Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district have launched an investigation after a woman accused the husband of a BJP councillor of raping her, filming the assault, and blackmailing her into silence for nearly six months.
With numerous cases of hate crimes by Hindu right-wing groups surfacing ahead of Christmas in different parts of the country, another shocking incident has come to light in Jabalpur, where a local functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seen harassing and physically assaulting a visually impaired woman on Monday over allegations of religious conversion.
India’s Special Intensive Revision has turned teachers and Anganwadi workers into administrative labour, leaving classrooms empty, care centres strained, and frontline workers physically and mentally pushed to the brink.
The administration at VIT Bhopal University allegedly attempted to cover up a jaundice outbreak on campus, according to a report by an official panel formed to investigate the November 25 violence, during which nearly 4,000 students went on a rampage on the varsity premises,The Indian Express reported.