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    Aranya Shankar
    About the AuthorAranya Shankar
    Aranya Shankar is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      Delhi University
      Delhi

      DUSU polls: Delhi University students oppose new Rs 1 lakh 'surety bond'

      9 Sept 2025 10:09 AM IST
      Amber Habib, professor of mathematics, Shiv Nadar University
      Education

      UGC draft math curriculum obsolete and retrograde: Prof Amber Habib

      31 Aug 2025 7:13 AM IST
      Delhi Metro fare hike leaves low-income household budgets strained
      Delhi

      Delhi Metro fare hike leaves low-income household budgets strained

      28 Aug 2025 5:55 PM IST
      Delhi University
      Education

      Delhi University: Rs 1-lakh bond for student polls sparks protests

      24 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST
      India, US, China, international students
      India

      Parliamentary panel urges law for SC, ST, OBC quotas in private higher education institutions

      22 Aug 2025 8:10 AM IST
      Najeeb Ahmed case, JNU
      Delhi

      Najeeb missing case: Will challenge CBI closure report in HC, says mother

      21 Aug 2025 9:00 AM IST
      Funding for minority students plummets, govt figures show
      Education

      Funding for minority students plummets, govt figures show

      20 Aug 2025 4:50 PM IST
      How DDA’s slum rehabilitation flats failed the poor, displaced families in Delhi
      The Eighth Column

      How DDA’s slum rehabilitation flats failed the poor, displaced families in Delhi

      19 Aug 2025 7:42 AM IST
      Teacher in school
      Education

      Parliamentary panel flags 10 lakh teacher vacancies, seeks end to contractual hiring

      16 Aug 2025 1:25 PM IST
      TISS
      Education

      TISS VC Badri Narayan Tiwari's appointment under scrutiny after RJD MP's objection

      9 Aug 2025 7:39 AM IST
      Gig workers audit survey, Delhi
      Delhi

      Delhi gig workers' plight | Dirty water, no toilets, no basic facilities at 'dark stores': Survey

      6 Aug 2025 3:08 PM IST
      Why some feel Delhis bill to curb privatisation of education is problematic
      Delhi

      Why some feel Delhi's bill to curb privatisation of education is problematic

      4 Aug 2025 9:28 PM IST
      INDIA bloc leaders blast Bihar SIR at JNU: Indian democracy at stake
      Delhi

      INDIA bloc leaders blast Bihar SIR at JNU: 'Indian democracy at stake'

      31 July 2025 1:45 PM IST
      Delhi University
      Education

      Is DU ready for 4th-year UG programme? Principals, teachers raise concerns

      30 July 2025 12:37 PM IST
      CBSE mandates CCTV in all achools
      India

      CBSE’s CCTV mandate sparks concerns over privacy, misuse, and teacher freedom

      24 July 2025 5:03 PM IST
      TISS
      Education

      TISS sparks row by cutting short tenure of 3 deans, interdisciplinary replacements

      22 July 2025 3:44 PM IST
      Female teachers teaching students in library at school
      Education

      PARAKH 2024 survey: Are national assessments hurting learning?

      19 July 2025 7:32 PM IST
      Delhi University
      Education

      Delhi HC slams DU, orders regularisation of 2 ad hoc teachers

      18 July 2025 1:24 PM IST
      English in Indian schools
      Education

      What PARAKH 2024 survey tells us about learning gaps among Indian school students

      15 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
      CPI(M) Dalit lawyer elected sarpanch in Gujarat; defies political odds
      Gujarat

      How Dalit lawyer Satyesha Leuva defied odds to become Gujarat sarpanch

      12 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Panjab University students in Chandigarh protest over unconstitutional affidavit
      Punjab

      Panjab University's contentious affidavit kicks up a storm

      5 July 2025 2:37 PM IST
      Najeeb Ahmeds mother Fatima Nafees
      Delhi

      'Matter dies when I die,' says Najeeb Ahmed's mother as court closes missing case

      3 July 2025 4:25 PM IST
      IIT professor highlights BharatGens challenges in building LLMs for 16 Indian languages
      Education

      IIT professor highlights BharatGen's challenges in building LLMs for 16 Indian languages

      29 Jun 2025 11:24 AM IST
      Research student fellowship
      Education

      Minority, SC scholars in crisis as fellowship money delayed, slashed

      27 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Iran-Israel war
      Jammu and Kashmir

      Students back from Iran stare at bleak future; seek govt's help

      24 Jun 2025 5:47 AM IST
      How India’s cadaver crunch is failing future doctors
      The Eighth Column

      How India’s cadaver crunch is failing future doctors

      23 Jun 2025 7:05 AM IST
      Delhi University
      Education

      DU admission form fiasco: 'Muslim' as mother tongue, Urdu missing

      19 Jun 2025 9:10 PM IST
      IIT Delhi
      Education

      QS rankings: Why there is good news and bad news for Indian universities

      19 Jun 2025 6:10 PM IST
      Indian students in Iran
      News

      Why are so many Indian students studying in Iran? What JNU professor Akhlaque Ahmed says

      19 Jun 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (right) and Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh in file photos.
      Delhi

      Who took the call to drop Manusmriti from all Delhi University courses?

      15 Jun 2025 6:48 PM IST
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