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BR Ambedkar invented concept of Bitcoin? Viral claim falls apart on X as netizens dismantle the credit campaign with fact-checking, historical context and jokes;...

OpIndia Staff -
BR Ambedkar was hailed as an economic genius and the true pioneer of Bitcoin's concept after which netizens busted the claim.
Opinions

The story of Reservations: Read this past before attempting to shape the future

Rahul Roushan -
The history of reservation is considerably older and more complicated than its familiar association with Ambedkar and the Constitution. It involves social hierarchy, colonial institutional change, regional political competition, reform movements and constitutional negotiation.
Government and Policy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi supports Indian students being taught a book that refers to the Hindu God Brahma as a “bet*ch*d”

OpIndia Staff -
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed,"PM Modi is against social justice and equality," because of the action on the anti-Hindu literature.
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Ambedkarite activist thrash man for questioning whether BR Ambedkar has 32 degreees – Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
The video from Amravati went viral on 24th April. Dev was seen folding his hands and apologising after he questioned the claim in a now-deleted video.
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‘Bhim Army’ chief Chandra Shekhar Ravan bats for separate electorate for Dalits: Read how Ambedkar himself had abandoned it and Indian Constitution explicitly prohibits...

Rukma Rathore -
The origins of the separate electorate can be traced back to British India, when the foreign regime acquiesced to the demands presented by the Islamists to facilitate their communal agenda. The British Parliament's Indian Councils Act 1909, also referred to as the Morley-Minto Reforms, proposed the creation of distinct electorates for Muslims.
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“I look at Sangh with a sense of belongingness”: What Ambedkar said after RSS visit in Satara and his lesser-known association with the organisation

Rukma Rathore -
"Dr Ambedkar was fully aware of Sangh. Its volunteers were in constant contact with him," conveyed Dattopant Thengadi's book.
Opinions

Between Reverence and Realpolitik: The Savarkar–Ambedkar Samanvaya Question

A Chintamani -
A serious churn is underway within the Hindutva movement regarding the viability of a samanvaya between V.D. Savarkar and B. R. Ambedkar
Crime

Uttar Pradesh: School principal brutally beaten by a group of minor boys on the allegations of tearing a photograph of Ambedkar

OpIndia Staff -
It is reported that the attackers were not students at the school. They also robbed ₹35,550 from Suryavanshi's pocket.
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Nashik, Maharashtra: Forest dept official gets angry and emotional over Minister Girish Mahajan ‘not mentioning Ambedkar in speech’, despite minister’s apology, politics erupts

OpIndia Staff -
Madhavi Jadhav labelled Mahajan's failure to mention Ambedkar in his speech as an attempt to erase his name.
News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Extremists attack Shiv temple, destroy idols, set images of deities on fire to put up Ambedkar’s photo

OpIndia Staff -
The police have received complaints against a total of 5 extremists. They were identified as Pawan, Raju, Lokendra, Krishna and Rohit.
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