narendra Modi applies for US visa again. US rejected Gujarat Chief Minister's visa application in 2005 citing his inaction during the 2002 Gujarat riots which killed hundreds of people. Interestingly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has not applied for US visa again after his application was rejected once. Jul 27, 2013
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Ban RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal, Says Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati is dissapointed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress for politicising the Ayodhya issue ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year and demanded that organisations like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal be banned in the country. Jul 15, 2013