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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: Delhi University

DU losing academic talent to Covid. University must rope in Patel Chest Institute

Being a premier university, DU has a pandemic responsibility it is not fulfilling. It must rise to the occasion as academic institutions world over are doing.

DU loses nearly 15 teachers & staff to Covid, writes to Modi govt to set up care facility

Delhi University has written to Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, requesting him to convert a constituent college into a dedicated Covid care facility for faculty and staff.

Reminders or social media campaigns, nothing’s helped DU guest teachers get paid for a year

Delhi University has said the teachers hired by the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board will receive their dues as soon as colleges submit their pending bills.

With tweets, memes & online plea, DU students start social media campaign to reopen colleges

DU authorities say colleges are unlikely to be reopened amid second Covid wave. They add they are in touch with colleges to address concerns of students and teachers.

Delhi University teachers go on strike over non-payment of salaries for past 6 months

Delhi University Teachers’ Association said the strike would intensify in the coming days, with teachers taking to the streets on 15 March.

Suspended DU V-C Yogesh Tyagi gives up charge, but no sign of full-time vice-chancellor yet

Yogesh Tyagi, former Delhi University V-C, had been under suspension since October 2020 for alleged administrative lapses during his tenure.

The idea of ‘one nation one exam’ double-crosses teenagers, shoots up their stress levels

A common test for all central universities may lead to blooming of new coaching factories and allow institutions to ride over their inherent deficiencies.

Less work, fewer hirings — what DU teachers fear will happen when 4-year UG programme returns

Delhi University teachers say that while FYUP is student-friendly given the multiple exit options, it ignores staff welfare. They also said its implementation was being rushed.

Why attendance at DU colleges is under 40% even 10 days after classes resumed partially

Beginning 1 February, DU reopened for final-year science students who need to finish their lab work to complete their courses.

How DU is going out of its way to help students from conflict-hit regions get admission

DU postponed fee collection & even arranged internet facilities for students attending courses online from countries like Afghanistan, Palestine, among others.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.