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Oppn slams Modi govt; Kejriwal says Delhi Police being used by BJP, RSS as 'private army'

The AAP and the Congress Monday hit out at the central government after a video showed Delhi Police attacking viciously students protesting against a Dalit student's suicide in Hyderabad.

Rahul Gandhi joins candlelight vigil for Rohith Vemula at Hyderabad Univ as interim VC abruptly goes on leave

In a dramatic turn of events, Dr Vipin Srivastava who took charge as the interim Vice-Chancellor of Hyderabad Central University (HCU) amid protests over the alleged suicide by a Dalit scholar here proceeded on leave from this afternoon.

Rohith Vemula suicide: As students rage against interim chief, HCU mulling changes to top management

The Hyderabad Central University (HCU) administration is reportedly considering changes in top management as it faces relentless protests after the suicide of one of its scholars - Rohith Vemula that has now become red hot political football over Dalit rights.

'We don't want Rs 8 crore, we want to know why Modi didn't speak for 5 days': Rohith Vemula's family

In a rebuff to Hyderabad Central University, the family members of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, who allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room, today 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.

Rohith Vemula suicide: Centre sets up judicial commission for probe, announces Rs 8 lakh ex gratia

In a bid to defuse the raging controversy, the Centre today decided to set up a judicial commission to go into the dalit student’s suicide in Hyderabad University, which announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs.8 lakh to his family but protests continued.

After Rohith Vemula suicide, Dalit teachers at Hyderabad University 'scared and worried'

The Hyderabad Central University (HCU) teachers and officials, predominantly Dalits, who are agitating against the varsity authorities after Rohith Vemula’s suicide believe they are "being watched" and have been given enough veiled messages that the names of 50 of those protesting have been sent to New Delhi, reports <em>The Indian Express.</em>

After Rohith Vemula suicide, Hyderabad Central University may go easy on 4 other Dalit scholars

One Dalit student at Hyderabad Central University - Rohith Vemula has killed himself after being suspended from attending classes or even access to the campus but his four friends, who were also punished, may get off the hook lighter now that the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) is under fierce attack after Vemula's suicide.

Rohith Vemula suicide: Why did HRD ministry write 4 letters on the 'matter'? Was ABVP leader really injured?

Although the Ministry of Human Resource Development is stoutly denying any hand in the events leading up to the suicide of PhD student Rohith Vemula at Hyderabad Central University, the Ministry sent four fairly detailed letters to the same University where Vemula was a student, asking for details on the "matter" raised by Minister of State Bandaru Dattatreya.