Rohith Vemula
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Govt set for strong counter to opposition during JNU debate in RS
National | Feb 24, 2016, 08:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre is all set to aggressively counter the Congress and the Left during the debate on the JNU row and the Rohith Vemula suicide in Parliament
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Rohith Vemula march: Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal join protest
National | Feb 23, 2016, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today lent their participation to a protest march organised by the family and friends of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide
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We need a law to end discrimination in education : Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 23, 2016, 03:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today reached Jantar Mantar to join protest by students who demand justice for Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad research scholar who committed suicide last month.Addressing the students, Rahul slammed
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Important News 21st February 2016
India | Feb 21, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTNational NewsHaryana remains tense as Jat leaders refuse to end stir; Delhi runs out of waterChandigarh/New Delhi: Thousands of people continued to suffer as the violent agitation by Jat community protesters in Haryana entered the
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Smriti Irani likely to get Z-plus security: Report
National | Feb 04, 2016, 10:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: The security cover of Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani is set to be upgraded following escalated protests against her in the aftermath of the suicide of the Hyderabad University Dalit scholar Rohith
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Rahul using students as 'political fodder': HRD minister Smriti Irani
National | Feb 01, 2016, 10:55 PM ISTDharamshala: Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Smriti Irani today trained her guns at the Congress party, in particular, at vice president Rahul Gandhi over his protests at Hyderabad Central University.Irani accused Rahul Gandhi
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Rohith Vemula was a Dalit : SC/ST panel chief
India | Feb 01, 2016, 08:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: SC/ST commission chairman PL Punia on Sunday refuted claims made by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj while reiterating that Hyderabad university scholar Rohith Vemula who committed suicide earlier in January was a Dalit."He
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Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit, says Sushma Swaraj
National | Feb 01, 2016, 12:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that the scholar Rohith Vemula, who has committed suicide at Hyderabad Central University, was not a member of the dalit community."The facts have come out in
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Rohith Vemula suicide: ABVP blames Rahul Gandhi for doing 'politics over dead bodies'
India | Jan 30, 2016, 10:44 AM ISTHYDERABAD: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Saturday called for a bandh of colleges in Telangana in protest against the “politics over dead bodies” done by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in the Hyderabad Central
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Rahul Gandhi joins mass hunger strike for Rohith Vemula at HCU
National | Jan 30, 2016, 10:41 PM ISTHyderabad: Stepping up the offensive on Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula suicide issue, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today commenced a day-long fast along with agitating students of Hyderabad Central University here after participating in a candle
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Rohith Vemula suicide: SC/ST teachers to go on hunger strike today
India | Jan 28, 2016, 11:12 AM ISTHyderabad: SC and ST teachers of Hyderabad Central University have announced they will go on a hunger strike from today over the demand for the resignation of the vice chancellor and the in-charge VC in
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Let Dalits possess arms for their safety: Ramdas Athawale
National | Jan 28, 2016, 07:21 AM ISTMUMBAI: In the backdrop of suicide of a Dalit research scholar in Hyderabad University, Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale today demanded that members of the community be allowed to possess firearms given a "vertical rise"
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Dalit scholar's suicide: Fresh protests in Delhi, 60 students arrested
India | Jan 27, 2016, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Protesting the alleged "delay in justice" to Hyderabad university research scholar, scores of students from varsities across Delhi today once again marched to the HRD Ministry where 60 of them were detained by
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Rohith Vemula suicide: Hyderabad University mulls replacing interim VC
India | Jan 27, 2016, 09:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: As tension prevailed at the University of Hyderabad with students from other states reaching here for a massive protest over Rohith Vemula suicide, the university administration is now mulling to change interim Vice
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No pressure from any ministry for V. Rohith's suspension, claims new VC
India | Jan 26, 2016, 11:34 AM ISTHyderabad: In the latest development in Dalit Scholar suicide case, the in-charge vice-chancellor of the University of Hyderabad Prof Vipin Srivastava, who was also the head of a sub-committee that reviewed and upheld the suspension
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Rohith Vemula's mother admitted in ICU due to 'chest pain'
India | Jan 25, 2016, 08:34 AM ISTHyderabad: Mother of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research scholar who allegedly committed suicide on the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) campus on January 17, was shifted to a hospital on Sunday night in view of her health
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Rohith's family declines varsity's ex-gratia grant, slams PM Modi, Irani
National | Jan 23, 2016, 09:17 PM ISTHyderabad: Family members of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide in a hostel room on Sunday, today declined the ex-gratia offered to them by the Hyderabad Central University (HCU). Expressing their displeasure towards Prime
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Hyderabad varsity announces compensation of Rs 8 lakh for Rohith's family
India | Jan 22, 2016, 09:17 PM ISTHyderabad: The Hyderabad University, rocked by student protests after the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, on Friday announced Rs.8 lakh as ex gratia assistance for the bereaved family.A demand draft for the amount
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'Politics aside, a mother lost her son': PM Modi on Rohith's suicide
National | Jan 22, 2016, 04:50 PM ISTLucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today broke his silence on the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad saying that it was unfortunate that a student was compelled to take such a drastic step and that
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HRD minister Smriti Irani speaks to Rohith Vemula's mother, assures 'justice'
India | Jan 22, 2016, 04:54 PM ISTHyderabad: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today spoke to the mother of Rohit Vemula, the Dali scholar who committed suicide, over phone and assured her that 'justice' will be done in this case. Smriti Irani