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Ishram, who joined the Department of Earth Sciences in July 2023, was described by the institute as a "promising researcher" whose untimely demise has left the academic community in profound grief.
Education

9th Suicide at IIT Kanpur: 25-Year-Old PhD Scholar Dies by Suicide, Leaving Behind Wife and Toddler Daughter

A total of 30 IIT students have died by suicide in the last 2 years, out of which 9 suicide, i.e. one-third, deaths have taken place in IIT Kanpur campus alone which is the highest death toll in any o ...
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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The judgment empowers countless rural women in customary 'Nata Vivah' unions by affirming their legal entitlement to family pensions, bypassing bureaucratic hurdles and ensuring economic independence post their husband's death.
Women News

'Nata Marriage': How One Woman's Court Win Could Unlock Pensions for Thousands in Rajasthan

"Nata Vivah is a practice prevalent in some of the rural areas of Rajasthan where after death or separation from existing husband, she enters into a contractual type of marital relation with a man. Se ...
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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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.
Dalit News

Rs 10L Fine for Dalit Groom's Bindoli? Rajasthan HC Roars: Arrest Panchayat Bullies, Blacklist from Govt Schemes!

The court summoned the Inspector General (IG) of Police and the Commissioner to appear before it on January 22, with sworn affidavits detailing compliance steps.
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Dalit News

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.
Malaud, a prominent figure in Punjab's Dalit land rights movement, has led the ZPSC in a "peaceful and democratic struggle" advocating for the lawful rights of Dalits and landless communities over village common lands.
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