Condemning the incident, South Asian University asserts that it has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women.
Ikramuddin Kamil spent 7 years studying in India on an MEA scholarship. There is no official response by the MEA, yet. India has no official diplomatic ties with Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Heated exchanges on X between current & former students of South Asian University over a professor’s ‘forced’ retirement point to tensions among teachers, ‘lack of academic freedom’.
Row over student citing Chomsky’s criticism of PM in research proposal & retirement of professor is latest flashpoint. But, there's no denying that SAU was a unique academic project.
In his letter to SAU acting president, Binoy Viswam of CPI has called out two declarations in mandatory ‘general undertaking’ for students and asked for their removal.
Academics from universities in India, US & UK are among 502 signatories. Their letter comes days after academics from Bangladesh wrote to the South Asian University demanding the same.
Letter to the SAARC university says 'such despotic practices can only breed in non-democratic environment'. The professors, suspended in June, were accused of inciting student protests.
Since its establishment in 2010, South Asian University has seen various controversies — the most recent ones being students protesting against university's admin & suspension of faculty.
Suspensions come months after South Asian University was rocked by student protests seeking an increase in the monthly stipend for Master’s and PhD programmes, among other demands.
Goa: Creators of the Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky and Malhar India Craft Gin, John Distilleries registered yet another stellar showing at the...
Speaking at Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad’s Kakul, Field Marshal Munir said it is ‘disconcerting that Afghan soil is being used for terrorism in Pakistan’.
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.
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