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Student collective alleges IIT-Bombay pushed former worker to suicide by denying gratuity, mourns his death
Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a student collective based at the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT-Bombay), held the administration responsible for the suicide of Raman Garase, who worked...
India
Gujarat: Three cops booked for assaulting vendor in Vadodara
Three policemen have been booked for assaulting a roadside stall owner and dragging him with a police van...
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Telangana DGP orders further probe after closure report into Rohith Vemula death case sparks outrage
Following outrage from family and the Dalit community after the Telangana police's closure report claimed that University of Hyderabad PhD scholar and Dalit leader Rohith Vemula, who died in January 2016, was not Dalit and dismissed casteism in the case, the state Director General of Police announced further investigations will be conducted.
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Second FIR against JD(S) MLA HD Revanna for abducting woman his son Prajwal had raped
The Karnataka Police on Thursday filed a second first information report against Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former state minister HD Revanna for allegedly abducting a woman who claims to have been raped by his son, Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
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SC says it may consider granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in view of Lok Sabha elections
The Supreme Court on Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in view of the Lok Sabha polls.
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Govt tells Bombay HC fact check unit won’t be notified till July 5
The Union government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it will not notify the formation of the fact-checking body until July 5, authorised under the Information Technology...
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Congress files police complaint against Amit Shah for “spreading hate”
Karnataka state Congress leaders on Wednesday filed a police complaint against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly “spreading enmity and hatred, knowingly making false statements and attempting to...
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India
Ayurvedic, allopathic doctors not entitled to equal pay: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Gujarat High Court ruling that had held that ayurveda practitioners working in government hospitals should be treated at par with allopathy...
India
India among top countries govt requesting to remove tweets: Data
India was among the leading nations that submitted formal requests to remove content from Twitter during the first half of last year, between January and June, the social media company said on Tuesday.
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Chhattisgarh: 10 policemen, one civilian killed in alleged Maoist attack
Ten police officers and a driver, reportedly travelling in a mini-van, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast allegedly carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.
East India
“Tantamount to denial of justice”: IAS body expresses dismay in early release for convicted politician
The Central Indian Administrative Service Association on Tuesday said that it was deeply dismayed by the Bihar government’s decision to grant early release from prison to gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan...
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Film and TV
Veteran Malayalam actor Mamukkoya dies
Mamukkoya, who has acted in more than 450 Malayalam films and is the first winner of the State award for best Comedian in Malayalam cinema, breathed his last today.
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Karnataka: 2,613 candidates in election fray
A total of 2,613 candidates are in the poll fray, as the withdrawal of candidatures for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka came to an end on Monday, election officials said.
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Hundreds of Indians stranded in Sudan evacuated
A Third batch of 135 Indians from violence-hit Sudan arrived at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on Wednesday under India's evacuation mission Operation Kaveri.
Minister of State for External Affairs V...
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Kerala to teach deleted parts from NCERT books by distributing supplementary textbooks
The Kerala government have decided on Tuesday that portions which the Union government textbook regulator NCERT had deleted from textbooks of classes XI and XII as part of its “syllabus rationaliation” process should be taught to students in Kerala.
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Former Punjab CM and SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch and five-time former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, 95, passed away at Fortis Hospital Mohali, confirmed Jangvir Singh, media advisor of the party.
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“We don’t want even a single Muslim vote,”says former Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa
BJP senior leader and former Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa said that his party doesn't want "even a single Muslim vote” in the upcoming state polls.
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