Student groups protesting in the University of Hyderabad over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar termed as "highly insulting" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in which he described Rohith Vemula as 'Bharat Mata's son'.


PM's statement insulting, say Hyderabad varsity students


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Shooting at a school in Canada's Saskatchewan province has left five people dead and two others seriously injured, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.


Five killed in Canada school shooting


A documentary on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots will be screened on Friday night on University of Hyderabad campus, where students are protesting over Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide.


Documentary to be screened at Hyderabad varsity


Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Friday said political pressure drove Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula to suicide.


Political pressure drove Rohith to suicide: Tripura CM


The vice chancellor of Central University in Rajasthan and seven other officials have been booked after a Dalit student complained of harassment, police said on Friday.


Rajasthan varsity VC, officials booked on Dalit researcher's plaint


The union human resource development ministry on Friday decided to set up a judicial commission to probe the circumstances which led to the suicide of Dalit research scholar of the Hyderabad University.


Judicial commission to probe Dalit scholar's suicide


The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a plea of Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba for bail in a case of his alleged links with the Revolutionary Democrats Front - an alleged front organisation of the banned CPI-Maoist.


SC notice to Maharashtra on DU professor's bail plea


A 26-year-old Indian-American entrepreneur from Nevada, in southwestern US, has been invited on Shark Tank, the popular American television series, the American Bazaar reported on Wednesday.


Indian American entrepreneur gets invite to 'Shark Tank'


Pakistan on Thursday observed mourning for those killed in Wednesday's Taliban attack at the Bacha Khan University near Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.


Pakistan observes mourning for university attack victims


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday sought the dismissal of central ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya as well as the vice chancellor of Hyderabad University over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar.


Kejriwal wants two central ministers sacked over suicide


Scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide in Hyderabad University shows the "anti-Dalit attitude" of the central government, the Congress said on Thursday.


Vemula case shows government is anti-Dalit: Congress


At least 21 people including students were killed and dozens injured when four terrorists stormed the Bacha Khan University near here and opened indiscriminate fire in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.


Terrorists kill 21 in Pakistan university; four attackers too die (Intro Roundup)


In a yet another attack on educational institute, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) gunmen killed 20 people and injured dozens at a university located near Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.


Taliban attack on Pakistan university claims 20 lives (Roundup)


Republican Party of India's leader Ramdas Athawale had to face the ire of students of the Hyderabad University when he visited the campus to express solidarity with the students on Wednesday.


Athawale faces students' ire at Hyderabad varsity


Students of Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) observed a day-long hunger strike  here on Tuesday in support of the five Dalit students of the Hyderabad University who have been suspended and socially-boycotted.


Hyderabad University incident: FTII students on hunger strike


A staggering 12,000 school students will compete for prizes in 232 events at the 56th State School Arts Festival, said to be the biggest of its kind in Asia in terms of participation, that began here on Tuesday.


12,000 students competing in Kerala school arts fest


The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has signed an agreement with the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, to launch two new streams -- B.Com. (Hons) (Financial Market Management) and MBA (Financial Management), an official said on Tuesday.


NSE, BHU join hands for degree programmes


The HCL Foundation has announced the first HCL Grant of Rs.5 crore ($740,000) to the 'Going to School' (GTS) NGO here.


HCL awards first grant to 'Going to School' NGO


The protests over suicide of a Dalit research scholar rocked University of Hyderabad while police booked central minister Bandaru Dattatreya and three others for abetment of suicide and also for violations of the SC/ST act.


Protests over Dalit student's suicide, central minister booked (Roundup)


Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday said neither he nor the BJP had anything to do with the suspension of five Dalit research scholars of the University of Hyderabad, one of whom committed suicide.


Nothing to do with Dalit students' suspension: Dattatreya


Tension prevailed in University of Hyderabad on Monday over the suicide of one of the five Dalit research scholars following their expulsion from the hostel.

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