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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicIIT caste bias

Topic: IIT caste bias

IIT alumni are among global greats. But they are indifferent to Darshan Solanki, Ashna trauma

When will the IIT alumni network transcend its Brahmin-centric confines? When will these influential voices challenge prevailing norms so that every student can thrive without prejudice?

‘Vegetarians only’ posters in IIT Bombay hostel sparks debate on choice, purity and casteism

Student group APPSC points out that the attempt to create a separate space for eating vegetarian food was to reinforce the superiority of Brahmins.

‘Was tortured:’ Family of dead IIT Bombay boy alleges caste bias behind suicide

IIT Bombay has strongly refuted charges of discrimination and is conducting an internal probe into the death of first-year Gujarati student Darshan Solanki.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.