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Transferred 250 km away months before retirement, MP professor gets High Court relief

September 07, 2026 1:16 pm

The sociology professor had challenged his transfer and relieving orders issued Just 15 months before his retirement. He was transferred 250 km from his current posting in Bhind to Sehore district.

‘Is it a joke?’: NIT professor halts students’ ‘Chikni Chameli’ performance

August 28, 2026 2:11 pm

The professor then raised concerns about the performance taking place in front of junior students and asked why their faculty adviser was not present.

Jason Arday, former Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row, found dead

August 15, 2026 5:12 pm

Jason Arday was embroiled in a controversy after weeks of allegations about plagiarism in his academic work and questions around his athletic claims and fundraising accomplishments.

Professor clicked unknown link, lost Rs 2.6 lakh: Delhi High Court relieves SBI of liability

June 08, 2026 11:44 am

The Delhi High Court was hearing an appeal filed by State Bank of India (SBI) challenging a single judge’s order directing the bank to pay Rs 2.60 lakh to a computer science professor.

Pune professor’s ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’ performance at college fest goes viral: ‘Came for attendance, leaving as fans’

March 31, 2026 4:49 pm

The moment reportedly unfolded during a college fest at Sri Balaji University, Pune, with the professor appearing completely at ease.

More than 1,800 industry experts join academia as Professors of Practice in 349 universities

February 13, 2026 7:41 am

The Ministry of Education announced that 1,841 professionals have been appointed as Professors of Practice (PoP) in 349 universities and colleges nationwide, a move designed to bridge the gap between academia and industry under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

To fund son's education and husband's treatment, professor turns thief in Bengaluru; arrested

December 24, 2025 11:57 am

The accused told the police she had committed thefts in two other places in Bengaluru, as well as at wedding halls in other districts of the state.

US professor lights up classroom with surprise dance on ‘Badtameez Dil’; reacts after video goes viral: ‘May switch to dancing on Insta’

December 15, 2025 9:31 am

Professor Kartik Hosanagar danced in his classroom as part of an end-of-semester dance-off tradition with his students.

3 arrested for assaulting Bengaluru professor who confronted them for littering

April 24, 2025 10:35 pm

According to police officials, the three were in a four-wheeler and one of them carelessly dumped a plastic glass containing some liquid, which accidentally fell on Gupta, who was riding a two-wheeler.

Professor sparks debate after posting student’s 'grammatically incorrect' assignment online; but there's a twist

January 09, 2025 5:45 pm

Thomas Joudrey shared a picture of the student’s assignment on X but sharp-eyed users quickly realised that the passage was actually a retyped segment from Karl Popper’s The Open Society and Its Enemies.

Eminent Scientist And Academician Yash Pal Passed Away At 90

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Proctorial committee to look into Afzal Guru row: JNU VC

February 10, 2016 1:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Commenting on the ABVP protest outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University for calling Afzal Guru's execution as 'judicial killing', JNU Vice-Chancellor Jagdeesh Kumar on Wednesday said a proctorial committee of the university will look in to the matter. Kumar added that there are three-four proctors, followed by a chief proctor, who will look into the matter. He said no time frame can be allotted as they have to perform their regular duties also. Meanwhile, another professor Krishna Kumar said that certain evidences are available with the authority, but the action depend on how much the students cooperate.

Muslim girl researches on Vishnu Puran

January 14, 2016 12:30 pm

Rajkot, Jan 14 (ANI): A visually-impaired muslim girl Sida Ruksana is pursuing Master of Philosophy in Vishnu Puran. Ruksana asserted that despite being a muslim, she chose Vishunu Puran as her research topic as religion and education are not correlated. Professor of Sanskirt Bhawan (Saurashtra University), MK Moliya said that Ruksana herself proposed to take up Vishnu Puran as her research topic.