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A scuffle in the form of a fist fight occurred between Greater Noida Police officers and relatives of a girl who had taken her own life within the campus premises of a reputed private university complex in Greater Noida.

The video obtained at the spot is of a man, Vikas, a relative of the deceased, being beaten up by the police officers within the university complex.

Greater Noida Police released a statement regarding the controversy stating, "Some outsiders entered the campus during the operation with the intention of taking the affair to a higher level. Police identified and spread them away, and legal action is being pursued further. Peace has been restored at the location."

A second-year BDS student, Jyoti Sharma of Gurugram, took her own life during the early hours of Friday morning in her hostel room in a private Greater Noida university. A suicide note, which was allegedly written by Sharma, blames two professors and the administration of the university for mental harassment.

In her suicide note in Jyoti's room, she confirmed that she had been mentally tortured and embarrassed for years, hence was suffering. Jyoti had wanted prosecution of the accused.

"I want them to go behind the bars. They mentally harassed me. They humiliated me. I have been in this stress for a long time. I want them to feel the same thing," Jyoti stated in her suicide note.

Following the occurrence, students rebelled against the university's administration for negligence. According to them, Jyoti was under stress as she was charged with forgery of signatures.

The police arrested two university employees in connection with the fatality.

Violence erupted in Kathodara roads on Saturday morning as students and their parents organized a fiery protest against the hasty transfer of Kalpesh Patel, the popular principal of Government School No. 385. In an outburst of love and unity that was far greater than themselves, the students went onto the streets, disrupting traffic and forcing the police to step in.

There was screaming, weeping, and slogans as hundreds of students and parents had converged at the school gate protesting that the order to transfer Patel be withdrawn. A few of them carried placards and banners with slogans such as "Kalpesh Sir wapas lao!" (Back Kalpesh Sir!) and "Shikshan Mantri hosh mein aao!" (Education Minister wake up!).

"He is not just a principal, he is a father to our children," asserted Meena Patel, whose two sons are studying in the school. "He would sit late at night, assist students with exam preparations, and went extra mile to secure information on the progress of each child. His transfer has shattered our lives."

Situation Escalates

The drama was escalated further when students, in a last-ditch effort to gain publicity, lay down on the central road, stopping traffic movement to a halt. The incidence was most intense when police tried to scatter the crowd, causing clashes with angry parents.

Political Underpinnings: The Bogus Guard Scam

Under the drama of emotion is an aura of administrative scandal. Kalpesh Patel's lateral movement is alleged to be connected with an inquiry into a fake security guard racket that rocked School No. 385. Sources point to a fake transfer of three guards equating a ₹3.67 lakh scam filtered through municipal finances.

Two security personnel, Kalubhai Poshiya and Kaushal Prasad Singrol, are also picked up by Laskana police and are under two-day remand. The government says Patel was shifted to pave the way for a credible inquiry.

Others assert that Patel is framed.

"Punish the guilty, not the innocent," a student cried out in tears. "Sir never accepted corruption. He's targeted for someone else's fault."

Demand for Justice

The protesters have called for the transfer to be cancelled forthwith and a public inquiry into the scandal. Heat has also been turned on Education Minister Prafulla Panseria, who was verbally roasted during the protest.

The local government is in the meantime attempting to soothe tempers, with senior government officials negotiating with community leaders.

In a major twist in the Balasore student self-immolation case, local MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Saturday revealed that the principal of the college had confronted the student with an adverse internal inquiry committee report and sought an apology on the very day she had committed the extreme act. This detail tallies with a police complaint registered by the student's cousin following the incident.

Addressing mediapersons in Balasore, Sarangi told that the principal confessed having informed the student that the report was in the favor of the teacher and requested that she tender an apology letter to end the matter. "He said he was attempting to counsel her, but I wonder if it can really be called counselling," Sarangi told.

The MP, who had received the student on June 30 to hear her complaint, faulted the inquiry committee's approach, especially their tendency to conduct interviews of students collectively, arguing that it would result in prejudiced testimonies.

The security guard of the principal testified before Sarangi that the accused teacher was indeed present in the principal's chamber when the student had met the principal, contrary to the principal's initial denial.

