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‘They treated me like I wasn’t even a person’: Former women recruits allege sexual assault and abuse at the UK Army Foundation College

Shriti Sagar - 6 August, 2026

At least four women who trained at the UK Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, over the past five years told the BBC that they were sexually assaulted while they were just 17 years old.

Government and Policy

Uttar Pradesh government begins statewide digital record drive for school students through U-DISE Plus portal

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2026

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a statewide digital record drive via the U-DISE Plus portal for government and aided school students.

Crime

Hyderabad: Teacher Shaik Aisha Parveen terminated for giving ‘Kalma & Surah Fatiha’ homework to class 2 Hindu student

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2026

A private school in Hyderabad has permanently terminated teacher Shaik Aisha Parveen after a controversy erupted over a Class 2 Hindu student being assigned Islamic prayers as homework.

News Reports

A nine-year-old girl was driven to kill herself: How a posh school in Jaipur failed her?

Aditi - 11 July, 2026

A nine-year-old child faced bullying in her classroom and ended her life in a posh school in the capital city of Rajasthan, without anyone as much as noticing.

News Reports

Nimbuda-Nimbuda to Newton and 1600+ mistakes in Odisha school textbooks: Read what the fiasco is and what action the Mohan Majhi government is taking

Sanghamitra - 29 June, 2026

The mistakes range from spelling and grammatical errors to serious factual, scientific, and contextual inaccuracies. Class 8 textbooks reportedly contain the highest number of errors, around 705. Among the most glaring blunders are descriptions of Sir Isaac Newton as a “great pilot” instead of a scientist, and an anecdote claiming he boiled “water.”

Crime

Maharashtra: School owned by Congressi under probe after video shows students dancing to Jihadi song ‘Gustakh-e-Nabi Ki Ek Saja, Sar Tan Se Juda’ with...

OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2026

Police in Maharashtra’s Jalna district have launched an inquiry into a school event after a viral video showed students dancing to a Pakistani song.

News Reports

Kerala: Islamists accuse headmistress Blessy George of ‘discrimination’ after she objected to irregular admissions of Muslim students – Kollam row explained

Rukma Rathore - 11 June, 2026

George stated, "Admissions have been executed by adhering to the same procedures that are required under govt regulations."

Crime

Assam: Outrage erupts in Krishnai after 5 Muslim students brought beef to school and tried to force feed it to two Hindu students, case...

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2026

A sensitive incident involving the consumption of beef in a school in Goalpara district of Assam has triggered widespread tension in the area. A...

Government and Policy

Union Education Ministry clarifies that new School Management Committee Guidelines don’t apply to private schools if they don’t receive any grant, urges them to...

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

The Union Ministry of Education has issued a clarification amid concerns from private unaided schools and minority institutions over the recently launched School Management...

Government and Policy