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UGC Guidelines 2026: AISA Protest at Delhi University followed by sexual abuse allegations amid police presence
Delhi university has seen persistent protest by Ambedkarite and left groups demanding implementation of the UGC Guidelines 2026 that were summarily stayed by the Supreme Court; in one such, a confrontation during a mobilisation over UGC equity regulations, AISA women leaders were subject to brute and allegedly sexualised threats, while a right-wing YouTuber filed a separate assault complaint; police have registered parallel FIRs
Assault on students during peaceful protest in Allahabad protested, complaint to NHRC
The HRD Alert-India has, in a strongly worded complaint, protested the assault of students during a peaceful protest in Allahabad University; the assault was, reportedly, by officials of the university and the issue exacerbated, by a failure of the police to file an FIR
BHU molestation case: No arrests made, students allege a previous incident of molestation by bike-borne men, institute puts in security measures
Protesting BHU students reveal another case of molestation by bike-borne men days prior to this incident, Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka police station Ashwini Pandey sent back to the lines for “dereliction of duty” even as Congress state president, Ajay Rai alleges involvement of ABVP members in the November 1 molestation of a woman student
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IITs have been following food segregation by demarcating a space...
JNU: RSS cadres march with saffron flags and sticks, hold meeting inside campus
Nearly 200-odd men from the cadres of the supremacist organisation--in dark-brown trousers and white shirts — the RSS uniform — held the march from the main gate to the university’s administrative block, where they held the meeting reported The Telegraph
Karnataka: Hijab-wearing candidates permitted to appear for recruitment examinations conducted by state
State education minister M.C. Sudhakar stands by the decision of the state in the face of opposition by Hindutva groups, states that any restriction imposed on attire would amount to an infringement of the rights of individuals
Ghaziabad: Police deployed outside college after video of professor asking student to not raise religious slogans at fest goes viral
A second video the professor explaining that students should maintain discipline and not indulge in sloganeering; third video shows another professor apologising and re-iterating her Sanatani Hindu faith
UP: School question paper, on ‘Indian Muslim Terrorism’, calls for India to prepare for war with Pak
The question paper, with arguably partisan presumptions, also said that the government of India must hold talks with Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir
JNU Teachers Allege Academic Erosion; Highlight ‘Arbitrary’ Policies for Recruitment and Promotions
We are seeing that promotions have been denied to our colleagues, whereas some teachers have been given extensions as chairpersons and deans beyond the tenure of a vice-chancellor,” said D K Lobiyal, President of the JNU Teachers’ Association.
Merely Verbal Assurances Will Not Suffice, AUDFA Demands Proactive Action to ‘Save the University’
Faculty members held another protest demonstration on Teacher’s Day against sustained administrative apathy regarding AUDFA’s charter of demands.
Ashoka Controversy: Prof Gilles Verniers ‘Forced’ to Leave, Trivedi Centre Board Announces Dissolution
The Board was allegedly not informed and consulted regarding critical decisions regarding the Trivedi Centre for Political Data.
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