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Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a bid to energise the student electorate and reclaim its hold over Delhi University's political landscape, the Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is making a powerful pitch for change -- led from the front by senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot. With just days to go before the Delhi University Students' Union elections, NSUI is banking on the credibility and appeal of young leadership to sway student sentiment, positioning itself as the voice of real campus i ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lamenting the display of "money and muscle power" in the ongoing DUSU election campaign, Delhi High Court on Monday warned that the violations of rules would amount to contempt of court."If required, we will countermand your elections; we will act stricter than before. People are travelling on JCBs, tractors and luxury vehicles. Money and muscle power are the last things that should be flowing in the students' union elections. Something has to be done about this display. This just can ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Nearly two decades after Delhi University last had a woman as its student union president, this year's elections have put them back in the spotlight, with both NSUI and the Left-alliance fielding female candidates who are raising issues like campus safety and menstrual leave in their campaigns. The Congress-backed, National Students' Union of India's (NSUI), Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, who is the first woman to be in the fray for the top post in 17 years. Choudhary, a pos ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a bid to energise the student electorate and reclaim its hold over Delhi University's political landscape, the Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is making a powerful pitch for change -- led from the front by senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot. With just days to go before the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, NSUI is banking on the credibility and appeal of young leadership to sway student sentiment, positioning itself as the voice of real c ...Read More >
The Delhi government announces the opening of a senior citizens' home and a hostel for visually impaired students, reflecting its commitment to inclusive education and dignified living. These projects, inaugurated as part of 'Seva Pakhwada', showcase the government's focus on welfare and empowerment. The Delhi government is set to inaugurate a senior citizens' home and a hostel for visually impaired students, as announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The unveilings are part of the 'Seva Pakhw ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt is set to launch a series of welfare initiatives aimed at the visually impaired and senior citizens. Chief minister Rekha Gupta announced on Sunday that several residential and support facilities will be inaugurated, with more projects in the pipeline -- reflecting her administration's focus on long-neglected sections of society. A key initiative is the Atal Drishti Girls' Hostel, a residential facility for visually impaired college-going women in Delhi. Located near Timarp ...Read More >
New Delhi: The ABVP on Saturday released its manifesto for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls, promising subsidised metro passes, free Wi-Fi, health insurance schemes and measures for specially-abled students. The organisation also stressed that its leadership works on the campus throughout the year and not just during elections. Prepared after receiving more than 5,000 suggestions from students, the manifesto gives top priority to issues of education, security, health, sports a ...Read More >
Jagdeep S Chhokar, co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and a prominent advocate for clean elections, passed away in Delhi at the age of 80. He spearheaded landmark judicial interventions, enhancing transparency and accountability in Indian politics, including mandatory disclosure of candidate information and the striking down of the Electoral Bonds scheme. Jagdeep S Chhokar, co-founder of poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms and a long-standing advocate for ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jagdeep S Chhokar, co-founder of poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms and a long-standing advocate for clean elections, passed away in Delhi on Friday after suffering a heart attack, ADR sources said. He was 80. A retired professor at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad, Chhokar, along with his colleagues, founded the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) in 1999. Over the past two decades, the organisation spearheaded several landmark judicial interventio ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi University is set to open a physical mop-up round of admissions to fill over 7,000 vacant undergraduate seats. Admissions in this round will be made on the basis of Class XII marks. The decision was taken at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh suggested that admissions be provided directly by colleges through spot admissions, a proposal that was approved by the EC. Singh said the mop-up round will ensure colleges do not carry forward large ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi University is set to open a physical mop-up round of admissions to fill over 7,000 vacant undergraduate seats. Admissions in this round will be made on the basis of Class XII marks. The decision was taken at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh suggested that admissions be provided directly by colleges through spot admissions, a proposal that was approved by the EC. Singh said the mop-up round will ensure colleges do not carry forward large ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) TCA Kalyani has assumed charge as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Department of Expenditure, the finance ministry said on Monday. A 1991-batch officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), Kalyani is the 29th officer to hold this prestigious position. Before assuming charge as CGA, Kalyani served as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts (Pr CCA), Ministry of Home Affairs, where she oversaw the budgeting and accounting of one of the largest Min ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) The All India Students' Association (AISA) on Friday welcomed the high court's intervention on the bond money requirement for Delhi University polls, calling it a "huge victory for campus democracy and inclusiveness". Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court disposed of a petition -- filed by AISA activists Anjali and Abhishek Kumar -- challenging a DU notification that appeared to mandate a Rs 1 lakh bond for Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections and Rs 25,0 ...Read More >
