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The representation comes in response to the UGC's invitation for stakeholder comments on the draft guidelines, which aim to standardize mental health support across higher educational institutions (HEIs).
Education

IIT Alumni Leader Urges UGC to Strengthen Mental Health Guidelines Amid 40+ Student Suicides Since 2023 Framework

Citing the Supreme Court's affirmation that mental health is integral to the Right to Life under Article 21, Singh asserts that student mental health is "not a discretionary welfare measure but a cons ...
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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As India marks another Republic Day, revisiting Ambedkar’s vision is not merely an act of remembrance but an urgent constitutional necessity.
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January 26 and Ambedkar: The Unfinished Promise of the Indian Republic

For Ambedkar, the constitution was not just a legal document but a disciplined method of resolving social and political conflict, its success depended not only on constitutional design but collective ...
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The Mooknayak English
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Dalit Sarpanch Abducted and Assaulted in MP's Morena: Activists Demand Immediate Action Under SC/ST Act
Dalit News

Dalit Sarpanch Abducted and Assaulted in MP's Morena: Activists Demand Immediate Action Under SC/ST Act

The incident came to light through a viral video and post shared by prominent Dalit activist and Azaad Samaj Party founder Sunil Astay, a former Bhim Army state in-charge in Madhya Pradesh.
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Dalit News

Dalit Sarpanch Abducted and Assaulted in MP's Morena: Activists Demand Immediate Action Under SC/ST Act
The panchayat elders imposed a staggering Rs 10 lakh fine on the Dalit family, alongside a directive to host a community feast for 13 villages. The Meghwals, facing social ostracism, relocated from Hathal to Sirohi district headquarters for safety.
On Section 3(1)(s), which penalizes abusing a SC/ST member "by caste name" in public, the bench stressed that "merely abusing a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe would not be enough.
Drawing from official rank data, Nethrapal shows that the negative score talk only applies to a handful of unpopular courses, like biochemistry, where seats go unfilled no matter what. In high-demand fields such as radiology and general medicine at top colleges like Madras Medical College, reserved students are not just qualifying, they're grabbing spots in the open category, beating out general candidates on pure marks.
NCSC Intervenes after Hooghly Police Delay FIR in Dalit Assault Case
Recounting the horror in a video, Indrajeet explained that he cycles to school and his locomotor disability caused the slight delay.
Mishra, currently under arrest, will be released upon furnishing a personal bond of ₹1,00,000 with one surety of the same amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Gwalior.
The workers' struggle centers on the dignity of the Valmiki community and equitable workload distribution.
A 19 year old student from a government college in Dharamshala was physically attacked and threatened by three fellow students. Instead of protection, she was allegedly harassed by a professor. The bullying didn’t stop. It broke her health, forced her to seek treatment in Ludhiana and on December 26, she died.
In Gwalior, Advocate Anil Kumar Mishra and his associates face serious charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly burning a photo of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Baba Saheb), using derogatory and hate-filled language, disrupting social harmony, and inciting communal riots.
The youth holds a large printed image of Dr. Ambedkar aloft, lights it with a matchstick or lighter, and allows it to burn while surrounded by a small crowd of onlookers.
A rare picture of Baba Sahab Ambedkar at Bhima Koregaon memorial.
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