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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

U’khand HC: Children with no internet access cannot be forced to pay tuition fee

Unaided private schools in the state were charging fees and conducting online classes for KG level as well

Lockdown special from JNU: A webinar on ‘Leadership lessons through Ramayana’

It's time for all things holy, at the once holistic JNU, but strictly for faculty, staff and students, webinar is a collaboration with The Ramayana School.

Telangana gov’t bans school fee hike till next year, defers rent collection for three months

Other states like Delhi and Maharashtra are also following suit

Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on His 189th Birth Anniversary, April 11

First Published on: January 13, 2016 Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on...

Khan Saheb in Kashi

Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1916–2006. In the Ustad’s shehnai lies the note of reason

Kashmiri student urges PM to restore 4G internet

In an open letter to the PM, the student says how internet is the only way for students to keep up with their syllabus and poor speed is a deterrent

Remove Najma Akhtar as Jamia VC: Search committee member writes to President

Ramakrishna Ramaswamy’s said her position as VC should be revoked post objection by the Central Vigilance Commission a year ago

Free speech must for students, IITB alumni to director

Two alumnus of the prestigious, Powai based IIT, Bombay, have in an open letter to the Institute's director urged that the robust traditions of free speech and dissent be upheld on campus

In K’taka anganwadis: No toilets, no ventilation and no water

A report has found that children and employees at these anganwadi centers are bereft from the most basic amenities

Activists meet resolves to make right to education (RTE) plank for assembly polls: Bihar

A state-level meet, organized by the Right to Education...

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