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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

Why does UGC want herds of students to take ‘cow science’ exams?

Vice-chancellors have been told by the University Grants Commission to ‘encourage’ students to write Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog’s ‘cow science’ exam

Uninvite Modi from JMI event, protect JMI legacy: AISA

AISA students’ union at Jamia Millia Islamia University reject the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest of Centenary Convocation.

Farmers’ agitation: Students miss online classes due to internet suspensions

Internet suspensions have left students helpless, especially as examinations are approaching

Tripura: Peaceful sit-in of teachers disrupted; police use water cannons, tear gas

The teachers terminated due to irregularities in recruitment owing to former government,have been without a job since March 2020 and have had no respite from the ruling BJP government

Jharkhand scholarship scam: District welfare official suspended

This is the first punitive step taken by the state against an official, after it launched an investigation into the illegal diversion of scholarship fund

One year later, the ‘masks’ still help JNU attacker escape law 

On the January 5 anniversary of the attack on JNU, accused roam free, victims, activists deal with consequences

UP gov’t demolishes portions of Darsgah School in Azamgarh village

As 600 girl students face a bleak future devoid of an education, a few villagers offer their houses to be used as classrooms for now

Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance of mid-day meal survey

The High Court has issued notices to the principal secretary of education department and the commissioner of mid-day meal scheme

UP college students booked for Sedition for demanding union elections

Principal N D Pandey, accused them of chanting "indecent and anti-national slogans like Le ke rahenge azadi" 

Centre to fund 60% of scholarship for Scheduled Caste students

The revised scheme is to benefit four crore SC students directly as the money will now be transferred to their bank accounts

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