Rahul Gandhi has written to Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, as well as Karnataka & Himachal CMs 'to put a firm end' to discrimination. Police had closed the case saying Vemula was not a Dalit.
Amid police closure report, Rohith Vemula’s family meets with Telangana’s CM seeking fair investigation. ‘He lived as an SC, suspended as an SC, now suddenly he’s not an SC?’ says mother.
Radhika Vemula, mother of the Dalit student who died by suicide in 2016 following alleged harassment, walked with Gandhi briefly during the morning leg of the Yatra.
There have been constant attempts to destabilise campuses in India. Take the suicides of Rohith Vemula, Payal Thadvi, Fathima Latheef or BHU protest for instance.
Students insist the spectre of caste discrimination hasn't gone away, and that redressal mechanisms exist only in name. But university says all is well.
The government’s post-Covid policy was to keep the fiscal deficit under check, rein in its revenue expenditure, and spend more on building infrastructure. That strategy seems to be changing.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
On a lighter note, is it time for the world to preach to the United States the virtues of free trade. Of upholding the international rules based order.
Heartbreaking. Sympathies and condolences. With a democratically elected government in office, perhaps an early restoration of statehood. A deepening of political engagement. Tourism is the lifeblood of the state’s economy.
On a lighter note, is it time for the world to preach to the United States the virtues of free trade. Of upholding the international rules based order.
Heartbreaking. Sympathies and condolences. With a democratically elected government in office, perhaps an early restoration of statehood. A deepening of political engagement. Tourism is the lifeblood of the state’s economy.