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Green court stops construction of skyscraper next to Delhi University

Hearing a plea by the Delhi University, the National Green Tribunal today halted the proposed construction of a residential complex next to its North Campus. The university had challenged the environmental clearance granted to the project, which is being built by Young Builders Pvt Ltd. Newslaundry has reported how the…

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For 40 years, this piece of land in Delhi has been waiting for the construction of a women’s college

About 20 kilometres from the nearest Delhi metro station lies a piece of land that should have been a women’s college under Delhi University’s Swami Shraddhanand College.

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Meet Surya Rajappan, the Delhi lawyer who had to leave her house for protesting against Amit Shah

On January 5, during Home Minister Amit Shah’s door-to-door campaign in Delhi, a video went viral on social media, of two women shouting slogans against the citizenship law from the balcony of their apartment in Lajpat Nagar. After Shah left the area, a mob landed at the women’s flat.

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‘Bring back Article 370’: Delhi University students protest lockdown in Kashmir

Students of the Delhi University held a protest against the lockdown in Kashmir at the Arts Faculty of North Campus on Thursday. It is over 70 days since the Indian government removed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and put the valley on lockdown.

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Celebration of diversity: Second Hindu College Pride parade conveys a sense of hope, freedom

Amid cheers and the shouting of slogans seeking “Azadi” from the shackles of heteronormativity and homophobia, Hindu College witnessed the second edition of its Pride parade on September 18. The parade, organised by the Women’s Development Cell of the Delhi University college with help from its various societies, saw participation…

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The DU election circus is much ado about nothing

The best way to gauge the future of Indian politics and upcoming politicians is through the prism of student politics. And the epicentre of student politics in the country is right here, in Delhi – Delhi University. Considered to be the most glamorous and important student election in the country,…

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The Original Lutyens’ Insider

Maurice Nagar chowk in Delhi University doesn’t exactly look like a place that could host a bustling public event. But, it did once — four decades ago. Old timers recall that a huge crowd had gathered here in 1977 when Arun Jaitley was welcomed in a public reception on his…

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The Bard of Bollywood

A young boy from Meerut had a dream of becoming a famous cricketer. Unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately), when studying at Delhi University, his thumb broke just a day before an inter-university tournament. Soon after, he lost his father. These two developments made him give up his dream of playing cricket…

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Silent burial for Sher Shah Suri, Mughal empire in DU

When the Delhi University’s history syllabus was changed mid-semester in 2016, students were assured that changes were minor. It was felt that the changes were restricted to the BA Programme and that honours students would remain unaffected. It’s been more than a year and while education boards and universities have…

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Student takes up Hindi hurdle in DU law exam

“I have been educated in the Hindi medium throughout. For pursuing higher education, how can I suddenly switch to English?”

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