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As many as 17 MPs have tested COVID positive at the start of the monsoon session, as per a report in NDTV. The Lok Sabha members were tested on September 13 and 14, as per sources. Read more
Here’s more top news of the day:
1) From Sedition Row To Delhi Violence: JNU Student Leader Umar Khalid’s Clash With Controversies
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Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid was arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday night for his alleged role in the massive violence that hit Delhi over the Citizenship Amendment Act in February. Read more
2) 30-Year-Old Woman Sets Up Free Roadside ‘Self-Help’ Library in Rural Arunachal Pradesh
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Thirty-year-old Ngurang Meena has set up Arunachal Pradesh’s first roadside library to engage more youth into reading. This novel idea came to fruition when she saw that the state has a wine shop every 100 metres but a library not in sight. Read more
3) PIL Seeks Legalising Gay Marriage But Govt Says Society & Values Don’t Recognise Same-Sex Union
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A PIL filed in the Delhi high court seeks recognition of same-sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act years after the Supreme Court’s landmark judgement decriminalised homosexuality in the country. Read more
4) Uttar Pradesh Government’s Special Security Force Can Search Anyone Without A Warrant
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Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi, said late Sunday, “The state government has given orders for the constitution of a special security force. A roadmap in this regard has been sought from the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP).” Read more
5) People Waited For Govt To Do Its Duty For Decades And Then Took Matters Into Their Own Hands
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Mostly when we hear stories of people doing something extraordinary, we often tend to forget that it was not their job in the first place. They were neglected by the government they chose expecting them to work in their interest and they failed them everytime. Read more
