Rohith Vemula suicide case: Hyderabad University SC/ST teachers to go on hunger strike today
SC and ST teachers of Hyderabad Central University will go on a hunger strike from Thursday to press their demand for the resignation of the Vice Chancellor and the in-charge VC in the wake of the suicide by Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula.
Jan 28, 2016, 09:21 AM IST
JNU Dalit scholar demands resumption of grants, threatens suicide
Amid a nationwide outrage over the alleged suicide of a research scholar in Hyderabad university, a Dalit student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has sent two letters to the Vice Chancellor threatening to end his life if his research grant is not extended next year.
Jan 27, 2016, 07:26 AM IST
Rohith Vemula's mother hospitalised, protest set to intensify today
Rohit Vemula's mother, Radhika Vemula was on Sunday night shifted to a hospital in view of her deteriorating health condition.
Jan 25, 2016, 10:28 AM IST
Rohith Vemula suicide case: Protests set to intensify today
University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao has gone on leave.
Jan 25, 2016, 05:11 AM IST
Rohith Vemula suicide: Mother Radhika Vemula admitted in ICU
Radhika Vemula, the mother of Rohith Vemula, was on Sunday night shifted to a hospital in view of her health conditions.
Jan 25, 2016, 01:18 AM IST
Dalit scholar's suicide: Rohith Vemula's family rejects ex-gratia, criticises PM Modi, Smriti Irani
In a rebuff to Hyderabad Central University, the family members of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, who allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room, on Saturday rejected the ex-gratia offered to them, and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, asking why it took them five days to respond.
Jan 23, 2016, 20:05 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's suicide case: Student on hunger strike unwell, taken to HCU health centre
One of the seven students of Hyderabad Central University, sitting on an indefinite hunger strike for past four days following the alleged suicide by a Dalit research scholar, was on Saturday taken away from the protest camp to the varsity's health centre after she felt unwell.
Jan 23, 2016, 19:51 PM IST
Intolerance levels remain high: Ashok Vajpeyi
Noted writer and poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Saturday refused to take back the Sahitya Akademi award that he had returned stating that "intolerance levels remain high" in the country.
Jan 23, 2016, 19:11 PM IST
Dalit scholar's death: HCU announces Rs 8 lakh ex-gratia to Rohith Vemula's family
The Hyderabad Central University today announced an ex-gratia of Rs eight lakh to the family of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula Chakravarti who committed suicide.
Jan 22, 2016, 20:52 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's suicide case: Fresh protests rock Hyderabad university
Protests escalated on Friday at the Hyderabad Central University campus with students demanding "unconditional" revocation of suspension of four Dalit scholars and immediate action against those responsible for the alleged suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula.
Jan 22, 2016, 16:01 PM IST
Rohith Vemula suicide: Students seek unconditional revocation of suspension
Fresh protests rocked the Hyderabad Central University campus on Friday with students seeking "unconditional" revocation of suspension of four dalit students and action against those responsible for the alleged suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula .
Jan 22, 2016, 13:32 PM 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
Hyderabad scholar suicide: Dalit professors' resignation continues
The number of professor resigning from their administrative posts in University of Hyderabad reached 14 on Friday.
Jan 22, 2016, 10:35 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
Scholar suicide: Delhi students say revoking suspension not enough
Students from various varsities across Delhi who have been protesting over the alleged suicide by a Dalit research scholar in Hyderabad University say the decision to revoke suspension of four other students came "too late" and they will not call off their agitation.
Jan 21, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
Rohith Vemula case shows government is anti-Dalit: Congress
Scholar Rohith Vemula`s suicide in Hyderabad University shows the "anti-Dalit attitude" of the central government, the Congress said on Thursday.
Jan 21, 2016, 16:05 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's suicide: Students burn Smriti Irani's effigy; demand Rs 5 crore compensation, job for scholar's kin
Despite Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani's attempt to defend the Centre over the suicide of a Dalit scholar, fierce protests continued on Wednesday by the students at the Hyderabad University as they even took to burning her effigy.
Jan 20, 2016, 19:57 PM IST
Dalit scholar's suicide: From double JRF to poem writing, 10 things you may not know about Rohith Vemula
Three days after Hyderabad Central University's Dalit PhD scholar Rohith Vemula killed himself over alleged caste bias, the protests trigerred by his suicide continued across campuses in several cities on Wednesday.
Jan 20, 2016, 19:19 PM IST
Rohith Vemula suicide: Hyderabad University VC explains his side of story
Rohith Vemula was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in the New Research Scholars' Hostel late on Sunday.
Jan 20, 2016, 09:52 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
