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Left maintains JNUSU foothold, absence of alliance gives ABVP a chance

Left has maintained a foothold in the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) elections; ABVP sneaks in as multiple candidatures muddy the fight

Conference on Left Movement cancelled after ‘call from senior official in Edu (MHRD) ministry: IIT Bombay

In a move that signals autocratic censorship, sources told The Wire  that the decision was announced past midnight, just a day before the scheduled event. In the email, organisers noted they were 'forced' to cancel it.

Parliament: Close to 33% Faculty Posts Lying Vacant in 45 Central Universities

A total of 6,180 posts for professors, associate professors and assistant professors are lying vacant in Central universities out of the total sanctioned posts of 18,956, says Centre.

Union scraps Maulana Azad Scholarships for Research Scholars from Minority Communities

Smriti Irani, Minister of Minority Affairs, told Parliament that the decision was made since the fellowship “overlapped” with other programs

M.P. police: author of book on Collective Violence & Criminal Justice’ arrested from Pune

Following a diktat from MP’s home minister Narottam Mishra, the writer was arrested from a hospital

Madhya Pradesh: Home minister Narottam Mishra orders arrest of author, threatens to revoke PHD

In an all-time low for the human rights and law and order matrix in the country, home minister, Madhya Pradesh, ‘orders’ arrest of author and publishers of a book, Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System; that too on the basis of a complaint by the ABVP

TN: Six Dalit students allegedly made to clean toilet in govt school by headmistress

It was only after one of the students contracted dengue, that he revealed to his mother that he was bitten by mosquitoes while cleaning the toilet

Karnataka: Controversy over decision to build colleges for Muslim girls

Sri Rama Sena founder Pramod Muthalik has challenged the ruling state government against building the colleges, saying it won't be allowed in the state.

Exploited by Management, Training Staff at Pvt ITIs Waiting for Grants-in-aid for Over 15 Years

The Junior Training Officers at private ITIs have endured a long wait for a living wage in Karnataka.

After UP Madrasas Survey, Centre Stops Scholarships For Students of Class 1- 8

The Centre has said that seminary students already get meals and other facilities free of cost.

Withdraw UGC directive to hold lectures on “ancient Indian democracy” on Constitution day: AIDWA, CPI-M

Both the CPI-M polit bureau and the All India Democratic Womens Organisation (AIDWA) have demanded that the UGC withdraws the controversial directive

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