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We need a law against caste discrimination in educational institutions: Sukhadeo Thorat

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Sukhadeo Thorat is an eminent sociology professor whose report on caste discrimination in higher educational institutes in India remains phenomenal for what it revealed. The repo... और पढ़ें


IIT Bombay suicide and the caste factor

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Twenty-two-year-old SahilWakodewas a second-yearBTechstudent in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering atIITBombay, one of India's premier higher educational institutio... और पढ़ें


"Educated" does not mean equal | Sukhadeo Thorat

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The death of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay student Sahil Wakode has renewed questions about caste discrimination in India's higher educational institutions. Eminent ... और पढ़ें


CJP gets a Mumbai boost

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Gen-Z does not mince words. They speak plainly, to your face, and with innovative "no holds barred" posters. A poster demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner ... और पढ़ें


A disturbing pattern

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- "I want justice for Sahil. That's the only demand I am making as Sahil's mother. I want nothing else," said Sonali Wakode at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Her husband, Ravindra Wakode, ... और पढ़ें


Caste discrimination on campus not new to IIT Bombay

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The IIT Bombay (IIT-B) administration, which is in the eye of a storm after a Scheduled Caste (SC) student named Sahil Wakode died by suicide on September 18, has denied that th... और पढ़ें


Goa opposition faces uncertainty after GFP-Congress talks

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Susegad is a Goan word for a relaxed, easygoing way of life-taking things at an unhurried pace. Until now, Goan politics was all susegad, like the character of the State. Whethe... और पढ़ें


IIT Bombay student's suicide reopens the question of caste on the Indian campus

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- On the banks of Powai Lake, on the outskirts of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, IIT Bombay has a picturesque location. Entering the campus itself gives the impression that it is on... और पढ़ें


The changing economics of Mumbai's Ganpati festivals

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- This year, the Adani Group signed an exclusive sponsorship agreement with Chinchpokli's Chintamani, Mumbai's 107-year-old Ganpati festival mandal. Under the agreement, the Adani ... और पढ़ें


Pune's DJ row gets noisy and political

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- Vidyanand Bapat was giving an interview to TV9 Marathi news channel on Tilak Road in Pune when a youth attacked him. Few cameramen of news channels were present at the time of th... और पढ़ें