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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

Census 2021 asks what cereal do you eat, whether you own a smartphone

The house-listing phase of Census 2021 shall begin in April 2020 along with the National Population Register (NPR)

Sadaf Jafar’s phone hacked; importance evidence deleted

She alleges that the UP administration carried out the hacking of her phone

Mandi House Protests in support of JNU

The Delhi Police quelled the protest which was then shifted to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Delhi Police names Left-wing students as suspects in JNU violence

Also names JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh as suspect; says notices will be served

ABVP loses top posts in Varanasi’s Sanskrit University student union elections

This comes as a big blow to ABVP that clutches on to its Hindutva-ness and the Sanskrit language is very close knit with its ideology.

“Don’t give citizenship on basis of religion”: Bangalore Archbishop to Govt.

“No harm in backtracking for the good of the country”, he urged, asking the Central Govt. to consider its decision

Inflation and Oil: What ails India’s economy?

Will 2020 prove to be a better year for India’s economy?

Filmmaker Ronny Sen attacked with dagger for anti CAA protest

  Kolkata-based filmmaker Ronny Sen, known for his internationally acclaimed...

CAA transfer petition: SC issues notice, will hear on January 22

The apex court had taken prima facie stand that high courts be allowed to adjudicate upon the cases challenging validity of CAA

The Supreme Court & the power to transfer cases: CAA 2019

As the SC today decides whether petitions against CAA should be transferred to it, let us have a look at its constitutional provisions on such transfers and its repercussions on rights based jurisprudence

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

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