Education

In a shocking incident amid the rising number of suicide cases, a 23-year-old  B.tech student allegedly hanged himself to death, at his Shahdara residence. Police registered a case and conducted initial investigation, which revealed that the student was stressed and depressed since the past few months.  He was also taking medication for the same. Meanwhile, the IIT management asked students to seek council support, and expressed grief. 

After the viral video of ABES student who was asked to leave the stage for chanting Jai Shree Ram, the professor defended herself, issuing an official statement. The professors Mamata Gautam and Shweta Sharma, who scolded the student, have been suspended. In this regard, SMamata said, "We have never had a problem with the Jai Shri Ram slogan, if anyone makes more comments, I will take action against them."

A fourth-year student of IIT- Kharagpur, K.Kiran Chandra was found hanging in his hostel room, confirmed police on October 19. Getting into the details, the fourth-year Telangana student's body was discovered by one of his friends. The police has registered a case and sent the body for autopsy.  Meanwhile, Chandra's father blamed IIT pressure, reason for the death, and said, He was stressed because of project."

Byju Raveendran, the founder of edtech startup Byju's, has been left off the latest Hurun India rich list, amid valuation markdowns faced by the company. Notably,  Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani has reclaimed the title of the richest Indian, surpassing Gautam Adani, confirmed Hurun's list. The list, with exit of Byju's, came days after it was reported that online higher education platform Great Learning is looking to to buy Byju's.

Students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, raised issues in fooding and protested against the management. Notably, the IIIT students are protesting against 'Veg-Only designated tables, put by mess council in hostels of the campus and started a protest. The management imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on students and ordered an investigation into the mess veg only table matter.