News for 'student abuse'

Can AAP raise itself again?

Can AAP raise itself again?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

'You can never say never in politics.' 'We may still see the return of AAP, but hopefully not of the same abusive politics again,' says Shekhar Gupta.

CBI books Allahabad HC judge in corruption case

CBI books Allahabad HC judge in corruption case

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

The CBI has alleged that Justice Shukla received illegal gratification from Justice (Retd) Quddusi and B P Yadav, chairman of Prasad Education Trust which runs a medical college in Lucknow, for getting a favourable order to prevent delisting from counselling sessions for admitting students in 2017.

Capital punishment for raping girls below 12, says Haryana CM Khattar

Capital punishment for raping girls below 12, says Haryana CM Khattar

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

Expressing anguish and concern over the recent incidents of rape in the state, the CM said though the police were dealing with such cases as required under the law, it had been decided to make provisions of "harsher punishment for rape".

Druggies in Punjab spend Rs 2.5 crore a day on drugs!

Druggies in Punjab spend Rs 2.5 crore a day on drugs!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

2.3 million people are opioid-dependent. 860,000 people are opioid users. 123,000 people are heroin-dependent.

H-1B Bill in US House seeks to double minimum pay

H-1B Bill in US House seeks to double minimum pay

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

The current H-1B minimum wage of USD 60,000 was established in 1989 and since then has remained unchanged.

Pegasus Project: Why I am hesitant to defend the government but must

Pegasus Project: Why I am hesitant to defend the government but must

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Snooping is one of the oldest peccadilloes of man, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Australia attacks: 'Do not react or argue'

Australia attacks: 'Do not react or argue'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

We invited Get Ahead readers to share tips on How not to be attacked in Australia. Here we present another set of responses from readers who have lived in Australia.

Northeast MPs meet PM, demand anti-racial law

Northeast MPs meet PM, demand anti-racial law

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

A group of MPs from the northeast met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday and demanded an anti-racial discrimination law and judicial inquiry into the death of Aruachal Pradesh youth Nido Tania.

Ryan murder: State okays CBI probe; takes over school management

Ryan murder: State okays CBI probe; takes over school management

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

CM Manohar Lal Khattar made the announcement after meeting the family members of Pradyuman.

Attack on Kazim in Australia was not racist

Attack on Kazim in Australia was not racist

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

Mir Kazim Ali Khan, the 20-year-old student from Hyderabad who was assaulted in Melbourne on Monday, told the Consul General of India in Melbourne that the two offenders who punched him in the face made no verbal abuse and neither were there any kind of racist remarks.

Have the lives of young Dalits changed?

Have the lives of young Dalits changed?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

'It is very hard to get the police to file a report against someone from an upper caste.' 'Things are so bad that sometimes we have to sit on a dharna with the body of a Dalit victim to get the police to file a complaint.'

Florida State quarterback faces conduct hearing on rape claim

Florida State quarterback faces conduct hearing on rape claim

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Winston, who won the Heisman Trophy last year as the nation's top college football player, is accused of violating the university's standards during an December 2012 incident, which his lawyers have maintained was a consensual sexual encounter.

Girl made to stand in boys' washroom in school as 'punishment'

Girl made to stand in boys' washroom in school as 'punishment'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

"She (the teacher) dragged my child forcefully and asked her to stay for five minutes inside the boys' washroom as a punishment for not wearing the uniform," alleged the father of the victim.

Sports Shorts: CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

Sports Shorts: CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

MPs demand action against Delhi Police, CRPF personnel

MPs demand action against Delhi Police, CRPF personnel

Rediff.com19 Feb 2014

Members in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday demanded stringent action against Delhi Police and CRPF personnel for assaulting and detaining two Left MPs and several students protesting growing attacks on Northeastern people in Delhi last week.

2 held for killing of man who objected to public urination

2 held for killing of man who objected to public urination

Rediff.com31 May 2017

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday handed over a job letter to Ravinder's wife.

Ex-BJP minister booked after girl alleging harassment goes missing

Ex-BJP minister booked after girl alleging harassment goes missing

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Her father had lodged a complaint accusing Chinmayanand of sexually harassing her, a charge refuted by his lawyer who claimed it was a 'conspiracy' to blackmail him.

Parental supervision can curb underage drinking

Parental supervision can curb underage drinking

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

Although parental monitoring did not directly influence alcohol consumption in college, the researchers found evidence that high school drinking mediates the relationship between the two factors. Thus, the higher the drinking in high school, the higher the drinking in college.

