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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/why-should-the-victim-suffer-how-the-allahabad-high-court-applied-a-supreme-court-ruling-on-scst-act-procedure</loc>
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<image:caption>Allahabad High Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-23T15:52:58.941+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>“Why Should the Victim Suffer?” How the Allahabad High Court Applied a Supreme Court Ruling on SC/ST Act Procedure</news:title>
<news:keywords>Allahabad High Court, SC/ST Act Section 14, Ballia SC/ST case</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/tm-special-ahmedabad-sees-120-dalit-conversions-to-buddhism-in-two-days-senior-irs-officer-urges-legal-advice-before-converting</loc>
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<image:caption>Dalits convert to Buddhism primarily to escape deep-rooted caste discrimination, social ostracism, and violence embedded within the traditional Hindu social order.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>As per the 2011 Census, only 84.42 lakh of India’s 121 crore people were Buddhist, about 0.7 percent.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-23T12:21:07.676+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TM Special | Ahmedabad Sees 120 Dalit Conversions to Buddhism in Two Days; Senior IRS Officer Urges Legal Advice Before Converting</news:title>
<news:keywords>religious conversions, Scheduled Caste Hindu, reservation benefits, caste discrimination</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/obc-news/mp-cmo-faces-casteist-abuse-we-are-brahmins-you-are-lower-caste-what-will-you-lose-by-folding-your-hands-before-a-brahmin</loc>
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<image:caption>Lodhi appeared with Satish Tiwari in a video clip and stated that the matter has been resolved amicably in the interest of social harmony.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T17:17:47.933+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MP CMO Faces Casteist Abuse: “We Are Brahmins, You Are Lower Caste… What Will You Lose by Folding Your Hands Before a Brahmin?”</news:title>
<news:keywords>Casteist Abuse, Caste humiliation, Damoh Durga idol immersion row, CMO Rajendra Singh Lodhi ,  Futera Talab incident</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/up-bonded-doctors-on-day-7-of-hunger-strike-no-government-representative-has-held-talks</loc>
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<image:caption>The protestors claim that the CHC/PHC bonded doctors receive Rs 50,000-65,000 without allowances, while NHM doctors doing similar work earn over Rs 1 lakh.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T15:44:35.620+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UP Bonded Doctors on Day 7 of Hunger Strike; No Government Representative Has Held Talks</news:title>
<news:keywords>UP Service Bond Medical Officers , One Bond, One Salary, Equal Pay for Equal Work, UP Government, UP Doctors' Hunger Strike</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/india/periyar-gets-first-formal-recognition-by-a-parliament-outside-india-australias-nsw-council-passes-motion-tm-exclusive</loc>
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<image:caption>Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann with the PATCA team.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The motion recognised Periyar's lifelong struggle against caste hierarchy, his contributions to educational equality, his progressive views on gender equality and reproductive rights, and his vision of self-respect and human dignity. It also acknowledged PATCA's advocacy for the recognition of caste discrimination in Australia.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Cate Faehrmann, moved the motion recognising Periyar’s contributions to equality, dignity and social justice.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The motion brings Periyar’s ideas and legacy into an international parliamentary institution and affirms their continuing relevance in the struggle for equality and social justice.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T10:20:34.756+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TM Exclusive | Periyar Gets First Formal Recognition by a Parliament Outside India; Australia’s NSW Council Passes Motion </news:title>
<news:keywords>NSW Council , Australia Parliament, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Periyar Ambedkar Thoughts Circle of Australia (PATCA), global anti-caste movement</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/jaipur-police-refuse-zero-fir-in-ritu-barala-case-citing-existing-delhi-complaint-congress-suspends-sit-in-vows-court-battle</loc>
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<image:caption>Jaipur police authorities handed over a written reply refusing to register the FIR, stating that a complaint regarding the same incident had already been submitted in Delhi.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ritu Barala with LoP TikaRam Jully at Jaipur Police Commissionerate.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Congress supporters gathered at the Police Commissionerate on Wednesday noon.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) reads that the matter is already under investigation in Delhi under FIR No. 291/2026 and that registering another FIR on the same facts in Rajasthan would not be lawful.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T16:33:13.839+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jaipur Police Refuse Zero FIR in Ritu Barala Case Citing Existing Delhi Complaint; Congress Suspends Sit-in, Vows Court Battle </news:title>
<news:keywords>Jaipur Police, Ritu Barala Case , Jaipur Police Commissionerate, Congress Protests</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/society/parents-cant-dictate-adult-daughters-love-or-job-kerala-hc-protects-interfaith-couple-orders-free-interaction</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala High court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T16:02:58.154+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>“Parents Can’t Dictate Adult Daughter’s Love or Job”: Kerala HC Protects Interfaith Couple, Orders Free Interaction</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala High Court, Interfaith Couple, Police protection</news:keywords>
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