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MK Stalin sets up panel to recommend measures for Tamil Nadu’s autonomy

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced in the state assembly the formation of a committee to explore ways...

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16-year-old gang-raped, filmed in front of fiancé in UP’s Kasganj , 8 held, says police

Kasganj: The police have arrested eight accused in connection with a gruesome incident of gang rape. The victim was gang raped in...

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Like WB, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, we will not implement Waqf Act: Karnataka minister

Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has expressed strong opposition to the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the Karnataka...

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Atleast 170 madrasas sealed in Uttarakhand, CM calls it ‘historic step’

Over the past few days, authorities in Uttarakhand have shut down at least 170 madrasas, citing their failure to register with either...

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30 students fall ill after eating contaminated food at girls’ hostel

Hyderabad: Several students at a Telangana welfare girls’ hostel in Medak district fell ill on Sunday, March 14, after consuming idlis served...

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Bolllywood movie about anti-caste icons delayed after protests from Brahmin Samaj

The release of Phule, a Bollywood biopic on 19th-century anti-caste reformers Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule, has been delayed following protests from upper-caste...

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First action under new Waqf Act, 20-year-old madrasa demolished in Madhya Pradesh

Panna: A madrasa in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district was demolished on Saturday, April 12, marking the first reported instance of a Muslim-owned...

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Violence erupts in Assam’s Silchar during protest against Waqf Act

Protests against the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act turned violent on Sunday in Assam’s Cachar district, following similar unrest in West Bengal...

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Karnataka: Caste census report placed before cabinet, probe ordered into BJP-era graft allegations

The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes has submitted the long-awaited caste census report—officially titled the Socio-Economic and Education Survey—to the state...