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Government to refund over 10,000 students over discriminatory DUO fraud checks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Government to refund over 10,000 students over discriminatory DUO fraud checks

NL Times  

In a landmark decision, the Dutch government has pledged to refund over 10,000 students who were unjustly flagged for student finance fraud by an algorithm developed by the Education Executive Agency. The DUO fraud detection system, implemented in 2012, flagged students based on criteria such as age, education level, and geographic distance from their parents’ residences, an approach shown to …

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Here are the top baby naming trends we’ll see in 2025, according to experts
2 months ago

Here are the top baby naming trends we’ll see in 2025, according to experts

The Independent  

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In Japan, struggling for the right of married couples to have different last names
2 months, 2 weeks ago

In Japan, struggling for the right of married couples to have different last names

NPR  

In Japan, struggling for the right of married couples to have different last names Japan is the only nation where married couples must use the same surname. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Women's rights advocates in Japan have struggled for decades for the right of married couples to have different last names. KUHN: She says that for her and other Japanese businesswomen, …

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Tim Walz Wore 1 Thing No One Expected To See At A Debate
3 months, 1 week ago

Tim Walz Wore 1 Thing No One Expected To See At A Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, appeared to be wearing friendship bracelets during his vice presidential debate with Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday. The subtle fashion statement, which could be seen in quick flashes whenever Walz motioned with his hands, brought to mind pop singer Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Harris on Sept. 10. …

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Perception vs reality: Encounter deaths fall under Yogi 2.0 rule
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Perception vs reality: Encounter deaths fall under Yogi 2.0 rule

Hindustan Times  

Although the opposition parties are aggressively attacking the U.P. There has been a decline in the killings of criminals in the Yogi 2.0 so far with around three criminals getting killed in every two months between March 25, 2022 and September 5, 2024. In the second term of the Yogi government, so far, a total of 49 criminals have been …

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The candidates to be Japan’s next leader include a former premier’s son and a defense expert
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The candidates to be Japan’s next leader include a former premier’s son and a defense expert

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. As digital minister, Kono has led the elimination of Japan’s reliance on fax machines, paper documents requiring “hanko” stamps and the “my number” social security identification system. Kono has said Japan faces …

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What’s in a surname?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s in a surname?

The Hindu  

In Shakespeare’s iconic play Romeo and Juliet, there is a famous line by Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” However, the reality is that names matter, especially when it comes to maiden names. It may be difficult for women who made a career or built a reputation …

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Priest Ravi Bhagat attacked attacked by Iqbal, Mehtab in Faridabad
6 months, 1 week ago

Priest Ravi Bhagat attacked attacked by Iqbal, Mehtab in Faridabad

Op India  

On 28th June, a young priest at a local temple in Faridabad, Ravi Bhagat, was brutally assaulted and his throat was slashed using a knife by Islamists identified as Iqbal, Mehtab and their accomplices. The incident took place outside the Kali Mata Temple located in Janata Colony in the Mujesar Police Station area of Faridabad. As per reports, the assailants …

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Can you book railway e-tickets for your friends and family? IRCTC shares update on restriction due to different surname
6 months, 1 week ago

Can you book railway e-tickets for your friends and family? IRCTC shares update on restriction due to different surname

Live Mint  

The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation, run by the Ministry of Railways, recently debunked fake news about online ticket booking restrictions widely circulated on social media. Rejecting reports claiming restrictions on booking e-tickets due to different surnames, the IRCTC, in its social media post, clarified that people can book tickets online for friends, family, and relatives. “The news in …

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If you book ticket for someone else from IRCTC, will you go to jail? Here are the facts
6 months, 1 week ago

If you book ticket for someone else from IRCTC, will you go to jail? Here are the facts

India TV News  

Many of us use IRCTC's website and app to book Indian Railways tickets online. Recently, a piece of news about IRCTC went viral on social media platforms, claiming that if you book someone else's ticket online using your IRCTC ID, you may be liable for prosecution. Users are permitted to book tickets for individuals with different surnames using their IRCTC …

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Caste away: On Justice K. Chandru Committee report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste away: On Justice K. Chandru Committee report

The Hindu  

The overt display of caste pride among schoolchildren in several parts of Tamil Nadu has often resulted in bloodshed. And the Justice K. Chandru Committee, constituted against the backdrop of a murderous assault on two Scheduled Caste siblings by their dominant community schoolmates in Nanguneri, has sought to remedy the situation. A centralised kitchen in every block/panchayat union, as recommended …

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On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery

LA Times  

Visitors arrive at the National Monument to Freedom on Wednesday in Montgomery, Ala. The monument is inscribed with 122,000 surnames that formerly enslaved people chose for themselves after being emancipated at the Civil War’s end. The monument, which honors the people who endured and survived slavery, is the centerpiece of the new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Ala., where …

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Twinkle Khanna's cryptic 'Kumar's +1' post: Did she mock surname change rule?
10 months ago

Twinkle Khanna's cryptic 'Kumar's +1' post: Did she mock surname change rule?

