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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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Bombay HC grants default bail to Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted default bail to prominent lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case.
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Bhima Koregaon case: Mahesh Raut denied bail by NIA court
A special National Investigation Agency court on Thursday denied bail to forest rights activist Mahesh Raut who has been imprisoned under draconian UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case.
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SC orders seat creation in IIT Bombay for Dalit student who was unable to pay fees on time
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a seat be created for a 17 year old Dalit student in Indian Institutes of Technology Bombay as he was unable to pay 'seat acceptance fees' on time due to technical faults.
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MP: Dalit man’s hand cut off by upper-caste Hindu employer over wage demands
In the latest episode of caste-based violence in the country, a Dalit labourer Ashok Saket's hand was cut off by his upper-caste Hindu employer when he demanded his wages in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district.
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Aryan Khan bail order out, says no evidence for conspiracy; nothing objectionable in WhatsApp chats
In its detailed order granting bail to three, including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and model Munmun Dhamecha, the Bombay High Court said that prima facie there is no evidence on record to infer that the trio conspired to commit offences under the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substance Act.
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Muslims’ shops burnt during BJP bandh in Maharashtra, say police
Shops belong to Muslims were targeted for arson and destruction during a bandh called by the BJP in Maharashtra's Amravati on Saturday.
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Top Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 killed in encounter, claim Maharashtra Police
One of the tall Maoist figures in the country and the CPI (Maoist) central committee member Milind Teltumbde was among the 26 Maoists killed in Saturday’s encounter in Gadchiroli, several newspapers reported, citing police official.
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Thousands protest against Tripura’s anti-Muslim violence in Maharashtra
Muslim groups organised protest rallies against anti-Muslim violence in Tripura across Maharashtra, mainly cities of Amravati, Malegaon, and Nanded on Friday.
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Hyderabad techie arrested for rape threats to Virat Kohli’s daughter
The Mumbai Police has arrested a 23-year-old man Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini from Hyderabad for issuing a rape threat to Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's minor daughter on Twitter.
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11 Covid patients killed in Maharashtra govt hospital fire
As many as 11 Covid-19 patients died after a fire broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a government hospital in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Saturday.
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Aryan trapped because SRK ‘spoke’: NCP minister alleges attempts at silencing him
Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Sunday said attempts were made to silence him after he constantly raised allegations against Narcotic Control Bureau’s (NCB), its Mumbai zone director Sameer Wankhede, Bharatiya Janata Party and Union government in connection with the the cruise drug case.
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Aryan Khan walks out of prison after four weeks
Aryan Khan, superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son, stepped out of the Arthur Road Jail on Saturday, after being spending 26 days in prison.
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