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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.

Over 300 FTII alumni condemn Hindutva violence against students over ‘Remember Babri’ banner

Over 300 FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) alumni have penned an open letter expressing solidarity with the institute's students following an attack by Hindutva mob, who targeted them for displaying a banner condemning the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid.

Mumbai: Bulldozers reach Mohammed Ali Road too, razing 40 structures; Opp calls ‘BJP’s message to Muslims’

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday razed around 40 shops on Mohammed Ali Road in Mumbai a day after the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) arbitrarily razed at least 15 structures of Muslims at Haidary Chowk on Mira Road in Thane district.
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“At least their lives are saved,” says owner of minitruck attacked by Hindutva mob in Mira Road

Three Muslim men identified as Mohammad Tariq (21), Mohammad Meraj (24) and Deen Ali (27) who were carrying plastic disposables in a mini tempo were among Muslims attacked by...

Mira Road: Hindutva men livestream attacking Muslims; no arrests on FIRs filed by Muslims

Members of the Hindutva mob began live-streaming their brutality on social media as violence related to the Ram Temple celebrations spirals out of control in Mumbai's Mira Road for the second day.
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After violent Ram temple celebrations, clashes, authorities demolish Muslims’ shops in Mumbai’s Mira Road

Following two days of violent celebrations of Ayodhya's Ram temple consecration in Maharashtra's Mira Road, on Tuesday, 23 January, authorities initiated bulldozer action in Mira Road's Muslim-dominated Naya Nagar area, where Hindutva celebrations and confrontations with Muslims occurred.

Hindutva men barge into FTII Pune, burn ‘remember Babri’ banner, attack students

A group of over a dozen Hindutva men barged into the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune on Tuesday afternoon, launching an attack on students, including females.
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Maharashtra’s Marathwada reports 1,088 farmer suicides in 2023, 65 more than previous year

According to a report from the Marathwada divisional commissioner's office, 1,088 farmers died by suicide in eight districts within the Maharashtra area in 2023, PTI reported. It is 65...

Ram temple event: Saffron flag put up on chuch by Hindutva mob in Madhya Pradesh

In Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, a Ram temple cheering mob raised a saffron flag on a church while shouting Jai Shri Ram.
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FTII Students’ Association reminds of Babri demolition in statement against govt’s holiday announcement on 22 Jan

The student community of Film and Television Institute of India (FTIl) resonates with a vehement condemnation of the Government of India's recent declaration of a half-day holiday on January 22, 2024, in celebration of Ram Lalla Pratishtha at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, said the Film and Television Institute of India Students’ Association (FTIISA).

IIT Bombay student group labels ‘Ram shobha yatra’, ‘Geet Ramayan’ musical event on campus as ‘surrender to Hindutva’

The IIT Bombay administration is organising a series of events on campus related to the Ram temple ceremony in Uttar Pradesh on January 22.
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Ram temple consecration: TISS Mumbai warns students against holding protest gatherings 

A notice issued by the registrar of Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai asked students not to organise or participate in any public program opposing the Ram temple consecration.

151 days in prison, home razed to ground, Muslim teen gets bail in MP’s fabricated “spit case”

Muslim teen from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain, who was falsely framed for spitting on a Hindu procession last year got bail as the complainant and the witness denied police claims in front of the court.
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