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    Caste as seen through an Orientalist lens: The ironic legacy of 18th-century Company paintings

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    Marang Buru vs Parasnath: The conflict over Jharkhand’s highest peak

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    For children: Four friends are on a camping trip in a grand amusement park, but something is fishy

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    ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ trailer: Abhishek Bachchan stars in a bucket list comedy

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    What two deaths say about ‘peninsular’ India’s insular view of the North East

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    Assembly bye-poll results: AAP, BJP retain seats in Gujarat, Congress wins in Kerala’s Nilambur

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    Odisha: Hindutva mob allegedly attacks Christians for refusing to convert, 8 injured

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    Arunachal Pradesh: Mithun milk churpi could improve farmer incomes

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    Toxic wake-up call: What Kerala should learn from Sri Lanka’s shipwreck nightmare

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    Former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, aides booked after man’s death during rally

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Watch: Group of Banaras Hindu University students burns VC’s effigy after iftar function on campus

They marched up to the vice-chancellor’s residence.

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Apr 29, 2022 · 11:37 am
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A group of students burnt symbolic effigy of #BanarasHinduUniversity vice chancellor Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain in front of his residence on varsity campus on Wednesday night after he took part in an #Iftar party hosted by teachers and students Mahila Mahavidyalaya.#UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/TMhwiHaD6R

— Arvind Chauhan अरविंद चौहान (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) April 27, 2022

This youth states, that current VC is attempting to polariz #BHU by attending #iftar & starting new tradition, while pervious VC used to organise navratri.

🤦🏻‍♂️😂

#EducationIsKey not #Hindutva pic.twitter.com/4MIDRYCnQh

— Arvind Chauhan अरविंद चौहान (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) April 27, 2022

This kid says, "विश्वविद्यालय प्रशासन द्वारा यह तुष्टीकरण की कार्रवाई है। "

🤦🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/BGvSSgdVSp

— Arvind Chauhan अरविंद चौहान (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) April 27, 2022

पूर्व में आयोजित रोज़ा इफ्तार में शामिल कुलपतिगण की तस्वीरें। विश्वविद्यालय में दशकों पहले रोज़ा इफ्तार के आयोजन की शुरुआत हुई थी।
तस्वीरेंः वर्ष 2010, 2013 तथा 2014 की हैं, जब तत्कालीन कुलपतिगण ने इफ्तार में शिरकत की थी। @VCofficeBHU @EduMinOfIndia @ugc_india https://t.co/5Flf6cnomB pic.twitter.com/XyDiqOUUpl

— BHU Official (@bhupro) April 28, 2022
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