A group of Indian and Afghani students clashed at a private university's campus in Greater Noida, injuring over 30 people. The clash was triggered off when a group of Indian students passed a comment on an Afghani girl. The police had to be called into control...
It has been confirmed that the body found in the Providence river in the Rhode island in the US is that of a missing Indian-American student Sunil Tripathi. He had been missing since March this year. The cause of the death is pending further investigations and...
Ladaki students protest in Jammu and Kashmir after Chinese intrusion into Indian territory. For the first time, Chinese army has come 18 kms into the Line of Actual Control.
Popularly known as the man who could make the violin sing, Lalgudi Jayaraman passed away at the age of 82. His contributions to the carnatic music field is unparalleled as he even evolved his own 'Lalgudi bhani (style)' that is popular today. His most notable ...
News Hour | Four months on from the Nirbhaya case, nothing has changed for women in India and especially Delhi. A five year old child was kidnapped and raped for two days. Her body parts were horribly mutilated. She is currently going through treatment and onl...
Following a tip-off by students, TV9 does a sting operation at the TNC degree college at Kovvuru, in the Nellore district, where students from a private college are caught on camera copying during an exam. The operation revealed that these students are given p...
A student from Manipur has committed suicide by hanging himself in Delhi University's Hindu College hostel. A suicide note has been discovered from the suicide scene. The police claim that the student was suffering from depression. The body has been sent for a...
Today is the second day of Chaitra Navratri. Today Mata's devotees pray to her avatar of Maa Brahmacharini. She blesses her devotees with courage, strength, dedication and concentration. It is believed that if students pray to her they would achieve success.
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled in the capital yesterday by SFI activists, Trinamool Congress workers have called for nation-wide protest against the incident. In the meantime, security has been tightened outside TMC's headquarters...
Student life is far from being easy as many defining decisions are taken during student days. Cut throat competition for collage seats makes the lives of the students a lot stressful. Although studying oversees is an attractive option, not many fully explore t...
West Bengal Chief Minister gives a clean chit to the state police, making slain student leader Sudipta Gupta's family angry. The family says that by being insensitive to their complaints, the CM has automatically lost the right to rule.
Students of Kanpur's Krishi Vishwavidyalaya protested the cancellation of the registration of 14 students who hadn't paid the fees. The students went on a rampage and set the hostel warden's motorcycle on fire and threw stones at the Vice-Chancellor's car. The...
While the student fraternity in Tamil Nadu rose in rebellion against the Sri Lankan war crimes, Kollywood also did its bit. Several actors came together for a day and carried out a hunger strike. Was this a gimmick or a heartfelt protest?
Autopsy report of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta has revealed that the student leader had suffered multiple injuries. Will West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee agree to the demand of a judicial probe into the death?
Following the death of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta at the hands of the police, the student wing of the CPI(M), as well other Left parties, have called for a complete bandh in the state, as anger against Mamata Banerjee-led state government is on the rise.
A 16 year-old girl commits suicide in Delhi by shooting herself. According to sources, the girl was in depression as her parents were living separately for the past four years. The police have sent the body for post-mortem and are investigating the exact reaso...
Death of West Bengal SFI leader Sudipto Gupta in police custody has sent shock waves across the nation. Yet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to claim that the death was an accident and thereby trivializing this brutal crime. Can the CM cont...
Newshour | Kolkata comes out to say goodbye to the 22-year-old Sudipta Gupta, who died in police custody. Sudipta's father is inconsolable, while the crowd pours out in support of the student who was mercilessly tortured by the police. TMC hides under the cove...
Left leader Sitaram Yechury expresses anger over Sudipta Gupta's death and says that he knew him personally. Yechury says that he had met him once and he thought he had a spark. He also criticises the Mamata Banerjee government for not handling these protests ...
'I am his father and I have no words to express my grief. It has been over 24 hours now... All I pray for is for his soul to rest in peace', says Pranab Gupta, the father of Sudipta Gupta who died in police custody.
Student leader Sudipta Gupta is being taken on a procession to the crematorium, where his last rites will be conducted. A huge crowd has gathered to pay their last respects, and even ex-CM Buddadeb Bhattacharjee was spotted. The leader died yesterday in police...
Journalist and editor Vinod Mehta reacts to TMC's comments about how the leader's death was history and that it is important to think of the future. He says that the so-called 'police goondaism' must be stopped and that the concerned officials should be punish...
TMC leader Derek O'Brien expresses condolences to the family of Sudipta Gupta, but maintains that it was an accident. He says that while it is unfortunate to see a young life being snuffed out, but it is history.
CPI(M) leader Fuad Alim says that Sudipta Gupta died in police custody and hence someone in the police force should be held accountable. Arresting the driver, who did not do anything, will not do justice to his death, says Alim. Another CPI(M) leader Mohammad ...
