After furore over BHU molestation, boundary wall for IIT okayedBy Thursday night, students called off their protests after the BHU administration issued a statement that following a discussion between t...
03 Nov, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Most IITs opposed to tech courses in Indian languagesAt a ‘high -level’ meeting on December 2 that discussed the proposal announced by Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, the in...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets anti-CAA activists in Varanasi, says govt acting against ConstitutionThe visit to Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected twice to the Lok Sabha, follows similar trips in the state by Co...
10 Jan, 2020, 08.08 PM IST
Modi rides high on Brand Varanasi but not everyone’s cheeringThe contrast between Varanasi and two other VIP constituencies in eastern UP, Amethi and Rae Bareli, is sharp.
17 May, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
Priyanka Gandhi scores high in her first ‘Samvad’She alleged that the BJP-led government was against the very idea of dissent essential to a democracy.
29 Mar, 2019, 11.54 PM IST
Why the BHU incident is a sign of patriarchs in panicWhy men clinging to euphemisms like ‘a simple case of eve-teasing’ and ‘a feeble no’ may be a sign that they’re frightened of women who are...
01 Oct, 2017, 05.01 PM IST
Not just BHU, Indian hostels are cagesCurfews and crazy rules are the norm across colleges. Sunday Times spoke to female students to bring you a true picture of India's sexist c...
01 Oct, 2017, 11.08 AM IST
PM Modi embarks on final assault to capture Varanasi votePM is giving three days to the city that elected him and there is even a night halt planned. He is leaving no stone upturned to win his hom...
05 Mar, 2017, 09.25 AM IST
Allow dissent, keep outside influences at bay, say VCsStudent activism and dissenting views are the focus of attention across Indian campuses with Delhi University under spotlight.
27 Feb, 2017, 01.45 AM IST
ET Q&A: Will make learning target part of RTE Act, says Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar has planned to amend Right to Education & re-examine issue of foreign universities but stands firm on Yoga in institutes ...
24 Oct, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
PMO reduced to international travel agency: AAP on 2 years of Modi governmentThe Aam Aadmi Party today alleged that two-years of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre have seen only "corruption" and "hooliganism...
26 May, 2016, 05.08 PM IST
Allahabad HC quashes sacking of Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey from IIT-BHUThe Allahabad HC has struck down an order terminating the contract of Magsaysay awardee Sandee Pandey as a visiting faculty member by IIT-B...
23 Apr, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
When Abdul Kalam refused to sit on Presidential chair at an eventOnce during an event, President APJ Abdul Kalam refused to sit on a chair that was designated for him--because the chair was larger in size...
27 Jul, 2015, 11.26 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: In Varanasi, the young vote for jobs, and against corruptionEmployment and corruption were the agendas on the top of the minds of many. Many voice concerns over the current status of reservations.
13 May, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Narendra Modi Vs Kejriwal: Two contrasting campaign styles battle it out in VaranasiEven if Modi wins Banaras handsomely, it will not be a big loss for Kejriwal. Because it is him, and not Modi that much, who has won hearts...
09 May, 2014, 08.21 AM IST
KC Chakrabarty, RBI deputy governor, who made banking more customer-friendlyRBI deputy governor Chakrabarty, often took on the might of the establishment, but will be remembered for making banking more customer-frie...
26 Mar, 2014, 09.02 AM IST
- LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU
Sibal said the country needed 1,000 more universities and 45,000 more colleges in the next decade to meet the requirement of higher educati...
24 Mar, 2011, 06.25 PM IST