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Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists
Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices
Meeras Mahal: A Journey Through Kashmir’s Timeless Heritage
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The fall of the Indian University now a “Selfie Point” under Modi Raj
A professor who is guest faculty at the Delhi University recounts in this first person account how, autonomy of educational institutions is being eroded, ‘selfie-points” promoted, all to mis-use public money to self-promote the image of a particular leader
Union mum on EWS representation in Central Universities?
Education Minister's responses fall short in revealing EWS faculty representation in central universities, sparks transparency concerns in Parliament inquiry
Union data on faculty position in Central University: 14.3% SC, 7% ST, 23.4% OBC
Mission Recruitment unable to achieve diverse representation of marginalised groups, need for equitable faculty distribution in Indian Central Universities still remains; no data on professor posts held by marginalised communities provided by union
OBC Fellowship Scheme: Highest number of beneficiaries in UP, lowest in Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh
Critical disparities in state-wise distribution of beneficiaries of OBC fellowship raise concerns; union data unveils trends revealing unequal access to OBC educational empowerment
Education for a Hindu Rashtra: UGC-NCERT pushing a divisive agenda
As the ruling party is close to completing two...
Higher education: Caste discrimination runs deep
Cases of caste discrimination have again been reported in...
Article 370: Understanding history, legal contexts and why it matters
A constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will deliver its judgement on several petitions that challenged the August 2019 J&K Reorganisation Act that de-operationalised Article 370 and bifurcated of Jammu and Kashmir state into two Union Territories.
Muslim student denied to sit for UGC-NET due to hijab
A Muslim student was denied to write the UGC-NET exam in Bihar’s Patna because she refused to remove her hijab. The student asserts that she was made to choose between her religion and academics.
Union data shows increasing beneficiaries of scholarships for OBCs in the past 5 years
While the overview seems positive, a closer look at the data unveils varied trends, almost 8 states show a decrease in the number of beneficiaries
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