scandal--कांड--case

restraining--रोक--stop

Omnibus --कुच्छ बात शामिल करनेवाला--Involving something

harassment--उत्पीड़न--oppression,persecution

regrettable --पछतावा करने योग्य

quite --काफी----is enough

arising --उत्पन्न

purportedly --कथित रूप से--Allegedly

intimate --सूचित करना--To inform

proximity--निकटता--impendence

Speculation --सट्टा

abide--रहना--live

prescribed --निर्धारित--Determined

outlets --दुकानों-

unexceptionable--बिना अपवाद

prohibiting --पर रोक लगाने--Ban on

offends --नाराज--angry

decency--शिष्टता--Courtesy,chivalry

innuendo --व्यंग्य, ताना--Sarcasm

discretion -विवेक,विवेकprudence

contemplating --विचार, idea, Opinoin

preventive --निवारक--a deterrent

flagrant --खुला--Open

depiction --चित्रण,बयान, वर्णन

onus --दायित्व--Responsibility

dishonesty--बेईमानी--untruth

worst --सबसे खराब

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frontier (noun) – सीमांत--the political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary; border, boundary, borderline, dividing line, demarcation line.

identity (noun) – a social category, a set of persons marked by a label and distinguished(विशिष्ट) by rules deciding membership and (alleged) characteristic features or attributes.

centrestage (noun) –अहम् स्थान--centre of attention, prominent position, spotlight, public eye.

ally (noun) – मित्र--partner, confederate, supporter (in a political alliance).

landscape (noun) – the distinctive(विशेष) features of a field of activity.

Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) (noun) – The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who had to flee their homeland facing persecution. The six minority groups that have been specifically identified are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, and Parsis.

go by (phrasal verb) – के अनुसार चलना--to follow something.

Mahajot (noun) – Bengali word meaning “Grand Alliance”.

alliance (noun) – association, union, partnership.

movement (noun) –आंदोलन- campaign, crusade, agitation, drive/push.

triangular (adjective) – three-sided, three-cornered.

vacuum (noun) – gap, space, absence, lack/deficiency of something.

tussle (noun) – खींचतान,संघर्ष--fight, clash, contention.

reconcile (verb) –समाधान करना-- make harmonious, cause to be in agreement, resolve differences between, resolve, patch up.

friction (noun) –टकराव-- discord, disharmony, disunity, strife, conflict, disagreement, dissension.

arise out (verb) –जागो-- result, occur, stem (from).

fast-paced (adjective) – developing very quickly.

anti-incumbency (noun) –विरोधी लहर--a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.

fraught (adjective) –भरपूर-- anxious, worried, upset, overwrought, distracted, distressed, panic-stricken.

subsume (verb) –किसी नियम के अंतर्गत करना-- include, incorporate, absorb, encompass.

ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.

linguistic (adjective) – relating to language; lingual.

rhetoric (noun) – the art of speaking or writing effectively & persuasively or impressively (but, often lacking substance); bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.

National Register of Citizens (NRC) (noun) – It is a register that includes demographic information about all those individuals who qualify as citizens of India as per the Citizenship Act, 1955.

fault line (noun) – a divisive issue; a difference of opinion.

intertwine (verb) –एक दूसरे से लिपटना-- connect, link, weave together closely.

migrant (noun) – a person who moves from one region to another – either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.

overrun (verb) – पर कब्जा-invade, occupy, overwhelm, swamp, spread over (a place in large numbers).

indigenous (adjective) – native/local; original.

perennial (adjective) –अनंत-- everlasting/unending, endless, permanent.

seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.

take through (phrasal verb) – explain, define, interpret, clarify.

regime (noun) – system.

underplay (verb) – downplay(नीचा दिखाना)understate, de-emphasize.

on the back foot (phrase) – in a defensive position, off-balance, at a disadvantage.

red flag (noun) –भयसूचक चिह्न warning, caution, alarm bells.

constitute (verb) – account for, form, comprise, represent.

mobilise (verb) –को जुटाने- bring (resources) into use for a particular purpose/cause.

encroachment (noun) –अतिक्रमण-- intrusion into, trespass on, invasion of.

swathe (noun) –लपेटना-- a wide area of something.

monastery (noun) –मठ-- religious house, religious community.

wash away (phrasal verb) –बहा ले जाना-- to remove, get rid of something completely.

dwelling place/area (noun) –रहने का स्थान-- residence, place of residence, place of habitation, house, accommodation.

distress (noun) – anguish(पीड़ा), suffering, pain, agony, affliction.

voting block (noun) – a group of voters that are strongly motivated by a specific common concern or group of concerns to the point that such specific concerns tend to dominate their voting patterns, causing them to vote together in elections.

material (adjective) –सामग्री-- relating to matter; relevant, applicable, pertinent(उचित) (matter/resources).

campaign (noun) – an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.

overwhelm (verb) –डूब-- overrun, overpower/inundate, swamp; overburden, beset, affect, disturb.

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testament --नियम

नियम--कठोर

torn --फटा हुआ

envoys--दूत

reviewing -की समीक्षा

understandably--जाहिर है

consensus --आम सहमति

hinterlands--ग्रामीण इलाकों

proposing--प्रस्ताव

decisive --निर्णयात्मक

insurgents --विद्रोहियों