Lovely Professional University in Punjab’s Phagwara has been rocked by violent protests, with shocking videos from the campus showing vandalism, fire, clashes and students rushing towards hostels. The unrest spilled onto the Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway, with NH-44 blocked as tensions escalated. Police moved in to clear the road, while several police vehicles were reportedly damaged. Videos circulating online also appear to show people taking food, gadgets and other items from shops inside the university’s Uni Mall. Amid the chaos, LPU has rejected the sexual-assault reports as false and baseless and says several claims circulating about the incident are rumours.

In a shining example of resilience and courage, 17-year-old Kafi, an acid attack survivor from Chandigarh, scored 95.6 per cent in the CBSE Class 12 examinations--and that’s not all. Kafi aspires to become an IAS officer in the near future. Kafi said, "I belong to Hisar, Haryana. In the recent results of the CBSE Boards, I scored 95.6&#37 in Class 12. In Class 10, I had scored 95.2&#37 as well. I am an acid attack victim, and my target is to become an IAS officer. Being a visually challenged girl, there were a lot of challenges, but my parents and teachers helped me a lot to conquer them... My main sources of study were audio and textbooks..."