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Shimla, April 1 Following widespread outrage from students over the alleged suicide of a former student from Shoolini University in Solan, the university announced on Wednesday a scholarship covering the MBA program for one student from a disadvantaged background for the next academic session...

Chennai, March 27 A professor at the state-run Anna University here was arrested on Friday evening following allegations of sexual harassment and stalking, police said.A case was registered under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, and Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

Kolkata, March 27 The sit-in by SFI at Presidency University over the demands for the university's own entrance tests and student union elections entered its fourth day on Friday.The student wing of the CPI(M) vowed to continue the protest until their demands are met by the university...

Jaipur, March 25 A brief protest erupted at the graduation ceremony of the Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication here on Wednesday after only students who won gold medals were initially awarded degrees on stage, leaving other students disappointed.According to details...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court has revoked the suspension of a student from Dr B R Ambedkar University over alleged participation in a protest, observing that speech and peaceful expression of ideas cannot be restricted merely because they do not align with the ideology of the...

Pune, March 14 Students of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) held a protest on Saturday, demanding a quick solution to the reported shortage of LPG affecting hostel mess facilities.The Students' Federation of India (SFI) organized the protest, seeking an urgent response to address the...

New Delhi, March 11 A few students and faculty members of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have raised concerns over a recent referendum conducted by the JNUSU, which asked students to vote on whether the university's vice chancellor should be removed following her alleged casteist remarks.A...

Srinagar, March 11 Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said on Wednesday that it has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the revocation of FIRs and the suspension of 50 Kashmiri students at Mewar University in Rajasthan.Nasir Kheuhami, the national convenor of JKSA...

Jaipur, March 9 Seventeen Kashmiri students pursuing B.Sc in nursing at Mewar University in Chittorgarh were arrested on Monday after a protest over the non-recognition of their course at the institute, officials said.The students staged a demonstration on the university campus in the...

New Delhi, February 27 – The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) called for a complete university strike on Friday to protest the arrest of 13 students, including three office bearers, during a march to the Ministry of Education (MoE).The union alleged that several students...

New Delhi, February 26 Several members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) were detained after they attempted to organize a protest rally towards the Ministry of Education on Thursday afternoon, sources told

Kanpur (UP), February 25 The death of a final-year student earlier this week triggered large-scale protests and vandalism at the Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT) here on Wednesday, prompting heavy police deployment and the closure of the campus until March 8.According to...

New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre and Delhi Police on a petition challenging the "disproportionate" collection of personal and biometric information from individuals by the police in connection with a crime.A bench of Chief Justice D K...

New Delhi, February 25 Delhi University has formed a six-member committee to investigate allegations that security staff hired by its students' union president, Aryan Maan, entered the Gwyer Hall hostel with a "firearm" and threatened residents, officials said on Wednesday.The action follows a...

Nagpur, February 25 Nearly 300 first-year MBA students at IIM Nagpur have boycotted their mid-term exam, protesting the barring of 40 classmates who had attended a farewell party in violation of the institute's rules, an official said on Wednesday.According to the official, as many as 75...

Chandigarh, February 25 – The Vice-Chancellor of CT University in Jagraon, Punjab, has been removed from his position following allegations of misconduct and threats against Kashmiri Muslim students who had requested special meal arrangements during Ramadan.Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner...

Ludhiana, February 24 CT University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Nitin Tandon was removed on Tuesday, following allegations of misbehaving with a group of Kashmiri students, Chancellor Charanjit Singh Channi said.The private university has also initiated an internal probe into the matter while the...

New Delhi, February 24 – Tension gripped Lucknow University on Tuesday after members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), along with activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, attempted to recite the Hanuman Chalisa at the historic Lal Baradari within the campus...

Lucknow, February 24 Police detained several people after tensions escalated on Tuesday at Lucknow University when members of the ABVP attempted to confront a recent offering of prayers by reciting the Hanuman Chalisa near the Laal Baradari mosque on campus.According to officials, members of...

Dhaka, February 24 – Several journalists, Dhaka University (DU) students, and one police officer were injured during an "anti-drug" operation at Suhrawardy Udyan, local media reported on Tuesday.The operation, which took place on Monday evening, was conducted by the Ramna Zone of the Dhaka...