Saturday, April 27, 2024

Central India

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."

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 grants bail to Aryan Khan in Mumbai drugs case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Aryan Khan and co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in plea against rejection of their bail applications by a special NDPS court in the cruise ship drug bust case.

Mumbai Police appoints officer to probe allegations against Sameer Wankhede

The Mumbai Police has appointed ACP-level officer Milind Khetle, to investigate allegations against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, who is investigating the drugs on cruise ship case involving Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan.
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Film fraternity slams Hindutva group over attacks on Prakash Jha’s ‘Ashram 3’ set

Film fraternity condemn Bajrang Dal’s attack on Prakash Jha 'Ashram 3' set

Made to sign 10 blank papers, overheard Rs 18 crore deal talks: Witness in Aryan Khan case

Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the Mumbai cruise ship drugs case, involving actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, has claimed that he had overheard private investigator Kiran Gosavi talk about a Rs 18 crore deal, of which Rs 8 crore was to be paid to Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.
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“This is case of no evidence at all,” Aryan Khan to Bombay HC

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in his plea in the Bombay High Court seeking bail, has said the Narcotics Control Bureau's "interpretation and misinterpretation" of the WhatsApp chats collected from his mobile phone was "wrong and unjustified."

Shah Rukh Khan meets son Aryan at Arthur Road prison

Actor legend Shah Rukh Khan has reached the Arthur Road prison where his son Aryan Khan is lodged since October 8 after being arrested in the Mumbai cruise drugs case.
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Aryan Khan case: Is it legal for NCB officers to use friends as witnesses? asks NCP leader Nawab Malik

Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Nawab Malik on Saturday alleged that Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede was using friends as witnesses during the investigation of the Mumbai cruise ship drug case.

MP: Muslims forced to flee Hindu dominated village due to ‘social boycott’

Over two dozen Muslims forced to flee from Borlay village of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district dominated by the Hindu Patidar community after an inccident of elopement took an ugly turn.
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Modi govt failed to destabilise Maharashtra govt: Sharad Pawar

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar Wednesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government, alleging it has been misusing institutions run by Union government for saffron party's political benefits.

Idea of setting our backyards as kitchen garden saved us during pandemic: Anaemic women in MP

In a Madhya Pradesh village, 40 anaemic women started kitchen gardening and some have even recovered from anaemia.
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Mumbai: No flat for Marathi-speaking man in ‘Gujaratis only’ building, owners arrested

Two flat owners in Mumbai Rinku Sangoi Dedhia and Rahul Dedhia have been booked by Naya Nagar police on Monday for refusing to sell a 1-BHK flat to a youth named Govardhan Deshmukh, because he was a Marathi-speaking man.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Maharashtra holds bandh today

A statewide bandh announced by state government, which is an alliance of the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress, will be observed in Maharashtra today to support the farmers protest against the farmers' killing on October 3 in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district.
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