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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

Two priests killed in UP’s Bulandshahr; accused arrested

Maharashtra CM Thackeray called up UP CM Adityanath to ask him to take strict action against the culprits

Raj HC directs against mention of person’s caste in judicial matters

The notification states that the practice of mentioning caste in court documents is against the spirit of constitution

MNREGS numbers double in states after migrant labourers return home

The rural development ministry is focused on individual asset creation to ensure social distancing

Minority groups, human rights organisations welcome USCIRF report on India

USCIRF had recommended that the US government designate India a Country of Particular Concern due to its recent track record of persecution of religious minorities

Lockdown benefits! SHGs involved in MFP collection: Chhattisgarh

Self-help groups aid in minor forest produce collection in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh

UP BJP MLA asks people not to buy vegetables from Muslim vendors

Islamophobia intensifies as fresh instances of hate speech keep cropping up

Gogoi, other KMSS leaders taken for voice sample test

The NIA had alleged that it had telephonic conversations of Gogoi and others of planning conspiracies against the government

Plea in SC seeking repatriation of 250 pregnant nurses and doctors from Saudi

The petition states that they do not have proper medical access and that they need to be with their family in such times.

Why is Delhi Police using anti-terror law against Jamia Milia Islamia scholars?

Shifa-Ur-Rehman, Jamia Alumni Association President, charged under UAPA, sent to 10 days police remand for further interrogation

Gujarat Covid-19 cases cross 3.5k, local scientists blame L-type strain for the rise

The L-type strain is said to have a higher transmission rate, but international scientists debunk the claim

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