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TopicBhima Koregaon

Topic: Bhima Koregaon

He’s making a list of ‘Urban Naxals’, but who is Vivek Agnihotri?

Agnihotri has lately gained attention for his ‘anti-Maoist’ ideology, and for propagating an idea that there is ‘institutionalised terrorism’ in Indian society.

NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra DGP, chief secretary over arrest of five activists

The human rights commission called for a factual report on the nationwide crackdown within four weeks.

10 activists arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence. Nine names weren’t even in FIR

The only person named is Sudhir Dhawale, one of the organisers of Elgaar Parishad, the event said to be at the root of the January clashes.

Bhima-Koregaon arrests: Discrediting human rights defenders or real national security fears?

Protests have erupted across the country against the arrest of five activists and lawyers. The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to...

Bhima-Koregaon arrests: Urgent hearing in SC for activists after midnight drama

Next hearing in Supreme Court on arrest of the five people — Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves — is at 3.45pm.

First they came after JNU, now it’s human rights activists: Umar Khalid

As election nears, fictitious enemies are being propped up to divert attention from Modi government’s failures.

3 activists arrested for ‘Maoist links’ in Bhima-Koregaon violence case

Those targeted include Left-wing poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad& Delhi-based civil liberties campaigner Gautam Navalakha.

Pune Police ‘finds letter’ which talks of assassinating PM Modi

The city police is investigating a letter, intercepted during the arrest of five persons with alleged Maoist links, suggesting an assassination plan.

Pranab Mukherjee’s RSS cameo, and all’s well in the NDA family

'We derive our strength from tolerance. We accept and respect our pluralism,' former President Pranab Mukherjee said at a valedictory function of future RSS pracharaks in Nagpur Thursday.

RBI increases repo rate after 4.5 years, and Rahul Gandhi’s speech has started a fight

The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. Which means that home, auto and personal loans are likely to get more expensive.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?