The All India Students' Association (AISA) achieved a significant victory with the Delhi High Court's intervention against bond money requirements for Delhi University elections. This decision promotes inclusiveness by removing monetary barriers, allowing all students, including those from humble backgrounds, to participate in campus politics. In a landmark decision, the Delhi High Court ruled against the bond money requirements for Delhi University elections, a move celebrated by the All India ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Delhi Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, flagged off buses for college students under the 'U-Special' scheme on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said, "This U Special was closed for years, which neither the AAP government nor the Congress government cared about. I am happy that the BJP government, in its short tenure, has once again brought vibrancy to Delhi University, wherein students will be able to trave ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu has once again emerged as the country's leader in industrial employment, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attributing the achievement to the policies of the Dravidian model government. Citing the Union government's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24, CM Stalin said the recognition from New Delhi is itself the strongest rebuttal to critics, who have been "targeting" the state government on the industrial and economic fronts. In a post on 'X', the Chie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Delhi Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, flagged off buses for college students under the 'U-Special' scheme on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said, "This U Special was closed for years, which neither the AAP government nor the Congress government cared about. I am happy that the BJP government, in its short tenure, has once again brought vibrancy to Delhi University, wherein students will be able to trave ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched a fleet of University Special electric buses at the Delhi University Sports Complex, North Campus, reviving a long-standing demand of students for safe and affordable transport. Speaking to reporters, CM Gupta said the initiative marks the return of a vital facility that had been neglected for years. "For decades, these U-special buses remained shut. Neither the previous AAP government nor the Congress took any ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court overturned a Central Information Commission order. The order had directed CBSE to release BJP leader Smriti Irani's Class X and XII records. The court stated her educational qualifications weren't statutory requirements for her public office. This decision came as the court allowed CBSE's petition challenging the CIC's previous directive. The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing CBSE to provide copies of the Cla ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Amid growing criticism of Narendra Modi's qualification to head the Indian government -- particularly after his May debacle and the imposition of US tariffs -- the Delhi High Court has blocked public access to his educational records, quashing a 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that had permitted inspection of his B.A. degree details from Delhi University. According to Kashmir Media Service, Justice Sachin Dutta of the Delhi High Court ruled that "something of i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday stated that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was enacted to ensure transparency in governance, not to serve as 'fodder for sensationalism.' Justice Sachin Datta observed that even seemingly innocuous disclosures could open the 'floodgates of indiscriminate demands, motivated by idle curiosity or sensationalism, rather than any objective public interest consideration.' Delivering the verdict in a case relating to Prime Ministe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) With the Delhi High Court quashing a CIC order related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree, the Congress on Monday said it is incomprehensible why the educational degree details of the PM be kept a complete secret when such details of everyone else have always been public. The high court on Monday set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing disclosure of details related to Modi's bachelor's degree while holding it to be "personal info ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday stated that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was enacted to ensure transparency in governance, not to serve as fodder for sensationalism. Justice Sachin Datta observed that even seemingly innocuous disclosures could open the floodgates of indiscriminate demands, motivated by idle curiosity or sensationalism, rather than any objective public interest consideration. Delivering the verdict in a case relating to Prime Minister Na ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside a CIC order directing disclosure of details related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree while holding it to be "personal information" and ruling out any "implicit public interest" in it. Justice Sachin Datta, who reserved the verdict on the matter on February 27, was acting on Delhi University's plea challenging the CIC order. The judge said "something which is of interest to the public" was quite different from " ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Delhi University (DU) on Friday said that admissions of 68,116 students have been confirmed so far for its undergraduate courses, following the conclusion of the second round of upgradation. According to university data, 17,595 applicants had applied for an upgrade in the second round. Of them, 7,685 secured an upgrade in their choice of programme or college, while 46,257 candidates chose to freeze their seats. In addition, 2,808 allocations have been made under perform ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Thursday opposed Delhi University mandating a Rs 1 lakh bond from students' union election candidates, saying it would approach the high court against the "arbitrary and exclusionary" provision. The university, in a notification issued on August 8, directed that contestants of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls must submit the bond as a preventive measure against property defacement during campaigning. DUSU elect ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) The Delhi University has confirmed 67,582 admissions in the third round of undergraduate seat allocation, the data shared on Wednesday revealed. The university said allocations for Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA), sports and Children/Wards of University employees (CW) categories will be made public on August 15. The total number of allocations in the latest round stood at 7,061, including those enrolled in performance-based programmes. DU opened its mid-entry admissi ...Read More >
Independence Day 2025: Commuters should avoid affected roads and use alternative routes. The Delhi Traffic Police has issued detailed traffic advisories ahead of the 79th Independence Day celebrations on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the Red Fort, while the Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, will hoist the national flag at Chhatrasal Stadium. Commuters are advised to plan their travel to avoid expected large gatherings and significant traffic disruptions ...Read More >
The notification, issued by the Chief Election Officer on August 13, sets the electoral process in motion which will conclude with the counting of votes and declaration of results on September 19. The Delhi University (DU) has announced the schedule for the much-awaited students' union polls. The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections will be held on September 18, 2025, the varsity announced on Wednesday. The notification, issued by the Chief Election Officer on August 13, sets the ...Read More >
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