Saturday, April 20, 2024

Central India

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.

Bombay HC quashes President’s order appointing IIM Nagpur director as acting VC of Hindi University

The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench quashed and set aside the ‘illegal’ appointment of Dr. Bhimraya Metri, director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur, as the acting Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAHV), a central university in Maharashtra’s Wardha, on Thursday, March 28th.

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.

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
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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.

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.
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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.

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.
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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.

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.
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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.

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.
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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...

“By default, police will come for me…”: Acquitted Mumbai Muslim man continues to face police harassment

"I had already suffered psychologically a lot during my 11-month imprisonment and 19-year-long trial, and I believed I would find peace after being acquitted in 2021. However, I was wrong; I am still harassed by the police in 2024," recounts Saud.
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