Tag: freedom
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?....
US House Speaker Condoles Indian's Death In Kansas
After US President Donald Trump condemned the killing of an Indian techie during a shooting at a Kansas bar, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan has offered his condolences. ....
Indian-American's AMU Business School To Make Leaders For Better India
Indian-American investor and philanthropist Frank Islam hopes that a $2-million management school set up by him at his alma mater, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), will become an incubator for leaders in India. ....
LGBT Rainbow Flag Creator Gilbert Baker Dead
Gilbert Baker, the San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died. He was 65.....
People Should Have Freedom To Choose Religion: Dalai Lama
Opposing religious conversion, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said forcible conversion is not good but people should have the freedom to change their religion voluntarily.....
Pranab To Honour Freedom Fighters To Mark Champaran Satyagraha's 100th Year
Hundreds of freedom fighters from across the country started arriving here on Sunday to be honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday to mark the ongoing year-long centenary celebrations of the Champaran Satyagraha, officials said.....
Elarica Johnson To Host Bieber's India Tour
English actress-model Elarica Johnson, best known for her role in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", is set to host the highly anticipated Justin Bieber India Purpose Tour in Mumbai next month.....
Indian Short Film To Be Screened By Unesco In Indonesia
Rahul V. Chittella's short film "Azaad", starring Atul Kulkarni and Sakshi Tanwar, will be screened by Unesco as part of a World Press Freedom Day event on May 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia.....
Free And Vibrant Press Vital For Democracy: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched for a "free and vibrant press" and said it is "vital for democracy". He said this on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.....
