Dalit scholar

Judicial commission to review 'entire sequence of events' over Rohith's suicide

Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Monday spoke to the mother of Rohith and “assured her justice on the basis of judicial commission report”.

Jan 22, 2016, 16:35 PM IST

FIR against Central University of Rajasthan VC over alleged harassment of Dalit scholar

Police have filed FIR against VC and seven others in Ajmer over alleged harassment of the Dalit scholar.

Jan 22, 2016, 11:00 AM IST

Why did Rohith Vemula strike off a paragraph in his suicide letter?

Amidst huge turmoil over his suicide, Rohith Vemula's last letter has raised a question mark on the Dalit scholar's intention of doing so.

Jan 22, 2016, 10:58 AM IST

Dalit scholar's death: Two-member team to submit report to Smriti Irani today

Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide has snowballed into a huge controversy.

Jan 22, 2016, 08:49 AM IST

Rohith's last letter sent for forensic analysis

The letter purportedly written by Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar of University of Hyderabad, before he committed suicide, has been sent to the forensic lab for analysis, police sources said.

Jan 22, 2016, 01:00 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal attacks PM Narendra Modi over Dalit student Rohith Vemula's death

Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and the Hyderabad University Vice Chancellor were yesterday named in an FIR over the alleged suicide of the student.

Jan 19, 2016, 11:16 AM IST

Dalit scholar's suicide: Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya, HCU VC booked

The case has been filed under the SC/ST Act in connection with the death of Rohith Vemula.

Jan 18, 2016, 14:37 PM IST

From shadows to the stars - here is what Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula said before committing suicide

Rohit Vemula, a 22-year-old PhD student at the Hyderabad Central University, hung himself in a hostel room on Sunday and left a suicide note.

Jan 18, 2016, 13:21 PM IST