Government rejects activists' request. Commission requests new witness to attend.
Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events.
Tanaji Sable's story confirmed what the first witness had told the commission: That the Dalits who had gone to Bhima-Koregaon were stoned; that there were motorcyclists bearing saffron flags roaming around inspiring fear; that the police did nothing to protect the Dalits.
Political stalwarts Murli Manohar Joshi, Sharad Pawar and former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Carnatic musician K J Yesudas were among the 89 people who were selected for this year's Padma awards.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
'This is how Narendra Modi-Amit Shah rule. They are now announcing that these arrested Naxalites want to kill Modi.'
The shutdown generated tension in Mumbai and a number of towns and cities across Maharashtra.
From a national point of view, inflation is the biggest threat posed by finance ministers.
Happy New Year's moral compass has been twisted so bad that it looks more like a piece of Fusili, says Paloma Sharma.
Indian farming was transformed after the mid-60s.
'The category of crime and criminals called Maoist or Naxal or #UrbanNaxals is an illegitimate creation of right-wing propaganda media frenzy.' 'It is a fiction repugnant to the Constitution and the law of the land,' argue Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira.
Angus Deaton's Nobel Prize should spark off more research on the measurement and usefulness of poverty percentages.
How will the return of a majority government at the Centre, the new India-US friendship and the Mangalyaan triumph change India?
Have you tasted Besan ke ladoo cookies?
Team Menstrupedia is inspiring young girls to break taboos and speak about their problems related to menstruation and instilling confidence in them.
Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest writers, analysed, debated and dissected the four semi-finalists on the Rediff World Cup Chat on Monday.
