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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 decision on nationwide NRC yet; NPR to begin on April 1: MHA

In a standing committee report on MHA, it has been submitted that the home ministry will collect place and date of birth of parents for ‘back-end’ processing

Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, brother convicted in Unnao rape survivor’s father’s death

Kuldeep’s brother, Atul Sengar had an altercation with the survivor’s father, who was later beaten up in prison at his behest and died of his injuries

Grandmother Indian, grandson illegal immigrant?

While Johrabai Shaikh was acquitted of being an illegal immigrant in 2002 and pronounced Indian, her grandson has now been accused of being a Bangladeshi citizen

UP admin sends third recovery notice for damage to property in anti-CAA protest

The UP government has asked 57 people to cough up 1.5 crore as compensation

Bengal man issued voter ID with dog’s picture!

Administration says corrected ID will be issued soon.

Home Ministry says no religion-wise break-up of citizenship data; NCP alleges foul play

Earlier members of the union government had said that 566 Muslims from Pak, Afghanistan and Bangladesh were granted Indian citizenship from 2014 – 2019

Ban on social media lifted in Kashmir, key voices still missing

Still no news from Omar Abdullah, Mehboooba Mufti or any other Kashmiri leaders

Process of serving rejection slips to NRC excluded persons to begin from March 20

Is this the end of the BJP fueled drama in the state? Can people of Assam, finally, move on? 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights files intervention application in SC against CAA

MEA opposes move, saying it is an ‘internal matter’

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