1. Sathyabama University Student Blames Strict Rules for Girl’s Suicide
A day after violence broke out on the campus of Sathyabama University outside Chennai following a student's suicide, the girl’s senior spoke about how they are fed up with the university’s strict rules that is adding to their woes.
A first-year student from Andhra Pradesh had allegedly committed suicide by hanging in her hostel room inside the campus.
Elaborating on the way the events unfolded, Mahitha Sree, a senior in the Computer Science Department, said, “The girl was caught copying and the teacher told her that she will have to repeat the paper. Upset, she went to her hostel room, sent a video of herself to her twin brother saying she is going to commit suicide.”
What caused fury among the students was that the brother alleged that even when he went to the hostel to enquire, he was questioned by the hostel authorities instead of acting immediately.
2. Cancer ‘Divine Justice’ for People’s Sins: Assam Health Minister
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has kicked up a storm with his remarks that some people suffer from life-threatening diseases such as cancer because of sins committed in the past, which he called “divine justice.”
God makes us suffer when we sin. Sometimes, we come across young men getting inflicted with cancer or young men meeting with accidents. If you observe the background, you will come to know that it’s divine justice. Nothing else. We have to suffer that divine justice.Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam’s Health Minister
3. EPS-OPS Win Battle for AIADMK’s Two Leaves Symbol
In a massive victory for the ruling faction of the AIADMK party, the Election Commission on Thursday, 23 November, announced that the party’s two leave symbol would be assigned to the merged EPS-OPS camp.
This decision comes eight months after the EC froze the symbol.
It also comes after EC heard arguments from the two factions of the AIADMK – one led by Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and his Deputy O Panneerselvam and the other led by ousted leader VK Sasikala.
4. Zaheer Khan & Sagarika Ghatge Just Got Married! See Photos
Former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan and actress Sagarika Ghatge tied the knot in Mumbai on 23 November. The couple had a registered marriage and will be throwing a wedding reception for friends and family on 27 November.
5. RIP Channel V: Social Media Mourns the Closure of the TV Channel
It’s like the end of an era for the ‘90s kids. Channel V, which started out as an exclusive music channel and which later went on to feature daily soaps and reality shows in its programming, is reportedly set to shut down. Its popularity gradually started waning after it stopped airing music in 2015. In 2016, it turned back to its forte – music – but it was apparently too late, and that’s just the way the cookie crumbles.
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