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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/bahujan-collectives-slam-ashoka-university-for-appointing-ex-iim-director-facing-caste-atrocities-case-as-vice-chancellor</loc>
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<image:caption>The appointment of Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan as Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University has triggered anger and opposition from the Bahujan fraternity.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-17T16:52:25.801+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bahujan Collectives Slam Ashoka University for Appointing Ex-IIMB Director Facing Caste Atrocities Case as Vice-Chancellor</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ashoka University , Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Atrocities Case accused, Vice-Chancellor appointment</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/12-years-of-narendra-modi-has-indias-obc-agenda-kept-pace-with-development</loc>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Modi has frequently spoken of his own OBC background.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-17T11:40:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>12 Years of Narendra Modi: Has India's OBC Agenda Kept Pace with Development?</news:title>
<news:keywords>OBC Agenda, institutional reforms , equality of opportunity, social justice</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/india/systematic-census-data-manipulation-no-toilets-no-water-no-power-but-data-says-otherwise</loc>
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<image:caption>Households with tin roofs are being instructed to be reclassified as having concrete roofs, which PUCL describes as "naked falsification of housing conditions."</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-17T11:15:39.677+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Systematic Census Data Manipulation: No Toilets, No Water, No Power But Data Says Otherwise</news:title>
<news:keywords>Census House listing Operations (HLO), Census 2026, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL, false information</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/environment/citizens-demand-independent-oversight-and-expanded-inquiry-to-save-the-aravalli-range-from-existential-crisis</loc>
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<image:caption>Coalition Challenges Supreme Court Committee, Seeking Expert Leadership for Aravalli Protection</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-16T17:32:36.219+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Citizens Demand Independent Oversight and Expanded Inquiry to Save the Aravalli Range from "Existential Crisis"</news:title>
<news:keywords>Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyaan, Aravalli ecosystem, ground water levels, unbridled mining</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/why-nta-shut-down-telegram-before-neet-re-exam-internet-freedom-foundation-objects-strongly</loc>
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<image:caption>The IFF argues that this blanket action punishes millions of legitimate users instead of addressing the root causes of exam leaks.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-16T13:51:53.653+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why NTA Shut Down Telegram Before NEET Re-Exam? Internet Freedom Foundation Objects Strongly </news:title>
<news:keywords>NEET Re-Exam 2026, Telegram Ban, Internet Freedom Foundation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), exam leaks, National Testing Agency (NTA)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/sexual-violence/3-year-old-girl-raped-and-murdered-in-tiruvallur-ntk-questions-vijays-govt-says-tn-becoming-unsafe-for-women-children</loc>
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<image:caption>A three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in Kummidipoondi, Tiruvallur district. The incident has intensified public debate on women and child safety, regulation of migrant workers, and law and order under the current dispensation.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-16T13:12:15.529+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>3-Year-Old Girl Raped and Murdered in  Tiruvallur; NTK Questions Vijay's Govt, Says TN Becoming Unsafe for Women &amp; Children</news:title>
<news:keywords>POCSO Act,  TVK government, sexual assault, crime against women-children</news:keywords>
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