Across the IITs, National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), there have been 61 suicides in this period.
Author: The Wire Staff
With New Rules, JNU Students Can Be Fined Rs 20,000 for Dharnas, Expelled for Gheraos
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