New Delhi: A 19-year-old Delhi University girl student and her teenaged brother have been arrested for kidnapping a three-year-old son of their landlord in south Delhi to extract a hefty ransom of Rs 5 crore, police said on Friday. Riya and her brother were arrested on Thursday night with the[Read More…]
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No closure in sight for DUSU president Ankiv Baisoya fake-degree matter
New Delhi: After nearly a month since a row erupted over the “fake” degree of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) President Ankiv Baisoya, there has been no communication between the central university and the Thiruvalluvar University in Tamil Nadu, the two principal stakeholders in the controversy. According to a letter[Read More…]
DUSU result: AAP takes a dig at Narendra Modi-govt over polls counting
Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi-government’s demand for simultaneous elections next year, Aam Aadmi Party leader Dilip K Pandey said the party which is backing the one nation, one poll idea, is unable to conduct student body elections smoothly. “The people of the country can understand this.” “पूरे देश[Read More…]
DUSU results 2018: NSUI alleges EVM malfunction, counting suspended
NSUI demands re-election due to faulty EVMs RSS-youth wing ABVP is demanding that counting of votes be resumed, but NSUI is asking for a re-election following six faulty EVMs. DUSU Election Result 2018: Counting remain suspended till further orders NSUI alleges EVM problems The student wing of Congress, NSUI has alleged technical glitches[Read More…]
Delhi University collects Rs 3 cr in revaluation fees, CIC asks to bring answer-sheets under RTI
The Delhi University earned over Rs 3 crore in fees paid by students for either revaluation or rechecking their answer-sheets and for providing photocopies of answer-sheets to them between 2015-16 and 2017-18, an RTI has revealed. According to the information provided by the university, it earned Rs 2,89,12,310 for revaluation alone between[Read More…]
No hearing in the DU’s case on disclosure of 1978 batch result; Delhi HC puts on hold
The Delhi High Court has yet again put the hearing of the Delhi University case related to the disclosure of the result of the batch of 1978 on hold. The hearing was scheduled to be done on Thursday after Delhi University (DU) opposed a plea by Right To Information (RTI)[Read More…]
Delhi High Court to hear DU’s case on disclosure of 1978 batch result
Delhi High Court to hear the Delhi University case related to the disclosure of the result of the batch of 1978, the same year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims to have graduated. The hearing will be done today after Delhi University (DU) opposed a plea of Right To Information[Read More…]
DU Law Faculty takes down entrance test result after complaints
New Delhi: Flooded with complaints of irregularities, Delhi University’s Law Faculty on Wednesday withdrew results for its undergraduate entrance test within an hour of publishing it on its website. The results for the entrance test — conducted online on June 18 — was published at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and[Read More…]
Delhi University issues 3rd cut off, English, Economics still on offer
New Delhi: The Delhi University on Friday issued its third cut-off list with many popular colleges still offering seats for popular courses. With close to half of total seats already taken across 60 plus colleges of the varsity, many colleges still issued cut-off for the courses like English, Economics, and[Read More…]
DU issues first cut-off, Lady Shriram College bids highest at 98.75%
New Delhi: Delhi University colleges on Monday announced their first cut-off list for admission, with Lady Shriram College setting it highest of them all for its B.A. (Programme) course at 98.75 per cent. For its Psychology course, the college set its cut off at 98.25 per cent, reducing it by[Read More…]
DUSU poll results: NSUI win three seats with president post; ABVP wins secretary
The results of the elections to Delhi University Students’ Union has been declared on Wednesday with NSUI winning three seats along with the president post. ABVP won the post of secretary in a close contest. NSUI won president, vice-president and joint secretary post while ABVP won secretary post. The NSUI[Read More…]
DU to include GST in the forthcoming academic sessions
The Delhi University to include the historic Goods and Service Tax (GST), as a part of their curriculum in selective academic courses. A groundbreaking initiative aiming towards economic reforms in the country, GST was implemented across the Nation on July 1. One of the biggest tax reform turned India, Asia’s[Read More…]
Delhi University increases intake of differently-abled students
