Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for praising Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his birthday, asking whether he remembered students who allegedly died following the NEET paper leak controversy and demanded accountability for the education system
With over 13,000 student suicides reported annually, India still has no dedicated statutory framework for suicide prevention in higher education, highlighting a systemic failure that demands urgent reform
Rushikesh, a 19-year-old architecture student from Hyderabad, was found dead in his hostel room at Woxsen University in Sangareddy on Monday. Munipally police have registered a case and are probing the circumstances behind the suicide by speaking to his acquaintances.
IIT-Kharagpur’s ‘Campus Mothers’ initiative — appointing female mentors from among the women residing on campus —shows a growing acknowledgement within elite institutions that student well-being can no longer be treated as an afterthought
The top court directed the formation of a National Task Force, which will be headed by former top court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat, to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent suicides in higher educational institutions
The incident came to the fore when Chaurasia's family members, who were trying to contact him, did not get any reply, and they enquired with the PG owner
