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    Aranya Shankar
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    Aranya Shankar is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
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      Why some feel Delhi's bill to curb privatisation of education is problematic

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

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      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
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      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
      Is DU ready for 4th-year UG programme? Principals, teachers raise concerns
      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
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      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
      Is DU ready for 4th-year UG programme? Principals, teachers raise concerns
      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
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      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
      NTA woes: Why a varsity-based entrance exam model works better for India
      Education

      NTA woes: Why a varsity-based entrance exam model works better for India

      14 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
      NTA under fire again – now over disputed questions in JEE Main exam
      Education

      Persistent NTA woes show why One Nation One Exam model doesn’t work in India

      13 Jun 2025 1:45 PM IST
      Kannada row
      India

      As Kamal row rages on, linguists say Tamil, Kannada are daughters of long-lost ‘mother’

      5 Jun 2025 2:59 PM IST
      Why multilinguism must be embraced in India not shunned
      Opinion

      Hindi vs English vs mother tongue? We should instead embrace multilingualism

      2 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Delhi: Madrasi camp dwellers homeless after demolition
      Delhi

      Delhi: 'Treated like insects', complain Madrasi camp dwellers amid demolition

      1 Jun 2025 6:45 PM IST
      Delhi Municipal Corporation clears the slums to clean Barapullah drain
      Delhi

      Delhi's Madrasi camp demolition: Will families get homes? A ground report

      31 May 2025 1:22 PM IST
      CBSEs rule on mother tongue as medium of instruction till class 5 draws mixed reactions
      Education

      CBSE's rule on mother tongue as medium of instruction till class 5 draws mixed reactions

      30 May 2025 2:58 PM IST
      AAP rebrands student wing to expand, but youth leaders see no logic
      Politics

      AAP rebrands student wing to expand, but youth leaders see no logic

      28 May 2025 7:05 PM IST
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