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Right-wing group protests a talk on Palestine, demands faculty who organised event be arrested: IIT-Bombay

Reports that the slogan "Goli Maron Sallon Ko" raised outside IIT-Bombay have emerged after a lecture and film screening on Palestine was held at the institute's humanities and social science department.

Volte-face in Karnataka Recruitment Exam: Head cover banned, mangalsutra allowed

In a shocking turnaround, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) banned candidates from wearing all forms of head cover(s) from recruitment exams without mentioning hijab specifically citing attempts of malpractices; but allowed toe rings and mangalsutras to be worn after protests by right wing, Hindutva groups

MHA further extends UAPA ban against 8 Meitei extremist organisations 

The Union Home Affairs Ministry notification issued Monday, November 13m said the organisations were banned for five years for their “anti-national activities, and launching fatal attacks on security forces.”

2,000 refugees from Myanmar cross over to India as intense gunfight rock Chin state

PTI reports that over 2,000 people from Khawmawi, Rihkhawdar and the neighbouring villages in Chin crossed over to India and took shelter in Zokhawthar in Champhai district

Karnataka: A sudden heart attack takes away Sheikh Jaleel, Nadaswaram player

A lived examples of generational syncretic tradition of coastal Karnataka (Udipi), Shaikh Jaleel, passed away on Monday, November 13 following a heart attack

‘Probe on,’ says CM as frantic effort to rescue 40 men from collapsed tunnel continues

The newspapers, The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express reported Monday, November 13 morning, the day after Diwali, that the workers were reportedly trapped behind 40 metres of rubble. Scroll.in reported that they have been provided oxygen, water and food through pipes.

Trend of divisive politics continues, 3 hate speeches by Assam CM in poll bound states

Recent documented hate speeches include calls for declaring India a Hindu nation, destruction of mosques, curbing Muslim population and conspiracy theories disparaging Muslims

CJP urges action against violation of post bail conditions by Bittu Bajrangi, files complaint with Nuh Police

The Nuh Sessions Court had asked Bittu Bajrangi to not make any public statement, especially on social media, while granting him bail; two incidents of Bajrangi indulging in hate speech and moral police surfaced on social media

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Christian families assaulted, humiliated and forced into Durga Puja rituals in West Bengal village

Three Christian families in Paschim Medinipur allege three days of violence, threats and religious coercion by people identified as Bajrang Dal members; 13 people have been named in an FIR, but no arrests have been reported

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