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TopicJadavpur University

Topic: Jadavpur University

JU has always been a political bellwether. Bratya Basu incident could cost Mamata

TMC’s efforts to corral the students of JU is a challenge best left to be attempted before the 2031 elections. Forcing the issue now could just needlessly jeopardise 2026.

Jadavpur University Press is a rare success in publishing. Now Ashoka is catching up too

Distribution and display have always been twin challenges for small publishers, more so for university presses, who have the added burden of perception.

‘Opened our eyes,’ says Mamata after Jadavpur University student dies from suspected ragging

Swapnadeep Kundu, 19, fell to his death from the third floor of the university’s main hostel on 9 August, allegedly after intense ragging.

Student’s death: Jadavpur University’s 1st report generic, 2nd unsatisfactory, says UGC

UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said Monday that the statutory body would seek another explanation on the alleged ragging death and details of action taken.

Bengal govt to probe Jadavpur University ragging death, UGC slams varsity’s ‘generic’ report

Nine former and present students have been arrested after an undergraduate student fell to his death from the institution’s hostel balcony on 9 August.

No one knows what really caused Jadavpur University student’s suicide. Yet it’s an open secret

Whispers in Jadavpur University have grown to a crescendo—not just in classrooms but across West Bengal. The Commission for Protection of Child Rights has called the student's death an 'unpardonable crime'.

Kolkata Police make six more arrests in Jadavpur University student death case

A first-year student of Jadavpur University, Swarnodip Kundu, died on 10 August after allegedly falling from the balcony of the university's hostel on the night of 9 August.

2 more students arrested in connection with death of Jadavpur University student

In FIR registered in the case, deceased’s father alleged that a few boarders of the hostel were responsible for his son’s death. A former student of the university was apprehended Friday.

Why Jadavpur & Anna University are no longer in running for ‘Institute of Eminence’ tag

Education ministry informed parliamentary panel that UGC has recommended against West Bengal’s JU, while Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn proposal for AU.

UGC’s blended learning will destroy public-funded university system: Bengal teachers’ unions

JUTA and ABUTA in their response to UGC concept note have accused it of being 'not inclusive' & advocating reduction of govt spending on higher education in the name of 'quality'.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.