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IITB suicide: Sahil Wakode’s parents on strike, no govt outreach
Mumbai: The hunger strike of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s parents entered its second day on Tuesday, September 29, with their lawyer claiming that no government representative had approached them yet. Union…
- India
IIT Bombay postpones semester exams amid protests over suicide
Mumbai: Amid protests over the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode, IIT Bombay has postponed the mid-semester examinations scheduled for September 26-27 to October 10-11, an official said on Thursday, September 24.…
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IIT Bombay sets up panel to probe suicide, Prof sent on leave
Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Wednesday, September 23, set up a 10-member high-level committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of B Tech student Sahil Wakode, an…
- News
Congress accuses government of hiding IIT suicide data
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, September 22, accused the government of “hiding” data on suicides at IITs and asked what it plans to do to address the crisis faced by the…
- Mumbai
Sahil told us about facing casteism at IIT Bombay: Parents
Mumbai: IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s parents on Tuesday claimed that he had told them that he was facing casteist slurs and humiliation at the institute. Speaking to the media after visiting…
- Mumbai
IIT Bombay suicide: Dean Prof Suryanarayana Doolla removed
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Monday, September 21, said Professor Suryanarayana Doolla has been removed from the Dean’s post with immediate effect, days after a student’s suicide. The…
- India
IITB suicide: Professor booked for abetment, probe underway
Mumbai: An IIT Bombay professor has been named as an accused in connection with the alleged suicide of a 22-year-old student on the campus, and the city police have transferred the investigation…
- Mumbai
IITB students protest Dalit student’s suicide, seek director’s resignation
IIT Bombay students on Saturday, September 19, staged a protest over the death of a Dalit BTech student, demanding accountability from the administration and the resignation of Director Shireesh Kedare. Hailing from…
- India
IIT-Kanpur’s tie-up with ISKCON for student welfare sparks row
New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IIT Kanpur and ISKCON for programmes aimed at student well-being, stress management and value-based education became the centre of controversy, with people questioning the…
- Telangana
NEET aspirant dies in Warangal after battling for life for two days
Hyderabad: Dejected by her low score, a 19-year-old National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate 2026 (NEET US 2026) aspirant died on Wednesday, July 29, while undergoing treatment at NIMS Warangal. P Krishnaveni…
- Telangana
Telangana SC student attempts suicide over ‘low’ NEET score
Hyderabad: A 19-year-old student allegedly attempted suicide on Monday, July 27, in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district over a “low” score in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam. The student, P. Krishnaveni,…
- Hyderabad
KTR sends legal notice to CM Revanth over student death remark
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) served a legal notice to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy demanding a public apology within 48 hours, after the latter held the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vasavi College student dies by suicide over harassment
Hyderabad: A 20-year-old BTech student from Vasavi Engineering College in Ibrahimbagh allegedly died by suicide following harassment from faculty and other students, local reports said. The student, identified as V Shreya, was…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kamareddy student attempts suicide due to aunt’s death
Hyderabad: A 16-year-old Class 10 student was rescued after attempting to end his life in Telangana’s Kamareddy district on Thursday, July 10, reportedly while struggling to cope with the death of his…
- Hyderabad
IIIT Hyderabad student dies after jumping from campus building
Hyderabad: A second-year student of the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT) allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the top of a campus building at Gachibowli on Saturday, July 4.…
