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'This is a public institution, run on public money and our fees,' the students say. 'Yet, decisions that affect us crucially are being taken without consulting us.'
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The writing is on the wall -- and it is written in the blood of the women who 'died', 'ran off' or 'committed suicide' under mysterious, carefully unexplained circumstances -- that the only life that matters is one that belongs to an upper class, upper caste, politically connected male.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
The victim of the harassment wrote a Facebook post narrating her ordeal, which has since gone viral.
When Bisweshwar Nandi caught his first glimpse of the Olympic rings after touching down in Rio with his gymnastics protege Dipa Karmakar, he felt an instant surge of adrenaline.
A star-studded Indian shooting contingent will begin their Rio Olympics campaign on Saturday with in-form Jitu Rai hoping to launch the country's medal haul in an event which will also see his more illustrious senior colleague Abhinav Bindra aiming to end his glorious career on a high.
Asia's oldest and largest cattle fair may soon lose its star attraction.
Thanks to the film's half-baked treatment, it is reduced to appearing like a flight of fancy.
Monday's surprise meeting is an admission by the Bharatiya Janata Party that their purported strategy of hoping to ride the popular 'Modi wave' in a Tamil Nadu without Jaya and a bed-ridden Karunanidhi does not have much chance of success, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Bollywood runs on the idea of age.' 'The moment you're single, even if you're 40, you're still appealing, you're still young.' 'The moment you're married, even if you're 25, it's uh huh. She's not sexy anymore.'
Jyoti Amge explains while Sadiya Upade listens in.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
India's largest-selling deo brand is constantly reinventing itself, says Sohini Das.
This is not a film worth recommending, says Raja Sen.
'For every Kangana, every Shreya, every Teri complainant -- for every woman who challenges power, tries to rise in the world, or owns her own decisions, we'll produce thousands of Jishas.' Mital Saran takes on India's patriarchal establishment.
The start-up story appears to be losing its sheen due to corporate misgovernance, financial mismanagement and gender discrimination.
Formula One has not had a woman driver start a race in nearly 40 years and Danica Patrick, who nearly tested for Honda in 2008, has been through the rumour mill many times already.
Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu would be seen acting and in her upcoming production venture Dongata.
Jelena Ostapenko became only the sixth female Grand Slam champion to lose in the opening round of their title defence on Sunday when she lost to Kateryna Kozlova at the French Open.
Rajeev Srinivasan on whom the Congress might put forth as its leader in 2014.
'I am a very confused and boring person in real life. I can't make quick decisions. If I am in the company of someone, especially a female, then that person would run away from me due to boredom.' Getting inside Nawazuddin Siddiqui's skin.
If an FIR had been registered by the Pen police -- instead of a mere entry in the station diary -- an investigation could have taken place and the body might have been identified as Sheena's, leading to the case being cracked much earlier.
Searching for them online will only invite more trouble for you!
Rediff photographer-cum-correspondent Rajesh Karkera was the ultimate fly on the wall throughout the five days at Lakme Fashion Week Winter Fest 2016.
The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months. But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next assignment?' Nobody knew; the players were waiting for the BCCI to tell them. The BCCI, with barely any time from its endless legal tangles, had nothing in mind immediately. The likes of Australia and England were back on the field, battling it out in the Ashes in front of sizeable crowds. But for Mithali Raj and team, there was no road ahead.
As we ring in the New Year we must recognise that 2015 promises to be a very exciting time for India.
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
Several places in Arunachal Pradesh, including capital Itanagar, were cut off by floods and landslides.
Two experts who took for the Common Admission Test this year, breaks down the paper for you.
True misogyny is when you stop being curious about women, and Milind Dhaimade directs his actresses with a sense of wonder. Tu Hai Mera Sunday has delightful women characters, sketchy men, and individual threads that work better than the whole package, feels Sreehari Nair.
Gandhi attacked the government over its 'maximum governance' slogan, saying this also meant expanding the base of disagreement without inviting retribution, a reference to its crackdown on several non-governmental organisations.
Kaanchi Chopra's blog posts talk about issues like body shaming, colour discrimination, gender inequality.
Because we mirror his beliefs, says Savera R Someshwar.
'Pink a movie that's assembled especially for that section of prejudice-free Indians who are all on this side of the screen.' 'Look...there's virtuosity staring at you, 24 Frames per Second.' 'Soak it in; more power to the revolution, more wax to the candlelight vigils,' says Sreehari Nair.
The efforts of two women have given hundreds of street and slum children of Dehradun the hope to dream of a promising future.
The ordinary life lived in Pakistan is rarely a part of Indian imagination. This is this gap that Pakistani television serials have succeeded in bridging, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
According to Nielsen India online viewership has doubled since 2011.
As it turns out, this soundtrack with multiple composers and lyricists at the helm of affairs turns out to be a largely entertaining affair with quite a few party tracks as well as a couple of soft songs that would go a long way.
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