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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicDelhi University

Topic: Delhi University

2 DU colleges receive bomb threats, no suspicious object found on campus

Threat was sent to Ramjas College in North Campus and Desh Bandhu College in Kalkaji. Bomb squad & Delhi Police searched the premises soon after.

Is Delhi University no longer in demand? Vacant seats, misfit faculty, bloated syllabus

The silent but stunning slide of Delhi University is one of the biggest shocks to the public university system in India. And yet, nobody seems to be in a hurry to rescue it.

DU cancels seminar on ‘land, property, and democratic rights’ at the last minute. Convener steps down

DU Registrar says Delhi School of Economics department did not take permission for seminar. Convener says department has been doing seminars every Friday for 60 years without taking permission.

The acid attack that wasn’t: Toilet cleaner, ‘mastermind’ father & a plot fit for Bollywood

Akil Khan, the now arrested father of the college-going girl, sought to lodge false case for hushing up a woman who filed police complaint against him, says senior police officer.

Plot thickens in DU student acid attack case: Father detained, cops stumble upon old property dispute

The alleged survivor's brother is now untraceable. Earlier in the day, police revealed that the wife of accused had filed rape complaint against the DU student's father days earlier.

Another twist in DU student acid attack case: Police say ‘no traces of acid’ at the scene

Earlier in the day, police said the wife of the main accused had filed a rape complaint against the 20-year-old student’s father days before the alleged acid attack.

30% of DU undergrads opted for fourth year; maximum in humanities & popular colleges

On Thursday, the university held a meeting with affiliated colleges to review the smooth implementation of the four-year programme.

30% of DU undergrads opted for fourth year; maximum in humanities & popular colleges

On Thursday, the university held a meeting with affiliated colleges to review the smooth implementation of the fourth-year programme.

‘Professors polluting minds’—DU V-C alleges ‘urban Naxalism’ in academia. Faculty, students say, ‘new low’

V-C Yogesh Singh has drawn flak for speech referring to ‘urban Naxals’ operating in university spaces, accusing student movements like Pinjra Tod of being driven by ‘ingratitude’.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.