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My name is Rohith Vemula, I am a Dalit, he says in video days before committing suicide

Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IBNS) : In what comes as a rebuttal to the report of a Government instituted probe panel report,, a video, stated to have been shot days before Rohith Vemula committed suicide, shows the Hyderabad Central University research scholar saying he is a Dalit.

Rohith Vemula's mother hoists National Flag in Una

Una, Gujarat, Aug 15 (IBNS): Radhika Vemula, whose young son Rohith committed suicide at a university in Hyderabad in January, hoisted the National Flag on Monday at a school in Una on the occasion of the Independence Day.

Cong, Left funded Rohith Vemula agitation, says student leader

Hyderabad, May 13 (IBNS) A leader of the Left students' front SFI at the Hyderabad Central University, has resigned alleging that the agitation over the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula is funded by political parties.

Rohith Vemula's mother, brother convert to Buddhism, say we are now free from caste system

Mumbai, Apr 14 (IBNS) The family of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, whose suicide at Hyderbad Central University in January created a furore across the country, converted to Buddhism in Mumbai on Thursday on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar.

Rohith Vemula's mother meets Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's mother met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday.

Students march in New Delhi for Rohith Vemula, Kanhaiya Kumar

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS) Students are participating in a rally here on Tuesday to demand justice for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula and JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.

Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit : Sushma Swaraj

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IBNS) Hours after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi held the NDA government responsible for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj claimed that the scholar was not a Dalit.

Rohith Vemula: Student organisations demonstrate near RSS HQ

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Protesting against the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula , student groups demonstrated near the RSS headquarters here on Saturday.

Rohith Vemula: Rahul Gandhi joins protesters

Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi joined students who are on a hunger strike to protest against the suicide of of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula.

Rohith Vemula: JNU students on indefinite hunger strike

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS) Alleging foul-play and demanding action against Union ministers Smriti Irani, Bandaru Dattatreya and Hyderabad University VC Appa Rao Podile, for the death of Dalit student Rohith Vemula, three JNU students have gone on an indefinite hunger strike as a sign of protest, according to reports.

Forensic to study Rohith Vemula's suicide note

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IBNS) The suicide note of Rohith Vemula, a Hyderabad University student who committed suicide at a hostel room on Sunday, has been sent to the forensic department for them to study some lines that were struck off, according to reports.

Massive student protests across the country over Rohith Vemula's death

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) Massive student protests were held across the country on Tuesday over the death of 26-year-old research scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide at a Hyderabad university on Sunday.