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How the Supreme Court built a binding legal framework to protect student mental heath
In a case where the father of a NEET aspirant sought fair investigation into the suspicious death of his daughter, the SC in a pivotal July 2025 ruling, apart from intervening on that question went further: in establishing a comprehensive, binding legal framework to protect student mental health across India. An analysis of the Supreme Court judgment in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Hijab controversy: Social media turns attention to other religions in schools
Netizens talk about the presence of other religions in schools while the question of Islamophobia remains unaddressed
Hijab controversy now hits schools!
After barring college students from entry, Karnataka schools are asking children to remove hijab
Chhattisgarh: School removes ‘Cross’ from its 30-year-old uniform logo “under duress”
The management of the New Life English Higher Secondary School withdrew the symbol after parents objected
Police crackdown on student protesters in Delhi, Kolkata
Delhi students succeed in voicing their demands through rigorous protests, but Kolkata students face a harsher reality
Hijab controversy: All schools and colleges to remain be shut for the next three days in Karnataka
The Karnataka High Court will continue to hear the hijab case on Wednesday February 9; videos of right-wing groups creating unrest flood the internet
Will focus on ‘Indo-centric narratives’, implementing NEP: New JNU VC
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit’s ‘vision’ echoes that of the Bharatiya Janata Party, news reports reveal alleged misconduct at parent University
Two more hijab controversies in Karnataka
Within a span of nearly two months, the state has reported five instances of banning hijab on-campus
Maharashtra students demand cancellation of physical exams
Students held demonstrations against physical exam cancellation after Youtube content creator gives a call for protests
Karnataka police lathi-charge protesting students
Was this excessive display of force absolutely necessary?
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