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Over 38% inmates in Indian jails are OBCs, 10% increase in a decade, study finds
Religious minorities, specifically Muslims and Sikhs, have been overrepresented among prison inmates for years now, but there have been some shifts in the last decade, NCRB data shows.
RBI tells state refiners to reduce dollar buying in spot market, contain sharp fall in rupee
RBI has ensured that $9 billion has been made available at overseas branches of some Indian banks for the country's three state-run refiners to tap, according to sources.
Defence
Famed IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s MiG-21 Squadron bows out from Srinagar today
Known as the ‘Sword Arms’, number-plating of the squadron was done Friday. It has made way for MiG-29s to be the new 'guardian of the Valley'.
India’s hijab supporters will lose even if they win SC battle. Because the real war is political
In a highly polarised time, cornered minorities tend to lean back and protect the roots and fundamentals of what is so dear to them. Politically, it can often be a bad trap.