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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."
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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.
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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.
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”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.
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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.
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Malegaon blast: Explosives on bike linked to BJP MP Pragya Thakur, says expert
A forensic expert, who is a witness in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, on Tuesday told a special Mumbai court that traces of explosives were found on several articles including the LML Vespa scooter recovered from the explosion site.
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7 years after Govind Pansare’s murder, Bombay HC transfers probe from SIT to ATS
Over seven years after the killing of activist and CPI leader Govind Pansare, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday transferred the probe into the case to the Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
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“We’re with Sanjay Raut”: Congress slams BJP over Shiv Sena leader’s arrest
A day after Shiv Sena’s senior leader and MP Sanjay Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Patra Chawl land scam, Congress leaders called the arrest 'vendetta politics' by BJP.
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Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut detained after day-long raids in land scam case
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was detained Sunday by the Enforcement Directorate after a day-long raids at his house in an alleged land scam case.
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MP: NSA against SDPI councillor for “anti-national slogans at victory rally”, party says video doctored
Social Democratic Party of India has alleged that the Madhya Pradesh BJP government’s imposing draconian National Security Act on its activist Samiulla Khan who won recently held urban local body polls in the state is an act with nefarious intention.
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ED raids at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s house
Officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s residence for his alleged connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case on Sunday morning.
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Students say FTII not filling up seats for reserved categories, stage protest
Students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune held a protest against discrepancies in the merit list and non-implementation of reservation rules in the admission process, on Friday.
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7/11 blasts: Death row convict seeks reinvestigation into serial bombing case
Ehtesham Siddiqui, a death row convict in the 7/11 train bombings in Mumbai, has approached the special MCOCA (the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act) court seeking reinvestigation into the case.
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Maharashtra rains: 6 dead, 95 evacuated
At least six persons died in rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours and 95 people were evacuated as heavy rain battered Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Nashik and Palghar districts of Maharashtra.
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Shiv Sena to support NDA candidate in presidential polls
The Shiv Sena will support the National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, party chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.
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MP: With 2 year-old brother’s body, 8-year-old boy sat by the road, as father searches for ambulance
In visuals shot by a local journalist in Madhya Pradesh's Morena town on Saturday, an 8-year-old boy Gulshan was seen sitting with the body of his 2-year-old brother Raja while their father Poojaram Jatav, a man of limited means, desperately looked for a vehicle to take them home.
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No breakthrough even after 7 years of killing, Govind Pansare’s daughter moves Bombay HC
A plea has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of probe into the murder of Communist Party of India (CPIl leader and human rights activist Govind Pansare to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
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