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The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Dr. Zafarul Islam files for anticipatory bail, hearing on May 12

He has been charged under sedition and for promoting enmity basis his social media post appreciating Kuwait for standing with Indian Muslims

Paramilitary forces deployed in Ahmedabad to ensure people adhere to strict lockdown

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has announced a strict lockdown for a week, only allowing milk parlors and medicine shops to operate

Visakhapatnam Gas leak: National Green Tribunal orders LG Polymers India to deposit ₹50 crore for damage caused

It reminds us of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy. The lessons have not been learnt from the previous accidents: AITUC

Kolkata Imam offers mosque as quarantine centre facility

The 6,000 sq ft space will be offered to locals in the area

Sixteen migrants killed after cargo train runs over them; railways orders probe

The migrants were exhausted after walking on their way home and slept on the railway line

More Indian expats in UAE face action over Islamophobic social media posts

The UAE laws criminalise any acts that trigger religious hatred and/or insult religion through any form of expression, which covers speech and the written word, books, pamphlets or online media.

Arnab Goswami in hot water again: Widow of interior designer seeks justice in 2018 suicide abetment case

Anvay Naik and his mother had allegedly committed suicide due to non-payment of professional charges by Arnab Goswami for designing his TV news studio in Mumbai

Gujarat Congress to move HC over BJP’s “criminal negligence” in organizing ‘Namaste Trump’ event

A week’s lockdown has been announced in Ahmedabad and Surat seeing the spike in cases

Dr Kafeel Khan still behind bars, wife Shabista appeals for release

Dr Khan could have been a valuable asset in the battle against the coronavirus

Coronavirus free Amreli braces for an influx of 1.5 migrants from Gujarat’s hotspots

Keeping the district free of Covid-19 is the biggest challenge for officials now

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