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UP government orders anti-conversion cells in universities, higher educational institutions
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (536+ words) The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all universities and higher educational institutions to establish anti-conversion cells, drawing criticism from opposition leaders and rights advocates who call the move unconstitutional and discriminatory. According to a May 28 letter addressed to vice chancellors,…...
SFI, SIO oppose move to rename Barkatullah University, call it bid to erase anti-colonial legacy
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (442+ words) Opposition to the proposed renaming of Barkatullah University is mounting, with Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) condemning the move as an attempt to erase the memory of a prominent anti-colonial revolutionary and diminish…...
MP: Bhopal's Barkatullah University set to be renamed Vagdevi Bhojpal University
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (432+ words) The university was renamed in 1988 after freedom fighter Maulana Barkatullah Bhopali, a prominent anti-colonial revolutionary from Bhopal. The Executive Council of Barkatullah University in Bhopal has approved a proposal to rename the institution as "Vagdevi Bhojpal University, a move that…...
Delhi University student moves HC against exam on Eid day as student groups protest, demand rescheduling
2+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) A Delhi University law student has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the university's decision to conduct examinations on May 28, the date officially declared by the Union government as the Eid ul Adha holiday. The plea argues that the decision…...
Nearly 200 academics seek revocation of APU student's suspension over Kunan Poshpora discussion
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (454+ words) Azim Premji University suspended the student for two years after a Special Disciplinary Committee investigated a violent incident that took place on February 24, 2026. A total of 179 professors and academicians wrote an open letter to'Azim Premji University administration seeking the revocation…...
Nearly 200 APU professors seek revocation of student's suspension over Kunan Poshpora discussion
3+ week, 1+ day ago (458+ words) Azim Premji University suspended the student for two years after a Special Disciplinary Committee investigated a violent incident that took place on February 24, 2026. A total of 179 professors and academicians from Azim Premji University wrote an open letter to the university…...
Sambhal Muslim teachers, headmaster booked over "religious activities" in govt school; students refute claims
1+ mon, 19+ min ago (787+ words) Two Muslim teachers at a government primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district have been booked by police following a complaint by an individual named Ansul Kumar, after videos allegedly showing Islamic practices inside classrooms triggered a major controversy. The…...
Students term it a witch-hunt after APU suspends student for two years, ignores ABVP violence
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (603+ words) Azim Premji University students accused the administration of selectively targeting a student with a two-year suspension while taking no action against ABVP members allegedly involved in campus violence over a Kunan Poshpora discussion. A student of Azim Premji University in…...
Uttarakhand to abolish madrasa board, mandate state curriculum from July
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the abolition of the state's Madrasa Board, directing all madrasas to adopt the Uttarakhand Education Board curriculum from July 2026 as part of a move to introduce the uniform education system. Speaking at…...
Telangana: Dalit professor, student branded "Urban Naxals, harassed at Satavahana University
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (366+ words) A controversy has erupted at Satavahana University in Telangana after a Dalit woman professor and a Dalit student were allegedly branded as "Urban Naxals" and subjected to sustained harassment, drawing sharp criticism from academics and rights groups. The Telangana Save…...