Kanchipuram and Vridhachalam students protest against Sri Lankan war crimes and demand that a permanent solution be arrived at. They demanded that Rajapaksa be branded a war criminal and an independent probe be ordered into the alleged war crimes committed on ...
SFI activists have protested the death of fellow leader, Sudipta Gupta, and are demanding a probe into the incident. The police have arrested the bus driver and conductor of the bus in which Sudipta Gupta died. The SFI students were protesting the West Bengal ...
Student activists protest the death of fellow SFI leader Sudipta Gupta at the hands of the police. The SFI activists were protesting against the West Bengal government's decision to shift the dates of college union elections.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has inaugurated the students police summer camp which is a joint venture of Kerala police and state education department. Students from 100 schools from across the state take part in this summer camp.
Students expressed their anger at the death of Sudipta Gupta, a 24 year-old SFI student activist who in a march carried out to protest Mamata Banerjee's decision to postpone the college union elections. Fellow student activists allege that Gupta died due to th...
Newshour | A student leader belonging to the CPI(M) dies after being lathicharged by the police. The leader, identified as Sudipta Gupta was allegedly tortured by the police after being arrested during a protest demanding college union elections in West Bengal...
A student leader belonging to the CPI(M) dies after being lathicharged by the police. The leader, identified as Sudipta Gupta was allegedly tortured by the police after being arrested. An eyewitness, Debosmita Sarkar, explains what happened to Sudipta.
Sol Pudhidu | Students rebelled all across Tamil Nadu for the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils for the last 15 days. However, now with the exams approaching and the government ordering all colleges to reopen, the protests might soon simmer down. What are the other p...
A student leader belonging to the CPI(M) dies after being lathicharged by the police. The leader, identified as Sudipta Gupta was allegedly tortured by the police after being arrested during a protest demanding college union elections in West Bengal.
A student leader belonging to the CPI(M) dies after being lathicharged by the police. The leader, identified as Sudipta Gupta was allegedly tortured by the police after being arrested during a protest demanding college union elections in West Bengal. However, ...
A student leader belonging to the CPI(M) dies after being lathicharged by the police. The leader, identified as Sudipta Gupta was allegedly tortured by the police after being arrested during a protest demanding college union elections in West Bengal. However, ...
Achil Vandhavai | After several days of protests, the colleges in Tamil Nadu are all set to reopen. Will the student protests have an impact on the lives of Tamils in Sri Lanka? Also discussed, DMDK chief Vijayakanth's call for boycott of elections, Kudankulam...
Another clash between students and Congress leaders ensues in Kanyakumari. The students were supposed to hold a human chain protest, when the Congress leader came to the site and broke all the placards condemning Rajapaksa. The students and Congress leaders ha...
There is increasing concern that several of the South Africans, who come to Hyderabad for higher studies, overstay their visa and even turn to criminal activities for sustenance. According to an intelligence report, many South Africans come to Hyderabad with c...
Student protests in Tamil Nadu are taking massive proportions and the continued protests are proving to be a major issue. While these protests started out with good intentions, political parties are taking advantage of the situation and using it for mileage. S...
Congress leaders attack students in Trichy while on a protest. The students now demand immediate action against the leaders and continue with their protest.
After Congress leaders attack protesting students in Trichy, their office in Tirunelveli is gheraoed by student groups. The groups demanded immediate action against the leaders who attacked the students.
Achil Vandhavai | Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa accused Karunanidhi of having double standards as his grand nephew's IPL team has two Sri Lankan players. Also discussed SP's third front talk, the never-ending Sri Lankan protests, and more.
Cyprus capital Nicosia witnesses another day of protests, as Cyprus national bank strikes a deal with the EU and IMF. Cypriots says that the bankruptcy filed by the country, which will make the citizens lose up to 80 per cent of their savings, is a form of leg...
Sinthanai Kalam | T Ganesan, head of a students organisation, fighting for a separate Eelam for Tamils, talks about the various protests being organised in the next few weeks. The students are planning to gherao Chennai Central next.
Sol Pudhidhu | Students have been protesting for the Tamil cause for several days now in Tamil Nadu. How much of this is justified? Should students be involved so much in political protests instead of attending classes? Arun Shourie from the Tamil Nadu Makkal ...
Thousands of students in Cyprus have protested against the government's last-ditch bailout deal struck with the country's creditors. High school and college students marched to the Presidential palace chanting slogans and saying their future had been stolen.
Student groups in Chennai forcibly shut down the AIR headquarters in Chennai, demanding that a referendum for a separate Eelam be done immediately. The students are also planning several other protests in the coming weeks.
