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Is Indian Muslim community really marginalized? Almost every other week if not month we all hear that socio-economic status of the Muslims in India is worse than any other community. Is it true? Not only do we hear this but we also hear about a report published in 2006 called as Sachar Committee report. Ever since the report was published Mr. Owaisi refers to it every other day.

हमारे देश में शिक्षा व्यवस्था तथा पाठशालाएं अंग्रेजों ने प्रारंभ कीं ऐसा कहा जाता है। अंग्रेज़ों के आने से पहले देश में शिक्षा के मामले में अंधकार ही था, ऐसा भी बताया जाता है। किन्तु सत्य परिस्थिति क्या थी? अंग्रेजों और मुस्लिम आक्रांताओं के आने के पहले भारत में जो शिक्षा पद्धति थी, उसका मुक़ाबला संसार में कहीं भी नहीं था। अत्यंत व्यवस्थित पद्धति से रची गई यह भारतीय शिक्षा व्यवस्था, सभी आवश्यक क्षेत्रों में ज्ञान एवं प्रशिक्षण प्रदान करती थी।

Our India was a slave to the British for about 200 years. India was first ruled by the East India Company from 1757 to 1857 and then the Queen of England reigned till 1947after the first freedom struggle of 1857. The British government realized that the people of India are proud of their ancient culture and that is their glory. The British knew very well that Indians would never be slaves until they were associated with their ancient culture. Then British create a conspiracy to control Indian mindset by creating hatred for their own culture among them because when Britishers first stepped into India they saw that Indians were very rich and they found no beggar in India.

As per the 2001 census, the scheduled tribes form 31.8 per cent of the total population in the state of Chhattisgarh. How many of these remain in the Hindu fold is unknown. 

“I was told by a doctor at Dhamtari Christian Hospital that I have cancer from head to toe. They said I might not survive. Then a nurse advised me to come here for healing prayer sessions and surrender myself to Christ. I took her advice and came here and I am all fine now,” narrated a woman from a village in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

The eviction drive has been going on since September 20 in Dholpur 1 and Dholpur 3 villages in Sipajhar area. While the status of the injured person could not be ascertained, the police reported two casualties and maintained that 11 police personnel, including a DSP, were injured in the eviction drive at Dholpur.

One of the BJP government’s major poll promises before assembly elections in 2016 and 2021 was to free government land and land belonging to temples and monasteries from “encroachers” and allot them to “indigenous landless people” of the state. Similar drives evicted 70 families in Hojai’s Lanka town and 25 families in Sonitpur’s Jamugurihat town this June.

In Sipajhar, the government plans to implement a multi-crore ‘Garukhuti Project’—announced in the state budget 2021-22—which aims to use the land freed up for afforestation and agriculture activities involving indigenous youth. Such drives have often drawn criticism from opposition parties and human rights activists over the eviction of people without a proper rehabilitation plan.

ttacking Hindu rituals in the garb of making a feminist point has become a trend these days and multiple brands have been hopping on the bash-Hindu-rituals bandwagon. Taking no notes from Tanishq’s ad fiascos, clothing brand Manyavar took to hurting Hindu religious sentiments through their latest commercial.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Saturday issued a statement over the ongoing Income Tax raids against actor Sonu Sood. After conducting searches for three days in a row, the IT department said Sood had evaded taxes to the tune of over Rs 20 crores. 

Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday (18 September) resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Singh reached the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh at around 4.30 pm and submitted his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government has decided to impose a ban on firecrackers for a third consecutive year. In a tweet, Chief Minister Kejriwal said, “In view of the dangerous condition of Delhi’s Pollution during Diwali for the last three years, like last year, a complete ban is being imposed on the storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers. So that people’s lives can be saved.”