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Chennai, March 27 A case has been registered against a professor at the state-run Anna University following allegations of sexual harassment and stalking, police said on Friday.The case has been registered under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, and Section 78 of the...

Kolkata, March 24 Members of the Left-leaning Students' Federation of India staged a sit-in at Presidency University here since Monday night, demanding that the institution conduct its own entrance examination for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Currently, the Presidency...

New Delhi, March 24 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey questioned the diplomatic approach of the then government led by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, referring to historical developments involving Sri Lanka. He said that former Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa had written a strongly worded...

Jammu, March 20 The ABVP staged protests at the University of Jammu on Friday, demanding the withdrawal of a chapter on former Pakistan president Muhammad Ali Jinnah included in the revised postgraduate political science syllabus under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The university...

New Delhi, March 16 Roti and poori have been removed from the mess menu for certain days at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), after gas supplies to the campus were cut by 20 per cent, prompting student organizations to request the administration to intervene to ensure the smooth operation of...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay a blanket ban on processions, demonstrations, and protests on the Delhi University campus, but said it is of the clear opinion that such a ban cannot exist.The court asked the university and Delhi Police to respond to a...

Shillong, March 4 North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) registrar-in-charge Kailash Chandra Biswal sustained head injuries after stones were thrown at his vehicle at the Mawlai Bypass in Shillong, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on Monday evening when Biswal was leaving the...

New Delhi, February 26 Police and JNU students were injured after clashes broke out during a march by the students' union here on Thursday, with police claiming they were attacked, but protesters, many of whom have been detained, alleged that the police used excessive force against them.Saying...

New Delhi, February 26 Police and JNU students were injured after they clashed during a march by the students' union here on Thursday, with police claiming that they were attacked by the protesters. The students, many of whom have been detained, alleged that the police used excessive force...

New Delhi, February 23 A law student from the Campus Law Centre approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to challenge Delhi University's decision to ban public meetings, processions, demonstrations, and protests on campus for a month due to concerns about traffic obstruction, threats to...

Bengaluru, February 25 – BJP's Karnataka unit President B. Y. Vijayendra warned on Wednesday that if the Siddaramaiah government does not immediately initiate the teacher recruitment process, the party will soon launch a protest.Addressing a conference in Bengaluru, Vijayendra alleged that the...

Bengaluru, February 24 – Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of neglecting the struggles of young people and playing with their lives, on Tuesday.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Vijayendra...

Dharwad (Karnataka), February 24 – Thousands of students, members of the All Karnataka State Student Association (AKSSA), and unemployed youth staged a massive protest in Dharwad on Tuesday, demanding that the Karnataka government immediately fill vacant positions in various state departments...

Lucknow, February 23 Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) protested the alleged closure of a place within Lucknow University, claiming that Muslim students have been offering prayers for many years.NSUI is the student wing of the Congress party.An official of the Akhil...

New Delhi, February 23: In the wake of the alleged attack on ABVP students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar stated on Monday that the RSS-affiliated student wing has created an environment on campus where it can act without restraint.The chief of the...

New Delhi, February 23: Reacting to the attack on ABVP students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday condemned the developments, stating that JNU has become a hub of urban Naxalism and that successive governments, including those led by the Indian National...

New Delhi, February 23 – Violence erupted at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) early Monday morning as left-affiliated student groups clashed with members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).The confrontation reportedly followed protests by left-wing groups over alleged casteist...

New Delhi, February 21 A student group at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has protested against fines imposed on seven residents of Koyna Hostel for allegedly sharing their mess food, calling the penalty "unjustified".According to a notice issued by the hostel administration on Saturday, JNU...

Kolkata, February 19 The All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO) announced on Thursday a statewide campaign to collect one lakh signatures demanding the withdrawal of the semester system in schools, colleges, and universities.Speaking at a press conference at the organization's...

Jammu, February 18 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned on Wednesday after witnessing noisy scenes as BJP MLAs protested against the alleged use of force by the police against students who were demanding the establishment of a National Law University (NLU) in Jammu.The uproar erupted...