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Topic: TISS

Manufacturing dissent: Why the TISS reset was necessary

A recent ground report in The Print documented anxieties about repression within sections of TISS academia. What they experience as persecution is withdrawal of exceptional insulation.

‘Spies’ on campus, police, protests—the uneasy evolution of TISS after govt takeover

Surveillance and suspicion have replaced open debate and activism at the country’s oldest social work school, say some TISS students and teachers.

Tense silence at TISS Mumbai as admin serves nearly dozen PhD students notice to vacate hostel

Institute flags non-payment of fees, overstay as reasons for notice; students allege caste discrimination, say pandemic days have been counted as part of 5-year stay.

IISc, TIFR, TISS, TMC, NCPA – J.N. Tata’s ‘famed five’ are India’s crown jewels

From C.V. Raman to Vikram Sarabhai, these institutions have produced leaders who have repeatedly proved India's calibre on the global stage.

Letters show ‘links between activists and Maoists’, say Maharashtra Police

The letters, however, do not seem to mention the full names of the activists and use only first names or abbreviations.

Bihar NGOs running shelter homes allege harassment by govt after ‘mass rape’ case

While some have already pulled out, a few are on the verge of quitting; say govt response has been ‘vindictive’ since the incident came to light.  

Supreme Court takes up ‘mass rape’ in Bihar shelter home after letter from activist

Court directs TISS to submit a copy of its audit report that unearthed sexual exploitation of 34 girls in a state-run shelter.

Protesting students win as TISS panel tells govt to revert to old scholarship model

The panel also wants higher government funding, increase in post-matric scholarships to match fee structure at TISS, among others.

Tata Trusts accused of favouring Harvard over ‘under-privileged’ Indian universities

Tata Trusts defends $50 million donation, says no laws violated. Establishment of Tata Hall at Harvard will help more Indians study there, it says.

Amid protests by students, Modi govt to set up panel to assess financial health of TISS

In February, TISS announced the withdrawal of financial aid to SC and ST students, leading to a massive students’ agitation against the move.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.