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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicVice Chancellor

Topic: Vice Chancellor

UGC draft norms for recruiting V-Cs: Political implications & why there’s resistance from academia

The University Grants Commission has released the draft in the public domain for a month, seeking suggestions, after which it will release the final guidelines.

Indraprastha University student suicide brings up a storm of anger and a long list of woes

Most of the students didn't know Gautam Kumar, as the new academic year had just begun a month ago. But his death has sparked an unprecedented protest at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

Another Raj Bhavan vs DMK govt flashpoint as TN governor extends tenure of Periyar University V-C

Teachers, staff protest, citing 'irregularities' under V-C R. Jagannathan, who allegedly set up a foundation & lab park without approvals and used casteist slurs.

AMU gets 1st woman vice-chancellor days after row over selection process. Who is Naima Khatoon

Since Model Code of Conduct is in place, Centre sought approval from ECI to proceed with appointment. Latter approved it on condition govt won’t derive 'political mileage from it'.

Delhi University cancels RJD MP Manoj Jha’s lecture, then V-C says he will be reinvited

V-C says he was unaware why 4 September event was cancelled. DU had invited Jha, a professor at the university, to address faculty as part of its series of online refresher courses.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.