Members of the Academic for Action and Development Delhi Teachers’ Association (AADTA) on Friday (May 16, 2026) staged a protest at Delhi University’s North Campus, demanding the regularisation of ad hoc and temporary teachers working in the 12 DU colleges funded by the Delhi Government. Teachers from various colleges, including Academic Council members, Delhi University…
The first digital household census exercise in the district began on April 16, with the door-to-door survey starting on April 20. It concluded on May 15 as scheduled. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The door-to-door exercise for Phase I of Census 2027 concluded in the New Delhi district on Friday (May 15, 2026), covering…
A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued the notices on the petition and granted JMI and the Centre four weeks to file its reply. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court has sought responses from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and the Centre on a plea alleging…
The commission noted that during the 45-day period, 8,986 stubble burning incidents were reported in Punjab, compared to 6,474 during the corresponding period last year. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Stubble burning cases in Punjab and Haryana from April 1 to May 15 rose by 38.80% and 118.89% over the corresponding period last year,…
A Class 8 student drowned in the Thevara-Konthuruthy backwaters here on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Asher Antony, 13, son of Martin, a native of Nettoor. The boy was reportedly swept away by strong currents when he was swimming. The body was found by divers from the Fire and Rescue Services after an…
Light evening drizzles cooled Chennai after a long cloudy day. | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas The persisting well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to provide relief from the searing heat in Tamil Nadu for a few more days, while heavy rainfall may lash parts of the State till Sunday. Many parts…
Social activist Ruth Manorama | Photo Credit: File photo “The histories of Dalit women are histories of resistance. We have fought in villages, slums, communities, workplaces, and international platforms. We have transformed pain into power and silence into collective voice,” said social activist Ruth Manorama, speaking at a six-day ongoing national conference titled “Dalit feminist…
TARATDAC members who submitted a petition with the Madurai Collector on Friday to take action against illegal occupation of beneficiary land. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy Members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) appealed to District Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar here on Friday seeking action against…
Activists from various civil society groups during a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. A fact-finding report by a host of civil society groups, including People’s Union for Civil Liberties-Karnataka, on the violent protests on the Azim Premji University campus on February 24 and the subsequent sequence of events,…
H.S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor, MAHE, and Sudeep Gupta, director, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, conferring Adeeba Ali, of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, with the prestigious Dr. TMA Pai Gold Medal. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Director, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Sudeep Gupta, on Friday, urged graduates to build new wealth for the nation by mastering…
