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Koregaon-Bhima violence: Rights activists to remain under house arrest till Sep 12, says SCThe Supreme Court on Thursday extended till September 12, the house arrest of five rights activists in connection with the violence in Kore...
HC to hear Gautam Navlakha's plea challenging arrest todayNavlakha was arrested yesterday following several raids after which his transit remand was secured from Saket district court to take him to...
JNU being 'slowly dismantled': Romila ThaparThe historian also said that history was facing a threat of "infusion of imaginary theories" which were being used to "ground valid knowled...
Slogans don't make for nationalism or anti-nationalism: Romila ThaparSloganeering or flag waving smack of a lack of confidence among those making the demand for slogans, she writes in a new book.
Religious nationalism invents its own history: RomilaIn the book, published by Aleph, the authors provide calm and measured insights into the origins, nature, practice and future of Indian nat...
After 'nationalism' lectures, JNU to have presentations on 'azadi'While Kanhaiya walked out of Tihar jail after getting bail on march 4, two more students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, were freed l...
Attempts to obfuscate existing definition of nationalism: Romila Thapar"Today efforts are being made to obfuascate the existing definition of nationalism. The nationalism draws on reliable history and not just ...
JNU not to suffer setback due to Afzal Guru row: Romila ThaparShe also feels it is going to be difficult for any government to "control" the thinking process unless it turns into a totally "anti-democr...
'Release Rs 5,000 crore for MGNREGA to deal with agrarian crisis'Over 100 civil society members today appealed to Arun Jaitley to "immediately" release additional Rs 5,000 crore for MGNREGA in view of agr...
Y S Rao resigns as chairman of ICHR, cites 'personal reasons'When contacted, Rao said that he had "resigned because of personal reasons" adding that he did not wish to speak more as he was awaiting a ...
Congress' think-tank RGICS to host Left scholars at conclave on liberal valuesRGICS is hosting the conference, which would have an eclectic mix of historians, writers, journalists, activists and plain and simple Congr...
Is a common civil code a good idea?A Supreme Court bench, hearing a case on a Hindu woman's petition on inheritance, was recently stirred into ordering an examination of prac...
HRD ministry to probe charges of malpractices in ICHR from 1970sHRD ministry has instituted an inquiry into allegations of malpractices going back to 1970s in the ICHR and also sought a review of its fun...
Professor Gopinath Ravindran had free hand, but he lacked basic decency: Y Sudershan RaoGopinath Ravindran had enjoyed unlimited freedom in administration, finances and academic activities, says Y Sudershan Rao.
ICHR dissolves advisory panel comprising Romila Thapar & Irfan HabibICHR has disbanded the advisory committee of its journal comprising 21 eminent historians from around the world, including Romila Thapar an...
HRD Ministry 'recklessly' pushing reforms agenda: AcademiciansRomila Thapar, Farida Khan and Janaki Nair today accused the HRD ministry of "recklessly" pushing the reforms agenda on central universitie...
Delhi University receives record 2.5 lakh forms for four-year undergraduate programmeNearly 2.5 lakh forms, both offline and online, have been received by Delhi University for admission this year, setting a new record