Delhi University is soon going to implement Right of Person with Disabilities Act 2016 in its admission guidelines, for admission into its various courses.The move is aimed at strengthening and facilitating the admission of disabled students. The quota will be increased from 3% to 5%. Students with Thalassaemia and Haemophilia[Read More…]
Breaking taboo, this DU college installs sanitary pad kiosk on Campus
In a historic move, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, a Delhi University College located in Bawana, has installed a vending machine for the purpose of dispensing sanitary napkins. One has to just insert a Rs 5 coin into the vending machines and can collect a sanitary napkin. According to Times of India report, the[Read More…]
DU includes ‘Five Point Someone’ in English syllabus, Chetan Bhagat lashes out against elite readers
Delhi University has included Chetan Bhagat’s novel ‘Five Point Someone’ as part of the English literature syllabus from the next academic year. Bhagat’s novel is part of the Popular Fiction paper in the General Elective, which is offered to second-year undergraduate students under the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS). Louisa M[Read More…]
DU hostels issue notice prohibiting students to step out on Holi
Two women’s hostels of Delhi University have restricted their residents from going out on Holi which has got a shrill response from the students. However, DU’s International Student House for Women (ISHW) has said the decision was taken “in the best interest of residents”. The Meghdoot Hostel has issued a[Read More…]
Will not be cowed down by rape threats, says Kargil martyr’s daughter
Ramjas is not an isolated incident but a part of the Left’s organized pattern
The unfortunate incident of a students’ clash at the Ramjas college of Delhi University has been projected as an issue of free speech & democratic rights. But what is being missed in the coverage by the various media outlets is that this is not an isolated incident but part of[Read More…]
Ramjas college to hold a staff meeting after recent affray
After the recent incidents of violence in the campus, Ramjas College principal said they will be holding a staff council meeting on Saturday to assess the reasons behind the violence on campus. “Ramjas teachers, students and management stand together,” said Rajendra Prasad, principal of the college. After videos and photographs[Read More…]
ABVP, AISA activists clash over blocking of Umar Khalid’s visit to Ramjas college
Around 20 students were reportedly injured as two groups clashed at the Delhi University on Wednesday over the Ramjas College cancelling its invite to JNU’s Umar Khalid for a seminar. A large number of policemen were seen trying to control the aggressive crowd. Activists of the Left-backed All India Students[Read More…]
DU to launch an application for attendance
The process of tracking attendance of students at Delhi University is ready to be digitalized as the university is planning to launch a mobile application for the purpose. The university had last year set up a seven-member committee, which has been working on a mobile application to ensure accountability and[Read More…]
Landmark verdict: Publishers lose copyright case against DU’s photocopy shop
The Delhi high court dismissed on Friday suits by three international publishers against the sale of photocopied books and pages in Delhi University, a landmark verdict likely to have a wide-reaching impact on copyright laws in India. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also lifted a ban on the photocopier kiosk from[Read More…]
ABVP claims three top posts in DUSU elections
ABVP, the student wing of BJP won three of the top posts of Delhi University Students’ Union, but ceded one position to the Congress’s student wing NSUI. The elections of DUSU were held on Friday. Over 36% of cast their ballots and the voting percentage recorded a drop by 7%.[Read More…]
JNU, DU elections: Polling underway in both universities as students flock to cast ballots
The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Delhi University (DU) vote to elect their representatives for the students unions on Friday. Currently, voting is underway in the two politically charged campuses and the nerve centres of student politics in Delhi. The JNU elections are the most closely watched one after[Read More…]
DU rejects RTI query over PM Modi Degree information
The Delhi University (DU) has once again declined to provide information related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree, citing “privacy” reasons. It declined to respond to an RTI query filed by lawyer Mohammed Irsad, who demanded the information. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the mystery into the matter has[Read More…]