Ashoka University resignation row: Depts express solidarity with Prof Sabyasachi Das

IANS | August 17, 2023 3:05 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Department of Political Science of the Ashoka University on Thursday unanimously expressed its solidarity with assistant professor Sabyasachi Das after the varsity accepted his resignation, following which another professor in the Economics Department, Pulapre Balakrishnan also stepped down in protest.

You are not special: Delhi HC to DU on PIL against CLAT-based admission to law courses

IANS | August 17, 2023 1:27 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday told the Delhi University (DU) that when Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score is being considered to grant admissions by other Central Universities, it is not 'special' to make admissions to its newly introduced five-year integrated law courses based entirely on Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023 result.

Students participate in placement process at IIT Delhi

IANS | August 16, 2023 7:59 PM

New Delhi, 16 August (IANS) Among the 21 students of the first batch who received their degrees at the 54th Annual Convocation of the Institute on 12 August, 19 participated in the placement process. Of these, 18 students received a total of 21 offers from different organisations and sectors, IIT Delhi said.

Death of fresher: Who in Jadavpur University will take moral responsibility?

IANS | August 15, 2023 1:37 PM

Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) In the case of the mysterious death of a fresher, reportedly a victim of immense psychological ragging, the question being asked is who in the virtually headless Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University (JU) will come forward to take the moral responsibility of this tragedy.