The Students Federation for Free Eelam (SFFE) threaten a massive strike, if 13 Sri Lankan players are allowed to play in the IPL matches in Tamil Nadu. The students demand that the players be banned from playing. SFFE have submitted their appeal to the Chennai...
Opposition has demanded immediate action against the principal of Sarabhai Institute of Science and Technology. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has termed the reaction of principal soon after the accident in Idukki, in which seven students from Sarabhai have lost...
Students of Hyderabad's Nizam College at Basheerbagh stage a dharna against the food being served in the hostel. They say a few students had to be admitted to hospital due to food poisoning. Protesting students also complained against the soda being added to t...
Dead bodies of four people, killed in the Idukki bus accident, have been sent to Thiruvananthapuram. Meanwhile reports reveal that the trip was organized without the permission of Sarabhai Institute of Science and Technology authorities.
A class ten girl of Visakhapatnam's Chaitanya Techno School underwent surgery at 7 AM in the morning after she had a bout of pain. But by 10 AM she was at the examination hall, writing her exams, with saline bottles placed by her side. Harika has always been a...
A 12-year-old boy, Danish Manzur, was beaten black and blue by his teacher for missing his homework. The boy is now hospitalised and being administered painkillers. The teacher is now absconding.
The lead actors and director of the 'youthful' movie 'Back Bench Student' are in the studios to talk about the movie, its storyline, the casting, and the response to the movie. Director Madhur Sridhar, actors Mahat Raghavendra and Incy Gutta speak on the movie...
Declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, bring a new resolution at UNHRC, cut off all trade ties with Sri Lanka, and introduce a referendum for a separate Eelam - these are the few demands that the students have put forth in their agitation for the Tamil cause. Ta...
In a never-seen-before scale, the student protests in Tamil Nadu enter the 12th day. Students all over Tamil Nadu are protesting the war crimes in Sri Lanka and demand that steps to maintain sustainable peace in the country are taken.
As part of the 'one crore students continuous strike', students from arts, engineering, science, law and medical colleges gather near the landmark Marina beach. Holding placards and banners, the students have begun their peaceful protest against the atrocities...
Osmania University students today tried to organise a rally to Gun Park in support of tomorrow's Sadak Bandh being organised by the TRS on the Hyderabad-Bangalore national highway. They were stopped by the police at the OU gate.
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) leader Velmurugan and Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peravai leader Vellaiyan speak about the one crore continuous protest by students. The students have gathered on Marina beach and have been protesting the entire day.
As part of the 'one crore students continuous strike', students from arts, engineering, science, law and medical colleges gather near the landmark Marina beach. Holding placards and banners, the students have begun their peaceful protest against the atrocities...
Politicians, students and professionals join together to stage protests across Tamil Nadu over the alleged Sri Lankan war crimes against Tamils. The protesters demand an independent international probe into the war crimes committed by Sri Lanka.
Declare Rajapaksa a war criminal, demand lawyers from Tarapuram. The lawyers have gone on a hunger strike, to show support for the Tamil cause. Several students in Tarapuram have also gone on a strike.
Despite the massive protests by students in Tamil Nadu, no action has been taken by the central government. The students have been going on hunger strikes and organising massive protest. The government has ordered a shutdown for ten days for all colleges.
Students organise a massive protest against Sri Lankan war crimes and call it the 'one crore students continuous strike'. The strike takes place today and students from arts, engineering, science, law and medical colleges are expected to take part.
Kerala Students Union (KSU) president VS Joy sustained injuries when the car he was travelling in collided with a truck. Joy and his driver have been hospitalized.
Achil Vandhavai | DMK uses threat as its last tool to blackmail UPA into voting against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet. Is this correct? Also discussed, student protests against Sri Lanka and more.
Congress sends top leaders like P Chidambaram, AK Antony, and Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet DMK leader Karunanidhi to pacify him and convince him to not quit the coalition. The leader had earlier threatened to do so if India did not vote against Sri Lanka at the UN...
DMK chief Karunanidhi blackmails the Centre again, threatening to pull out of the coalition, if India doesn't vote in favour of the US resolution against Sri Lanka. After this threat, several Congress leaders have been trying to pacify the DMK. PM Manmohan Sin...
Demanding justice for Tamils in Sri Lanka, nursing and teachers training colleges go on a strike. This is a first, as only arts and science colleges have been protesting in the last few days in Nagapattinam.
Salem's most popular college, the Periyar University, goes on a strike demanding that India support US in its resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet in Geneva. The students have been on a strike since the last week, demanding an honourable settlement f...
Claiming that the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka was ethnic violence and not a war crime, 200 students of a private engineering college in Nilgiris, go on a strike. A few more colleges will join the strike soon and form a human chain.
Protest against Sri Lankan war crimes continue as more than 150 students sit on a hunger strike. The students demand that India vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet and declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal.
