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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.”
World

2,000 refugees from Myanmar cross over to India as intense gunfight rock Chin state

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PTI reports that over 2,000 people from Khawmawi, Rihkhawdar and the neighbouring villages in Chin crossed over to India and took shelter in Zokhawthar in Champhai district
Culture

Karnataka: A sudden heart attack takes away Sheikh Jaleel, Nadaswaram player

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A lived examples of generational syncretic tradition of coastal Karnataka (Udipi), Shaikh Jaleel, passed away on Monday, November 13 following a heart attack
India

‘Probe on,’ says CM as frantic effort to rescue 40 men from collapsed tunnel continues

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The newspapers, The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express reported Monday, November 13 morning, the day after Diwali, that the workers were reportedly trapped behind 40 metres of rubble. Scroll.in reported that they have been provided oxygen, water and food through pipes.
Hate Speech

Trend of divisive politics continues, 3 hate speeches by Assam CM in poll bound states

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Recent documented hate speeches include calls for declaring India a Hindu nation, destruction of mosques, curbing Muslim population and conspiracy theories disparaging Muslims
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Police action in Odisha’s Rayagada district condemned, Adivasi rights paramount: CCG

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The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) in an Open Letter to the President of India has condemned Odisha police’s wrongful dispossession of Adivasi lands in the state and violent action against protesting tribals
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Bihar “Infiltrator” Hysteria: Samrat Choudhary’s claims of disenfranchising 22-lakh people corresponds to ECI’s “deceased voters” figure

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Over the past weeks—even before replacing Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar on April 15—Samrat Choudhary has, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed that 22-lakh people would be struck off Bihar’s electoral rolls, with their driving licences and other benefits cancelled. The irony, however, is this: the figure of 22-lakh—drawn from the recently conducted, controversial SIR exercise in the state—corresponds only to deceased voters
Minorities

Nationality under SIR Scrutiny: Kargil warrior questioned after 21 years of service

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Retired Army Havildar Md. Daud Ali fought for India in the freezing heights of Kargil, sacrificing his youth and sustaining permanent injuries, today, a mere clerical spelling error has stripped the Murshidabad veteran and his children of their voting rights, forcing a decorated soldier into a humiliating fight for identity
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Beyond the ‘plum’ posting: Why the caste lens still defines bureaucratic success

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Women’s Reservation – 13 Questions to Modi And His Associates in Government – Just Asking !!

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