Rohit Vemula

AAP distances itself from Kumar Vishwas' remarks on reservations; says they are his individual opinion

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday raised the issue of Dalit struggles in the country and expressed displeasure so as to clarify that Kumar Vishwas' views against caste-based reservation were personal and should not be taken as the party's stand.

University of Hyderabad students burn probe panel report on Rohith Vemula's suicide, call it 'mischievous'

A group of students from the UoH burnt copies of a probe panel's report which had said that varsity's action was not responsible for Rohit Vemula's suicide

Rohith Vemula suicide: Hyderabad University clamps down on students planning 'Shahadat Din'

A stage seems to have set for confrontation between students of University of Hyderabad and its authorities over organisation of "Shahadat Din" on Tuesday in memory of dalit scholar Rohit Vemula whose alleged suicide last year had raised a political firestorm.

Kanhaiya Kumar and co to organise an all India convention on 'Rohit Vemula Act'

JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been leading a movement demanding justice for Dalit research scholar Rohit Vemula, on Sunday said they may organise an all India convention on 'Rohit Vemula Act' in Delhi or Hyderabad.

With rising Dalit anger, BJP may lose ground in poll-bound UP, Gujarat

Elections in Gujarat are about 18 months away. It is too early to argue that the Dalit protests will harm the BJP in the next polls. Its impact would depend on its intensity, spread, and longevity. But, the Dalit unrest has given an opening to the Congress in the state.

Tharoor takes a dig at BJP's notion of 'nationalism' at JNU, lauds students for 'educating the nation'

Taking a dig at ruling BJP over its stand on the JNU row, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said nationalism is now decided by whether one can say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' or not. He said people should have the right to choose what they believe is correct and still be tolerant of others' ideas in a democracy.

Higher education is not role-play: Why Smriti Irani might impress Rishi Kapoor and not Yechury or Mayawati

Being “upad” and possessing a flair for drama may not be wrong qualifications for a politician; but Smriti Irani, BJP’s star attraction in the Rajya Sabha over the last two days, has proved that both don’t befit a minister handling India’s higher education.

Hyderabad University suicide: Rohith Vemula hangs himself in campus, student unions protest

22-year-old, following his expulsion, committed suicide on Sunday evening. Rohith Vemula was a second year PhD student.