IIM-Calcutta rape case: Accused student granted bail

IIM-Calcutta rape case: Accused student granted bail

Police personnel deployed at IIM Calcutta after a student was allegedly raped inside the boys’ hostel of the institute, in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI A court on Saturday (July 19, 2025) granted interim bail to a student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta accused of raping a woman on the campus. The accused was … Read more

Grief strikes Kollam family as Class VIII student electrocuted at school

Grief strikes Kollam family as Class VIII student electrocuted at school

Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty offering tributes to Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam, who was electrocuted on Thursday.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On Thursday morning, Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School, left his home at Valiyapadam East Ward of West Kallada grama panchayat … Read more

Kolkata student gang rape: NCW writes to Kolkata police chief, seeks time-bound probe

Kolkata student gang rape: NCW writes to Kolkata police chief, seeks time-bound probe

A view of the south Kolkata law college where the gang rape took place and the police has sealed the place. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The National Commission for Women (NCW) wrote to the Kolkata Police chief on Friday (June 27, 2025), expressing concern over the gang rape of a college student in Kolkata … Read more

Student suicide review says unis must act to stop more deaths

Student suicide review says unis must act to stop more deaths

Getty Images Universities in England have been told to step up efforts to prevent student suicides, in a review commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE). A report, which has been in the works for nearly two years, says they should assess the safety of student halls and involve families more after a student has … Read more

First year student of IIIT-Allahabad dies by suicide: Police

First year student of IIIT-Allahabad dies by suicide: Police

A 20-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), who suffered from hearing impairment, has died by suicide at the institute’s hostel in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday (March 30, 2025). They said the deceased has been identified as Madala Rahul Chaitanya (20), a first-year B.Tech student. Also Read | Teaching … Read more

Third year IIT Patna student from Telangana ends life

Third year IIT Patna student from Telangana ends life

Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A third-year student of IIT Patna and a resident of Telangana allegedly ended his life on the campus by jumping from the seventh floor of the building on Tuesday (February 25, 2025). According to the police, the student is identified as Rahul Lavari.He was dead … Read more

Three directors, 2 guards arrested after protests over Nepal student suicide at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University

Three directors, 2 guards arrested after protests over Nepal student suicide at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University

Download App NewsIndiaThree directors, 2 guards arrested after protests over Nepal student suicide at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University Three directors, 2 guards arrested after protests over Nepal student suicide at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University Advertisement UPDATED: Feb 18, 2025 18:52 IST Three directors, 2 guards arrested after protests over Nepal student suicide at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University This … Read more

Bomb threats to schools in Noida: Class 9 student apprehended

Bomb threats to schools in Noida: Class 9 student apprehended

Bomb squad personnel conduct investigation at a school after it received a bomb threat in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI A 15-year-old student of Class 9 was apprehended for sending bomb threat emails to four schools in Noida, the police said on Thursday (February 6, 2025) He was later presented before … Read more

Gwalior student builds drone capable of carrying a person. Anand Mahindra reacts

Gwalior student builds drone capable of carrying a person. Anand Mahindra reacts

Industrialist Anand Mahindra has commended a high school student from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, for his remarkable achievement in building a single-seater drone-copter entirely on his own. Medhansh Trivedi dedicated three months to constructing the drone, which is capable of flying a person who weighs up to 80kgs for approximately six minutes, according to local reports. … Read more