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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

Bhima-Koregaon case transferred to NIA to compromise independent probe: Front Line Defenders

The organization also said that the case was transferred so that the Maha government couldn’t carry out a review of the inquiry

Dr. Kafeel Khan arrested in Mumbai for remarks at anti-CAA rally in AMU

An FIR had been against him by the UP Police in the matter on December 13, 2019

Pro-CAA supporters allegedly threaten to behead Congress MLA

They also reportedly shouted slogans of “chopping up Muslims” during the rally

IIT-B bars students from “anti-national” activities

DoSA issues advisory over email guidelines for acceptable behavior which include a ban on “undesirable activities

Sedition charge on Karnataka school for anti-CAA skit

The complaint said that in the play, PM Modi was abused and misinformation was being spread

Kunal Kamra trolls Arnab Goswami on a plane

Gets barred from flying on two airlines!

Pistol brandishing man threatens Shaheen Bagh protesters

Locals overpower him and confiscate his weapon, even as he threatens to drop bodies

Allahabad HC asks for govt report on alleged police atrocities in state

The two-judge bench questioned govt on truthfulness of media reports

Former BJP minister Yashwant Sinha slams party over CAA

He also said that the government’s move had earned it international condemnation and that its intention was to mislead people

Fourth in line, Bengal passes anti-CAA resolution

Mamata Banerjee dubbed the BJP as "Brand Ambassadors of Pakistan"

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