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HUNDREDS protested at India’s Hyderabad University yesterday over the suicide of a low-caste student whose financial support was withdrawn because of his political activities.
The demonstrations drew nationwide attention, with TV channels running updates throughout the morning.
Students boycotted their classes and held a sit-in in the university. “We want justice,” they shouted as scores of police stood by.
Two months of student unrest have forced out India’s education minister and rattled the BJP regime. Could this be the beginning of the end for Modi, asks Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA BABY
Following the resignation of Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli amid mass youth-driven protests, different narratives have circulated which simplify and misrepresent the complexities and reality on the ground in Nepal at the roots of this crisis, argue VIJAY PRASHAD and ATUL CHANDRA