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Jamia suspends professor over question on ‘atrocities against Muslims in India’ in semester exam paper

New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has suspended a professor from its department of social work over a question he set on “atrocities against...

Another Agra professor accused of sexual harassment by research scholar, POSH inquiry underway

The student's family has also complained to the college management, it is learnt. The professor has, however, denied all allegations.

Debate on teacher-researcher relationships at Agra university after sexual exploitation FIR against prof

FIR against professor of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, accused of having sex with researcher under 'false promise' of marriage, then threatening to kill her when she threatened to go public.

56% professor positions at IITs, IIMs, NITs, IISERs lying vacant, says parliamentary panel report

Report on higher education institutions also highlights substantial number of unfilled reserved faculty positions in central universities. 1,521 of 3,652 posts for OBCs remain vacant.

In a Haryana college, 9 girls press on with case against prof over ‘lewd’ clip amid ‘staff politics’

Accused of sharing 'pornographic link' to a WhatsApp group, the prof of college in Kaithal is in judicial custody. Girls worry this incident could cause parents to pull them out of college.

‘Reconstructing history of cells to decode evolution’: NCBS prof bags Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences

Dr Mukund Thattai awarded Infosys Prize 2023 for his work in understanding the emergence of complex cells.

Bumble saga: Jindal university prof booked for ‘exhibiting students’ dating profiles’ in class

Sonipat police file FIR against Sameena Dalwai for 'outraging modesty' of female students on complaint by Haryana women's commission chairperson. Faculty members call it 'smear campaign'.

‘Forced to quit’ by Xavier’s Kolkata for bikini & gym photos on Instagram, says ex-assistant prof

30-yr-old claims photos shared as 'Instagram stories' accessible only to friends in August 2021, before she joined university. FIR lodged against 'unknown persons' this February.

DU prof gets bail in ‘Shivling’ post case but protests go on as students slam ‘systematic attack’

While granting bail to Dr Ratan Lal, the court said that while the post was ‘avoidable’ and ‘reprehensible’, it ‘didn’t indicate an attempt to promote hatred between communities’.

Why we should stop calling professors ‘Professor’

Titles in the military seem necessary as the point of a chain of command is to establish authority, but that practical reality should give us pause about the use of titles elsewhere.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.