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Hyderabad, Jan 19: Protests escalated today over the alleged suicide by a dalit research scholar with activists of a local outfit demonstrating outside the residence of Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been accused in the case, demanding his immediate resignation. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visited the University of Hyderabad and interacted with students over the issue even as

New Delhi, Jan 19: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the suicide of the Hyderabad Dalit student as "murder of democracy, social justice and equality". "It's not suicide. It's murder. It's murder of democracy, social justice and equality. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji should sack ministers and apologise to the nation," Kejriwal said in a tweet. "(The) Modi government (is

New Delhi, Jan 19: Fifteen-year-old Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrabuddhe from Maharashtra, who sacrificed his life while saving his four friends and 14-year old Beedhovan and Muhammad Shamnad who saved a boy from electrocution in Kerala will be given the National Bravery Awards this year for their extraordinary courageous feats along with 23 other young bravehearts. Sahastrabuddhe will be awarded with

Hyderabad, Jan 18: Police in Hyderabad on Monday booked union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and three others for abetment of suicide and also for violations of the SC/ST Atrocities Act following the suicide of a Dalit research scholar of the University of Hyderabad. University vice chancellor Appa Rao and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leaders Sushil Kumar and Vishnu have also been booked

Hyderabad, Jan 18: Tension prevailed in University of Hyderabad on Monday over the suicide of one of the five Dalit research scholars following their expulsion from the hostel. Police intervened to shift the body from the campus to the hospital for autopsy as students resisted their attempts, demanding justice to the student's family. They also blamed university authorities and a central minister

New Delhi, Jan 17: A woman tried to splatter Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with ink when he was addressing a thanksgiving rally following the "success" of his government's odd-even road-rationing experiment at Chhatrasal Stadium today. The woman, who appeared to be in her 20s, came close to the lectern when Kejriwal was delivering his speech and showed some papers to him. After some time

New Delhi: A senior RSS leader on Sunday favoured exposing children studying in madarssas to stories of patriotic Muslim personalities to make them love the country "as is required" and urged religious leaders from the community to take an initiative in this regard. "They (children) should be given proper basic training. Children should be taught to love this country, exposed to the life stories

New Delhi, Jan 17: At a meeting in Singur on Saturday, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee issued an open appeal to the Congress to join hands with the Left Front to defeat Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the assembly elections due later this year. The thought of a broad coalition against the Trinamool has occupied the minds of a significant section of the CPM

London, Jan 17: Going with the latest set of witness statements released by a UK-based website - freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose died as a result of a plane crash in Taiwan. Five witnesses, which include Netaji's close associate, two Japanese doctors, an interpreter and a Taiwanese nurse, have been quoted as corroborating that the founder of the Indian National Army (INA) died on 18

Hyderabad, Jan 17: Almost two months after the incident, YSR Congress MP and close relative of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy , PV Midhun Reddy was on Saturday arrested on assault charges. Midhun Reddy is accused of assaulting a senior staff of Air India on November 26 last year. He was arrested from Chennai airport. Readdy was produced before a court in Srikala, from where he was sent to 14-day judicial