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Mumbai man kills brother over stepping out during coronavirus lockdown
arun Posted On March 30, 2020


The accused identified as Rajesh Laxmi Thakur killed his younger brother Durgesh after the former along with his wife stepped out of the house to buy groceries in the market. MUMBAI: A man was arrested for allegedly killing his brother […]


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She made 1st testing kit during pregnancy
arun Posted On March 30, 2020


Mumbai: Virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale led from the front to create India’s first coronavirus testing kit even when she was in the last stage of her pregnancy. Bhosale’s efforts paid the price with her team delivering the testing kit in […]


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A Clap Against Bias
arun Posted On March 30, 2020


A new podcast focuses on India’s hijra folk, bringing a community of 20 lakh to the centre of mainstream conversation The hijra people are going to get their due, which goes beyond the attention and scorn they invite when they […]


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Failure of govt hospitals to provide timely treatment violates right to life, personal liberty: HC
arun Posted On March 27, 2020


After hearing the submissions, the bench observed that maintenance and improvement of public health through services of medical officers is of paramount importance and relates to the life of every person. The court on March 20 set aside Government Resolutions […]


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CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19
arun Posted On March 27, 2020


Hundreds of public intellectuals, civil rights activists and organisations, including Noam Chomsky, Prakash Ambedkar, Gayatri Spivak, Ramchandra Guha, and Arundhati Roy, as well as retired judges Kolse Patil and PB Sawant, have signed a petition to Chief Justice of India […]


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Maharashtra villagers bar entry of migrants
arun Posted On March 25, 2020


Amid Covid scare, residents of various villages in rural Maharashtra have barred the entry of migrants returning from cities like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Pimpri and Chinchwad. “Residents of villages are under pressure from their neighbours not to allow their relatives […]


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Sunnis partially suspend congregational prayers
arun Posted On March 23, 2020


MUMBAI: Under pressure from the administration and a section of community leaders to comply with health guidelines in view of coronavirus spread, the Sunnis have partially suspended their congregational prayers at mosques. According to the arrangement made in many mosques, […]


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Homeless left in lurch on day of curfew in Mumbai
arun Posted On March 23, 2020


MUMBAI: It was 3am on Saturday morning when families under the flyover on the Western Express Highway near Bahar Cinema were rudely woken up by the Vile Parle police. Weilding lathis, the police asked the families to move out of […]


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Centenary of Mangaon Conference
arun Posted On March 22, 2020


On March 20-21, 1920, at the Mangaon Conference, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj of the princely state of Kolhapur, a legendary democrat and social reformer declared Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar “the true leader of the oppressed classes in India” March 2020, marked the […]


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Rejection of Pre-Arrest Bail to Teltumbde, Navlakha is ‘Alarming’, Based on ‘Thin Evidence’
arun Posted On March 20, 2020


Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy, an umbrella of several rights organisations, has expressed solidarity with the 2 civil rights crusaders and 9 others who are in jail. New Delhi: Several rights organisations have flayed the Supreme Court of India for […]


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