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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
Karnataka: Two Private Pre-University colleges allow students to wear Hijab
Government clarified to the K’taka HC that Government Order of February 5, won’t apply to private or minority colleges
South Delhi municipal school says no “religious attire” but okays turbans
The hijab row sparked by right-wing elements in Karnataka has now reached all the way to national capital Delhi
Centre excludes overseas humanities and social science courses from SC/ST scholarship
Concerned citizens write an open letter pointing out the new provision will rob several candidates of financial assistance
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
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