Sub-classification of SC-ST quota, a scholar resigns, and Sheikh Hasina flees

3 Things

First, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath discusses the significance of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that allows states to create sub-classifications within the SC and ST categories to provide wider protections to the most backward communities within these categories.
Next, Indian Express’ Vidheesha Kuntamalla explains why the South Asian University in Delhi issued a show-cause notice to a PhD scholar, and how this ultimately led to the resignation of their supervisor (10:42).
Finally, we provide a quick update on the Prime Minister of Bangladesh resigning from her post and fleeing the country amid a revival of student protests against the job quota system (17:38).
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