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  • What is 33 percent Women Reservation Bill?

    Today Rajya Sabha passed Women’s Reservation Bill by an overwhelming majority to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and Assemblies for women. The Bill seeks to reserve for women 181 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 out of a total of 4,109 seats in the 28 State Assemblies. This reservation…

  • 10 things you should know about Barack Obama

    His full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. He was born on August 4, 1961. Currently he is 44th President of the United States of Amercia. He is the first African American to hold the office of president. Before becoming president, he served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois. He is a graduate…

  • Raj Narayan :: The man who defeated Indira Gandhi

    Indira Gandhi was one of the strongest leaders of Independent India. She was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, a total of fifteen years. She was never defeated in any election exception the…

  • Austerity Campaign : A new Political Drama

    Indian National Congress is in News because of its much hyped Austerity Campaign. In this campaign, UPA Government has asked its Members of parliament and union ministers to travel in Economy class instead of usual Business Class and Chartered Planes and also not to stay in five star Hotels. The party is also trying to…

  • The Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette was the queen of France. Her husband was Louis XVI, who was the ruler of France during the French Revolution of 1789. During the Reign of Terror, at the height of the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette’s husband was deposed and the royal family was imprisoned. Marie Antoinette was tried, convicted of treason and…

  • Barack Obama’s Top 5 Speeches

    Barack Obama is one of the most popular public speakers of world. Currently he is the president of United States of America. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. Before earning the law degree, he was a community organizer in Chicago.…

  • Meira Kumar :: First woman Speaker of Lok Sabha

    This week, Meira Kumar became the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha, the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of India. It was really a historical day for Indian democracy. She is a five time Lok Sabha member. However she was Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the last…

  • Biggest Losers of Indian General Elections 2009

    Indian General Elections 2009 results are out. The Congress party’s has shown spectacular performance in General Elections and secured its biggest win since 1991. The Congress party-led coalition is likey to win 261 seats, which is still short of majority by 11 seats. However the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led opposition alliance is lagging behind at…

  • Prime Ministerial Candidates for Indian general election 2009

    On January 28th, 2009, Election Commissioner Dr. S.Y. Quraishi announced that the elections would be held between April 8th, 2009 and May 15th, 2009, though the exact polling dates would only be announced in due course. So the fever of Indian elections is on the way. Let’s be prepared for the fever. Since independence, elections…

  • Terrorism in India in last 15 years

    Terrorism is one of the biggest challenges for India. Many part of India including, Jammu and Kashmir, Central India (Naxalism) and North-eastern States are affected with this problem. Terrorism in India has often been alleged to be sponsored by its neighbor Pakistan. However, Pakistan always claim that most of the acts of terrorism in its…