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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

Madhya Pradesh: Home minister Narottam Mishra orders arrest of author, threatens to revoke PHD

In an all-time low for the human rights and law and order matrix in the country, home minister, Madhya Pradesh, ‘orders’ arrest of author and publishers of a book, Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System; that too on the basis of a complaint by the ABVP

NBDSA: Complaint filed against Times Now for ‘Madrassa Jihad’ show

The complaint was filed by CJP raising concerns over sensationalizing a UP government survey of Madrassa and turning that data into a communal debate

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What is the Ram Temple Really about?

Teesta Setalvad presents a ready reckoner on what the Ram Temple movement really is

Babri Masjid demolition 30 years on with Teesta Setalvad

Teesta Setalvad speaks on the significance of the 30th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.

A gender-neutral oath by Kudumbashree irks Islamic outfits: Kerala

The portion of the pledge that stated that a female member of a family should have equal property rights over her father's property, was opposed by the Nasar Faizi Koodathayi, a prominent leader of Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyathul Qutba Committee

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TN: Six Dalit students allegedly made to clean toilet in govt school by headmistress

It was only after one of the students contracted dengue, that he revealed to his mother that he was bitten by mosquitoes while cleaning the toilet

The Curtain falls on a 27 year old Saga as over a Million Viewers don’t allow the Last Bow: Ravish Kumar

In his flagship Ravish style, with panache and grace, iconic television anchor Ravish Kumar confirmed his withdrawal from NDTV, the channel that had made him, arguably, the most loved television anchor in this part of the world

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