Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Central India

Mumbai: Deceased HT journalist faced harassment from resident editor, reveals press club investigation

The Mumbai Press Club's investigation reveals that Satish Nandgaonkar, a journalist with HT who passed away on 28th February due to cardiac arrest, experienced significant stress due to bullying and insults inflicted upon him by the HT Mumbai Editor.

Students raise concern over breach of academic freedom in TISS Mumbai

Students’ union of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai on Wednesday released a statement highlighting the suppression of students' freedoms on the campus.

Madhya Pradesh High Court allows ASI survey of Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to survey the Bhojshala...

Railways dismisses two more RPF cops in hate killings of three Muslim passengers case

Two Railway Protection Force constables have been dismissed from their service for “failure to discharge their duty” when their colleague shot dead three Muslim passengers and his senior officer in a moving train last year.

“State crushing humanity, not serving people,” says GN Saibaba, acquitted after 10 years in prison

“I couldn’t see my mother one last time before her death because I was denied parole. This is a denial of basic Human Rights. My mother passed away when I was in Prison. Being a disabled child since birth, my mother brought me up with utmost care. She used to take me to school in her arms so that I could get an education”, these were the words of former Delhi University Professor and human rights defender GN Saibaba, in a press conference on Friday, 9, March.

“This is an expression of his individual view…”: SC quashes FIR on WhatsApp status critical of Article 370 abrogation

Supreme Court of India on Thursday set aside a Bombay High Court order and quashed an FIR against a Maharashtra college professor booked for his WhatsApp status critical of the abrogation of Article 370 and for wishing Pakistan on its independence day.

Maharashtra govt challenges Bombay HC’s acquittal of GN Saibaba in Supreme Court

Maharashtra government approached the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict of the Bombay High Court acquitting former Delhi University professor and human rights defender GN Saibaba and five others accused of having ties with Maoists on Tuesday.
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Bombay High Court acquits GN Saibaba in Maoist link case

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday acquitted former Delhi University professor and human rights defender GN Saibaba and five other accused in an alleged Maoist links case

Mumbai: Second IIPS student arrested for criticising Ram Temple event a month after first arrest

A month after a Dalit student of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) was arrested for allegedly posting a story on WhatsApp in protest against the celebration of the consecration of the Ayodhya Ram Temple on January 22, the Govandi police station in Mumbai has arrested another student in the same case.
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Maharashtra Assembly passes Bill giving 10% quota to Marathas in jobs, education

The Maharashtra Assembly today unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill, a legislation that will grant a 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in both education and government jobs.

Madhya Pradesh: Tribal man stripped and assaulted, two arrested after video goes viral

The Madhya Pradesh Police has arrested two men after a video showing an Adivasi man being brutally beaten up in the Betul district was widely shared on social media.
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Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader dies after being shot, Sena seeks dismissal of Shinde govt

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasahesb Thackeray) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar died after allegedly being shot at by a man who was identified as Mauris Noronha, in the Dahisar area of Maharashtra's Mumbai.

Arbitrary demolition leaves hundreds homeless in Mumbai’s Panchsheel Nagar

The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) faced fierce backlash after its officials, accompanied by police personnel and bulldozers, carried out the demolition of houses in Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West, Mumbai, on 6 February.
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Gujarat Police detain Mufti Salman Azhari in hate speech case, supporters protest

Gujarat Police on Sunday arrested Mumbai-based Islamic scholar Mufti Salman Azhari after he delivered a speech in Gujarat’s Junagadh, prompting the state police to file an hate speech FIR against the scholar, and two others.

Pune: Professor, 5 students arrested for staging play with ‘objectionable’ depictions of Ram, Sita

The Pune Police on Saturday arrested the department head of Savitribai Phule Pune University’s Centre for Performing Arts, also known as Lalit Kala Kendra, and five of its students for staging a play which depicts Hindu deities Ram, Sita and Laxman after the play was disrupted by a group of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad workers.
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MGAHV: Students expelled, suspended amidst protests against alleged unlawful VC appointment

On January 27th, five students were suspended for protesting against the Vice Chancellor, who, according to them, was appointed against the University Act at the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAHV), a central university in Maharashtra’s Wardha.

Malegaon: Man suspected by family arrested for killing boy 10 days after abduction; protest erupts against police negligence

A 31-year-old man, Lakshman has been sent to Nashik Central Jail for abducting and murdering a 5-year-old boy in Malegaon’s Naya Islampura on January 29th. Police said that the...
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