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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicDelhi University

Topic: Delhi University

Gargi College students allege harassment by ‘drunk’ outsiders at fest, call strike

Students have expressed anger at Gargi College acting principal's remark that she has received no complaints.

Students hold protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at Delhi University’s Art Faculty

The meeting was called by students' bodies like the SFI and Pinjra Tod under the banner Collective-DU at the arts faculty in the campus.

Delhi University ad hoc teachers’ protest points to a deep rot in our undergraduate system

A university cannot achieve any sustainable excellence unless it has a strong undergraduate programme. And that needs good, stable teachers.

JNU fee row should make us ask if public and private universities are really any different

JNU debate can’t be restricted to which university charges more fees. Reality is public universities today are hard put to maintain financial equilibrium.

JNU protest over fee hike reminds me of how St. Stephen’s students called a strike & won

India’s public universities must ask why Ratan Tata, Indra Nooyi and Narayan Murthy find value in donating to Ivy League universities and not to ours.

India’s education system looks to Ivy League but regulatory bodies like UGC get in the way

Delhi University’s BTech Humanities programme tells a story about regulatory bodies’ restrictive hold on India’s higher education system.

Former DU professor SAR Geelani, who was acquitted in Parliament attack case, dies

Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani was first sentenced to death and later acquitted in the 2001 Parliament attack case.

HRD Ministry gives Institute of Eminence tag to DU, IIT-Kharagpur and 3 others

IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University and University of Hyderabad were recommended for the 'eminence' status by the UGC.

Modi govt looks at bringing back 4-year undergrad course, doing away with Master’s for PhD

The idea is being discussed by an internal review panel in the UGC, and a final decision on the plan is likely to be arrived at in September.

UGC denies ’eminence’ tag to Ashoka, KREA, Jadavpur and Azim Premji universities

UGC said private institutes on the list have been denied Institute of Eminence status because they did not figure in national or international rankings.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.