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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
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
Gujarat Elections: RTE Rules Being Flouted in Muslim Areas, Allege Teachers
Closure of several Urdu-medium primary government- aided schools contradicts NPE objectives, say local teachers in Rakhiyal.
Broken promises: Assam govt’s decision to abolish 8,000 teaching posts widely condemned
Organisations cutting across sectors and ethnicities have widely condemned the decision proudly announced by Assam chief minister Himanto Biswas Sarma though it was taken six months back
Supreme Court: Education not business to earn profit, tuition fee must be affordable
SC Upholds lower court’s decision quashing seven-fold increase of tuition fee in private medical colleges
Why NSD students were on a week-long protest
The NSD students’ union has said that they will continue their protest until Chairperson Paresh Rawal and Society members meet the students urgently and take immediate actions on the issues the students have brought forth.
AICTE recognises ‘Vedic Board’ qualifications allegedly without scrutinising syllabus
Veda Bhushan and Veda Vibhushan to be considered equivalent of class X and XII; students can join any higher or technical education course including medicine and engineering
Karnataka: Minority PhD Scholars Stare at Bleak Future as Govt Slashes Fellowship Amount
The fellowship scheme has faced hurdles ever since regime change in the southern state.
Caste in CBSE Texts, Who is to Blame?
While the CBSE issued a clarification over viral 'casteist' text in Class 6 History textbook, the fact that caste bias surfaces time and again, over decades, in official board texts is a matter of concern
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