Students

As punishment, teachers in Thailand give mass haircuts: Why has it evoked protests?

Giving humiliating haircuts in schools is a way to punish students in Thailand. Now activists are demanding that the practice be stopped after a teacher haphazardly cut the hair of more than 100 students to discipline them

Michigan State University murders: Why do shooters target campuses?

Campus attacks are not unheard of in the United States. Shooters on college and university grounds usually have a prior connection to institutions they target

China: Students allowed to return home as COVID spreads fear

Universities have been the scene of frequent lockdowns over the past three years, occasionally leading to clashes between the authorities and students confined to campus or even their dorm rooms

Iran: Students stage sit-ins, industrial workers go on strike despite crackdown on protests

The unrest erupted more than three weeks ago over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, who died following her arrest by the notorious Tehran morality police who enforce the strict dress rules on women including compulsory headscarves

Why are Allahabad University students threatening to bury themselves

The students of Allahabad University said that their fees have been hiked nearly three-fold and have been holding protests for several days now

NSUI protests for students demanding additional attempt for JEE 2022 exam

The National Students Union of India NSUI recently protested outside the National Testing Agency office in Okhla, New Delhi. The activists from the organisation protested for the students who have been demanding another attempt to appear in the JEE exam after they reported technical glitches.

Making every effort to reduce wait time for visas, says Canadian High Commission in India

The Canadian High Commission assured students that they are working to improve the situation, and have been processing applications throughout the year, including study permits for the September 2022 intake

Haryana goverment to arrange coaching for students intending to serve as Agniveers

The coaching will be started in batches of 50-50 in 200 schools of the state

India raises the issue of long-delays in grant of visa to students with several countries

Thousands of Indian students are struggling to return to these countries to join off-line classes as there have been enormous delays in processing of their visas by the respective embassies

64 school students test COVID- 19 positive in Odisha's Raygada

Forty-four residents of Anwesha Hostel at Kotlaguda were found to be positive for COVID-19