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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicStudent protests

Topic: Student protests

UPPSC confirms one-shift, one-day PCS exam amid student protests, defers decision on review officer exam

UPPSC notification also postpones the provincial civil service exam without providing a fresh date. The review or assistant review officer exam notification is expected later.

Food, water scarce at protest site, but UPPSC aspirants opposing 2-shift exams say ‘na batenge, na hatenge’

Students demonstrating against UPPSC's decision to hold RO-ARO & PCS preliminary exams in 2 shifts claim police have forced eateries, shops at protest site to shut down.

Bangladesh protesters siege presidential palace, demand removal of Shahabuddin, ‘crony of Hasina govt’

Members of the student group that ousted PM Hasina, announced 5-point demands Tuesday, including rewriting the country's constitution and banning the Awami League.

Students of Patiala’s RGNUL demand V-C’s ouster over inspection of girls’ hostel, ‘sexist behaviour’

Protests erupted after V-C Dr Jai Shankar Singh inspected girls' rooms without notice or consent. Students claim he's made inappropriate comments about female students several times.

Indraprastha University student suicide brings up a storm of anger and a long list of woes

Most of the students didn't know Gautam Kumar, as the new academic year had just begun a month ago. But his death has sparked an unprecedented protest at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

Manipur govt suspends internet services for five days amid student agitation

Security forces fired tear gas shells Tuesday during the agitators’ attempt to march towards Raj Bhavan demanding removal of DGP and security advisor to Manipur govt.

Arson, stone pelting in Manipur’s Thoubal. Students want central forces, CM to go

Police use tear gas shells to disperse crowds; five students and one officer have been injured in clashes.

Leading two lives, says twin brother of 25-yr-old who became symbol of Bangladesh students’ movement

Family of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho who Bangladesh Police allegedly shot during the student protests that led to Sheikh Hasina's fall is yet to come to terms with his death.

Bangladesh’s chief justice, central bank governor step down after protestors give ultimatum

However, Bank Governor Abdur Rouf's resignation hasn't been accepted given the importance of the position.

Bangladesh remains in flux as students issue deadline to dissolve parliament

Bangladesh's army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman was due to meet student leaders at 0600 GMT to discuss the formation of an interim government.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?