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Challenge for outstation students as most college hostels at DU yet to open

NEW DELHI: Though outstation students are expected to reach the city in large numbers by the weekend, Delhi University colleges have not yet reopened their hostels fully. While some said the admissions process was under way, several others said that it would take a few more weeks before students could…

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Delhi: Man shoots his friend dead in Dwarka, held

NEW DELHI: A Delhi University graduate has been arrested for allegedly shooting his friend in Dwarka Sector 23, police said on Saturday. The deceased, Prakash Aggarwal (45), used to run a sanitaryware shop in Chawri Bazar, additional commissioner of police (crime) Shibesh Singh said.

The Times of India

Coronavirus updates | February 17, 2022

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 174 crores on Wednesday, the Union Health Ministry said

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Delhi: Foreign students get more time for return to campus

NEW DELHI: With the institutes in the city gradually moving towards resumption of offline classes, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) and Delhi University (DU) have relaxed the rules for foreign students to arrive on the campus.

The Times of India

Elgar Parishad: NIA court rejects bail pleas of DU professor, 3 other accused

MUMBAI: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday rejected the bail applications filed by Delhi University professor Hany Babu and three other accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

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Why it’s a fresher-like feel for these Delhi University students in February

NEW DELHI: Excited over finally experiencing the Delhi University life, students of first and second year undergraduate courses who haven’t been able to attend classes in person are now impatient to explore the campus and meet new people.

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Delhi: DU student tries to set himself ablaze during protest to demand resumption of offline classes

NEW DELHI: A Delhi University student allegedly tried to end his life by setting himself ablaze on Tuesday during a protest to demand the resumption of offline classes, police said.

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Delhi University to discuss structure for 4-year UG programme this week

NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) is likely to discuss a new structure for the four-year undergraduate programme, under the National Education Policy (NEP), at an academic council meeting to be held on February 9.

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Man arrested from Jodhpur for making 'obscene' calls to Delhi University professor

NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old man was arrested from Jodhpur in Rajasthan for allegedly harassing a Delhi University professor by making repeated video calls WhatsApp making "obscene" gestures, police said on Thursday.

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What graduating from Delhi University may soon be like

NEW DELHI: A draft framework for the undergraduate curriculum framework based on the National Education Policy 2020 released by Delhi University on Friday states that a student will require 176 credits for the four-year undergraduate programme.

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‘Dilution of courses’ main grievance of Delhi University teachers

NEW DELHI: While Delhi University (DU) has released a draft framework for the undergraduate curriculum based on the National Education Policy (NEP), professors and teachers flagged issues like reducing the number of credits and teaching positions and dilution of courses.

The Times of India

Women in poll fray: More as Independents than in a party

NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: What binds a teacher, a doctor, a Delhi university professor and a social activist together? It’s the assembly elections.

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AAP making fun of Manoj Tiwari’s Bhojpuri work betrays cultural insensitivity

A few days into the campaign for the Delhi Assembly election, the Aam Aadmi Party had its Sidharth Malhotra moment. Its rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party, denounced a series of videos posted by AAP and its leaders mocking the BJP's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari as an attack on Bhojpuri…

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Green court stops construction of skyscraper next to Delhi University

Hearing a plea by the Delhi University, the National Green Tribunal today halted the proposed construction of a residential complex next to its North Campus. The university had challenged the environmental clearance granted to the project, which is being built by Young Builders Pvt Ltd. Newslaundry has reported how the…

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For 40 years, this piece of land in Delhi has been waiting for the construction of a women’s college

About 20 kilometres from the nearest Delhi metro station lies a piece of land that should have been a women’s college under Delhi University’s Swami Shraddhanand College.

Newslaundry

Meet Surya Rajappan, the Delhi lawyer who had to leave her house for protesting against Amit Shah

On January 5, during Home Minister Amit Shah’s door-to-door campaign in Delhi, a video went viral on social media, of two women shouting slogans against the citizenship law from the balcony of their apartment in Lajpat Nagar. After Shah left the area, a mob landed at the women’s flat.

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‘Bring back Article 370’: Delhi University students protest lockdown in Kashmir

Students of the Delhi University held a protest against the lockdown in Kashmir at the Arts Faculty of North Campus on Thursday. It is over 70 days since the Indian government removed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and put the valley on lockdown.

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Celebration of diversity: Second Hindu College Pride parade conveys a sense of hope, freedom

Amid cheers and the shouting of slogans seeking “Azadi” from the shackles of heteronormativity and homophobia, Hindu College witnessed the second edition of its Pride parade on September 18. The parade, organised by the Women’s Development Cell of the Delhi University college with help from its various societies, saw participation…

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The DU election circus is much ado about nothing

The best way to gauge the future of Indian politics and upcoming politicians is through the prism of student politics. And the epicentre of student politics in the country is right here, in Delhi – Delhi University. Considered to be the most glamorous and important student election in the country,…

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The Original Lutyens’ Insider

Maurice Nagar chowk in Delhi University doesn’t exactly look like a place that could host a bustling public event. But, it did once — four decades ago. Old timers recall that a huge crowd had gathered here in 1977 when Arun Jaitley was welcomed in a public reception on his…

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The Bard of Bollywood

A young boy from Meerut had a dream of becoming a famous cricketer. Unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately), when studying at Delhi University, his thumb broke just a day before an inter-university tournament. Soon after, he lost his father. These two developments made him give up his dream of playing cricket…

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Silent burial for Sher Shah Suri, Mughal empire in DU

When the Delhi University’s history syllabus was changed mid-semester in 2016, students were assured that changes were minor. It was felt that the changes were restricted to the BA Programme and that honours students would remain unaffected. It’s been more than a year and while education boards and universities have…

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Student takes up Hindi hurdle in DU law exam

“I have been educated in the Hindi medium throughout. For pursuing higher education, how can I suddenly switch to English?”

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