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Ajaz Ashraf, Vignesh Karthik KR
UPSC: Why EWS Quota Denies SCs, STs and OBCs Their Due
12 Aug 2020
The 2019 Civil Services Examination results reinforce the grip of privileged social groups over the bureaucracy.
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Bergamo’s Coronavirus Suffering Still Haunts Atalanta; Len Doungel Finds Training Kuki Tribe Kids Rewarding and More (Football Round-Up)
12 Aug 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): The crisis and suffering which swept the Bergamo region still fresh in Atalanta's minds | Len Doungel finds 'rich hearts' while training kids of the Kuki tribe…
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Lessons from 2018 Floods: Flood-resistant Houses in Kerala Show Way Forward
11 Aug 2020
Apart from this, the state has introduced ‘Room for the River’, a flood-mitigation concept that had successfully been demonstrated by the Netherlands.
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Famous Urdu Poet Rahat Indori Passes Away in Indore
11 Aug 2020
The 70-year-old popular poet, a vocal critic of Modi government’s CAA/NRC, was being treated for COVID-19 and died of heart attack, family sources said.
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi: Teachers Awaiting Salaries See No Hope in Sisodia’s ‘Taking Over Schools’ Warning
11 Aug 2020
Representatives of teachers’ bodies doubt that the warning has more to do with the upcoming Delhi municipal elections than to offer any real solution.
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In Bhopal, Transgender Community's Livelihood Hit by Lockdown
11 Aug 2020
The transgender community in Bhopal is going through the worst after losing their livelihood due to the ongoing pandemic.
Elizabeth Sathish
Smothered Screams: The Story of a Dalit Woman
11 Aug 2020
The intersection of caste and patriarchy operates in the realm of legal and justice systems. Through powerful words, the poet ruminates upon how justice precludes a Dalit girl, who was raped and…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Andhra: Authorities Force Private Doctors to Join Contractual Work in Govt COVID-19 Hospitals
11 Aug 2020
As the state is on a massive recruitment drive to appoint medical and health workers, private doctors allege that authorities are issuing forceful appointment orders citing Epidemic Diseases Act.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Ruling NDA Divided Over Assembly Elections Amid Pandemic and Floods
11 Aug 2020
As per the official data, more than 74 lakh people have been affected by floods in 16 districts of Bihar so far.
PTI
NGT Seeks Ban on Mining Minor Minerals After Killing of Forest Guard in Sariska
11 Aug 2020
The mowing down of a forest home guard by alleged mining mafia in Rajasthan’s tiger reserve flags violation of mining norms and Wildlife Protection Act, says green tribunal.