Johanna Deeksha
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What explains the recent wave of protests at the IITs? (opens the original)
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On September 18, 2026, Sahil Wakode, a BTech student from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay died by suicide. Wakode’s parents have alleged that their son faced casteist harassment from a professor on campus. Students mounted protests after the suicide and submitted an 18-point memorandum to the institution, demanding a fair investigation and better support systems for students. After three days of protests, media outlets reported that the institute’s director signed the memorandum, indic
‘Misleading’: India on posts claiming world leaders fell ill after BRICS summit (opens the original)
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The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that speculation on social media that world leaders had fallen ill after attending the BRICS summit in Delhi was “misleading”. Sharing screenshots by accounts claiming that “multiple” or “numerous” leaders had become unwell after they attended the summit, the ministry described the claims as “fake” and misleading. “We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms,” it said. The summit was held on Saturday and Sunday. Some of the
Why parents prefer private schools over government schools – despite similar learning outcomes (opens the original)
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Balakrishnan V, a 44-year-old auto driver, has lived in the same locality all his life, an area predominantly occupied by low-income households, in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district. Balakrishnan has four children: a son and three daughters. The older two attend private schools. The son, who is in Class 11, is enrolled in a school that charges around Rs 50,000 a year. Balakrishnan’s eldest daughter, a Class 8 student, pays fees of around Rs 20,000 per year. In contrast, the other two children study fo
Why Tamil Nadu’s factories are death traps for migrant workers (opens the original)
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At around 10.40 am on June 21, the female migrant workers’ quarters at a seafood processing plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district, was almost full. Many of the women were still sleeping because it was a Sunday, their day off. The quarters were situated on the first floor of the plant, operated by St Peter and Paul’s Sea Food and Exports. The floor was also crammed with equipment, including refrigeration machinery, pipeline systems and an ice flakes generator machine. Suddenly, the occupants
Why Gen Alpha protests show India’s official school data is unreliable (opens the original)
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In recent weeks, school students across the country have launched protests against the poor conditions of their schools. The protests are being referred to as the “Gen Alpha” protests, a nod to the recent “Gen Z” protests that broke out in Delhi and spread around India. Protesting students have sat at the entrance gates to schools and on roads, locked up staff members, and marched to the local authorities’ offices to present their demands. Their demonstrations have prompted the Cockroach Janata
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