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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/society/family-court-claims-sc-wife-automatically-becomes-yadav-after-inter-caste-marriage-patna-hc-slams-it-as-perverse-legal-interpretation</loc>
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<image:caption>The Court emphasized that under Section 13(2) of the Special Marriage Act, a marriage certificate issued by the Marriage Officer is "conclusive evidence" that the marriage has been validly solemnized.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T14:30:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Family Court Claims SC Wife Automatically Becomes Yadav After Inter-Caste Marriage; Patna HC Slams It as “Perverse Legal Interpretation”</news:title>
<news:keywords>Caste Assimilation, Special Marriage Act, Inter-Caste Marriage, Doctrine of Frustration, Patna High Court</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/dalit-history-month-caste-discrimination-register-how-will-it-help-dalits-fight-casteism-in-australia</loc>
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<image:caption>This register aims to record lived experiences of caste discrimination faced by caste-oppressed communities in Australia.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T13:07:15.565+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dalit History Month| Caste Discrimination Register- How Will It Help Dalits Fight Casteism in Australia? </news:title>
<news:keywords>Caste Discrimination Register, Ambedkarite Global Federation (AGF), caste-based discrimination in Australia, Dalit History Month</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/casr-condemns-state-corporate-nexus-in-odishas-tijmali-region-demands-release-of-arrested-adivasis</loc>
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<image:caption>CASR claimed that force was used, homes were destroyed, and testimonies of physical abuse and humiliation have emerged, calling it “a systematic attempt to terrorise the population into submission.”</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T10:10:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CASR Condemns State-Corporate Nexus in Odisha’s Tijmali Region, Demands  Release of Arrested Adivasis</news:title>
<news:keywords>Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) , mining projects, tribals protest,  bauxite mining , Odisha’s Tijmali</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/society/danish-siddiqui-journalism-awards-2026-lokur-rajan</loc>
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<image:caption>Discover the winners of the Danish Siddiqui Journalism Awards 2026. Justice Madan Lokur and Raghuram Rajan emphasize free speech and credible reporting.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T14:06:13.134+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Danish Siddiqui Journalism Awards 2026 Honors Reporters; Madan B. Lokur and Raghuram Rajan Stress on Free Speech and Credibility</news:title>
<news:keywords>Danish Siddiqui Journalism Awards 2026, journalism awards India, Madan B Lokur, Raghuram Rajan, free speech, credible journalism</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/caste-enumeration-in-the-digital-census-a-necessary-foundation-for-social-justice</loc>
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<image:caption>A dataset that does not fully capture the diversity of Indian society risks limiting the effectiveness of governance.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-05T17:25:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Caste Enumeration in the Digital Census: A Necessary Foundation for Social Justice</news:title>
<news:keywords>Census 2027, caste census, equitable policy-making </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/odisha-increases-scst-reservation-from-20-to-3875-in-medical-technical-education-introduces-1125-quota-for-obc-students</loc>
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<image:caption>The total vertical reservation will remain within the 50% limit set by the Supreme Court.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-05T16:35:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha Increases SC/ST Reservation from 20% to 38.75% in Medical &amp; Technical Education, Introduces 11.25% Quota for OBC Students</news:title>
<news:keywords> Odisha’s education system, Odisha  reservation policy update, social equality, professional education</news:keywords>
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