Appa Rao

The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday claimed to have foiled an alleged attempt by the Maoists to kill University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Podile Appa Rao to avenge the death of Dalit student Rohith Vemula two years ago.

A sustained attempt has been on to discredit the Vemula family and in particular, Rohith's mother, Radhika. The machinery of the State has been utilized to "prove" that Rohith was not a Dalit, that his mother had lied, and that a case on grounds of fraud could be made out against her.

Velpula Sunkanna, the research scholar from University of Hyderabad (UoH), who along with PhD student Rohith Vemula and others were suspended from the university hostel last year, today refused to accept his doctorate degree from Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile.

Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has denied any links with arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, saying no clandestine deals have been made. He has also backed his Officer on Special Duty Appa Rao, who, NDTV found, has exchanged 355 phone calls with Mr Bhandari over the last year.

Sanjay Bhandari, a defence dealer being investigated for allegedly buying a benami or proxy-owned house for Robert Vadra in London, and Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju's top aide Appa Rao, exchanged 355 phone calls over the last one year, according to documents collected in raids last month on Mr Bhandari.

A 10-foot cement "stupa" and a tent with photographs and messages represent the 'Rohith Vemula' memorial at the Hyderabad Central University, the axis of massive student protests since the research scholar's suicide in January.

The students' union of the University of Hyderabad has urged President Pranab Mukherjee to sack Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao to restore peace in the university.

Around 55 teachers from the Hyderabad Central University have taken a one-day mass leave to protest the police charging batons on students and the return of Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao to office.

Students' and teachers' associations in New Delhi on Monday sought immediate removal and arrest of University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao in wake of the recent violence in the varsity campus.

Former union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday condemned the brutal police attack on students and faculty member of University of Hyderabad as he called on 25 students and two faculty members in Cherlapally Jail.

Facing protests over his return, University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao on Monday said it was painful to see students and a couple of faculty members spending time in jail.

Policemen who cracked down on students protesting at the University of Hyderabad had allegedly threatened to rape the women students, an independent fact finding team has claimed.

The joint action committee for social justice of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), the students organisation which is leading the protest over the Rohith Vemula issue, has called for boycott of classes "at all the (college) campuses" in the country today.

The Hyderabad Central University on Saturday told the Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) that human rights of the students were not violated during the developments at the varsity this week.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday announced that he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the demand for recall of Hyderabad Central University Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao.

The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday claimed to have foiled an alleged attempt by the Maoists to kill University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Podile Appa Rao to avenge the death of Dalit student Rohith Vemula two years ago.

A sustained attempt has been on to discredit the Vemula family and in particular, Rohith's mother, Radhika. The machinery of the State has been utilized to "prove" that Rohith was not a Dalit, that his mother had lied, and that a case on grounds of fraud could be made out against her.

Velpula Sunkanna, the research scholar from University of Hyderabad (UoH), who along with PhD student Rohith Vemula and others were suspended from the university hostel last year, today refused to accept his doctorate degree from Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile.

Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has denied any links with arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, saying no clandestine deals have been made. He has also backed his Officer on Special Duty Appa Rao, who, NDTV found, has exchanged 355 phone calls with Mr Bhandari over the last year.

Sanjay Bhandari, a defence dealer being investigated for allegedly buying a benami or proxy-owned house for Robert Vadra in London, and Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju's top aide Appa Rao, exchanged 355 phone calls over the last one year, according to documents collected in raids last month on Mr Bhandari.

A 10-foot cement "stupa" and a tent with photographs and messages represent the 'Rohith Vemula' memorial at the Hyderabad Central University, the axis of massive student protests since the research scholar's suicide in January.

The students' union of the University of Hyderabad has urged President Pranab Mukherjee to sack Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao to restore peace in the university.

Around 55 teachers from the Hyderabad Central University have taken a one-day mass leave to protest the police charging batons on students and the return of Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao to office.

Students' and teachers' associations in New Delhi on Monday sought immediate removal and arrest of University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao in wake of the recent violence in the varsity campus.

Former union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday condemned the brutal police attack on students and faculty member of University of Hyderabad as he called on 25 students and two faculty members in Cherlapally Jail.

Facing protests over his return, University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao on Monday said it was painful to see students and a couple of faculty members spending time in jail.

Policemen who cracked down on students protesting at the University of Hyderabad had allegedly threatened to rape the women students, an independent fact finding team has claimed.

The joint action committee for social justice of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), the students organisation which is leading the protest over the Rohith Vemula issue, has called for boycott of classes "at all the (college) campuses" in the country today.

The Hyderabad Central University on Saturday told the Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) that human rights of the students were not violated during the developments at the varsity this week.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday announced that he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the demand for recall of Hyderabad Central University Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao.