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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicVisva Bharati

Topic: Visva Bharati

‘Vacate, or face eviction’: Visva-Bharati issues another ultimatum to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen

Second notice in a week to Sen. He has been asked to vacate the 13 decimal plot in Santiniketan by 6 May or a fortnight since issue of the order, whichever comes later.

Students expelled, teachers under fire, rank tumbles — turmoil in 100th year of Visva-Bharati

Tenure of Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty, who assumed chair in 2018, has been marked by a series of controversies. Faculty say they've raised matter with Modi govt.

Visva-Bharati cancels 125-year-old annual Poush Mela, and it’s not because of Covid-19

V-C says Visva-Bharati ‘ill-equipped’ to handle the ‘nightmarish’ Poush Mela, which makes the campus inaccessible to those who serve it through the year.

Sackings, inquiries, forced leave: Central university V-Cs face the force of Modi govt

Ten central university vice-chancellors have faced action, the most under any government in the country.

President scraps Visva-Bharati V-C appointment, starts selection process afresh

On HRD ministry advice, President withdraws his own assent to V-C appointment. Ministry writes to University to set up new selection committee.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.