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Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown

Over 650 lawyers, SCBA, SCAORA and bar associations demand accountability as Delhi HC preserves evidence of July 20 action

IITs unable to create safe spaces for students

After two incidents of student deaths allegedly by suicide at two IITs have come to light, the question has once again arisen over what these institutes have done for the mental well being of its students

More than 30 lakh Indian students went abroad for higher studies in 6 years: UoI

A sharp increase by 68 per cent has been seen in students going abroad in 2022 as compared to previous years

UP: NCPCR Bid to ‘Trace’ Non-Muslim Students in Madrasas; ‘Discriminatory’, Says UPMEB

The madrasa body has written to the President and Prime Minister, terming the NCPCR recommendations as “violative of Right to Education and against the spirit of the Constitution”.

DU: Endowment Foundation Faces Opposition From Students, Teachers

They warn that the move would lead to a decrease in the overall quality of education, and the institution would be in danger of a corporate takeover.

University professor, outspoken critic of the Taliban’s ban on education for women and girls arrested in Kabul: Afghanistan

Prof Ismail Mashal was detained on Thursday February 2, while handing out free books.

Why has the Union govt pulled the plug on minority education schemes?

In the ongoing session of Parliament, the government states that they have no intention of reinstating the MANF scholarship, the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme and the Padho Pardesh scheme for the minorities.

Women are the majority beneficiaries of World Bank-funded minority scholarships

The scheme emanating from this scholarship, benefits the youth who are school dropouts or those educated in institutions like Madrasas

SC: India is a secular country; PIL for RTE Act implementation should benefit members of all weaker sections

Petitioners will file the amended PIL so as to ensure that the RTE benefits are not limited to one particular section

Bengaluru: Nearly 80 percent students demand eggs in mid-day meal, finds opinion poll

After the circular released by the Commissioner of Education Department of Karnataka, opinion was sought from the students on whether they want egg, peanut bar or banana as the protein source in their mid-day meals.

Karnataka: Anganwadi Workers Demand to be Classified as Teachers

Thousands of workers affiliated with CITU on strike since January 23; Workers are classified as ‘activists’ and paid honorariums instead of salaries currently

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