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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.

Union minister Narayan Rane arrested for his ‘slap Uddhav’ remark

The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Union minister Narayan Rane for his remarks on slapping Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for not knowing the year of India’s independence.

MP: Brother of detained Muslim bangle seller seeks help

Jamal Ali, the younger brother of detained Muslim bangle seller, Tasleem Ali thrashed by Hindu men in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday tells Maktoob that his brother needs legal assistance and security, following his arrest.
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Muslim youth booked under NSA for photo wearing Pakistan flag shirt

21-year-old Muslim youth in Ujjain city, Madhya Pradesh was booked under the stringent National Security Act for posting an allegedly “pro-Pakistan” photo on his Instagram, PTI reported. Sahil Lalla...

Muslim vendor attacked for ‘entering Hindu area’ booked under POCSO

Tasleem Ali, a bangle seller who was seen thrashed by Hindu men in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act by Banganga Police on Monday evening on a complaint by a minor daughter of one of the assailants in the video.
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MP: Muslim vendor thrashed by Hindutva group for selling bangles in ‘Hindu area’

A video is being widely circulated on social media showing Tasleem, a bangle seller in Madhya Pradesh's Govidnagar, being thrashed by Hindutva men for entering the Hindu neighbourhood.

Maharashtra monsoons: at least 112 dead, 99 missing

The death toll in Maharashtra from heavy monsoon rains climbed to 115, with nearly 90,000 people evacuated, according to state officials.
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Mumbai rains: Death toll rises to 31

The total death toll in heavy rain related incidents in Mumbai on Sunday has now risen to 31.

MP: FIR against Digvijaya Singh over protests against govt land allocation to RSS

A case has been registered against 10 Congress leaders including former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh and his fellow Congress MLA PC Sharma at Ashoka Garden police station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh after they demonstrated Sunday against the the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government who had allotted 10,000 square feet of land to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organisation Laghu Udyog Bharati.
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Stan Swamy’s death: Lawyer demands judicial inquiry, says NIA and Taloja prison responsible

After the death of renowned activist Father Stan Swamy who was arrested under draconian UAPA in the Elgar Parishad case last year, Swamy's lawyer Mihir Desai demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.

Father Stan Swamy dies at 84

Father Stan Swamy, renowned tribal rights activist and human rights defender who was arrested in the Elgaar Parishad case last year under draconian UAPA, died on Monday.
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Stan Swamy on ventilator; PUDR writes open letter to Bombay High Court

Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, Father Stan Swamy, arrested in the Elgaar Parishad case last year, has been put on ventilator after his health deteriorated further early Sunday....

11 FIRs lodged into Mumbai fake COVID vaccine scam, 14 arrested so far

The Mumbai Police have arrested 14 people on suspicion of involvement in a scheme that administered injections of salt water instead of coronavirus vaccine doses at nearly a dozen private vaccination sites in the country's commercial capital over the past two months.
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