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Security was tightened around the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Friday following inputs that student groups planned to protest over pending fee reimbursements and scholarships. Police were deployed at key locations, while additional teams monitored student leaders and movement near the Assembly

A six-year-old boy who joined a student protest in Patna on August 25 began a sit-in at Gardanibagh, alleging his parents were beaten by police while he was detained. Police denied the allegation, saying he was kept in custody for safety

Student protests over recruitment demands triggered tension across Patna on Tuesday as demonstrators breached barricades and police used mild force and water cannons. Several protesters were detained, while heavy security, including CRPF personnel and a protected vehicle, was deployed

BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not speaking against police action on protesting students in Telangana, while voicing solidarity with Delhi students. He accused the Congress of double standards, saying Gandhi’s credibility would suffer unless he condemned the use of force against students in the state.

The Cockroach Janta Party accused the Centre of delaying action on assurances to withdraw FIRs against students and protesters. It also sought representation on the Supreme Court’s proposed high-powered committee examining allegations of police excesses and violence against police

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the government is ready to cancel the 14th JPSC Preliminary Examination and backlog exams amid student protests. He announced investigations into examinations conducted by TDPL and proposed consulting IITs and IIMs to reform recruitment processes

The Jharkhand Assembly was adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule after BJP MLAs protested police action against students. Amid repeated disruptions, Chief Minister Hemant Soren defended recruitment reforms and the ongoing CID probe into alleged examination irregularities

Jharkhand students continued their agitation against alleged JPSC and JSSC recruitment irregularities for the 19th day, demanding Rahul Gandhi visit Ranchi after Monday's police action. Protesters seek cancellation of JSSC-CGL and a CBI probe, while the government favours dialogue

The Congress accused BJP Yuva Morcha members of being transported from West Bengal to Jharkhand to alter the character of student protests over alleged exam irregularities. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal condemned police action and urged dialogue to resolve protesters’ concerns

JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during a march by students protesting alleged recruitment exam irregularities in Jharkhand. On a nine-day hunger strike, Mahto joined the protest despite critically low blood sugar as police used force to disperse demonstrators

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the use of force against protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand, saying students have the right to peaceful demonstrations. He urged the Hemant Soren government to continue dialogue and immediately address allegations of recruitment examination irregularities

BJP MP Manish Jaiswal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid the ongoing Jharkhand students’ agitation over alleged recruitment exam irregularities. Jaiswal raised concerns over the JPSC and JSSC-CGL examinations and sought an impartial CBI probe into the allegations

A student leader protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams was shifted to ICU after his health deteriorated during an indefinite hunger strike in Ranchi. Opposition leaders visited the hospital and demanded a sensitive approach towards student concerns

Students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams entered the 13th day in Ranchi. The agitation has gained support from student groups, with aspirants demanding transparency, reforms and action against corruption. Talks with Jharkhand government representatives are scheduled

The Jharkhand government has initiated talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams at Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. While officials proposed closed-door discussions, the students insisted on transparent talks in the presence of media.

RSS Joint General Secretary Atul Limaye, speaking at an ABVP event in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, termed the recent student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar “unconstitutional” and “anti-national.” He urged that the agitation be seen not merely as “anti-BJP” but as a movement weaponised against the Constitution and the nation.

A girl booked over alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a NEET protest issued a public apology, expressing remorse and claiming she is 15. The apology followed PM Modi's appeal for forgiveness and restraint towards the protesting students

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fierce attack on Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha, alleging Shah ordered or allowed police to use pellet guns and brutal force against protesting students over the NEET paper leak. Gandhi demanded Shah’s dismissal and a Supreme Court-monitored probe, calling him either “culpable” or “incompetent.”

The Rajya Sabha witnessed disruptions after Opposition members protested Delhi Police's entry into the CPI(M) office to arrest student leader Aishe Ghosh. JP Nadda defended the police action, saying student activists should face law enforcement, triggering further uproar in the House

Congress MPs sought urgent discussions in both Houses of Parliament over alleged police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak. They demanded statements from the Home Minister and Prime Minister, while accusing authorities of excessive force, including pellet guns and lathi-charge