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    Aranya Shankar
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    Aranya Shankar is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      SC stay on UGC equity rules sparks fierce debate across academia, politics
      Education

      SC stay on UGC equity rules sparks fierce debate across academia, politics

      30 Jan 2026 9:27 AM IST
      Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
      Education

      Padma Shri for ex-JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar reignites debate over his academic legacy

      27 Jan 2026 7:48 PM IST
      IIT Kanpur suicide: The silent crisis in PhD programmes in India
      Education

      IIT-Kanpur suicide flags the silent crisis in India’s PhD programmes

      25 Jan 2026 11:58 AM IST
      Rohith Vemula
      Education

      Decade after Rohith Vemula's death, students flag systemic caste bias on campuses

      21 Jan 2026 11:49 AM IST
      Professional milestones to personal moments — what Umar and Sharjeel have lost since 2020 arrest
      The Eighth Column

      Professional milestones to personal moments — what Umar and Sharjeel have lost since 2020 arrest

      21 Jan 2026 9:11 AM IST
      Suicide, Depression
      India

      SC orders sweeping reforms to curb student suicides, tightens rules for universities

      15 Jan 2026 9:57 PM IST
      Rohith Act demand persists 10 years after Rohith Vemula’s death
      India

      Rohith Act demand persists 10 years after Rohith Vemula’s death

      15 Jan 2026 6:57 PM IST
      Venezuela attack by US
      India

      Opposition parties slam US aggression in Venezuela, Centre’s tame response

      13 Jan 2026 3:01 PM IST
      golden jackals
      Delhi

      Deaths of 11 golden jackals at JNU raise concerns over wildlife safety on campus

      8 Jan 2026 9:32 AM IST
      Delhis outdated, fragmented sewage network triggers systemic water contamination
      Delhi

      Delhi's outdated, fragmented sewage network triggers systemic water contamination

      7 Jan 2026 2:27 PM IST
      Delhi riots case: Bail for five, jail for two leaves families balancing relief and sorrow
      India

      Delhi riots case: Bail for five, jail for two leaves families balancing relief and sorrow

      6 Jan 2026 8:28 AM IST
      Delhi air pollution
      Delhi

      Delhi spent just 17 pc of NCAP air pollution funds in 5 years: RTI

      4 Jan 2026 3:47 PM IST
      Justice for Anjel Chakma: North East groups protest against racism in Delhi
      Delhi

      Justice for Anjel Chakma: North East groups protest against racism in Delhi

      2 Jan 2026 9:50 AM IST
      Anjel Chakma death
      India

      After Anjel Chakma’s death, NE students say core failure is lack of legal recognition

      30 Dec 2025 8:53 AM IST
      Aravalli Hills
      India

      Aravalli Hills case: Activists welcome SC order, call it ‘interim win’

      29 Dec 2025 6:33 PM IST
      Why the new Aravalli definition is dangerous | Neelam Ahluwalia interview
      India

      Why the new Aravalli definition is dangerous | Neelam Ahluwalia interview

      28 Dec 2025 6:28 PM IST
      A
      India

      Why India’s Rights Commissions are struggling to stay afloat

      25 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
      IYCs Clean Air, My Right convention
      Delhi

      ‘Clean Air, My Right’ convention: Youth Congress flags pollution crisis as public health emergency

      18 Dec 2025 9:52 AM IST
      delhi university 4th year
      Education

      Delhi University's fourth-year research programme faltering under NEP

      17 Dec 2025 8:44 AM IST
      press conference by coordination committee against VBSA Bill
      Education

      Teachers, students, Opposition MPs flag centralisation, reduced funding in VBSA Bill

      16 Dec 2025 9:53 AM IST
      Education loan access shrinking as outstanding amount surges: Panel
      Education

      Education loan access shrinking as outstanding amount surges: Panel

      11 Dec 2025 10:03 AM IST
      HECI, Kanimozhi
      India

      HECI Bill: Teachers, students oppose, meet non-BJP MPs for support

      10 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Parliamentary panel slams NTAs performance, suggests corrective measures
      India

      Parliamentary panel slams NTA's performance, suggests corrective measures

      8 Dec 2025 8:51 PM IST
      Abhay S Oka
      India

      ‘Superstition thrives, reformers attacked’: Justice Oka flags Kumbh-like events

      6 Dec 2025 11:49 AM IST
      SIM binding rules will disrupt WhatsApp use; no fix for major scams, says expert
      India

      SIM binding rules will disrupt WhatsApp use; no fix for major scams, says expert

      5 Dec 2025 6:38 PM IST
      National Minority Commission
      India

      Minority rights panel lies defunct as discrimination complaints soar

      4 Dec 2025 3:43 PM IST
      Why Sanchar Saathi mandate sparked privacy, surveillance concerns
      India

      Why Sanchar Saathi mandate sparked privacy, surveillance concerns

      3 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST
      How a chain of community-led libraries is reimagining public reading spaces in Delhi-NCR
      The Eighth Column

      How a chain of community-led libraries is reimagining public reading spaces in Delhi-NCR

      1 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
      ‘Band-aid fixes won’t save Delhi’s air or the Yamuna’: Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha
      Delhi

      ‘Band-aid fixes won’t save Delhi’s air or the Yamuna’: Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha

      29 Nov 2025 7:05 PM IST
      Protests erupt after Delhi Class 10 students suicide; arrests of teachers sought
      Delhi

      Protests erupt after Delhi Class 10 student's suicide; arrests of teachers sought

      25 Nov 2025 1:23 PM IST
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