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    What's Brewing - Page 16

    How government school mergers hit Dalit, Adivasi, girl students hardest

    Aranya Shankar
    17 April 2026 4:00 PM IST

    As states rush to merge 'under-enrolled' schools, caste geography and gender barriers are pushing the most vulnerable out of classrooms. Last of a 3-part series

    How government school mergers hit Dalit, Adivasi, girl students hardest
    Schools
    Centre has sinister motive behind linking Nari Shakti with Delimitation Bills: DMK
    Tamil Nadu

    Centre has sinister motive behind linking Nari Shakti with Delimitation Bills: DMK

    17 April 2026 3:58 PM IST
    Pramod Boro Assam Rajya Sabha seats Congress fails to get one seat
    Assam

    From powerhouse to zero: Congress loses all Rajya Sabha seats in Assam

    17 April 2026 3:51 PM IST
    Kannur student Nithin Rajs death
    Kerala

    How caste and class prejudice probably led to Kannur student Nithin Raj's death

    17 April 2026 3:19 PM IST
    West Bengal voter deletion

    Murshidabad's royal descendants face 'existential crisis’ due to voter deletions

    17 April 2026 2:56 PM IST
    Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani to become Asias richest person

    Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person

    17 April 2026 2:50 PM IST
    Hardik Pandya under scrutiny as Mumbai Indians slump deepens

    Hardik Pandya under scrutiny as Mumbai Indians slump deepens

    17 April 2026 2:30 PM IST
    Telugu star Allu Arjun moves Delhi HC for protection of personality rights

    Telugu star Allu Arjun moves Delhi HC for protection of personality rights

    17 April 2026 1:20 PM IST
    Bihar SIR

    SC refuses relief to Pawan Khera in case over remarks against Assam CM’s wife

    17 April 2026 1:04 PM IST
    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Pakistan gears up for crucial second round of US-Iran peace talks

    17 April 2026 12:33 PM IST
    LeT co-founder Amir Hamza severely injured; admitted in Lahore hospital

    Who is Amir Hamza? 26/11 mastermind and IISc attack architect wounded in Lahore

    17 April 2026 12:22 PM IST
    harassment

    Loan app booked for extortion in BDS student suicide case in Kannur

    17 April 2026 12:10 PM IST
    one of the accused was presented in court

    TCS Nashik case: Absconding accused Nida Khan seeks bail, says she’s pregnant

    17 April 2026 11:58 AM IST
    Karnataka High Court

    Karnataka govt to strictly implement paid menstrual leave policy after HC directive

    17 April 2026 11:56 AM IST
    ED raids against Punjab minister: Mann slams Centre, says democracy being murdered

    ED raids against Punjab minister: Mann slams Centre, says democracy being 'murdered'

    Agencies
    17 April 2026 10:32 AM IST

    Searches conducted at locations linked to AAP MLA, his son and associates in Ludhiana and Jalandhar; central forces deployed for security

    Vijay Jana Nayagan online piracy leak

    Three arrested for ‘Jana Nayagan’ leak; TN Cyber Crime wing cracks piracy case

    17 April 2026 10:20 AM IST
    Crime scene

    ‘Why didn’t you move?’: MLA’s son after allegedly ramming SUV into five

    17 April 2026 10:17 AM IST
    Will women’s quota stall if Centre’s amendment Bill falls in Parliament?

    Will women’s quota stall if Centre’s amendment Bill falls in Parliament?

    17 April 2026 9:29 AM IST
    IPL 2026: Rampant Punjab Kings crush Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets

    IPL 2026: Rampant Punjab Kings crush Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets

    17 April 2026 8:32 AM IST
    Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal named in FIR over Chhattisgarh plant blast that killed 20

    Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal named in FIR over Chhattisgarh plant blast that killed 20

    17 April 2026 8:27 AM IST
    UK PM Starmer faces resignation calls over Mandelson vetting row linked to Epstein

    UK PM Starmer faces resignation calls over Mandelson vetting row linked to Epstein

    17 April 2026 7:20 AM IST
    Narendra Modi and Donald Trump - India-US trade deal

    Trump says he had ‘very good conversation’ with ‘friend’ PM Modi

    17 April 2026 7:08 AM IST
    Amit Shah
    LIVE

    Parliament LIVE | No two-thirds majority: Women's Quota Amendment Bill fails in LS

    17 April 2026 6:42 AM IST
    Wipro Q4 profit slides 1.8 pc to Rs 3,502 crore

    Wipro announces record Rs 15,000 cr share buyback at 18pc premium

    16 April 2026 7:08 PM IST
    Kerala cancels Gulf SSLC, Class 12 exams amid West Asia conflict

    Kerala cancels Gulf SSLC, Class 12 exams amid West Asia conflict

    16 April 2026 7:01 PM IST
    Supreme Court of India SC pensionary benefits to women officers

    SC upholds EC's transfer of Bengal officials, flags trust deficit

    16 April 2026 6:53 PM IST
    Tendulkar joins helping hands for ailing childhood friend Vinod Kambli: Report

    Tendulkar joins helping hands for ailing childhood friend Vinod Kambli: Report

    16 April 2026 6:22 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    In Bengal’s migrant belt, women challenge identity politics with survival demand

    16 April 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Wipro Q4 profit slides 1.8 pc to Rs 3,502 crore

    Wipro Q4 profit slides 1.8 pc to Rs 3,502 crore

    16 April 2026 5:55 PM IST
    Nashik MNC case: SC plea filed against deceitful conversions; prioritise Hindus for jobs says BJP

    Nashik MNC case: SC plea filed against 'deceitful conversions'; 'prioritise Hindus for jobs' says BJP

    16 April 2026 5:14 PM IST
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