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Prayagraj: 11 protesting students arrested, after hundreds lathi-charged on the eve of UP by-polls

Arrests of 11 students after lathi charge on protesting students at Prayagraj (Allahabad) UP has led to strong protests by the Samajwadi Party and the Congress

Scrutinising the procedure for awarding compensatory marks in NEET 2024

The results for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test...

Mumbai college bans hijab, demands students wear ‘decent’ clothes

After the junior college banned the burqa and implemented a uniform in August 2023, the Acharya Marathe College once again demanded a ban on burqa and other clothes. Students have written to the administration and human rights commissions and demanded their rights not be violated.

More education is not translating into jobs: ILO report

A report by the International Labour Organisation has revealed that the more education an Indian youth has, the less likely they are to get employed.

Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies

Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadets

CUET UG 2024 registration process is pushing students to compulsorily provide Aadhaar details, violating the privacy judgment of the apex court

6 out of 8 options require students to input Aadhaar details, while the other two option require passport details

Parents and students protest in Gujarat after girls asked to remove hijab before board exam

The exam administrator has reportedly been suspended after Muslim girl students in Gujarat were asked to remove their hijab before the class X board exams. However, officials from the Gujarat Board have stated that there is no uniform required to sit for the board exams.

Maharashtra Dress Code: No jeans & t-shirts for teachers, wear salwar or churidar says govt diktat

Indian Express reports that the Government Resolution (GR), issued by the school education department on Friday, asks teachers to be cautious of what they wear as school-going children are impressionable and inappropriate clothes on teachers can have an adverse impact, the notification said.

Karnataka: Muslim girl asked to not wear hijab to school, after students protested wearing saffron shawls

The hijab ban continues to evoke student protests against Muslim girls wearing the hijab, as a recent case from a private college in Karnataka reveals a girl wearing a hijab was told to remove it after students protested against her wearing the head covering.

Majoritarian Nationalism: Undermining Scientific Temper

With Hindu Nationalist BJP in the saddle of power...

The Village Classroom: Rural Indian Women Can Teach About Climate Resilience, Fight For Survival

“On International Women’s Day, I acknowledge and thank those rural women who taught me about climate resilience, environment protection, and how to fight for survival. “

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In a statement issued today, the wider organisation representing the farmers movement from all over India has highlighted the anti-farmer policies of the BJP’s Adityanath government

Upholding the Madarsa Education Act as constitutional, the SC however restricted the Board’s right to confer degrees

Upholding the law as not infringing fundamental rights or secularism, the Supreme Court however upheld the State’s right to regulate higher education degrees

Right wing’s assault on mosques intensifies: UP Court to hear petition on Budaun’s Shamsi Shahi Mosque amid growing trend of similar targeting of minority shrines

As petitions claiming temples lie beneath mosques multiply across India, the case of the Shamsi Shahi Mosque in Budaun, UP raises further concerns about their impact on communal harmony and the preservation of historical integrity

CJP files five complaints to Maharashtra State Election Commission, demands FIRs for MCC violation against hate offenders

CJP Takes a Stand Against Hate: five complaints filed for MCC Violations across Maharashtra, demanding FIRs against Suresh Chavhanke, Harsha Thakur, and BJP MP Dhananjay Mahadik, for allegedly delivering anti-Muslim hate speech during the MCC period

Suresh Chavhanke booked under s 123(3A) of RPA for violating MCC following CJP’s complaint

FIR filed against Suresh Chavhanke and event organizers for hate speech at the Janata-NRC event in Karad, following CJP’s complaint. In complaint CJP before the CEO Maharashtra alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct, accusing Chavhanke of inciting religious hatred and political division. Legal action under Section 123(3A) of the RPA

Khap Panchayat resolution to control marriages: Women’s autonomy at risk in Jawaharke, Punjab

Jawaharke Panchayat’s ban on marriages with outsiders and intra-village unions, threatening expulsion for violators, raises the question: Is it preserving tradition or curbing women's autonomy?

Uttarakhand: Despite BJP Govt Assurance to Contrary in HC, Hindu Mahapanchayat Held in Uttarkashi

BJP leader warns locals against renting out houses to “outsiders” in Uttarkashi. Next hearing on December 5.

Supreme Court urges UP government to maintain peace and harmony in Sambhal, prohibits the trial court from taking any further steps till January

Directives issued by the SC include sealing of the survey report, listing of revision appeal against trial court’s survey order within three days, instructs the Masjid Committee to approach the High Court