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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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OBC reservation protest: Chandrashekhar Azad sent back at Bhopal airport
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other Bhim Army cadres were detained by Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday ahead of their plans to organise a huge rally in Bhopal to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes.
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Pune: Six booked for hate speeches against Muslims, Christians
The Pune Police have filed a first information report against Hindu seer Kalicharan Maharaj, Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote, Captain (retired) Digendra Kumar, and three others for delivering hate speeches against Muslims and Christians at an event in the city.
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Hate speech against Gandhi: Maharashtra police books Hindu seer
Police in Maharashtra’s Akola district on Tuesday have registered a case against Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj for using derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi.
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Mumbai Press Club awards: Danish Siddiqui named ‘Journalist of the Year’
Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while being on an assignment in Afghanistan, will be posthumously awarded the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club.
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Anniversary of Bhima Koregaon; Bhim Army chief to address rally on 1 Jan
Azad Samaj Party has announced that its chief and Bhim Army supremo Chandrashekhar Azad will be visiting the ‘Jaystambh’ in Pune on January 1 to mark the anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon.
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‘We became homeless;’ Christian family’s home in MP burned to ash by Hindutva mob
"There is nothing left, we became homeless, with no food to eat or clothing to wear," says Lalu Toliya Wakhala who has been harassed by Hindutva groups because of his faith in Christianity for more than a decade.
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Thousands take to Mumbai streets for AIMIM’s rally for Muslim reservation
Stepping up the demand for reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi cited that while 83 percent of the community in Maharashtra were landless, only 8 percent of the Marathas were landless.
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Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail after three years
Prominent lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, arrested over three years and three months ago in the Bhima Koregaon case under draconian UAPA walked out from Byculla women’s jail on Thursday.
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Assaulted by Hindutva mob, jailed by cops; Bangle seller gets bail after 100 days in jail
After spending more than 100 days in jail, bangle seller Taslim Ali, who was assaulted by a Hindutva mob in Indore, got bail from the Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday.
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Madhya Pradesh: Hindutva groups vandalise Christian management school
At least 100 members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Monday vandalised a missionary school in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district, alleging that eight students were forcefully converted to Christianity.
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NIA challenges Sudha Bharadwaj’s bail in Supreme Court
The Bombay HC had also directed Sudha Bharadwaj to be produced before the Special NIA Court on December 8 to decide the conditions of bail.
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Bhima Koregaon case: NIA court rejects Anand Teltumbde’s temporary bail plea
A National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai on Wednesday rejected the temporary bail application of prominent human rights activist and Dalit intellectual Anand Teltumbde, who is in jail under...
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