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Sukhu’s school-admission order removes routine caste field but retains caste data for benefits

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed Himachal Pradesh’s state-run schools to drop the caste column from general admission forms from 2027–28, while retaining caste disclosure when students claim targeted schemes and benefits. The verified change separates routine school identification from eligibility administration; evidence establishes the order and its stated anti-discrimination aim, not that the form change will…

Sukhu’s school-admission order removes routine caste field but retains caste data for benefits
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Osho’s claim that science, not religion, will end poverty captures part of development’s story—not the whole mechanism

A Ramyagy Kumar reel reproduces Osho’s claim that poverty will be removed by science, not religion, alongside Bhagat Singh’s Why I Am an Atheist. The Osho passage is authentic in substance and the material-solutions argument has support, but poverty reduction is not caused by science alone: evidence points to growth, jobs, infrastructure, human capital, institutions…

Open Post: Osho’s claim that science, not religion, will end poverty captures part of development’s story—not the whole mechanism

India’s global rankings show mixed progress and persistent institutional concerns—not one national scorecard

Most figures in the reel are traceable to published indices, but they measure different years and different conditions and cannot be combined into one national scorecard. Later data show real improvement in HDI and some hunger measures while press-freedom and democratic-institution indicators remain weak; the rankings do not by themselves prove that one government caused…

India’s global rankings show mixed progress and persistent institutional concerns—not one national scorecard
Open Post: India’s global rankings show mixed progress and persistent institutional concerns—not one national scorecard

UP’s ₹50,000 women-aid plan was reported, not approved; later reporting still described it as a proposal

Multiple August 2026 reports said the Uttar Pradesh government was considering up to ₹50,000 in assistance for women, but the reports themselves described an unsettled proposal and no reviewed Cabinet decision or scheme rules established a guaranteed benefit. The July Instagram reel predates those reports and its exact speech could not be transcribed, so it…

Open Post: UP’s ₹50,000 women-aid plan was reported, not approved; later reporting still described it as a proposal

A viral ‘what did your child get?’ question cannot be answered by 5 kg ration alone

The New Youth reel asks what children received under BJP rule, but neither its caption nor the viral comments define a measurable scorecard. Free NFSA foodgrain is a real household entitlement—5 kg per person for Priority Households, 35 kg per AAY household—but it is only one food-security input. Assessing what children gained requires separate evidence…

Open Post: A viral ‘what did your child get?’ question cannot be answered by 5 kg ration alone

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