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'.
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As Bulli Bai Creators Get Bail, The Risks of Normalising Violence Against Women
When actions such as these go unpunished, it emboldens others and helps them achieve certain notoriety and improved status in their extremist social media circles.
Gujarat College Principal Asks Students to Become BJP ‘Page Pramukhs’; Congress Lashes Out
The local Congress unit decried the move and attacked the BJP for making use of such educational institutions to further their political goals.
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 …
In Jail for a Month Over Post ‘Criticising’ Sharad Pawar, Actor Likely to Walk Out Today
District judge H.M. Patwardhan granted bail to Ketaki Chitale on June 22.
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 …
Citing Covid Burden, NCERT Drops Mentions of Caste Discrimination From Sociology Textbook
These deletions from the Class XII textbook are among the series of other prominent removals and revisions – including the 2002 Gujarat riots, Emergency, Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision of building …
Gujarat 2002 Riots Among Content Dropped by NCERT From Class XII Textbook
Explaining the reason, NCERT said, removals were part of the rationalisation process. It also said such content "is irrelevant in the present context".
‘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 …
In a Bid to Build a Collective Destiny, Chandigarh Cab Drivers Start Their Own Taxi App
Tired of working with one app after the other and not feeling fulfilled, several app-based cab drivers from the Chandigarh tri-city region have started their own taxi-app platform – the …