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University Body UGC Needs "Teeth" To Tackle Caste Discrimination In Colleges: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday called for a "robust mechanism to tackle" the issue of caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions like IIMs and IITs.
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Rahul Gandhi "Politicised" Rohith Vemula Case, Must Apologise: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise for "politicising" the suicide of Rohith Vemula as police in a state ruled by his own party have now said that "it was not a Dalit issue".
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Filmmakers Up In Arms After Ministry Blocks Screening Of Documentaries
Three filmmakers have decided to approach the court after the government stopped the screening of their documentaries at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival. The documentaries deal with controversial issues - the last year's unrest in Kashmir, the suicide of Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula and the trouble in Delhi's prestigious Ja...
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Rohith Vemula's Mother Asked To Prove She Belongs To Scheduled Caste
Guntur district collector has issued a notice to mother of Rohith Vemula, the University of Hyderabad research scholar who committed suicide in January last, asking her to prove she belonged to the Scheduled Caste.
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Budget Session Of Parliament: Live Updates
The Budget Session of Parliament will discuss issues related to Jawaharlal Nehru University or JNU controversy, Jat reservation protests in Haryana,suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad and Pathankot terror attack on priority. The Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill which is crucial to the government's reforms plans will also be discu...
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Manu Smriti Irani: Jaipal Reddy's Dig At Union Minister
Taking on Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani over the suicide of Hyderabad university scholar Rohith Vemula and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy has described her as 'Manu Smriti Irani'.
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Hyderabad Central University Students' Body Calls For Nationwide Boycott In Colleges
The joint action committee for social justice of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), the students organisation which is leading the protest over the Rohith Vemula issue, has called for boycott of classes "at all the (college) campuses" in the country today.
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Congress, Left Doing Politics With Eye On State Polls: Bandaru Dattatreya
Hitting out at Congress and the Left parties, Union Minister of State for Labour (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya today alleged they were indulging in opportunistic politics on the JNU row and other issues with their eyes on the elections in five states.
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BSP Chief Mayawati, CPM's Sitaram Yechury Take Digs At Modi Government
BSP chief Mayawati and CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today took several digs at the Narendra Modi government over the Rohith Vemula suicide issue, saying thee Centre could not respond to opposition queries because it was awaiting a "signal from Nagpur, indicating the RSS headquarters.
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Budget Session Likely To Get Off To A Stormy Start On Tuesday
The Budget Session of Parliament is set to start on a stormy note on Tuesday with issues like the JNU row, Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide and Pathankot terror strike set to dominate the proceedings despite efforts to broker peace between the opposition and the government.
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Rohith Vemula Suicide: Shiv Sena Fears Washout Of Budget Session
With the controversy over Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide refusing to die down, the Shiv Sena today said it fears the issue will further gain political heat and may lead to washout of the Budget session of Parliament.
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Congress Slams PM For Not Referring To Rohith Vemula Case In Mann Ki Baat
Keeping up the offensive on the Rohith Vemula suicide issue, Congress today lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking any action against Union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya.
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Congress To Raise Dalit Student Suicide Issue In Parliament: Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today said that his party would raise the issue of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide in Parliament, while its student wing NSUI has decided to hold a one-day hunger strike across all state capitals tomorrow.
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After Hyderabad, Dalit Scholar From Rajasthan Alleges Harassment
An FIR has been lodged against the Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Rajasthan and six other varsity officials for allegedly harassing a Dalit student.
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Opinion: Hyderabad Unrest Is A 'Secular' Conspiracy
Once media fatigue kills the Hyderabad University issue, just as the Akhlaq murder has died a natural death (puns unintended), a new disturbance targeting the BJP will crop up somewhere else.
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University Body UGC Needs "Teeth" To Tackle Caste Discrimination In Colleges: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday called for a "robust mechanism to tackle" the issue of caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions like IIMs and IITs.
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Rahul Gandhi "Politicised" Rohith Vemula Case, Must Apologise: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise for "politicising" the suicide of Rohith Vemula as police in a state ruled by his own party have now said that "it was not a Dalit issue".
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Filmmakers Up In Arms After Ministry Blocks Screening Of Documentaries
Three filmmakers have decided to approach the court after the government stopped the screening of their documentaries at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival. The documentaries deal with controversial issues - the last year's unrest in Kashmir, the suicide of Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula and the trouble in Delhi's prestigious Ja...
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Rohith Vemula's Mother Asked To Prove She Belongs To Scheduled Caste
Guntur district collector has issued a notice to mother of Rohith Vemula, the University of Hyderabad research scholar who committed suicide in January last, asking her to prove she belonged to the Scheduled Caste.
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Budget Session Of Parliament: Live Updates
The Budget Session of Parliament will discuss issues related to Jawaharlal Nehru University or JNU controversy, Jat reservation protests in Haryana,suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad and Pathankot terror attack on priority. The Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill which is crucial to the government's reforms plans will also be discu...
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Manu Smriti Irani: Jaipal Reddy's Dig At Union Minister
Taking on Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani over the suicide of Hyderabad university scholar Rohith Vemula and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy has described her as 'Manu Smriti Irani'.
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Hyderabad Central University Students' Body Calls For Nationwide Boycott In Colleges
The joint action committee for social justice of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), the students organisation which is leading the protest over the Rohith Vemula issue, has called for boycott of classes "at all the (college) campuses" in the country today.
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Congress, Left Doing Politics With Eye On State Polls: Bandaru Dattatreya
Hitting out at Congress and the Left parties, Union Minister of State for Labour (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya today alleged they were indulging in opportunistic politics on the JNU row and other issues with their eyes on the elections in five states.
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BSP Chief Mayawati, CPM's Sitaram Yechury Take Digs At Modi Government
BSP chief Mayawati and CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today took several digs at the Narendra Modi government over the Rohith Vemula suicide issue, saying thee Centre could not respond to opposition queries because it was awaiting a "signal from Nagpur, indicating the RSS headquarters.
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Budget Session Likely To Get Off To A Stormy Start On Tuesday
The Budget Session of Parliament is set to start on a stormy note on Tuesday with issues like the JNU row, Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide and Pathankot terror strike set to dominate the proceedings despite efforts to broker peace between the opposition and the government.
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Rohith Vemula Suicide: Shiv Sena Fears Washout Of Budget Session
With the controversy over Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide refusing to die down, the Shiv Sena today said it fears the issue will further gain political heat and may lead to washout of the Budget session of Parliament.
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Congress Slams PM For Not Referring To Rohith Vemula Case In Mann Ki Baat
Keeping up the offensive on the Rohith Vemula suicide issue, Congress today lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking any action against Union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya.
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Congress To Raise Dalit Student Suicide Issue In Parliament: Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today said that his party would raise the issue of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide in Parliament, while its student wing NSUI has decided to hold a one-day hunger strike across all state capitals tomorrow.
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After Hyderabad, Dalit Scholar From Rajasthan Alleges Harassment
An FIR has been lodged against the Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Rajasthan and six other varsity officials for allegedly harassing a Dalit student.
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Opinion: Hyderabad Unrest Is A 'Secular' Conspiracy
Once media fatigue kills the Hyderabad University issue, just as the Akhlaq murder has died a natural death (puns unintended), a new disturbance targeting the BJP will crop up somewhere else.
