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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

Row over BHU exam question on temple demolition

In 1991, local priests filed a petition seeking permission to worship in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Jamia cancels Safoora Zargar’s PHD then bans her from entering JMI campus

New Delhi: Days after Jamia Millia Islamia cancelled student activist,...

Protests rock Chandigarh University over alleged objectionable videos of female students

Incident sparked flurry of reactions from political parties and the central and state women's rights organisations too stepped in

Allahabad University Students on Fast Unto Death Against ‘Unprecedented’ Fees Hike

The students fear that the decision will rob a large number of students from the disadvantaged socio-economic background of the opportunity to study at AU.

Needs and rights of Muslim girls ignored by administration: PUCL’s interim report on Hijab Ban in Karnataka

The report finds that the local media’s reportage was riddled with stereotypes

Teachers, Govt Employees to Protest Across UP for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme

A massive protest will be held across all the 75 districts of the state on September 20.

UP: Dalit School Teacher Alleges Discrimination by Principal & Upper-caste Teachers

The teacher has alleged that kshatriya caste teachers in the school have formed a separate group and regularly hurl casteist remarks at him. The teacher has complained to the district authorities.

Delhi: JNU Imposing Fines of up to Rs 15,000 Over Earlier Protests: Students

Among those who have got notices are former JNUSU vice president and PhD scholar Simone Zoya Khan and Kaushik Raj.

Uttar Pradesh: Teacher allegedly breaks Dalit girl’s hand

The alleged abuser is an “upper caste” teacher in a government primary school

Students in Ratiya in Haryana protest against anti-student policies of government

In Ratiya district of Haryana on August 25th a...

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