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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.
Central India
Maharashtra records zero COVID deaths first time since pandemic began
For the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Maharashtra reported zero COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday.
Central India
“ED arrest is illegal,” Nawab Malik moves High Court
Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik on Tuesday approached the Bombay High Court, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case.
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Bhima Koregaon: HC extends Varavara Rao’s medical bail till March 3
The Bombay High Court on Saturday extended till March 3 the time allotted to Elgaar Parishad case accused and renowned poet Varavara Rao to return to jail.
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Central investigating agencies acting like Nazis: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena, ruling party in Maharashtra, has equated India's central investigating agencies with German dictator Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party.
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Mamata dials Pawar over Nawab Malik’s arrest, extends support
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress supremo spoke to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) head Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hours after Maharashtra minister and his party leader Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case.
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Will fight, win and expose everyone: Nawab Malik after ED arrest
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in connection with the money laundering case against Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.
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ED questions Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in connection with the money laundering case against Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.
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KCR meets Uddhav Thackeray, says “good start towards fight against injustice”
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said that he met his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and both want to fight against injustice.
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India’s ‘Disco King’ Bappi Lahiri dies at 69
Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri who has popularised disco music to the Indian mainstream, died in a Mumbai hospital following multiple health issues on Tuesday night.
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Bhima Koregaon: NIA court rejects bail pleas of Hany Babu, members of Kabir Kala Manch
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail applications filed by Delhi University professor Hany Babu and members of Kabir Kala Manch Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor, and Jyoti Jagtap in the Bhima Koregaon case.
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Death, rape threats to Rana Ayyub; Mumbai Police arrests 24-year-old
Mumbai police on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal city for sending death and rape threats to journalist Rana Ayyub on social media.
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Underpaid, Overworked; Anganwadi workers await fair treatment
While flipping through pages of the record register, Sangeeta Shrivastava (37), an Anganwadi worker in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh mentions the poor quality of food being distributed in...
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