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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE

This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups

Kathua Case: Fearful Bakarwals Oppose CBI Enquiry

Newsclick caught up with the community as it moved...

Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare

 Mumbai: Hindus have India’s highest infant mortality rate with 41.6...

Some Questions for the Proposed World Council of Muslim Minorities

Over half a billion Muslims, nearly one third of...

NHRC finds Untouchability and Caste Based Atrocities still rampant in Gujarat

A bench of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), that was...

Kathua Case: A Communal Crime, Now a Communal Trial?

The Supreme Court, in its silence, is allowing for...

Stop the Online Vilification of Rana Ayyub: NWMI

The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) has...

The Rise & Rise of Inhuman Hate Politics

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Centre Wants to Control Registration of FIRs in J&K, Total Impunity For Army?

Registration of an FIR is a basic right, which...

Over 600 academics, scholars from India and abroad express “deep anger and anguish” over Kathua, Unnao in an open letter to PM

To, The Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister’s Office, South Block, Raisina...

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