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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: Delhi University

Diktat for teachers at central universities like JNU & DU: Can’t criticise govt

University Grants Commission says all educational institutions taking funds from the Central govt will now come under rules that disallow protest.

The Narendra Modi govt is under siege from within

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

Nightmare on Route 544: Men use this DTC bus to ‘sexually harass’ DU college students

A 19-year-old student of Kamala Nehru College tells ThePrint about the three times she was 'molested' on this bus. Women say it's been happening since 1985

Delhi University procured EVMs after we gave no objection, says Election Commission

DU claims it has been using the machines since 2009, six of them malfunctioned during counting of votes in Thursday's DUSU polls.

Does ABVP’s Delhi University sweep augur well for BJP in 2019? Precedent says yes

The RSS student wing has won three of DUSU's four central panel posts, up from last year's two.

DUSU election faces the EVM test, counting restarted amid chaos

DU authorities suspended counting for the DUSU elections due to malfunctioning of at least six ‘outdated’ first-generation EVMs.

Here’s what the last 11 DUSU presidents are doing now

Only one of them, Amrita Bahri, has not gone on to make a career in politics. But none of the others have made it big.

Congress students’ wing NSUI makes Jio’s eminence tag an election issue in DU polls

NSUI slogan is ‘Vote for NSUI if you want Delhi University to become an Institute of Eminence’. DUSU elections are due on 12 September.

St. Stephen’s, DU may begin theology dept: Smart financial move or is it becoming a seminary?

The famed St. Stephen’s College in Delhi University is discussing a proposal to start a degree course in theology. The discipline is not taught...

DUSU’s first-ever magazine with articles from Chidambaram, Swamy runs into ABVP trouble

NSUI alleges permission for launch was cancelled last minute after ABVP intervention. ABVP says it’s a political event, which has nothing to do with DUSU.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.