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LSR’s Diwali Mela ‘Noor’ faces backlash for ‘Islamising festival’

Faculty, students defend Urdu name and theme, say criticism 'unnecessary' and emphasise that ‘Noor’ has been the title of the annual Diwali event for the past many years. 

Here’s why DU heavyweights like LSR & SRCC lagged in NIRF rankings. But that’s not the whole story

An analysis by ThePrint suggests drop in rankings for LSR, SRCC is due to their lower scores on ‘research and professional practice’ parameter. But there are more factors at play.

Dear LSR, go get your mojo back after NIRF rank—world-class research, well-known journals

Not only did LSR fail to make the top five of NIFR, but it also dropped from rank 9 in 2023 to rank 10 this year. This downward trajectory since 2021 is disconcerting and disappointing.

LSR was a labour of love for Lala Shri Ram. He even picked library books himself

In ‘Lala Shri Ram: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow’, Sonu Bhasin recounts the incredible life of India’s earliest — and biggest — industrialist.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.