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Jharkhand tribal activists agitating for a separate Sarna Code, arrested ahead of PM Modi’s visit

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Modi will visit Ulihatu in Khunti district on Wednesday to pay respect to revered tribal icon Birsa Munda. The tribal activists had threatened self-immolation if Modi during his visit to Ulihatu did not make any announcement on a separate Sarna religion code; the police have put them under preventive detention
Freedom

IIT-Bombay: Faculty backs professor over Hamas claims calling out the malicious campaign of misinformation & falsehood

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A group named the Vivek Vichar Manch has claimed that Prof. Sharmistha Saha and guest speaker Sudhanva Deshpande had glorified Hamas action against Israel during a discussion after the screening of a documentary film — Arna’s Children
India

Used for checking corruption, irregularities for 15 yrs, RTI being turned into ‘dead letter law’

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"People of this country have a right to know every public act, everything done in a public way, by their public functionary. They are...
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Sarna code: More than just a political tactic

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Politicians, researchers and experts explain why the recognition of Sarna as a separate religion is an important demand for Jharkhand Adivasis.
Rule of Law

SC orders circulation of draft guidelines on modes for seizure of electronic devices by union & state governments

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The draft guidelines, prepared by five renowned academicians, suggest method of seizure, issuing summons, production and retention of devices, limits vast powers exercised by the enforcement agencies
Communalism

Right-wing group protests a talk on Palestine, demands faculty who organised event be arrested: IIT-Bombay

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Reports that the slogan "Goli Maron Sallon Ko" raised outside IIT-Bombay have emerged after a lecture and film screening on Palestine was held at the institute's humanities and social science department.
Minorities

Volte-face in Karnataka Recruitment Exam: Head cover banned, mangalsutra allowed

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In a shocking turnaround, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) banned candidates from wearing all forms of head cover(s) from recruitment exams without mentioning hijab specifically citing attempts of malpractices; but allowed toe rings and mangalsutras to be worn after protests by right wing, Hindutva groups
India

MHA further extends UAPA ban against 8 Meitei extremist organisations 

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The Union Home Affairs Ministry notification issued Monday, November 13m said the organisations were banned for five years for their “anti-national activities, and launching fatal attacks on security forces.”
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A Salute across the skies, from Air Commodore Pervez Akhtar Khan

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SIR exercise leaves trail of suicide across states as BLOs buckle under pressure and citizens panic over citizenship

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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality

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Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS

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