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Students from Vedic Boards Can Now Join Mainstream Higher Education: Report
The recent decision by the Association of Indian Universities will allow students who clear Class X (Veda Bhushan) and Class XII (Veda Vibhushan) to join any higher education course, …
Bhopal: Child Raped in School Bus, FIR Filed Under POCSO Act
"It is the duty of the school management to ensure police verification of the bus staff. We can't leave children at the hands of barbarians," said Madhya Pradesh chief …
How Nalanda University Became a Victim of Modi Govt’s Saffronisation Project
Akin to several higher education institutions in the country, the ancient seat of learning, which was revived in 2010, is on the brink of being completely captured by those …
‘Imagine Living Behind a Lock and Someone Else Has the Key’: Sabiha Khanum, Umar Khalid’s Mother
Khalid is facing adversity with complete courage, his mother said while speaking at an event held to mark the completion of two years of the student activist's imprisonment.
Allahabad University Admin Blames British Officials’ Visit for ‘Intensified’ Protests on Fee Hikes
University administration has reportedly written to the education ministry raising concerns around the visit of two officials of the British High Commission, New Delhi, who interacted with students without …
‘See No Future in India’: More Rural Indians Set Sights Abroad
The increasing cost of private education and falling job opportunities in the public sector and manufacturing in India have forced thousands of families to mortgage properties or take bank …
UP Teacher Beats Dalit Student With Metal Rod For Touching Motorcycle
'The child alleged that the teacher Krishna Mohan Sharma hit him with a metal rod and broom, and also choked his neck. The other workers of the school rescued …
Karnataka: POCSO-Accused Lingayat Seer Arrested, Sent to 14-Day Judicial Custody
On August 26, the Mysuru police had registered a case under the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act against the Muragha Mutt's chief pontiff, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, for …
What Else Must You Bear, Bilkis?
'Bilkis, my sister, my mother / There is no word in any dictionary / To define your pain, your misery.'