Chennai's students try to gherao Raj Bhavan, and shout slogans in front of the building. eclare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet, cut off all trade ties with Sri Lanka, and introduce a voting system for a separate Eelam - t...
Over 400 students, protesting against the noncommittal stand taken by the government over the Sri Lankan war crimes against Tamils, have courted arrest in Tamil Nadu. The students demand that the government should spell out its stand on the US resolution that ...
DMK chief Karunanidhi blackmails the Centre again, threatening to pull out of the coalition, if India doesn't vote in favour of the US resolution against Sri Lanka. After this threat, several Congress leaders have been trying to pacify the DMK. PM Manmohan Sin...
While the students have decided to gherao Raj Bhavan, Chennai, today to protest against the Sri Lankan war crimes, Kollywood too decides to do its bit. Several directors and actors associations will go on a one day strike condemning state atrocities against Ta...
Zero Hour | Congress leader EVKS Elangovan talks about how the party might get affected in next year's general elections with the college students in Tamil Nadu creating a ruckus over the Sri Lankan issue. Declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, vote against Sri ...
The Lankan war crimes issue boils over, as the UPA ally DMK threatens to pull out if the Centre does not call for an independent inquiry into the human rights violations in Sri Lanka during the civil war. DMK supremo M Karunanidhi has asked the government to l...
Declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet, cut off all trade ties with Sri Lanka, and introduce a voting system for a separate Eelam - these are the few demands that Coimbatore students have put forth in their agitation for ...
One medical, four engineering and 20 arts colleges join hands to protest against the Sri Lankan war crimes. More than 30,000 students have mobilised support for the cause and demand that Rajapaksa be declared a war criminal. A look at the rebellious Theni.
Protests against Sri Lankan war crimes break out everywhere in Tamil Nadu. In Tiruvarur, ten students from the government arts college enter the third day of their hunger strike. 16 more students have joined the agitation, bringing the count to 26.
Stating that a separate Eelam is the only way to stop the Sri Lankan crisis, the students in Thanjavur demand that voting for an Eelam be introduced. These students have also been on a hunger strike for the past three days.
Following protests by law and arts college students in Salem, the classrooms wear an empty look. Several managements have declared a holiday for their colleges. Several students were also detained by the police for protesting without prior permission.
Students clash with the police over the killing of a student by locals. The students have torched a few vehicles and have raised slogans against the locals. The attempts by police to pacify the students have failed and they were forced to resort to violence to...
Violence continues to be reported from the capital of Bihar. This time around two student unions clashed over the death of a student in the college hostel. The situation in Patna continues to remain tense.
The police have registered a case after angry locals blocked the National Highway, demanding action against those who kidnapped a college student in broad daylight in Greater Noida. The incident reveals how despite protests and the promises by government, stre...
The indefinite hunger strike called by the students of Loyola college in Tamil Nadu Ten students demanding action against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes enters the second day. Ten students of Loyola College began their fast yesterday to press for their seven...
Three sixth standard students, namely Lakshman, Mahesh Babu & Yesudau, staying at the SC Hostel near Boempally in Hyderabad have been reported missing and have written a letter warning not to search for them anywhere or else they would kill themselves.
In two separate incidents, students took their lives after being admonished by their school teachers. Eight standard student Maarilakshmi consumed poison, after her class teacher scolded her for fighting with a fellow classmate. A case has been registered in t...
Kashmiri student Mudassir had a fight with his room-mate hours before he committed suicide, says the Hyderabad East Zone DCP Vijayalakshmi. The DCP said it was his room-mate Waseem who came to the police station to lodge a complaint against Mudassir for damagi...
The first day of the week brought with it horrible news to the family of 10 school going children. A school bus carrying 24 students in Jalandhar, was involved in a head on collision with a truck which claimed the lives of 10 children along with the driver. Th...
A tragic accident in Chathannoor, Kollam, claims the lives of three engineering students. The accident occurred when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tipper truck. Two other students have sustained serious injuries and are hospitalized.
After a class 2 student in a school in Sangli complained of a teacher misbehaving with her, a mob confronted the teacher, assaulted him and handed him over to the police. This incident comes following the reports of a seven-year-old being raped in a school.
NIT (National Institute of Technology) Warangal administration has launched an internal inquiry against four second year girls staying at the hostel for ragging a first year student. No police case has been registered. But authorities have reportedly decided o...
Students of Annai Velankanni college, Kanyakumari, protest against a TASMAC shop that is in very close vicinity to the college. The students allege that drunks from the shop harass the male and female students of the college. After the Kanyakumari TASMAC super...
For the fifth time, the students of the government college in Tiruvannamalai go on a strike demanding their free laptops. The AIADMK government had announced a free laptop scheme under which all third and second year students were eligible for laptops. However...