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.

Mumbai man killed, boiled dead girlfriend’s body parts in cooker: Police

The man from Mumbai, who is accused of murdering his live-in partner, allegedly used a pressure cooker to boil her body parts and placed the remains into plastic bags with the intention of disposing them, police said.

Violence in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur over social media posts about Aurangzeb, Tipu Sultan

Communal tensions erupted in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Wednesday after a bandh called by Hindutva groups turned violent, forcing police to lathi-charge the unruly mobs. Hindu groups were protesting against social...
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Odisha train accident: State begins DNA sampling as unidentified bodies pile

Authorities in Odisha began addressing the challenge of identifying unclaimed bodies of the deceased days after hundreds were killed in one of the deadliest train accidents.

Odisha train accident: Only 108 bodies identified out of 275 dead, Govt continues identification process

Three days after a multi-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district, state government on Sunday said only 108 bodies have been identified so far, and will be handed over to their relatives after due procedures.
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Train tragedy: Hindutva handles spread Islamophobia, Odisha police warns strict action

Odisha Police Sunday appealed to all sections to desist from circulating rumours giving a communal colour to Balasore’s triple train accident where at least 275 people have died and over 1,100 injured.

Dalit youth beaten to death in Maharashtra‘s Nanded

A Dalit youth was beaten to death by upper-caste Hindu men wielding sticks and daggers in the Bondhar Haveli village of Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday, 1 June.
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Odisha train accident: Toll tops 290, nearly 400 still in hospitals

Nearly 300 people were killed and over 800 have been injured in a horrific train derailment that occurred on Friday evening at around 7 pm in Odisha's Balasore.

Odisha tragedy: Resign from post, Opposition leaders appeal to Railway minister

Several Opposition leaders on Saturday demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in view of the Odisha train accident.
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Odisha train accident: At least 233 dead, 900 injured

At least 233 people were killed and 900 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore Friday evening. A third freight train was also involved in the accident.

Helpline numbers for train accident in Odisha

In a tragic accident, over 50 people died and over 350 people have been injured after Coromandel Express derailed and hit another express train in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening.
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Over 50 killed, 300 injured as 2 trains derail in Odisha

In a tragic accident, at least 50 people died and over 350 people have been injured after Coromandel Express derailed and hit another express train in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening.

14-year-old girl sexually abused by man on pretext of watching “The Kerala Story”

A 14-year-old girl from Maharashtra’s Yerwada was sexually abused by her neighbour on the pretext of taking her to watch the Hindutva propaganda movie “The Kerala Story.”
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