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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/dalit-woman-won-an-open-sarpanch-seat-they-killed-her-husband-for-it-bombay-hc-upholds-upholds-life-sentence-for-10-convicts</loc>
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<image:caption>The dispute began after a scheduled caste woman became sarpanch. The accused group were unhappy with her election which became an important part of the background to the subsequent political rivalry between the two sides, leading to the murder of the woman's husband.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-10T01:11:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dalit Woman Won an Open Sarpanch Seat, They Killed Her Husband For It. Bombay HC Upholds Upholds Life Sentence For 10 Convicts</news:title>
<news:keywords>Yavatmal murder case, Dalit woman sarpanch, Bombay High Court, caste dispute, political rivalry</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/obc-news/rajasthan-obc-report-reveals-top-10-castes-control-politics-government-jobs-these-have-almost-none</loc>
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<image:caption>The Commission has recommended special measures to improve the political representation of the lagging castes. The report will form the basis for deciding OBC reservation of seats and posts in urban local bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-09T13:24:35.832+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rajasthan OBC Report Reveals: Top 10 Castes Control Politics &amp; Government Jobs, These Have Almost None</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajasthan OBC Survey, Rajasthan OBC Commission’s report, OBC castes in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, OBC reservation of seats</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/socialist-party-india-calls-for-repeal-of-uttar-pradesh-anti-conversion-law-raises-concerns-over-alleged-victimisation-of-christians</loc>
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<image:caption>Symbolic Image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-09T11:49:40.048+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Socialist Party (India) Calls for Repeal of Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law, Raises Concerns over Alleged Victimisation of Christians</news:title>
<news:keywords>Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law,  custodial violence, religious freedom</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/labourer/the-afterlife-of-bondage-how-bonded-labour-survived-its-abolition-in-india</loc>
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<image:caption>Labourers gathered at Arjunganj Labour Chowk, Lucknow</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The worker making bricks, garments, tote bags, carpets, fireworks, or fishing nets often inhabits a universe entirely disconnected from the aspirational India of policy speeches.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Employers seize Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and bank documents, effectively erasing worker autonomy. Workers become economically immobilised and civically disenfranchised.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-09T10:10:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Afterlife of Bondage: How Bonded Labour Survived Its Abolition in India</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bonded labour, Debt Trap, Workers exploitation, Human Rights</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/society/aiobcsa-bc-genz-defeat-anti-reservation-forces</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-08/tr70f3ez/AIOBCSA-Urges-BC-GenZ-to-Defeat-Anti-Reservation-Forces</image:loc>
<image:caption>AIOBCSA passes a historic resolution at its 7th National Convention urging BC GenZ to unite, defend constitutional rights, and defeat anti-reservation forces.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-08T13:07:45.818+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Defend Constitutional Rights’: AIOBCSA Urges BC GenZ to Democratically Defeat Anti-Reservation Forces at 7th National Convention</news:title>
<news:keywords>AIOBCSA , Defeat Anti-Reservation Forces, Anti-Reservation Forces</news:keywords>
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