Rohith Vemula
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‘Ideological reaction’: Jaitley justifies action against JNU, Hyderabad univ students
National | Apr 01, 2016, 07:08 PM ISTif slogans are openly raised for persons who bombed Mumbai or attacked Parliament, then one must expect some "ideological reaction" from those who do not agree with this.
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Rohith Vemula issue: JNU students request Prez to take action
India | Mar 30, 2016, 11:04 PM ISTHundreds of students and teachers marched towards Rashtrapati Bhawan here today to request the President to take action against the Vice Chancellor of Hyderabad university.
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CM KCR to request PM Modi to recall Hyderabad University Vice Chancellor
National | Mar 27, 2016, 11:41 AM ISTTelangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced that he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the demand for recall of Hyderabad Central University Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao.
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Student body demands Hyderabad varsity VC's arrest
India | Mar 26, 2016, 03:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) on Saturday staged a protest outside Hyderabad Central University demanding arrest of Vice Chancellor P. Appa Rao. Tension prevailed as the activists staged a sit-in at the
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Centre manufactured JNU row to overshadow Rohith Vemula’s suicide: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 23, 2016, 06:31 PM ISTJNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar today accused the central government of handling the JNU row oppressively in order to shift focus from the suicide case of Rohith Vemula.
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Rohith Vemula suicide: Students ransack VC office, raise Azadi slogans
India | Mar 22, 2016, 03:57 PM ISTHyderabad: About 200 students of Hyderabad University vandalised Vice Chancellor Appa Rao's office as he resumed work after his leave following dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide on January 17. Rapid Action Force was called in
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AAP demands action over posters seeking Kanhaiya's elimination
National | Mar 05, 2016, 11:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party today demanded immediate arrest and strict action in connection with the posters announcing a cash reward for anyone who "shoots down" JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. The party said these posters can "disturb" the law and
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Rohith Vemula had organised meeting for Yakub Memon: VK Singh
National | Mar 05, 2016, 09:07 PM ISTVrindavan: Union minister VK Singh targeted JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday for calling Rohith Vemula his inspiration, alleging that the Dalit scholar had organised a meeting in support of Mumbai blasts convict
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Consider Rohith Vemula, not Afzal Guru as my icon: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 04, 2016, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after his release from Tihar jail where he was housed on charges of sedition, JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar today sought to distance himself from the political image being accorded to him,
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Rahul Gandhi takes Modi government head on in Parliament
National | Mar 02, 2016, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today led an aggressive charge against the Narendra Modi-led government targeting it over its handling of affairs relating to the Rohith Vemula suicide and the JNU row as
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War of Privilege Motions erupt in Parliament
National | Mar 01, 2016, 04:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: A war of Privilege Motions has broken out in Parliament, with BJP today giving notice for such an action against Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, hitting back at the opposition party for a similar
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Opposition set to corner Smriti Irani over JNU and Rohith remarks in Parliament
National | Mar 01, 2016, 11:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that signals another showdown between opposition and government , Congress MP KC Venugopal and Ranjit Ranjan have given a privilege motion against against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani over
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Rohith's mother, brother meet CPI leaders
India | Feb 29, 2016, 10:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: The mother and brother of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit PhD scholar who committed suicide at Hyderabad Central University, today met senior CPI leaders here to press for a law for ending caste-based discrimination on
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Smriti Irani lying, no fellowship money to Rohith: Mother
National | Feb 26, 2016, 06:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mother of Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula today alleged that HRD ministry had labelled his son as anti-national and extremist.Adressing a press conference, She countered Irani's claim that Rohith was not denied fellowship
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'Rohith Vemula was not denied fellowship money'
National | Feb 26, 2016, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today dismissed BSP president Mayawati's allegations that Hyderbard University scholar Rohith Vemula was denied fellowship moneyShe further rejected Mayawati's claim that no member of Dalit community has been included
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JNU row: Hate speech can never be free speech, says Arun Jaitley in RS
National | Feb 25, 2016, 07:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley today put forth a strong counter to the opposition's allegations that the government was cracking down on students because it didn't agree with their views, saying “hate speech can
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Rajya Sabha's first working day is a washout
National | Feb 24, 2016, 07:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The first working day of the Budget session of Rajya Sabha was a washout today with the House failing to transact any business due to the continued uproar created by BSP members, led
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Rohith's mother meets Arvind Kejriwal, demands job for younger son
National | Feb 24, 2016, 04:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's mother today met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence and requested a job for her younger son.At the meeting, Radhika Vemula, Rohith's mother, was accompanied by her
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Rohith Vemula suicide: Mayawati, Smriti Irani lock horns in RS
National | Feb 24, 2016, 09:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: BSP MPs led by Mayawati in Rajya Sabha today demanded resignation of Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya in connection with the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula at the Hyderabad Central
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PM Modi asks BJP MPs to aggressively defend govt on JNU issue
National | Feb 24, 2016, 10:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: After President's address to members of both Houses of Parliament yesterday, the legislative business of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will begin today. Issues relating to JNU and Hyderabad University will come up