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IIT Gandhinagar director Sudhir Jain appointed new vice-chancellor of BHU

A Padma Shri awardee, Prof. Jain succeeds Prof. V.K. Shukla. Jain will hold the office for a period of three years from the day he assumes charge, according to the rules.

No, Nita Ambani isn’t joining Banaras Hindu University as a visiting professor

Banaras Hindu University says there’s been ‘no decision or proposal’ to invite Nita Ambani to be a visiting faculty member for women’s studies.

What JNU, BHU & AMU are doing to keep their students, campuses protected from Covid

While JNU has only called in science students, BHU plans to open in January. AMU is still shut as it has been turned into a Covid facility.

BHU law dept bagged 19th spot in NIRF rankings. Now it says it has no data to back that

BHU law faculty had claimed 35 of its 60 graduating students secured placement, based on which it got 19th NIRF rank. But in an RTI reply, BHU said it collects no such data.

Trains, buses resume but students of JNU, DU, BHU, AMU are wary of going back home

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Allahabad High Court directs AMU, BHU to devise reform programme to discipline students

The high court gave the universities 6 to 12 months to craft a rehabilitation programme for students facing disciplinary action for misconduct.

Ringmaster Sharad Pawar, Pragya Thakur’s confusion & Asom Gana Parishad’s ‘hide and seek’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Amit Shah’s NRC ‘bulldozer’, Ramdev’s tulsi claim & Modi’s concern over RTI

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kerala Brahmin Arabic teacher’s advice to BHU Muslim Sanskrit professor — go to court

Retired Kerala teacher Gopalika Antharjanam, who beat initial social opposition to teach Arabic, says it's BHU assistant professor Firoz Khan’s right to teach Sanskrit.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.