more now on the unrest in europe. as you ve been hearing thousands have taken to the streets to protest against anti covid measures. demonstrations over the weekend took place in austria, belgium, the netherlands, italy and croatia. it all comes as infections across the continent rise, with demonstrators mainly opposed to the use of covid passes which stops the unvaccinated entering bars and restaurants. in austria last week, the governemnt announced a full national covid 19 lockdown will start from today. chancellor alexander schallenberg said it would last a maximum of 20 days and there would be a legal requirement to get vaccinated from 1st february 2022. german leaders have already agreed to introduce restrictions for the unvaccinated and backed requirements for people to show covid passes in public transport and in workplaces. in bavaria bars and clubs will close for three weeks and all christmas markets
BhashaAndolan - A Precursor to the 1971 war of Liberation
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19th February, 2021 06:30:52
The first major conflict between erstwhile East and West Pakistan occurred over language and February 21 is a milestone in that struggle. This date is commemorated worldwide as International Mother Language Day, and draws its significance from the ‘BhashaAndolon’ or language movement in which the people of erstwhile East Pakistan were demanding equal status for the Bengali language. The BashaAndolan was the culmination of systematic negation and nullification of the ‘Bengali’ language the regional identity of Bengal.
Nearly 98% of the population, and virtually 100% of the urbanized, educated population, in East Pakistan comprised a single ethnic group of Bengalis, constituting about 55% of Pakistan’s overall population. Despite this the central government of Pakistan started the unilateral use of Urdu in moneyorder forms, postal stamps, currencies, coins, railway ticke
Budget 2021 updates | No change in IT slabs, new cess introduced
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Updates from the Parliament as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her third Union Budget.
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with MoS Anurag Thakur as they leave from their office for Parliament House to present the General Budget for 2021-2022, in New Delhi on February 1, 2021.
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Updates from the Parliament as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her third Union Budget.
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