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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Over 1.4 crore children in Bihar don’t have access to digital devices: Centre in LS
The Minister of Education answered questions about how online education has been disrupted due to the Covid-19 lockdown
Maharashtra Adivasis still left in the dark!
Poor electricity supply adds to the digital divide by limiting internet access; work, finances and education interrupted
How do casteism, bigotry continue to thrive in IITs?
A death allegedly by suicide, a resignation that exposes caste-based discrimination; happenings at IIT Madras are a sign of a deeper problem
Is the new amendment to Gujarat’s education law violating minority rights?
The state government passed a bill in March empowering the education Board to appoint teachers in minority-run schools and it stands to violate minority rights ensured under the Constitution as upheld by the courts over the years
What do Ramdev and Adityanath have in common?
The two saffron clad men, will now be hailed as philosophers, their books will be included in philosophy syllabus at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Kerala HC quashes government scheme giving 80 percent scholarship to Muslims
Says that the State is not ill intentioned but needs to treat all notified minorities equally
CUK suspends teacher for calling BJP-RSS proto-fascists, student unions rise in protest
Various students and MPs spoke out in solidarity with Assistant Professor Dr. Gilbert Sebastian, dubbing the suspension as a violation of individual rights and freedoms.
JMI asks students to participate in anti-terrorism oath taking ceremony!
In a blatant display of Islamophobia, three students from every semester were invited to promise never to engage in any terrorist activities
IIT Prof’s meltdown, abuse of students is a lesson on how not to teach
Associate Professor Seema Singh’s humiliation of Dalit and PWD students exposes the class divide in elite institutions
Assamese made compulsory in school curriculum across the state
Only Schedule 6 areas, Barak Valley and Bodo territories exempt from move
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