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DU warns students, faculty members of legal action for participating in Jantar Mantar protests

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined urgent hearings on petitions alleging brutal force, lathi charges, and tear gas used by the Delhi Police during CJP’s ‘Sansad Chalo’ march.

QS World University Rankings 2027: IITs lead as usual, but higher ranks for universities signal a shift

18 universities have got their highest-ever ranking & over half of Indian universities in the list have moved up the list. Private institutes also figure in the all-round improvement.

‘Professors polluting minds’—DU V-C alleges ‘urban Naxalism’ in academia. Faculty, students say, ‘new low’

V-C Yogesh Singh has drawn flak for speech referring to ‘urban Naxals’ operating in university spaces, accusing student movements like Pinjra Tod of being driven by ‘ingratitude’.

ARSD turnaround story—it all began with a young, dynamic principal

During my time at the helm of Delhi University, I was more than willing to support each college—through grants in aid—to help improve its infrastructure in an unstinted fashion. Only a handful of colleges took advantage and the ARSD college did so significantly.

DU teacher’s suicide shows corruption in academic recruitment. Ad hoc faculty has no support

Political groups within Delhi University Teachers Association have been manipulating academic appointments to strengthen their cadres.

On Camera

VN Sharma wasn’t just the former Army Chief of Staff. He was an institution

A champion of cross-border diplomacy, the former Army Chief brought together Indian and Pakistani military leaders to celebrate their shared alma mater.

Indian govt bets on battery storage boom to help abate mounting solar power losses

India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.