Scheduled Castes Commission head accuses enquiry panel of bias on Vemula probeThere were only two terms of reference – to examine the circumstances leading to Rohith Vemula’s suicide.
22 Oct, 2016, 12.35 AM IST
The slugfest among BJP-BSP can mean loss of other voting sectionsSmriti Irani's defence after Rohith Vemula's suicide and BJP's inability to contain the damage hit BJP's efforts to woo the community acros...
26 Jul, 2016, 02.11 AM IST
Hyderabad university Dalit professor quits protesting appointment of Pro-VC"The current environment on the campus is extremely vitiated and is perceived by the Dalit community as intimidating and hostile," Prof Sre...
10 Jun, 2016, 01.33 PM IST
Uddhav Thackeray targets BJP government over Hardik Patel, Kanhaiya KumarWhen Patel became popular, he was charged with sedition, and now Kumar is fighting against the government, Uddhav said, and asked, "Who gav...
24 Apr, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
In jail, Kanhaiya Kumar was planning a book on nationalismA book on nationalism - was what Kanhaiya was planning to start writing if he had to stay in jail for a few more days.
10 Mar, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Government using news plants to divert attention: Congress on Karti Chidambaram issue"A jittery Modi government is using the modus operandi of news plants to divert Parliament's attention from its now exposed anti-Dalit/anti...
01 Mar, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
Government trying to impose theocratic ideology: OppositionOpposition today accused government of trying to suppress dissent and impose their idea of a "theocratic, fascistic Hindu Rashtra" on the c...
25 Feb, 2016, 09.24 PM IST
JNU row: Family members of Kanhaiya Kumar seek PM Narendra Modi's interventionFamily members of Kanhaiya , who is facing a sedition case, today asked PM Narendra Modi to "break silence" over the row, saying "a lot was...
21 Feb, 2016, 10.39 PM IST
How student activism is taking India by storm, with issues ranging from caste discrimination to high feesDebates and free speech enrich college education. To control this freedom is to allow the manufacture of young minds conditioned by majorit...
21 Feb, 2016, 06.29 AM IST
JNU row: I feared that I will be declared anti-national, says Pradeep Narwal“They did not spend the night in their room. They were holed up in some other place. We were worried they will be attacked,” says one of Na...
19 Feb, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Rohith Vemula case: Why there's no huge outburst against Bandaru Dattatreya in SecunderabadEveryone is uncomfortably aware of PhD student Rohith Vemula’s suicide note, but they are not sure that MP Bandaru Dattatreya should pay fo...
06 Feb, 2016, 03.39 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi unhappy with BJP spokespersonsThe prime minister is unhappy as they fail to draw attention to the various achievements of the NDA government in the last 19 months.
03 Feb, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Rohith Vemula suicide: Joint Parliamentary Committee team likely to visit Hyderabad UniversityThe panel has favoured sending a delegation to the institution and also IIT-Chennai, to look into complaints of injustice against Dalit stu...
28 Jan, 2016, 05.59 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's family rejects ex-gratia, criticises PM Modi, Smriti IraniVemula's mother Radhika, sister Neelima and brother Raju, who visited the campus, demanded that "those responsible for his death" be brough...
23 Jan, 2016, 07.37 PM IST
Students say PM Narendra Modi's remarks 'insulting', vow to step up stirMeanwhile, the hunger strike by seven students entered the fourth day today while their colleagues continued other forms of protests.
23 Jan, 2016, 04.50 PM IST
Opposition rejects PM Narendra Modi's speech over Dalit scholar suicide"I feel the pain very well," Modi said while speaking as the chief guest at a convocation ceremony of B R Ambedkar University in Lucknow.
22 Jan, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi breaks silence on dalit student's suicide; expresses griefUniversity Proctor Kamal Jaiswal said, "we were taken aback. We had taken all precautions. Action will be taken as per rules."
22 Jan, 2016, 04.56 PM IST