Ambedkar Periyar Students Circle

In a show of solidarity with the students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) who are protesting against the appointment of their chairman by the Centre, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will meet them in Pune on Friday.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has reinstated a students' group whose de-recognition had sparked a major controversy. The Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC), a group of around 20 students, was de-recognised on May 29 following an anonymous complaint to the central government, accusing it of trying to "spread hatred" towards Prim...

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) today reinstated recognition of a student group, whose de-recogition had triggered a controversy, and appointed a professor as its faculty advisor, bringing an end to the more than a week-long standoff.

In a first sign of resolving the ongoing crisis at the IIT Madras, student members of the derecognised Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) would meet the institute's Director Professor Baskar Ramamoorthy who has returned from his overseas trip.

Two parallel protests were carried out at IIT-Madras today, one by the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle , who are demanding unconditional recognition before they come for any talks with the authorities of the institution. The other was by Dalit students - some of them belonging to APSC - who allege that they are being "victimised" by right wing elemen...

After five days of protests and violence, talks are in progress between the authorities of IIT-Madras and the representatives of the temporarily derecognised students' group Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle.

Around 50 students from different universities across Mumbai are protesting against the derecognition of a student association at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has sent a notice to IIT Madras over the de-recognition of a students' group - several of whose members are from the Dalit community - allegedly after an anonymous complaint that it was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

If the political right to protest is sacred, both inside and outside Parliament where so many 'unacceptable' statements have been made of late, then so is the individual right to dissent.

The ban on a student group by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras provoked a new clash between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani today.

The ban on a student group by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, allegedly after an anonymous complaint to the central government, ignited a political storm in Delhi and protests against Union Education Minister Smriti Irani today.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has taken action against a students' study group over an anonymous complaint to the Central government that it was trying to "spread hatred" towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi by distributing provocative pamphlets and posters on the campus.

In a show of solidarity with the students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) who are protesting against the appointment of their chairman by the Centre, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will meet them in Pune on Friday.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has reinstated a students' group whose de-recognition had sparked a major controversy. The Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC), a group of around 20 students, was de-recognised on May 29 following an anonymous complaint to the central government, accusing it of trying to "spread hatred" towards Prim...

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) today reinstated recognition of a student group, whose de-recogition had triggered a controversy, and appointed a professor as its faculty advisor, bringing an end to the more than a week-long standoff.

In a first sign of resolving the ongoing crisis at the IIT Madras, student members of the derecognised Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) would meet the institute's Director Professor Baskar Ramamoorthy who has returned from his overseas trip.

Two parallel protests were carried out at IIT-Madras today, one by the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle , who are demanding unconditional recognition before they come for any talks with the authorities of the institution. The other was by Dalit students - some of them belonging to APSC - who allege that they are being "victimised" by right wing elemen...

After five days of protests and violence, talks are in progress between the authorities of IIT-Madras and the representatives of the temporarily derecognised students' group Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle.

Around 50 students from different universities across Mumbai are protesting against the derecognition of a student association at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has sent a notice to IIT Madras over the de-recognition of a students' group - several of whose members are from the Dalit community - allegedly after an anonymous complaint that it was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

If the political right to protest is sacred, both inside and outside Parliament where so many 'unacceptable' statements have been made of late, then so is the individual right to dissent.

The ban on a student group by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras provoked a new clash between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani today.

The ban on a student group by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, allegedly after an anonymous complaint to the central government, ignited a political storm in Delhi and protests against Union Education Minister Smriti Irani today.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has taken action against a students' study group over an anonymous complaint to the Central government that it was trying to "spread hatred" towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi by distributing provocative pamphlets and posters on the campus.