No more corporal punishment in TN schools

No more corporal punishment in TN schools

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

Of late, the state government had been receiving complaints that teachers were using abusive language against children and were torturing them physically.

Has sexual harassment ever plagued your college?

Has sexual harassment ever plagued your college?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

Has your college ever been the site of sexual harassment or abuse? Were you involved? We invite readers to share their stories in this regard.

United Against Hate

United Against Hate

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

United Against Hate started as an on-and-off campaign against lynching; today, with the passing of the Citizen (Amendment) Act, its members are on the street, protesting.

Bihar: Dalit barred from cooking mid-day meal

Bihar: Dalit barred from cooking mid-day meal

Rediff.com11 Aug 2007

No mid-day meal has been cooked in the school for the last two months, after the Brahmins announced a ban on serving food cooked by a Dailt woman.

Discovering the charming Soumitra Chatterjee

Discovering the charming Soumitra Chatterjee

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.

Closure of more Chinese embassies possible: Trump

Closure of more Chinese embassies possible: Trump

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

The US move came after the Justice Department said that hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world.

Kerala woman chops off genitals of man who tried to rape her

Kerala woman chops off genitals of man who tried to rape her

Rediff.com20 May 2017

The woman in her complaint stated that the accused has been harassing her since she was a minor.

Doctor accused of abetting junior colleague's suicide arrested

Doctor accused of abetting junior colleague's suicide arrested

Rediff.com28 May 2019

The three doctors said in their bail plea they were not even aware of the victim's caste.

UK's new immigration rules to hit Indian professionals

UK's new immigration rules to hit Indian professionals

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

New rules are expected to make it tougher for British companies wanting to bring in foreign professionals from outside the EU, including countries like India

Call on bishop's arrest in day or two, says Kerala police chief

Call on bishop's arrest in day or two, says Kerala police chief

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The Jalandhar bishop of the Roman Catholic church was grilled by the SIT for 7 hours on Wednesday.

Abhijeet ko gussa kyon aata hain?

Abhijeet ko gussa kyon aata hain?

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

'Some reckon his bitterness results from wanting to stay relevant despite a waning career.'

Slain professor's son alleges threat to kill him

Slain professor's son alleges threat to kill him

Rediff.com7 Sep 2006

The son of the college professor H S Sabharwal, who died during student union poll violence in Ujjain, alleged some unidentified persons claiming to be Bharatiya Janata Party workers threatened on Wednesday night to kill him.

Asexual and proud of it

Asexual and proud of it

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Vibhor Sen tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com about the struggles he faced before he finally accepted his sexuality.

Why India's capital is in the wrong books

Why India's capital is in the wrong books

Rediff.com14 Jan 2007

In Meher Chand Market, close to Lodhi Road in south Delhi, within a span of 40 minutes, the surveyor saw 19 people, including 18 men and a woman, who spat on the road.

'Pinarayi Vijayan has been the target of the most vicious personal attacks'

'Pinarayi Vijayan has been the target of the most vicious personal attacks'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2021

'During Amit Shah's recent visit to Kerala, the strategy of concentrating the attacks on the CM on false charges was clear enough.'

Eyewitness speaks of professor's killing

Eyewitness speaks of professor's killing

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

The peon said he too was beaten up by a group of unruly students. "I will be able to recognise them in photographs," he said. According to Sengar, no one came forth to help Sabharwal.

One in 4 kids sexually harassed by friends online

One in 4 kids sexually harassed by friends online

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Watch out -- your child's closest friends might be abusing him online.

When a terrorist and a hitman meet in jail

When a terrorist and a hitman meet in jail

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

As soon as he entered his barrack, Rahul noticed a group of seven inmates seated on their mattresses under the television set. They must be the terrorists, Rahul thought to himself. He knew that such accused are usually housed in murder barracks, far from jingoistic gangsters, who tend to abuse and attack them. A fascinating excerpt from Gangster On The Run: The True Story Of A Reformed Criminal.

Punjab recommends death penalty for drug smuggling

Punjab recommends death penalty for drug smuggling

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

The recommendation is being forwarded to the Union government.

Delhi: 5-yr-old girl raped by school peon; probe ordered

Delhi: 5-yr-old girl raped by school peon; probe ordered

Rediff.com10 Sep 2017

The girl's mother demanded that the school should be shut down.

'Today, I feel like I am born again'

'Today, I feel like I am born again'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

'When Arnab Goswami announced on TV, it's over, it's done, dad patted me with love and said congrats.' 'I broke down' Nakshatra Bagwe, a 'proud gay' film-maker and activist from Mumbai, tells Rediff.com's Divya Nair.