The ex-Union minister noted a number of anomalies in the report of the internal inquiry committee, observing its seeming bias towards the instructor while paying attention to immaterial facts regarding the student's behavior. "The report is more of an advocacy for the teacher than an impartial inquiry," he noted.

Reacting to the criticism by the opposition, Sarangi invited a judicial probe by a Supreme Court sitting judge and rejected charges against him as politically motivated. "I handled this matter with utmost sincerity and commitment. I have no connection with this incident, but false propaganda is being carried out on social media against me," he explained.

The MP reported that the student had made a formal complaint of harassment against an assistant professor on June 30. Even with the principal's guarantee of an investigation, student leaders petitioned Sarangi in cases of administrative inaction.

"I personally met the college principal and Superintendent of Police as soon as I heard the students' complaints. I personally met her and assured her there would be justice," Sarangi added, saying he had hoped the internal committee would have been fair in its probe, but unfortunately, that was not the case.

Meanwhile, crime branch probing the self-immolation of the girl has proceeded investigation to determine some aspects of the case, such as source of petrol used to commit self-immolation, reality behind the allegation of sexual harassment brought by the girl against the teacher and institutional reaction to the allegation. Sources informed that the CB sleuths have attempted to track down the individual who had purchased petrol for the girl. The researchers interrogated fuel filling points near the college about buying petrol in bottles by anyone on July 12.

A team of the University Grants Commission (UGC) who arrived at Balasore on Friday has proceeded with its investigation separately following sequence of events from the day the girl initially complained until she died. The team questioned various students, employees and individuals who frequent the campus over the last two days in order to know facts, sources added.

National Testing Agency (NTA) has finally released the results of the UGC NET June 2025 examination. The exam was conducted between June 25 and June 29, 2025 in different centres across the country and involved more than 80 subjects. Given the announcement of the results on July 21, 2025, one can now access his or her score and pass or fail status on the Internet.

The applicants can view their score by going to the official site of the NTA UGC NET examination at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. There is a noticeable link which is referring to UGC NET June 2025 Result on the homepage. Upon clicking this link, candidates will be able to get their scorecard by entering his/her account details, i.e., application number, date of birth, and security code. The scorecard should be downloaded and taken safely to reference later since it will be needed in the subsequent academic or recruitment procedures. In the event that there is excessive traffic on the site so that results can be accessed very slowly or not at all, the candidates are advised to attempt to refresh the page or log in during off-peak periods.

As well as the results, NTA has also published subject-wise, category-wise cut-off marks. The UGC NET cut-offs play a vital role since it defines the status of getting selected for the post of Assistant Professor and the granting of the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). There are varying cut-off marks as per topic and category that include General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS based on reservation policies and competition levels. The cut-off list is introduced in a PDF file at the official website in the section Public Notices. 

These scores are determined by the overall final performance (Paper I and Paper II) of the candidates and only the candidates who, within their categories, achieve or surpass the specified cut-off are deemed qualified. It is to be considered that as an NTA policy, there is no scope of re-evaluation or rechecking of the results, and the scores published are final.

UGC NET represents a significant national-level examination that is held twice a year to fix the suitability of candidates in the position of the Assistant Professor and to grant Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to the candidates in the Indian universities and colleges. In the month of June 2025, over 800 thousand candidates applied in the exam, which speaks of its importance in terms of academic work and research in the nation. The successful candidates clearing the exam can now utilise their scorecards in academic positions or to avail research fellowship by following the UGC and university directives.

The qualified candidates are advised to continue checking the official site of updates on issuing e-certificates and award letters of JRF. The scorecards can generally be used as an official record by academic institutions and recruitment organizations, and additional verification or counseling procedures (in case any) will be mentioned later.

Important things to keep in mind:

• The ugcnet.nta.ac.in has UGC NET June 2025 results and cut-offs.
• Application number and date of birth will be used to download scorecards.
• Mark cut-offs are subject-wise and category-wise and final.
• NTA does not provide results re-evaluation.
• The score cards should be kept by candidates to be used in future academically or professionally.

