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Today News Headlines for School Assembly, September 25, 2026: IIT Bombay rethinks disciplinary action

September 25, 2026 10:00 am

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, September 25, 2026: The US federal judge has order President Donald Trump administration to uplift the ban on CNN, MS Now, Politico. Meanwhile, in Asian Games 2026, China has crossed 100-medal mark by clinching 101 medal on the sixth day.

The death of a second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay after an examination-related incident sparked a major campus protest, with students questioning the institute’s handling of the episode.

For well-being at IITs, we must ask: What do we owe students beyond teaching and testing?

September 22, 2026 12:01 am

Students are treated as adults when fees, performance, and responsibility are demanded from them, but as children when autonomy, voice, or due process become inconvenient. Harshness is then defended as character-building, and obedience is conflated with 'respect'

BTech student dies by suicide in Greater Noida after getting scolded by father, officials for coming drunk to hostel: Police

January 24, 2026 9:07 pm

The Greater Noida police said an inquiry is underway and statements of several students and hostel staff are being recorded. Two people have been detained for questioning.

Suicide is the leading cause of death among India’s youth. Preventing it requires a new playbook, not more surveillance

November 27, 2025 8:53 pm

Recent death by suicide of Class X student, other such incidents point to a mental-health crisis born out of a disconnect between adults and young people. India needs community-driven support systems, safer schools, and a shift toward nurturing emotional well-being

Higher education in India is suffering from a mental health crisis we can no longer ignore

September 15, 2025 3:29 pm

Just as athletes need time off to recover from injuries, students too need safe, stigma-free space to recover from mental health crises

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Express View on student suicides: India needs kinder, gentler campuses

February 20, 2025 6:55 am

Inclusion doesn’t only benefit students from marginalised or foreign backgrounds -- the entire community stands to gain.

Not Rajasthan (Kota), these are the states with highest student suicides

August 29, 2024 9:11 am

Maharashtra has the highest number of student suicides, making up 14 per cent of the total, which is the highest percentage among the listed states.

'Pressure from parents is behind all these incidents. More than the children, it is the parents who are putting pressure on them,' SC said.

'Pressure' from parents behind student suicides, says Supreme Court

November 22, 2023 9:35 am

Hearing a plea that sought regulation of the mushrooming coaching institutes and cited the data on student suicides, a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti, however, expressed helplessness and said the judiciary cannot pass directions in such a scenario.

Tackling the ‘left-behind syndrome’: Student suicides cannot be addressed without talking about young people’s isolation

September 12, 2023 5:00 pm

Suicide rates may be reduced if no student feels left out. Prioritising inclusion and support is the key to suicide prevention

How is IIT's late night culture affecting students' mental health

'Let's pull an all-nighter': Is IIT's late night culture is affecting students' mental health

September 08, 2023 5:04 pm

From celebrating small wins, birthdays to relying on all-night canteen food for late night study sessions, the culture of staying up late is very popular in IIT, but is it healthy? Students, faculty opine