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Alarming decline in quality of research & teaching in Indian Universities

In the decades post-Independence, a young independent India made remarkable strides in both pure and applied sciences, transforming sectors like agriculture, food technology, and space science. This is equally...

Sectarian, DU’s decision to declare Eid-ul-Zuha working day: Democratic Teachers Federation

Strongly criticising the notification by Delhi University (DU) declaring June 29 a working day despite the Eid-ul-Zuha holiday, the Democratic Teachers Front on Tuesday issued a statement demanding the varsity administration to roll back its "very sectarian" step.

“We only resisted intervention of police, expelling of students…,” suspended SAU professors

The institute has been in the news for targeting students and now faculty

Savarkar to Tilak to Shastri: 50 new life stories for UP students

A state government spokesperson on Friday said that introducing these biographies is being done “to introduce students of the state to the civilisation and culture of the country, following the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath”.

Crisis in South Asian University (SAU) escalates, first students now academics targeted

An initiative of eight SAARC countries, the South Asian University (SAU) situated in the prestigious Chanakyapuri area is mired in nepotism, slashing student scholarships and now targeting academics

Key challenge for Siddaramiah’s Congress Govt: review NEP, its “health & wellbeing” policy

The union government’s controversial NEP, adopted by the erstwhile BJP-led Karnataka government institutionalises discrimination and dogma in education, it’s important to document concerns around it before it becomes a template for other states. Although the stated objective of the paper is to illustrate the importance of health, it embroils itself in irrational and unscientific propaganda that can be disastrous within an educational space.  

Peddling a coloured narrative: NCERT Textbooks

By deleting lines, paragraphs and chapters from NCERT textbooks and the Delhi University syllabus, academic institutions working under the Union Government have attempted to peddle a majoritarian Hindutva narrative.

Our protest, why we want our names removed from NCERT textbooks: Suhas Palshikar

In this interview to MaxMaharashtra, political scientist Suhas Palshikar, a household name has outlined the rational from writing to the union of India in protest, asking for his and Yogendra Yadav’s names removed from NCERT texts

“Embarrassed” with textbooks: Suhas Palshikar, Yogendra Yadav ask NCERT to drop their names

Following recent controversial changes made to political science textbooks, the political scientists wrote to NCERT asking it to drop their names as chief advisors. We feel embarrassed that our names should be mentioned as chief advisors to these mutilated and academically dysfunctional textbooks,” they said.

Ex-judges, bureaucrats, diplomats support inclusion of V.D. Savarkar in DU’s political science syllabus

The group went further: it also supported DU’s decision to drop the philosophy of poet Mohammad Iqbal from the political science syllabus, as he was associated with the idea of a separate Muslim nation

Denial of access: number of Muslim students shows sharp decline: India

Recent reports on education and higher education reveal a staggering decline in the number of Muslims enrolled in all institutes of education

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From December 2024 Onwards: CJP raises alarm over escalating anti-Dalit atrocities to NCSC

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The targeted vandalisation caused by revisionist history: Agra’s Mubarak Manzil

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