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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
Assamese made a compulsory subject for non-Assamese school students
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Over 42,000 schools lack drinking water facilities: Centre in RS
The Centre also informed the Rajya Sabha that around 15,000 government schools don’t have toilets
FIR against Rajasthan Textbook Board for claiming Islamic terrorism as a strand of Islam
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Was the ‘BHU Professor Nita Ambani’ controversy a diversion from other issues?
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AISA and other student organisations demand reopening of Jamia Campus!
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Nita Ambani may soon be teaching Women Studies at BHU
The University’s Women studies and Development center has invited Ambani, to be a visiting professor at the university
A PhD thesis reignites debate on Govt control over IIMs
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VC Kumar’s decisions have weakened the system of academic governance: JNUTA
Protesting the VC’s month-long continuation in office, JNU teachers called for a press conference on Monday to voice their grievances against the administration
Muslim children face ‘systematic exclusion’ at pre-primary level in Delhi’s private schools: Study
Research implies that ‘quality’ private schooling in Delhi is an option only for elitist, privileged families with social capital
Delhi court directs FIR against caste-abusive terms in DSSSB questions paper
The Selection Board in its exam held for selection of primary teachers used caste abusive terms in its question papers, two years in a row
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