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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

No public gatherings and loudspeakers for religious events: Guj Gov’t

Does the Gujarat government want to say that social distancing, as well as other measures have been failing in the state for the past month? Or is its order on Monday stating that strict implementation of Disaster Management Act invoked to deal with the Covid19 pandemic a reminder for the Muslim community?

Lockdown horror: Manipur forest department demolishes homes of forest dwellers

No information yet on if and when alternative accommodation will be provided to the families

NSKs will cease to exist in Assam

Notification issued to transfer all documents to Circle Offices

Bihar migrants stranded in Rajasthan, collective of organizations write to Bihar CM for help

The organizations have asked the Bihar CM to make free arrangements for the migrant workers to return to their homes in Bihar

Covid-19: JNU sanitation workers denied pay, protective gear

Plight of workers worsens even as administration and contractors play the blame game

17-year-old allegedly gangraped in Aligarh, ends life after two days of incident

According to media reports, she was unhappy with the feeble punishment given to her perpetrators

Did PM skirt ICMR controversy in video conference with CMs?

Meanwhile disparity arises between figures of virus infected people as per ICMR and NCDC

Two students evacuated from Iran asked to make own travel arrangements back home

They were quarantined in Jaisalmer after returning from Iran and were asked to shell out Rs. 60,000 for the 2,000 km trip back home

A sacrifice most unfair

Migrant workers and the disproportionate burden of the lockdown

“Seemingly isolated incidents appear to be building up to an ostracism of Muslims.”

As anti-Muslim hate crimes continue across India, 101 former civil servants write to state heads asking them to reassure people that there is no truth whatsoever in the rumours that result in communal targeting

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