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- Thousands rally at Jantar Mantar as CJP escalates exam accountability campaign
- 'Creativity, innovation essential': Scholar Danino warns against fear in textbook writing after NCERT rowAcademic Michel Danino warns Supreme Court orders on a removed NCERT textbook chapter could stifle creativity. He believes this will discou...28 May, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
- Who is Sibi George? MEA diplomat defending India's Press Freedom as PM Narendra Modi gets heckled by Norwegian journalistSibi George: Senior Indian diplomat Sibi George has gone viral after a sharp exchange with a Norwegian journalist over India’s democracy, h...19 May, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
- ‘Dance will ruin her career’, everyone said, but she proved them wrong. 7-year-old Delhi girl’s flawless performance to Saami Saami song even left Rashmika Mandanna smiling. Now, she is being compared to Madhuri DixitSeven-year-old Barkat Arora is captivating millions with her exceptional dance skills, even impressing actress Rashmika Mandanna. Despite f...16 May, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: 'The safest way of not being very miserable is…'—Inspiring quotes by the 'philosopher of pessimism'German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's profound quote offers a timeless perspective on happiness and misery. He believed that excessive e...15 May, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
- Who is Anil Kochhar? Indian-origin philanthropist who paid off the education loans of all 176 graduates from North Carolina universityIndian-American philanthropist Anil Kochhar announced a significant gift at North Carolina State University's Wilson College of Textiles gr...11 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
- Curb your overenthusiasm: Why India must avoid early overregulation while drafting rules for new techIndia faces a critical choice in regulating new industries like AI and genomics. Overly cautious, ex-ante regulations, similar to the histo...10 May, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
- IIT Madras Director has an important admission alert to all engineering students who have cleared JEE Mains. WatchIIT Madras is offering JEE Main qualifiers an opportunity to pursue a flexible online BS degree in fields like AI and data science alongsid...08 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
- What are interdisciplinary courses and why are they gaining popularity?Universities are shifting towards interdisciplinary courses. These programmes blend multiple subjects, preparing students for real-world ch...08 Apr, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
- Operation Sindoor post: Haryana drops prosecution plan against Ashoka facultyHaryana government has decided against prosecuting Ashoka University's Ali Khan Mahmudabad for an alleged objectionable Facebook post. The ...17 Mar, 2026, 01.48 AM IST
- Take steps for withdrawing cases against Kuki academics, KIM urges PM ModiThe Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has asked India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw five cases filed against scholars and leaders of the...21 Aug, 2023, 02.15 PM IST
- View: What India needs to do to get its own Yales and Harvards"Deepening relationships with faculty, students and alumni and institutionalising opportunities to receive input from various stakeholders ...13 Apr, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
- View: Universities can only thrive with academic freedom and institutional autonomyRecent events that have taken place in a reputed Indian university are only a reflection of the more significant public concern across the ...23 Mar, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
- Free speech in India suffered 'grievous blow', says Raghuram Rajan on Ashoka University developmentsIn a Linkedin post, former RBI governor Rajan said that free speech has suffered a "grievous blow" in India this week as professor Mehta, o...22 Mar, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
- Ashoka University Chancellor says founders never interfered, Board stands for intellectual independenceDays after Mehta, who had resigned as vice-chancellor of the university two years back, chose to step down as professor, saying the founder...21 Mar, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
- Academic freedom becoming alien thought in India: Amartya SenThe Nobel laureate observed that elements of liberty and fraternity were facing a "difficult time" in India and people are "afraid" of spea...22 Feb, 2017, 04.02 PM IST
- India's image among those caring for freedom declining: Naom ChomskyChomsky was asked about the debate over "intolerance" and whether alleged government interference in educational institutions was limited t...06 Mar, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
- US academics say Narendra Modi supporters posting threats on blogsOver 100 prominent US-based academics, most of them Indian-Americans who last month raised privacy concerns about Prime Minister Narendra M...08 Sep, 2015, 10.40 PM IST
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