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Maharashtra: NGO whips up ready-to-cook food kits for tribals, migrants, displaced during pandemic
arun Posted On June 21, 2021


As the country battles the 15-month long Covid-19 pandemic, a Mumbai NGO has come up with a unique mass-feeding solution that is bringing succor to the poor tribals in remote areas or even to the jobless migrants displaced during the […]


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As first-generation learners seek to crowdfund fees for Western universities, help pours in
arun Posted On June 17, 2021


With scholarships difficult to come by, Dalit and Muslim students admitted to foreign institutions are finding financial support online. Akanksha Mishra When 25-year-old Harshali Nagrale received an admission offer from the Royal Holloway College in London in January, she was […]


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Release Bhima Koregaon Accused: Nobel Laureates, EU MPs to PM, CJI
arun Posted On June 14, 2021


 “Show compassion and responsibility in order to avoid catastrophic consequences,” the letter said. Several notable academics, Nobel laureates and European parliamentarians have collectively written a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Justice of India, the Chief Minister […]


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WANTED: Immediate Justice in the Bhima-Koregaon Conspiracy
arun Posted On June 14, 2021


It was the virtual ‘midnight knock’! The irony was that the knock took place in broad daylight, and expectedly in a blatantly unjust, uncivilised and unconstitutional manner. On 6 June 2018, Sudhir Dhawale, Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen and […]


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Immediate Justice needed in Bhima-Koregaon Conspiracy
arun Posted On June 13, 2021


It was the virtual ‘midnight knock’! The irony was that the knock took place in broad daylight, and expectedly in a blatantly unjust, uncivilised and unconstitutional manner. On 6 June 2018, Sudhir Dhawale, Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen and […]


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What does state’s treatment of pre-trial political prisoners tell us?
arun Posted On June 10, 2021


Harsh Mander writes: It’s been three years since Bhima Koregaon accused were incarcerated by a state that continues to oppose bail for them, despite Covid and other grave threats to their health. Written by Harsh Mander June 6 was a […]


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Maharashtra: Two held for tying dalit youth to tree for plucking green mangoes
arun Posted On June 9, 2021


Two persons have been arrested for allegedly tying a youth to a tree for plucking unripe mangoes in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, police said on Tuesday. The youth belongs to a Dalit community but it did not seem to be a […]


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Maharashtra eases Covid restrictions using five-level unlock plan
arun Posted On June 6, 2021


While government officials divided districts into five levels as early as June 3, the categorisation will change weekly based on improving statistics Lockdown in Maharashtra will be relaxed in a five-level unlock plan based on positivity rates and occupancy of […]


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Bhima Koregaon case: 3 accused test Covid positive at Taloja jail
arun Posted On June 4, 2021


Mahesh Raut, Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor have tested positive after an RT-PCR drive was conducted at Taloja After Father Stan Swamy tested positive for Covid-19 at Holy Family Hospital, an RT-PCR test drive was conducted at Taloja jail for […]


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Six Persons Including Two Minors Arrested For Raping Dalit Woman
arun Posted On June 3, 2021


Dalit Woman Rape Case: The police have arrested four men and detained two minor for allegedly raping a Dalit woman on multiple occasions. The case was registered by the rape survivor in the Dehu Road police station in Pune on […]


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