The announcement of the UGC NET June 2025 results is a big step toward the dreams of becoming an educator and a researcher, and it is just the beginning of the road to greater academic and professional accomplishments in India.

Indian contingent of six students who represented India at the 66th IMO held in Sunshine Coast, Australia (Photo courtesy Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education)

Indian contingent was placed 7th amongst 110 nations in 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Sunshine Coast, Australia. India's 2025 squad consisted of six students and accumulated six medals, three of which were gold, two of which were silver, and one of which was bronze. Its un-official ranking based on result is 7th rank, and the team also broke the new national record with 193 out of a maximum of 252 marks, the highest ever achieved by an Indian squad in the IMO.

Indian students are shortlisted and groomed for the IMO by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), TIFR. HBCSE is also the nodal agency to conduct the National Olympiad Examinations in the various disciplines encompassing Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy.

This is the third occasion when India has reached 7th position, reducing last year's effort in 1998 and 2001, an official release stated. The nation has now reached a top-10 position seven times in 35 IMO performances since its first in 1989.

India scorecard at IMO 2025 based on HBCS

India was represented this year by Aarav Gupta, Kanav Talwar, and Adhitya Mangudy, who all emerged with gold medals. Abel George Mathew and Aadish Jain took silver medals and bronze was attained by Archit Manas. The six are from different parts of the country and four of them work in Delhi.

The Indian IMO 2025 team was led by Prof Shanta Laishram, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, and Deputy Leader Dr Mainak Ghosh, ISI Bengaluru. Observers were Mr Atul Shatavart Nadig, BS student of MIT, USA, and Dr Rijul Saini.

The performance of India at the IMO year by year has been superb, according to the announcement by HBCSE. It is the second time three gold medals have been achieved by the country in the Olympiad, the first being 1998. India achieved its highest ever 4th and four gold medals in 2024. The Indian students have collected 12 gold medals overall between 2019 and 2025, nine of them within the last three years alone (2023, 2024, and 2025).

The International Mathematical Olympiad has six problems chosen from study fields like algebra, combinatorics, number theory, and geometry. Six problems are submitted by each country participating and then screened and narrowed down through a Problem Selection Committee for the host country by the IMO Board. The IMO's highest individual score is 42 and highest team score of 252 out of six competitors.

There were 630 students from 110 countries that participated in the IMO this year.

The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has written to Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah, requesting urgent action on an alleged incident of religious discrimination at Sri Soubhagya Lalitha College of Nursing in Banashankari, under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).

The association says some Kashmiri female students have been prohibited from attending classes for wearing the hijab or burkha.

In a letter to the CM on Tuesday, July 15, the JKSA accused the students of having been repeatedly harassed over the course of several days, being refused entry into classrooms and practical sessions and warned of expulsion if they kept wearing their religious attire, according to a report by The New Indian Express.

Nasir Khuehami, the JKSA National Convenor, reported that the college chairman allegedly went into a classroom and instructed hijab-wearing students to vacate the class at once. Students, when challenged by the directive, were apparently informed, "This is our college; only our rules apply." The chairman and principal apparently threatened the students with further disobedience leading to dismissal and denial of academic records.

The college allegedly defended itself by invoking "university rules" against wearing hijabs or burkhas, a contention the JKSA denies since no such prohibition exists in Indian law or policy of the university. In the letter, JKSA pointed out that this was a gross violation of basic rights such as the right to religion (Article 25), protection from discrimination (Article 15), and the right to education (Article 21A) of the Indian Constitution, The New Indian Express report stated.

Khuehami went on to charge that college authorities asserted that hijabs were forbidden for medical students across the entire nation, including Kashmir, and denied constitutional safeguards, purportedly saying, "No article or fundamental right is applicable in our college."

The JKSA called upon the CM to make arrangements for the students to be permitted to go to classes without being compelled to take off their religious uniform. It also called for a proper investigation to be conducted by the state education department, RGUHS, and the State Minority Commission, and also for disciplinary action against any officials who are proven guilty of infringement of constitutional rights.

The institute could not be contacted for comment by The New Indian Express.