The Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra ‚ India. Its youth wing is the Nationalist Youth Congress. NCP was formed on 25 May 1999‚ by Sharad Pawar‚ P. A. Sangma‚ and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress(INC) on 20 May 1999‚ for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. At the time of formation‚ the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist)‚ which traced
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country. A boycott of foreign goods was proclaimed on August 7‚ 1905. At this time‚ the Indian National Congress gave only conditional support to the plan‚ but a year later‚ under the influence of more radical leaders like Tilak from Maharashtra‚ Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh from Bengal and Lajpat Rai from Punjab‚ the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1906 proclaimed for the first time‚ the concept of ’swaraj’‚ i.e self-rule and called for support to the boycott movement. Although the demand
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| Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72.74 sq mi) | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Population (2010) | • city | 1‚686‚976 | • Rank | 19 | • Density | 8‚954/km2 (23‚190/sq mi) | • Metro | 1‚727‚275 | Languages | • Official | Hindi | Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | PIN | 282 X | Telephone code | 91(562) | Website | agra.nic.in | Agra‚ the former capital of Hindustan‚ is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh‚ India. It is 363 kilometers
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Impact of British Rule in India Impact of British Rule in India was virtually unprecedented‚ as it has affected the economic‚ socio-cultural‚ religious and political state of the country. More on Impact of British Rule in India • Impact of British Rule On Various Social Groups and Classes • British impact on Indian Law & Administration • Socio Cultural Impact Under The British Rule • Reconstruction of Calcutta during British rule • Conditions Of Peasants During British Rule
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Eastern Conference fourth leading and Southeast Division top team Miami Heat outlasted the East’s fifth ranked Atlanta Hawks 115-111‚ even playing without key players Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade Friday night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. Luol Deng paced the Heat scoring with a team-high 30 points and 11 rebounds to go along with 4 steals in 37.31 minutes in the hardcourt as Miami moves up a spot in the conference’s team positions. The Heat is now having a record of 30 wins and 24 losses‚ and currently
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The question as to what would be the state language of Pakistan was raised immediately after its creation. Muslim scholars and leaders logically believed that Urdu‚ only spoken by 7%‚ should be the lingua franca because it had gained a reputation as the cultural symbol of subcontinental Muslims. However‚ eastern Pakistanis regarded Urdu as the language of the elite‚ not the language of the people in the eastern province - who made up 56% of Pakistan’s population - where Bangla was the mother tongue
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Dish TV India Limited India’s Leading Satellite Broadcasting Company Investor Meet‚ Mumbai March 20‚ 2007 Disclaimer Some of the statements made in this presentation are forward-looking statements and are based on the current beliefs‚ assumptions‚ expectations‚ estimates‚ objectives and projections of the directors and management of Dish TV about its business and the industry and markets in which it operates. These forward-looking statements include‚ without limitation‚ statements relating
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During the 2010 offseason the Miami Heat resigned Dwayne Wade‚ signed Chris Bosh and Lebron James to form the big 3. They then would be in the next four finals winning 2 of those finals. The team had a rough start going 9-8. Later in the year the team would then rally after a player only meeting finishing that season with a 58-24 record and the second seed. In a much anticipated 2011 NBA Playoffs‚ Miami beaten the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round‚ they then beat the Boston Celtics in the Conference
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“Art for Heart’s Sake” “Art for Heart’s Sake” is a short story written by Reuben Lucius “Rube” Goldberg‚ an American cartoonist‚ sculptor‚ author‚ engineer‚ and inventor‚ who lived between 1883 and 1970. He is best known as a cartoonist and a founding member of America’s National Cartoonists Society. Collins P. Ellsworth is a wealthy 76-year-old businessman who is being treated for a form of compulsive buying disorder‚ otherwise known as oniomania: His uncontrollable buying habits—he can hardly
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Article Free Pass * Introduction * Related * Contributors & Bibliography Indian literature‚ writings of the Indian subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature took the form of the
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