Tag: SIT
Campus Politics Hurting Academic Freedom?
The violent clashes between the right-wing ABVP and the Left-leaning student groups at Delhi University's Ramjas College are just a reminder of campuses turning into political battlegrounds, or are they also reflective of the premier educational institutions losing their academic freedom?....
Watching Birds Can Improve Your Mental Health
If you are living in a neighbourhood surrounded by trees and shrubs, with birds chirping all the time, there are less chances for you to suffer from anxiety or stress, a new study has revealed.....
AAP Slams BJP After DU Student Gets Rape Threats
The AAP on Monday slammed the BJP for not condemning those issuing "rape threats" on social media to a Delhi University student who took a stand against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). ....
BJP MP Compares DU Student With Dawood
A BJP MP from Karnataka on Monday courted controversy by comparing Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, whose social media post against the ABVP has gone viral, with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim....
You Can't Threaten Women With Rape: Student Kaur
A Delhi University student who got rape and death threats after taking on the ABVP said on Monday that women cannot be threatened with rape.....
Students' Protest Against UGC Notification Ends
Students ended their siege of the Administrative Block of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday, allowing the authorities to restore normal functioning of the premier institution, authorities said.....
Oscars 2017 Celebrate Diversity, Marred By Goof-ups
A record number of wins by black stars, a Muslim actor winning for the first time, the victory of an Iranian filmmaker who skipped the ceremony in protest against a travel ban, US President Donald Trump-bashing and a Best Picture winner announcement gone wrong. The 89th Academy Awards -- where "La La Land" got six honours and late Indian actor Om Puri was remembered -- turned out to be one of a kind.....
CLMV Countries Invited To Partner In Make In India: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday invited both governments and business communities of CLMV countrie --Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam -- to actively partner in India's 'Make in India' programme.....
Sonia Gandhi Visits Ganga Ram Hospital For Routine Check Up
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday visited the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SRGH) here for a routine medical check up, said authorities.....
Twitter Turns Battleground After Sehwag Tweet Mocks DU Student
Social networking site Twitter on Monday turned into a battleground of words after cricketer Virendra Sehwag and actor Randeep Hooda apparently mocked Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur who launched an online campaign against the ABVP after the February 22 violence in Delhi University's Ramjas College.....
