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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed

Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently

Hindi daily Dainik Jagran’s attempt to vilify Muslims foiled

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Bina Paul: “Collective viewing is empowering”

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How Hate Crimes Destroy Old Friendships, Social Relations

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Central University of Kerala: OBCs get reservation after protests

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The Mechanism of Caste

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Fact Check: The RSS Had No Role in India’s Freedom Struggle

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Kemat Gawale, a Dalit rights activist’s seminal contribution in the field of education

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