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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

At the Pyre of Caste Hatred: Dalit suicides and the Media

First Published on February 3, 2016  This article was written...

Maha seeks to implement Delhi education model for civic schools

Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar praise efforts of the AAP seeking to replicate the success of the same in Maharashtra

JNU Teachers refuse to resume work unless VC resigns

The VC’s retention has made matter worse for the University’s administration and students’ academics and future are at stake

University Campus or Cantonment?

In the mid-seventies, when I came to Delhi University...

Exam failure major trigger for student suicides: NCRB

As per the NCRB, more than 10,000 students in 2018 and 82,000 students in the last decade have ended their lives owing to different reasons

Cong’s fact-finding report questions role of JNU admin, right-wing groups

Report by members of Congress party and NSUI also questions role of police

IIT-G likely to face lawsuit for suspending whistle-blower professor

The Professor, Dr Rai has decided to sue the institute as he was forced to take compulsory retirement after an unfair inquiry

Pak Hindu girl permitted to give Board exams by Rajasthan Govt.

She was earlier denied permission for allegedly not submitting her eligibility certificate

No benches, no drinking water for 400 students of BMC-run school

However, parents prefer the Jarimari Municipal Urdu School for its proximity and efforts taken by teachers

‘Bloody Sunday 2019’- PUDR releases report on Jamia police brutalities

A fact finding team of the People’s Union of Democratic Rights gives a view of what happened on Dec 13 and 15 at JMIU during the anti-CAA protests

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