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How conversion affects reservation

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 17:08
The invalidation of Tamil Nadu’s order enabling persons converting to Islam from Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes to obtain Backward Class Muslim certificates highlights that while conversion cannot automatically transfer a person into a different notified community, continuing social disadvantage calls for an evidence-based inquiry
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Newsprint makers seek PM Modi's intervention over coal shortages, demand 75:25 allocation ratio

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 17:05
In a representation to PM Modi, the association sought timely coal dispatches under existing fuel supply agreements with Coal India Limited subsidiaries
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PM Modi flags three ‘enemies’ of India, calls for unity in national interest

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 16:45
“Let our thoughts be aligned… all the institutions of the nation, all political parties… let us stand together for the national interest. We must proceed with this very spirit; we must fight together against the enemies of the country,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
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Pinarayi Vijayan questions SMA drug distribution; SAT Hospital says only CDSCO-approved drugs used

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 16:39
Pinarayi Vijayan said the negligent stance of the Health Minister was criminal and demanded that the Government conduct an enquiry into the incident
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On ECINet platform, access for States can be switched off and on centrally: report

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 16:26
The report assumes significance in view of objections raised by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over the centralisation of ECINet and the electoral roll database
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Kanthapuram Sunni faction calls off protests against Waqf board reconstitution in Keralam

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 16:24
The faction will have a nominee in the board, says Minister Samsudheen
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State Highways Dept. to complete widening of BHEL Feeder Road in Ranipet by December

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 15:19
The project is expected to bring relief to motorists, especially truck drivers, bound for industrial units in the district
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Arrest made in Sakthikulangara skeletal remains case

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 15:05
The gruesome incident came to light on September 30 when workers cleaning the harbor's septic tank found decomposed remains concealed beneath a mat
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Kuki man killed in Manipur; shutdown paralyses Imphal Valley

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:59
A Kuki organisation announces 24-hour shutdown in Kangpokpi district from Tuesday night to express collective anguish and demand justice
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Activists seek Governor’s intervention for release of people arrested in Odisha’s bauxite region

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:40
Two activists, Randall Sequeira and Laxman Naik, associated with the resistance against Sijimali bauxite mining, were picked up from Bhabanipatna
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L-G would be final authority in proposed U.T.-level body in Ladakh, says Centre’s proposal

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:29
The draft, accessed by The Hindu asks, whether the delimitation of constituencies for the elected body will be done by an election authority or a Delimitation Commission; it also explores multiple options, including reserving one-third or up to 50% of the seats in the proposed body for women
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Dasara festivities add to garbage burden in Tiruchi

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:26
Heaps of garbage were found on Thanjavur Road, Singarathope, NSB Road, Big Bazaar Street, Chinnakadai Street, Nandi Koil Street, and Sathara Veedhi in Srirangam
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President promulgates LAHDC Regulation, paves the way for hill council polls in all eight districts of Ladakh

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:24
L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena says the decision is historic as ‘it was implemented in a record time of just six days and now paves the way for creation of LAHDC in all eight districts of Ladakh, including the newly-created Sankoo district’
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Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat sleeper train likely to be launched on November 1

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:16
According to a Railway Board communication accessed by The Hindu, the service has been approved following the minutes of a meeting held on February 16, 2026
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Indian scientists identify Martian analogue sites

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:13
Researchers added that identifying terrestrial analogue sites has become a pressing requirement in the era of intense planetary exploration since recent studies demonstrated that orbital data alone cannot fully characterise Martian minerals.
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Centre must stop treating Punjab's drug crisis as ‘political opportunity’: AAP Minister on Shah’s visit

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:12
Harpal Cheema's reaction came as Amit Shah met the kin of victims of the drug menace in Punjab and said he had come to remind the AAP government and its leaders that they promised to eradicate the drug trade within three months of coming to power, but it is growing
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Traffic along Adimaly-Munnar stretch of Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway banned following rockfall

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:07
The ban was imposed after several loose boulders and trees along the roadside were found to pose an immediate safety risk to commuters
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