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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/politics/democracy-under-threat-ex-cm-jagan-accuses-chandrababu-govt-of-defying-sc-rigging-local-body-nominations</loc>
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<image:caption>YSRCP led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, has accused the ruling TDP coalition government of widespread election rigging. They claim TDP workers and leaders are physically blocking opposition candidates from entering election centers and forcibly snatching and tearing up their nomination forms to prevent them from contesting the elections.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-23T16:50:32.960+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Democracy under threat’: Ex- CM Jagan Accuses Chandrababu Govt of Defying SC, Rigging Local Body Nominations</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chandrababu Govt , Andhra Pradesh Local Body Elections, Supreme Court directives,  YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy </news:keywords>
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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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