India Today  

Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna shared a cryptic post on Instagram Thursday regarding her surname. The internet reacted, with many users speculating that Khanna is commenting on the government's 'maiden surname' rule, requiring married women to obtain an NOC from their husbands to legally change their surnames back to their maiden names. See Twinkle Khanna's post here: Earlier, Trinamool MP Saket Gokhale …

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Letters to The Editor — March 6, 2024
10 months ago

Letters to The Editor — March 6, 2024

The Hindu  

Poll bonds, bank plea That the nation’s premier bank which prides itself on its digital initiatives is seeking more time to collate data on poll bonds, is shocking and surprising. It is amply evident that the bank’s nine-page application in the top court of the land is aimed at delaying the whole process beyond the general election, by which time …

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"Singh" Or "Kour" Surnames Not Mandatory For Sikh Identity: J&K High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Gurudwara Committee Election
11 months, 3 weeks ago

"Singh" Or "Kour" Surnames Not Mandatory For Sikh Identity: J&K High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Gurudwara Committee Election

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has made it clear that having "Singh" or "Kour" as surnames is not mandatory to be recognized as a Sikh person. At the outset, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal referred to J&K Sikh Gurudwara & Religious Endowment Act, 1973 and observed, “The contention of the petitioner, which has been raised by the appellant/petitioner herein before …

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Citigroup to pay $25.9 million for discriminating against Armenian Americans in California
1 year, 2 months ago

Citigroup to pay $25.9 million for discriminating against Armenian Americans in California

LA Times  

The bank targeted retail-services credit-card applicants with surnames employees associated with Armenian origin as well as applicants in or around Glendale, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bank, from 2015 to 2021, singled out applicants for certain credit-card products suspected of being of Armenian descent, based on their surnames, then Citigroup supervisors conspired to hide the discrimination by …

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Sutirtha-Ayhika, with identical surnames, similar backstories, put Naihati on TT’s world map
1 year, 2 months ago

Sutirtha-Ayhika, with identical surnames, similar backstories, put Naihati on TT’s world map

The Hindu  

The name Madral would have remained tucked in obscurity had it not been for the extraordinary feat of two girls from this little township in Naihati. Childhood friends Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee, who came together to win the first Asian Games table tennis medal in women’s doubles, have made the world sit up and take notice. It was such …

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Equality and identity: The Hindu Editorial on the findings of the Bihar caste count
1 year, 3 months ago

Equality and identity: The Hindu Editorial on the findings of the Bihar caste count

The Hindu  

The significance of Bihar conducting a caste survey and publishing a caste-wise count of its population is quite immense. The survey, which had all the trappings of a census, complete with a two-stage process of house-listing followed by the eliciting of information from the households, has shown that 63% of Bihar’s 13 crore population belong to castes listed under the …

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Permissible to change surname over caste prejudices: Delhi HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Permissible to change surname over caste prejudices: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Every individual has the right to an honourable and respectable identity in society guaranteed under the right to life, the Delhi high court has said, while ruling that it is permissible for an individual to change his or her surname in order to not be identified with a particular caste that may cause prejudice. Permissible to change surname …

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For a foolproof caste census, focus on data
1 year, 8 months ago

For a foolproof caste census, focus on data

Hindustan Times  

Bihar’s survey of all castes and their socioeconomic condition began this weekend. The contentious exercise — attempting to enumerate the numerical strength and socioeconomic conditions of all castes for the first time since Independence — is happening against the backdrop of a political churn. Bihar’s ruling coalition comprises two of the most prominent post-Mandal parties, the Janata Dal and the …

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Scientist: Progress in identifying Tulsa massacre victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Scientist: Progress in identifying Tulsa massacre victims

The Independent  

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Opinion: At Easter, a baptism of hope
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: At Easter, a baptism of hope

LA Times  

It qualifies without a doubt as the most unusual baptism I’ve ever done. The lectionary this year directs us to the Gospel of John, and the reading begins with Mary Magdalene approaching the tomb of Jesus “while it was still dark.” To borrow a Yiddish expression from the Jews, who celebrate their own dialectic of light and darkness this week …

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Rahul Gandhi has ‘pathetic and casteist mindset’, says BJP chief J.P. Nadda - The Hindu
1 year, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi has ‘pathetic and casteist mindset’, says BJP chief J.P. Nadda - The Hindu

The Hindu  

A day after a court in Surat convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a case of criminal defamation, BJP president J.P. Nadda on Friday, March 24, 2023, launched a strong attack on him, stating that Mr. Gandhi, by his remarks had shown a “pathetic and casteist mindset.” Mr. Gandhi was convicted after he was sued by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi …

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Germany to relax rules around giving double-barrelled names to children
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany to relax rules around giving double-barrelled names to children

The Independent  

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