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One of UK’s most prolific rapists ‘attacked inside Category A prison’
3 weeks, 3 days ago

One of UK’s most prolific rapists ‘attacked inside Category A prison’

The Independent  

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Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment

LA Times  

More than two dozen officers in riot gear descended on UCLA Thursday afternoon, facing off with pro-Palestinian protesters who had erected a new encampment on campus hours earlier. Doehr said he hoped the strike would prompt the university to “negotiate in good faith with the movement for divestment, rather than calling the police on students every time they protest.” Pro-Palestinian …

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Nepal’s president asks visiting Qatari emir to help free student held hostage by Hamas
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal’s president asks visiting Qatari emir to help free student held hostage by Hamas

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s president asked the emir of Qatar, who is on a two-day visit to the South Asian country, to help release a Nepali student held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas, officials said on Wednesday. Al Thani said he would do everything possible to help release Bipin Joshi, the Nepali president’s press advisor, Kiran Pokharel, told The …

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Best student laptops of 2024, for university, college and school
1 year ago

Best student laptops of 2024, for university, college and school

The Independent  

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Pro-Palestine protesters shout down Jewish college students testifying on the alarming rise of antisemitism on campus and 'Jew hatred' taking hold nationwide during free speech hearing
1 year, 2 months ago

Pro-Palestine protesters shout down Jewish college students testifying on the alarming rise of antisemitism on campus and 'Jew hatred' taking hold nationwide during free speech hearing

Daily Mail  

A hearing on free speech was disrupted multiple times by pro-Palestine protestors who heckled Jewish students telling heartbreaking stories of enduring rampant antisemitism on their college campuses. A protestor held a sign stating ' Congress silences Palestinians' One protestor wearing a distracting pink GAZA crown sat immediately behind the student witnesses. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pledged that they …

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More student visas for India not part of the trade deal, U.K. Trade Secretary says
1 year, 11 months ago

More student visas for India not part of the trade deal, U.K. Trade Secretary says

The Hindu  

Kemi Badenoch, United Kingdom’s International Trade Secretary, has reiterated that issuance of more student visas for India is not a part of the anticipated Free Trade Agreement. In a recent interview with the U.K.’s The Times, Ms. Badenoch, who was in India last month for the sixth round of discussion on the India-U.K. FTA, said that Britain left the European …

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Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Human rights groups urged Sri Lanka’s government to release a prominent student activist who was arrested five months ago during anti-government protests triggered by the country’s worst economic crisis and has been held without charges under harsh anti-terrorism laws. Seven human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said that under the powerful Prevention …

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Delhi Govt. restarts free coaching for entrance exams
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Govt. restarts free coaching for entrance exams

The Hindu  

The Delhi Government has restarted a scheme under which students can get free coaching for various competitive exams at private coaching centres if the annual income of their families is less than ₹8 lakh. A total of 15,000 students have applied for Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana, and all the available seats for the scheme have been filled, Social …

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Student unions who 'cancel' speakers on campus could be fined £500,000
3 years, 7 months ago

Student unions who 'cancel' speakers on campus could be fined £500,000

Daily Mail  

Student unions who 'no-platform' speakers could be fined £500,000 under Boris Johnson's new law to protect free speech. The Queen's Speech yesterday unveiled a new bill forcing universities in England and Wales to protect freedom of speech on campus as part of Boris Johnson's war on woke Professor Peter Mathieson has created an 'intolerant and illiberal' cancel culture at Edinburgh …

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First Indian female Oxford SU president QUITS amid free speech row
3 years, 10 months ago

First Indian female Oxford SU president QUITS amid free speech row

Daily Mail  

The first Indian female president of Oxford University's students' union has been forced to step down after 'racist' and 'insensitive' social media posts from her past were unearthed just days after her election. Rashmi Samant last night announced she is withdrawing as President-Elect of the Oxford Student Union after apologising for several widely criticised social media posts What did Rashmi …

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