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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/india/alifa-to-government-scrap-communally-tainted-demography-panel-indias-population-debate-must-be-rooted-in-rights-not-rhetoric</loc>
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<image:caption>The alliance, representing feminists, civil liberties and people's movements, activists, academics and concerned citizens, released a statement on Tuesday demanding that the government's approach to demographic study be rooted in rigorous evidence and respect for human rights, rather than prejudice towards socio-economically marginalized communities .</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:20:59.918+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ALIFA to Government: Scrap Communally-Tainted Demography Panel; India's Population Debate Must Be Rooted in Rights, Not Rhetoric</news:title>
<news:keywords>High-Level Committee on Demographic Change, constitutional justice, illegal migrants, Demography Panel</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/education/gayatri-mantra-saraswati-vandana-made-compulsory-in-chhattisgarh-schools-lawyers-body-calls-move-unconstitutional</loc>
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<image:caption>Public education must remain free from religious compulsion and institutional promotion of any particular religious ideology.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-24T11:01:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gayatri Mantra, Saraswati Vandana Made Compulsory in Chhattisgarh Schools; Lawyers' Body Calls Move Unconstitutional</news:title>
<news:keywords>School Education , Chhattisgarh govt, religious mantras recitations, government schools, violation of the Constitution, All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/labourer/as-rajasthans-polluting-industries-shut-down-workers-pay-the-price-of-years-of-regulatory-failure-a-ground-report</loc>
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<image:caption>An Empty Textile Factory</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CETP – Bithuja, Balotra</image:caption>
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<image:caption>What worries 30-yr-old Mahesh the most is not food but debt.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Women Workers of Jodhpur Steel Factories</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Vipin, 22, from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, who used to earn ₹18,000 a month, says, "The government did not think about the workers. Irresponsible employers are to blame for this. We are paying the price for others' mistakes."</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:33:01.830+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>As Rajasthan’s Polluting Industries Shut Down, Workers Pay the Price of Years of Regulatory Failure | A Ground Report</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajasthan’s industrial shutdown, State Pollution Control Board,  hazardous waste ,  migrant workers issue</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/sexual-violence/allahabad-high-court-acquits-accused-in-pocso-rape-case-of-8-year-old-girl</loc>
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<image:caption>The incident was reported on May 9, 2017, when the minor girl had gone to a local shop and allegedly faced assault near the appellant's house.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-23T14:49:32.687+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Rape Case of 8-Year-Old Girl</news:title>
<news:keywords>POCSO case, Inconsistent Testimony , Allahabad High Court , child witness's testimony</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/minority-news/bareilly-tazia-procession-row-two-men-allegedly-used-12-year-old-boy-to-shout-pakistan-zindabad-slogans-to-frame-muslim-community</loc>
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<image:caption>Villagers have claimed that the accused men are repeat offenders who have previously engaged in similar acts aimed at spoiling the village atmosphere.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:40:00.000+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bareilly Tazia Procession Row: Two Men Allegedly Used 12-Year-Old Boy to Shout 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogans to Frame Muslim Community</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bareilly Police, Bareilly Tazia Procession Row, Pakistan Zindabad slogans, Muharram Tazia procession, Islamophobia</news:keywords>
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