Thursday, April 25, 2024

Central India

TISS Mumbai issues notice defending student leader’s suspension, calls BBC documentary, ‘Ram ke Naam’ ‘propaganda’

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) issued a public notice in response to recent news reports of the arbitrary suspension of Ramadas, a left student leader, and Dalit Ph.D. scholar, for participating in protests and questioning the ruling Hindu nationalist government. TISS referred to the BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "western media propaganda" and labeled the award-winning documentary "Ram Ke Naam" as "controversial" and "propaganda."

TISS Mumbai suspends left student leader for two years for participating in protests, questioning BJP govt

Ramadas Prini Sivanadan, a PhD scholar at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai and a prominent left student leader in the campus was arbitrarily suspended for two years by the administration for participating in protests and questioning the ruling Hindu nationalist regime.

We will fund development only if you vote for ruling alliance, Ajit Pawar tells voters in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stated on Wednesday that funding for state development initiatives will be provided if the voters select the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, PTI reported.

”Are you a Muslim?”: Student beaten up, abused with ‘love jihad’ slurs on Savitribai Phule university campus

A 19-year-old Muslim student at Savitribai Phule Pune University was beaten on campus by Hindutva men who accused him of “love jihad” and threatened to kill him.

Shoma Sen gets bail by Supreme Court in Bhima Koregaon case after 2131 days

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen who is booked under the draconian UAPA for alleged Maoist links in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.

PM Modi bats for Uniform Civil code in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal on Tuesday after flagging off five Vande Bharat trains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for a Uniform Civil code.

“Damoh Story”: Why did Madhya Pradesh govt shut down a school for 1200 poor students?

Outside the district jail in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh, 49-year-old Iqbal Sheikh looks desolate after visiting his wife Afsha Sheikh, a respected school principal in the city. She was among...
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Maharashtra: Muslim man beaten to death by Hindutva mob in Nashik, second lynching in two weeks

A 32-year-old Muslim man named Affan Abdul Ansari was brutally beaten to death on Saturday night by a Hindutva mob in Nashik.

2 labourers die in Mumbai after falling into manhole, four arrested for not providing safety gear

Two contract labourers died after falling into a manhole of an underground drain while carrying out cleaning work at Shivaji Nagar, Mumbai, on Saturday.
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“What’s wrong in visiting…? Can we wipe out history?” asks Prakash Ambedkar after visiting Aurangzeb’s grave

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) president and veteran Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar Saturday said that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ruled for 50 years and instead of abusing him people should be aware of the history.

Muslim auto drivers bear brunt as Kolhapur limps back to normalcy after violence

13 Muslim Auto Rickshaw drivers are still struggling to limp back to usual business as their vehicles got damaged during communal tensions erupted in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on June 7. The...
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Bhopal and Bhopal Gaurav Diwas: History, myth, and Hindutva politics

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the longest-serving chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, has once again brought the issue of renaming Bhopal to the forefront amidst growing anti-incumbency sentiment.

Mumbai: Muslim teacher suspended for ‘playing Azaan’ during morning assembly

Soon after a purported video of an assembly session of Kapol Vidyanidhi International School in Mumbai’s Kandivali went viral wherein an Islamic prayer could be heard being played on loudspeakers, a teacher was suspended on Friday.
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Muslim man dies after assault by Hindutva mob in Nashik

A Muslim man died and one of his associates was injured in Nashik after they were assaulted by Hindutva mob

MP: Principal, teacher of school arrested after Hindutva groups’ protests

The principal of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district and two other school staff have been arrested, days after a series of protests by Hindutva groups, who raised allegations of religious conversion.
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Mumbai youth detained for using Aurangzeb’s portrait as WhatsApp DP, released later

The Navi Mumbai Police on Sunday filed a case against a 29-year-old youth for using Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s portrait as his Whatsapp profile picture.

Maharashtra: 14-year-old Muslim boy booked over social media post on Aurangzeb

The Maharashtra Police have booked a 14-year-old Muslim boy in the Ashti town of Beed district over a social media post glorifying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
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