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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
TopicDelhi University

Topic: Delhi University

DU adds 4,000 seats this year, but colleges lack funds, infrastructure & faculty members

College principals say they are ready to add seats to implement EWS quota, but they are facing numerous challenges, including Covid.

‘Haven’t misappropriated funds, Sisodia is forcing us to’ — DU colleges hit back at Delhi govt

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has alleged that four DU colleges funded by the govt have illegally stashed money in fixed deposits while claiming fund shortage.

Week after HC order, North MCD school teachers get June salary. DU colleges still waiting

Employees of 12 DU colleges awaiting salaries since May. Teachers, pensioners & health workers under North Delhi Municipal Corporation not paid for months.

Delhi HC asks DU to issue digital degrees within next 7 days to those who urgently need it

Delhi HC had earlier passed an order to put in place a proper procedure for issuance of degrees online, and was unhappy that its order hadn't been followed.

IITs won’t lose if JEE is postponed. Delhi, Allahabad universities show the way

The main reason being advanced against deferment is that any further delay in conducting the JEE will put IITs at a disadvantage because the number of students will double up.

DU registration process ends today, receives highest number of applications in 3 years

The varsity received 2,85,128 applications from CBSE Board students, followed by 12,272 from Board of School Education Haryana & 11,521 from the Council for the ISCE.

Delhi HC asks Railways to consider arranging travel of students with disabilities for DU exams

The court asked Railways to consider the feasibility of issuing confirmed tickets at subsidised rates at least 5 days before the second round of exams in September.

Gurmehar Kaur, DU student who took on ABVP, is looking for job in media after Oxford degree

LSR graduate Gurmehar Kaur came into limelight after her participation in ‘Save DU campaign’ in 2017 when violence broke out at Ramjas College.

Punjab Dalit topper’s real struggle will be at DU. Village roots vs Netflix culture

Jaspreet Kaur says she hadn’t heard of Miranda House in Delhi University, one of the colleges the Punjab Boards topper has applied to.

Delhi University refutes corruption allegation by Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Sisodia had said that the inability of govt-funded DU colleges to pay salaries to their staffers despite a 70 per cent budget increase in five years indicates corruption.

On Camera

India’s long war with Maoists has a huge void — no number of dead bodies can fill it

Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.