Aranya Shankar

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit was speaking on the second day of a three-day seminar organised by Delhi University’s Political Science department.

The Union home minister also says India’s foreign policy had overshadowed its defence policy till Narendra Modi became prime minister and urges youth to focus on their duties to the nation.

Lashing out at the BJP, he said before the elections, they had said they will give ownership rights to those staying in unauthorised colonies.

The university’s construction started in 2012, and it was properly established in 2014. It currently has around 2,600 students, of which 80% are undergraduates. It has a 1.4 million square feet campus with around 200 faculty members. Speaking about its plans, Ashi

Sources confirmed to The Indian Express that Amit Shah, along with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, will be present for the inaugural session on May 19. The valedictory session on May 21 will most likely see the presence of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, said source

Sources said the university — currently situated in Chanakyapuri’s Akbar Bhawan—is gearing for the shift while racing against time to set up phone and internet connections, and hostels for students.

The protest at Qutub Minar, where heavy police barricading could be seen outside the complex to prohibit entry into the ASI protected monument, was supposed to start at 1 pm.

DU and Stephen’s have gone head to head on the matter of holding interviews for all candidates. While DU’s Academic Council (AC) had decided that all undergraduate admissions, including in minority colleges, will be done solely on the basis of CUET, St Stephen’s had said it will give 85% weightage to CUET and 15% weightage to interviews.

Currently, restaurants in Delhi can stay open till 12 am and pubs till 1 am. While a formal order has not been issued as of now for restaurants to remain open till 3 am, officials said it is likely to be out soon.

Friday marked day three of the workers’ strike at JNU who have alleged that they have been denied duty for demanding the release of pending salary of three months.

Govt will help startups get collateral-free loans which will be interest-free for a year. It will empanel CAs, lawyers, and experts to aid startups for free; their service charges will be borne by the government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

Principal Vibha Chauhan said the matter had already been dealt with: “The false ceiling is what seems to have mainly fallen off. I don’t think it was fixed properly. The college contacted the person who renovated it and he’s been asked to redo it. Thankfully the teacher was not injured seriously.”

Until last year, DU used to conduct its undergraduate admissions through cut-off lists based on Class 12 marks with separate and usually lower cut-offs released for reserved categories.

JNU is currently operating at a deficit of Rs 130 crore and the vice chancellor intends to make it "financially self-sufficient" through private partnerships, foreign contributions, and philanthropy.

Says action will be taken if students indulge in violence or destroy public property

St Stephen’s College is going head to head with Delhi University on the issue of holding interviews for candidates. What is the standoff about? With Stephen’s holding its ground, what is next for DU?

Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh said Stephen’s was insistent on holding interviews, and that they had been told to reconsider.

Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, who met Stephen’s Principal John Varghese in his office Monday, said the college had been asked to “rethink” its decision and a final decision would be taken on the matter most likely on Tuesday.

Speaking at a fest at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Punit K Goyal, Co-founder of BluSmart - an all-electric cab service – said petrol and diesel cars would stop plying on roads in the next 10-15 years.

DU authorities had received a request from St Stephen’s to allow them to hold interviews across all categories so that they can give 85% weightage to CUET and 15% to interviews.

Violence had broken out on April 10 between two groups, with Left student bodies alleging the ABVP had objected to cooking and serving of non-vegetarian food.

The students have demanded complete re-opening of the campus and resumption of offline classes for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses, notice for hostel allotment and issuance of a proper academic calendar till or before Eid.

The menu for the hostel is decided by the mess committee - an elected students’ body, and the wardens don’t have a role in deciding it.

This was an allegation first made by the right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.