UGC’s draft curriculum for 4-year UG plagiarised, alleges faculty union ‘Issue of concern, expert committee will examine’, says UGC Secretary The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022
Morning Digest | Six women, two children burnt to death in Bengal’s Birbhum; IIT-Kanpur hasn’t forecast fourth wave of COVID-19: Centre, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022
Delhi University intake to be based on Common University Entrance Test scores Class XII Board exam marks no longer matter The Hindu · Mar 22, 2022
Delhi University Teachers' Association calls for class boycott over several demands DUTA members will be staging a protest outside the Delhi University's academic council meeting on Tuesday The Hindu · Mar 21, 2022
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… The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022
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 · Feb 20, 2022
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 The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022
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 · Feb 16, 2022
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. The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022
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. The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022
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. The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022
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. The Times of India · Feb 6, 2022
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. The Times of India · Feb 3, 2022
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. The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022
The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022 ‘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 · Jan 21, 2022 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.
Newslaundry · Jan 21, 2020 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…
Newslaundry · Jan 16, 2020 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…
Newslaundry · Jan 13, 2020 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 · Jan 9, 2020 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.
Newslaundry · Oct 18, 2019 ‘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.
Newslaundry · Sep 19, 2019 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…
Newslaundry · Sep 2, 2019 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,…
Newslaundry · Aug 24, 2019 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…
Newslaundry · May 26, 2018 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…