Delhi University

Confusion prevails over removal of freedom fighters’ bust from DU campus

11:21 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Confusion prevailed on Saturday over the overnight removal of busts of Veer Savarkar, Bhagat Singh and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from outside the Arts Faculty of Delhi University’s North Campus. While the RSS-affiliated ABVP, in a statement, claimed it was removed by Delhi University Students’ Union, the student outfit’s member and outgoing president […]

DUSU removes busts of Savarkar, others from campus

12:31 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: The ABVP-led Delhi University Students’ Union has removed the busts of V D Savarkar, Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose from the campus, the student outfit said in a statement on Saturday. The ABVP, however, claimed that the Delhi University has assured them that the busts will be reinstalled in accordance with the […]

BJP, Cong lock horns over Savarkar’s bust in DU

11:18 pm August 23, 2019

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday termed the blackening of V D Savarkar’s bust in the Delhi University (DU) a “cowardly act”, drawing a sharp reaction from the Congress which said it would not allow saffronisation of educational institutions. Savarkar’s bust, along with those of Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose, was installed by the […]

DU student commits suicide in east Delhi

9:18 pm July 25, 2019

New Delhi: A 20-year-old Delhi University student allegedly committed suicide at his rented accommodation in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area, police said on Thursday. Divyansh, a resident of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh, was a third-year B.Com student at the varsity and he hanged himself from a ceiling fan, they said. Police said as per a […]

Over 9,100 students admitted in DU colleges so far

12:50 pm June 30, 2019

New Delhi: Over 9,100 students have taken admissions to Delhi University (DU) till Saturday, according to the data shared by the varsity. The DU announced its first cut-off list for admission to undergraduate courses late Thursday night, with Hindu College pegging the highest score of 99 per cent for Political Science Honours — a marginal […]