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Three years after Darshan Solanki, Sahil Wakode’s death shows IIT Bombay still has no answer on caste, power and student deaths

The second-year student died hours after a mid-semester examination; his family alleges caste-based harassment, while the professor named in the FIR continues as faculty despite being removed as Dean

Sonia points out ‘misogynistic’ passage in CBSE paper in Lok Sabha; board drops question

CBSE by Monday evening expressed “regret” and announced that it had set up an “expert committee to avoid such occurrences in future”

UP’s healthcare hub facade built by regime’s friends in the news media?

Media outlets perceived to be close to the regime appear to be working overtime to create positive image despite official data pointing to very different ground realities

Varanasi admin acquires 30 schools, studies suspended to house security forces

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the ₹800 crore Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Dham project on December 13

Rohingyas sue Facebook for $150 billion over failing to police communal hate speech

A class-action complaint was filed in California and in a coordinated action, British lawyers also submitted a letter of notice to Facebook's London office

Madras HC expresses “dismay and anguish” as NCERT removes report on gender non-conforming, transgender children

Titled 'Inclusion of Transgender Children in School Education: Concerns and Roadmap', the report was taken down from website within hours of its publishing, allegedly owing to ‘external pressure’

SC stays further proceedings in FIRs against journalists Samridhi Sakunia, Swarna Jha, Arti Ghargi  

The Supreme Court issued notice on a writ petition challenging the FIRs against HW Network's journalists registered by the Tripura police over the reportage about communal violence 

Anirban Roy Choudhury, editor of Barak Bulletin, accused of Sedition

An FIR has been registered U/S 153 - A, 124 -A, 501 and 505 of Indian Penal Code, for an editorial published on November 28; Choudhury is expected to report to Silchar Sadar Police Station today

Vinod Dua passes away at 67

The veteran journalist passed away on Saturday after a prolonged post-Covid illness

Will the gov’t continue to restrict journalists’ access to Parliament?

A protest march was held on December 2, against the various restrictions on media’s entry into Parliament and the Press Gallery

Direct funds to guardians solves nothing: UP activists on gov’t education

Activists dismiss the rationale of transferring uniform money to households, while guardians and teachers question the meagre amount

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Three years after Darshan Solanki, Sahil Wakode’s death shows IIT Bombay still has no answer on caste, power and student deaths

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