India
Teachers of IIM Ahmadabad force IIMA quota meeting
Teachers at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, have joined former students in demanding that caste quotas be enforced during admissions to the Fellow Programme in Management, forcing authorities to schedule a meeting on the subject.
India
Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s wife suspects foul play after truck hits her car
Though Shweta Bhatt and her son Shantanu miraculously escaped unhurt, their car was badly damaged. While she did not press charges and merely gave a statement to a policeman who arrived at the scene after the ‘accident’, it was much later that it dawned on her that the accident could have been staged to intimidate her.
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India
Dalit men attacked in Gujarat’s Una for objecting to casteist slurs
Gohil and three of his friends is said to have attacked three Dalits near Una on Thursday, 8 November. The complaint was filed by one of the victims, Manu Solanki (27), who accused Gohil of being one of the attackers.
India
Sanjiv Bhatt’s wife has alleged that state agencies are “colluding to harass” her family
From the 5 of September till the 12th of October, it’s been 37 days since Sanjiv was taken away from home, from his family, in a 22-year-old case. Yet today we are still struggling for bail. The next hearing is on the 16 of October, and we really hope that justice does prevail on that day". wrote Shweta on Facebook.
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India
Dalit man beaten to death by factory workers in Gujarat. Video
"This is a far more gruesome incident than Una. In Una, the victims were beaten up and humiliated. Whereas, here a man lost his life amidst caste violence... The government of Gujarat has still not learned from its past mistakes," Mr Mevani wrote on Facebook
Opinion
How ‘Exactly’ EVMs were Hacked in Gujarat for BJP? What No One Will Tell You!
Why the BJP vote share is abnormally high? How is it that had Congress got 3,000 more votes in 16 seats where it lost by a margin less than 3000, it would have, while still at a vote share of 41.4% roughly, and 8% behind BJP, got 93 seats! And form the Govt!
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Opinion
How or why could Modi/BJP win again in Gujarat in spite of 22 years of continuous misgovernance, which has left all human development and...
We Dalit-Bahujan-Adivasis together form the most substantial numerical majority in India, of 68% of its population. The onus is on us to build the formidable political force which would defeat these fascist forces and reclaim the Republic. Whether elections alone can accomplish this, I will not state now.
India
Communal clash in Gujarat; kills two people, injures ten others
According to police, the students alerted villagers and soon, a mob of around 5,000 people attacked the Muslim residents of Vadavali village, ransacked dozens of homes and torched around 20 houses, vehicles and other properties.
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