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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed
Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently
Is Ashoka univ “falling short of its Declared Vision? 300 + academics stand up for Sabyasachi Das
"It is clear from this sequence of events that what was at stake was not the academic merit of his paper, but the threat it posed to the ruling party. There has been no detailed academic counter to this paper, only ad hominem attacks in the public."
Attempts to control academic freedom gives rise to protest by faculty, Ashoka University and IISc an example
In Ashoka University, faculty threaten an “exodus” in solidarity with resignation by assistant professor for research paper; faculty of IISc intervene when Teesta Setalvad not allowed to give speech on harmony
Unshackling Education: High Court Unravels Madrasa Order in Jammu and Kashmir
In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High...
More than 5,000 teaching & 15,000 non-teaching posts kept vacant: Education Ministry
In the ongoing Monsoon session of the Parliament, the Lok Sabha was informed that more than 20,000 posts are lying vacant across 45 central universities as on April 1, 2023
Why academicians need to be more vocal than before
“How do you think we can contribute?” It is my pleasure to respond to them directly as well as in this article.
Another student, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, dies by suicide in IIT
Demonstration held at IIT-Delhi’s main gate by student collectives, demands for concrete measures to make campuses safe for marginalised students raised.
Two pre-med students die by suicide in Rajasthan: NEET
A 17-year-old student from UP was found dead at his rented accommodation in Kota late on Tuesday, June 27, within hours of another student suspected of having died by suicide, taking the number of such cases in Rajasthan’s `private coaching hub to four this month.
Sectarian, DU’s decision to declare Eid-ul-Zuha working day: Democratic Teachers Federation
Strongly criticising the notification by Delhi University (DU) declaring June 29 a working day despite the Eid-ul-Zuha holiday, the Democratic Teachers Front on Tuesday issued a statement demanding the varsity administration to roll back its "very sectarian" step.
“We only resisted intervention of police, expelling of students…,” suspended SAU professors
The institute has been in the news for targeting students and now faculty
Savarkar to Tilak to Shastri: 50 new life stories for UP students
A state government spokesperson on Friday said that introducing these biographies is being done “to introduce students of the state to the civilisation and culture of the country, following the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath”.
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