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Govt ready to discuss ‘intolerance’ issue in Parliament: Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu said that the centre was ready for a discussion on intolerance in the ongoing session of Parliament if the opposition allows the House to function

2 min read2 Dec 2015
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Modi keeping silent just to win Bihar elections: Arun Shourie

Shourie also attacked finance minister Arun Jaitley's defence of Modi that he was the worst victim of intolerance since 2002

3 min read2 Nov 2015
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Narendra Modi fires back at critics who say intolerance rising in India

The Congress party has no right to talk about intolerance because it presided over the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that left about 3,000 people dead, Modi told a campaign rally in Bihar

1 min read2 Nov 2015
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Authors urge Sahitya Akademi to reinvent itself

The authors urged the National Academy of Letters to build on the resolution passed during its recent emergency meet and respond in a 'strong, humane and robust' manner to situations

1 min read1 Nov 2015
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Historians speak out against ‘highly vitiated atmosphere’

53 historians including leading names like Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, K.N. Pannikar and Mridula Mukherjee have in a joint statement raised concerns over recent developments

2 min read29 Oct 2015
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Rushdie backs authors, seven more return Sahitya Akademi awards

At least 16 authors have announced their decision to return their awards with some warning that minorities in the country feel 'unsafe and threatened'

3 min read12 Oct 2015

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