The former student says she fled years of ‘abuse’ at home. Her parents say she was 'indoctrinated' by a faculty member. Haryana Women's Commission wants a CBI probe.
Student-built app, conceived by Aishwarya Sunaad during her time at Ashoka University, was launched this month in Nanjangud, Karnataka. It gives citizens direct access to civic officials.
‘It's been five years that we have been asking for a hike. What we received was Rs 200-300,’ said Jitender Singh Kataria, one of the housekeeping workers.
A 2-judge SC bench pulled up the SIT after being informed that, in addition to seizing Ali Khan Mahmudabad's devices, it had questioned the professor over his foreign trips.
The special drive by the university in Sonepat is exclusively for students who either hold admission offers from US-based educational institutions or are currently enrolled in one.
Surely, Ashoka University shouldn’t meddle with the legal processes. But making sure that Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad gets legal support doesn’t mean the institution supports his views.
Funding challenges are understandable. It takes effort to raise funds for a university. But one must ask: how much money is really traded off when a few academics stand by principle?
Ashoka University was imagined as a space to challenge, question, and think freely. If that folds the moment it’s tested, then the real crisis isn’t just of academic freedom—but of conviction.
An alumnus of Ashoka University wrote to Sanjeev Bikhchandani, criticising the institution for its lack of moral courage in not supporting Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad. Here's the founder's response to the alumnus, shared in an internal mailing list.
From a Congress viewpoint, who would be the ideal Chief Minister for Kerala at this point? It should be Shashi Tharoor, given how he ticks all the boxes.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Corrupt and unscrupulous lawyers like Mr. Kapil Sibal are the bane of Indian judiciary.
In the RG Kar case, the Supreme Court did not have time to deliver justice. The dates were given at an interval of more than 2 months.
But here, just because Mr. Sibal happens to be the drinking buddy of some Supreme Court judge, he has been given a date as early as tomorrow. This is the travesty of the Indian judicial system – it’s tailor made for the uber rich and well connected. The common man cannot and must not have any expectations from the Supreme Court.
How criminally partisan and parochial the higher Indian judiciary is. The Supreme Court, in particular, is an abomination.
Matters of extreme urgency and involving the futures of thousands of people keep getting listed with dates 6 (or even more) months down the line.
But if one can afford the services of lawyers like Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the case gets listed right away – the very next day.
The Supreme Court, in reality, is just an old boys club. These people wine and dine together every weekend, and between themselves, they set things up including legal cases and judgements.
Corrupt and unscrupulous lawyers like Mr. Kapil Sibal are the bane of Indian judiciary.
In the RG Kar case, the Supreme Court did not have time to deliver justice. The dates were given at an interval of more than 2 months.
But here, just because Mr. Sibal happens to be the drinking buddy of some Supreme Court judge, he has been given a date as early as tomorrow. This is the travesty of the Indian judicial system – it’s tailor made for the uber rich and well connected. The common man cannot and must not have any expectations from the Supreme Court.
How criminally partisan and parochial the higher Indian judiciary is. The Supreme Court, in particular, is an abomination.
Matters of extreme urgency and involving the futures of thousands of people keep getting listed with dates 6 (or even more) months down the line.
But if one can afford the services of lawyers like Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the case gets listed right away – the very next day.
The Supreme Court, in reality, is just an old boys club. These people wine and dine together every weekend, and between themselves, they set things up including legal cases and judgements.