The musician was convicted in a trial last September when the jury found him guilty of using his celebrity status to lure women and underage girls for sex.
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‘Nothing Offensive’: Artist Jyoti Bhatt Defends MSU Student Rusticated for ‘Objectionable’ Art
The art student, Kundan Kumar Mahato, was also arrested after right-wing activists in the institution objected to his artwork, alleging that it 'hurt religious sentiments'.
RSS Wants Gujarat Schools to Make Sanskrit Compulsory Under NEP: Report
In a meeting between the RSS and the Gujarat education department in April this year, the Sangh reportedly pushed for Sanskrit to be made mandatory from Class 1 onwards …
Hijab Ban: Appeals Still Pending Before SC; 5 Students Seek Transfer From Mangaluru College
Last month, the V-C of Mangalore University had said that 'special arrangements' would be made for students who want to wear hijab after the Karnataka HC ruled that students …
‘Inexplicable Lumping With Repeat Offenders’: DUJ Slams FIR Against Saba Naqvi
The Delhi Police named Naqvi in an FIR over social media posts that were allegedly 'trying to disrupt public tranquility.' Also named were BJP leaders who spoke against the …
Renowned Santoor Player Bhajan Sopori Passes Away at 73
Members of Sopori's family say that he had been suffering from a prolonged illness.
Drop in Learning Outcomes Across Grades, Subjects, Finds Education Ministry Survey
The National Achievement Survey, conducted in November last year, found that the national average of scores in all subjects evaluated fell from the last iteration of the survey in …
The Seed of Words
A poem on CBSE's recent decision to remove verses of Faiz Ahmed Faiz from its curriculum.
Getting Around Syllabus Deletions: The Dynamism of the Teaching-Learning Matrix
Those making the guidelines cannot dictate exactly how the teaching will take place. It would be naive to assume that the text is transmitted verbatim to students.
After Nearly 6 Months in Custody and a Month After Bail, 3 Kashmiri Students Released From Agra Jail
The three students had been arrested for allegedly celebrating the Pakistan cricket team's win over India in October and were subsequently charged with sedition, among other crimes.