India news: Jharkhand student leader hospitalized after police use force
Devendra Nath Mahto joined a march to the state Assembly despite being on a nine-day hunger strike. The CJP denounced the police use of tear gas, batons and water cannons against protesters as "inhuman." DW has more.
Indian student activist Devendra Nath Mahto was hospitalized after participating in a hunger strike and protest against government recruitment exams in Jharkhand, where police used force against demonstrators. The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invited India's space agency to join its Moon Base program, aiming to advance lunar scientific discoveries and prepare for Mars missions.
Airbus dispatched experts to New Delhi to assist India in investigating an Air India flight incident where the aircraft lost about 300 feet in altitude, injuring 12 people. Tamil Nadu's state legislature approved a resolution urging the central government to cancel the nationwide medical college entrance exam, citing concerns over social justice and access for rural and poorer students.
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