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University of Hyderabad professor calls alumnus ‘Dalit untouchable idiot’; complainant rejects department’s bid to close matter with apology

An alumnus of the University of Hyderabad has rejected the History department’s attempt to settle a complaint against professor Dr Vijay Ramdas Mandala with an apology, and demanded disciplinary action against him. The professor allegedly called the alumnus a “Dalit untouchable idiot” and described students from Bihar and Jharkhand as “third-rate, poverty-ridden idiots” in an email

Gujarat: Are BJP leaders counseling women against inter faith marriages?

Several BJP leaders including the party city President recently met a 23-year-old woman, and explained the pros and cons of her marriage to a Muslim boy of the same age

93rd anniversary of Kakori martyrs  

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Hathras case: UP State & DM deny accepting house and job requests of the victim’s family

The victim’s family submitted before the High Court that they were promised compensation, employment and a house by the DM which was being refused

Latehar lynching case: Jharkhand HC dismissed plea for convict’s suspension of sentence

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Every workplace must declare zero tolerance for Gender insensitivity: Delhi HC

The court observed that internal committees need not demand high standard of proof in complaints of sexual harassment

CJP moves petition against “Love Jihad” laws in SC

Human Rights group calls the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh laws surrounding inter-faith marriages, un-constitutional and anti-women; demands they be struck down

Lack of menstrual hygiene facilities depriving girls of right to education: J&K HC 

Bench led by then Chief Justice Gita Mittal gave a detailed order directing govt to submit plan of action regarding improving sanitation facilities and providing menstrual products in schools

Tribal man dies under mysterious circumstances in UP

Family rejects police theory of drunken brawl, demands justice

Enable Transgender Community to apply for Constable Post: Patna High Court

The court noted that the advertisement released by the state precludes transgenders from applying and directed the state to take remedial measures

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University of Hyderabad professor calls alumnus ‘Dalit untouchable idiot’; complainant rejects department’s bid to close matter with apology

An alumnus of the University of Hyderabad has rejected the History department’s attempt to settle a complaint against professor Dr Vijay Ramdas Mandala with an apology, and demanded disciplinary action against him. The professor allegedly called the alumnus a “Dalit untouchable idiot” and described students from Bihar and Jharkhand as “third-rate, poverty-ridden idiots” in an email

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