Virtual education fair hosts top foreign varsities
January 17th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Eighteen top Australian universities, including five listed among the world's top 100, are taking part in a virtual education fair here, a statement said Monday.Hosted by IDP ... Read more...
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Delhi University gets new Vice Chancellor
October 29th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Delhi University Friday got its 20th Vice Chancellor in Dinesh Singh, who is currently the institute's Pro-Vice Chancellor.Singh took over as head of the country's ... Read more...
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LSR principal to be DU’s first woman vice chancellor? (Second Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Meenakshi Gopinath, principal of Lady Shri Ram College, may be the first woman vice chancellor of Delhi University. But the veteran educationist, who is also an India-Pakistan ... Read more...
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Delhi University to get woman vice chancellor? (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Meenakshi Gopinath, principal of Lady Shri Ram College, may become the first woman vice chancellor of Delhi University, informed sources said Thursday.Deepak Pental's five-year term as vice ... Read more...
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‘Delhinama’ to tell city’s history during CWG
September 24th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The history and evolution of Delhi from a palaeolithic age settlement to a modern metropolis will be chronicled for citizens and visitors during the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Semester system tussle: Court strives for students’ good
July 27th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) "Don't play with the life and the career of the students," the Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi University and a teachers' association for their failure ... Read more...
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Delhi varsity teachers urge president to stop semester system
June 3rd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A delegation of the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) Thursday met President Pratibha Patil, urging her to institute an inquiry against the vice chancellor for allegedly ... Read more...
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Delhi University launches e-learning portal
May 21st, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) To supplement classroom teaching and make learning more fun, the Delhi University launched an e-learning portal Friday in which study material of 12 courses was uploaded.
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Can short-staffed Delhi University tackle semester system?
May 21st, 2010 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Delhi University (DU) may be planning to switch to the semester system - usually involving a higher teacher-student ratio - but it is already reeling under ... Read more...
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Delhi University teachers assure court on college results
May 20th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that internal assessment results in 17 colleges will be declared Friday after its members' meeting ... Read more...
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No talks till agitation ends: Delhi varsity VC
May 17th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As Delhi University teachers continued their sit-in protest against implementation of the semester system, Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Monday made it clear that talks cannot take ... Read more...
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Delhi University teachers assaulted on campus
May 16th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) Sunday said its members were physically assaulted while trying to meet Vice Chancellor (VC) Deepak Pental in the south campus ... Read more...
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DU teachers demand VC’s resignation and legal action against him
May 6th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) staged a demonstration here on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental over the radiation leak fiasco.They ... Read more...
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Delhi University teachers demand VC’s resignation
May 5th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A day after the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) demanded the resignation of the vice chancellor over the radiation leak fiasco, the university's teachers' association ... Read more...
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Lodge FIR against VC in radiation case, say DU students
May 4th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A police case should be lodged against Delhi University (DU) vice chancellor Deepak Pental for gross negligence and irresponsibility over the radiation leak fiasco, the Delhi University ... Read more...
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Delhi University teachers to hold protest on radiation leak (Lead)
May 2nd, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A group of Delhi University teachers will stage protest near Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental's office Wednesday and demand an independent probe into the radiation leak in ... Read more...
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Radiation case: Delhi varsity teachers to hold protest
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) will hold a protest on the varsity campus Wednesday seeking an independent probe into the radiation leak in the capital that ... Read more...
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‘No radiation source found in Delhi University’ (Second Lead)
May 1st, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) An Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) team has not found any radiation source on the Delhi University campus, Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental said Saturday.
"AERB officers are already ... Read more...
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‘No new radiation source found in Delhi University’ (Lead)
May 1st, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) No new radiation source has been found on the Delhi University campus by an Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) team, Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental said Saturday.
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Radiation case: Delhi varsity teachers seek independent probe
April 30th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Teachers of Delhi University Friday sought an independent probe into the radiation leak in which one person was killed and seven people were affected in the ... Read more...
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Delhi University apologises, starts radiation leak probe (Second Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Thursday accepted "moral responsibility" for the radioactive accident that killed one man and injured seven in a scrap market here. The ... Read more...
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Delhi University takes ‘moral responsibility’ for radiation leak (Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Thursday took moral responsibility for the radiation accident that left one dead and seven in serious condition in hospital and said ... Read more...
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Delhi University apologises for radioactive leak
April 29th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Thursday accepted "moral responsibility" for the radioactive accident that killed one man and injured seven in a scrap market here. The ... Read more...
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DUTA demands probe into radioactive element misplaced from Chemistry Department
April 29th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) members are protesting outside the office of the Vice Chancellor here on Thursday demanding a probe as the university is under scanner ... Read more...
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Delhi University under scanner for radiation leak
April 29th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): Delhi University (DU) may face action for a radiation leak, as the radioactive Cobalt-60 that was found in West Delhi's scrap market has been traced to its ... Read more...
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67,000 awarded degrees at Delhi University
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Delhi University, one of the largest varsities in the country, Saturday awarded degrees to 67,000 students, including a record 485 for completing their PhD.
"The total number of ... Read more...
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Nine DU college principals fined for flouting RTI
November 28th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Principals of nine Delhi University (DU) colleges have been fined Rs.5,000 each for not complying with the Right To Information (RTI) Act rule of placing information about ... Read more...
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I am useless as a professor, says the Dalai Lama
November 21st, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Not many would know that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is an honorary professor at Delhi University. On Saturday, however, not only did he reveal the ... Read more...
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Best time in history to be a woman: Clinton
July 20th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said that the modern age is the best time to be a woman.
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Bamboo classrooms - answer to Delhi University’s space crunch
June 22nd, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
By Vaishali Bhambri
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) You've heard of bamboo houses, but classrooms? Yes, the idea has taken seed in many Delhi University colleges that are gearing up to cope with ... Read more...
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Bird Academy, Delhi University introduce specialized travel and tourism courses
June 10th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Bird Education Society for Travel and Tourism, a part of the diversified Bird Group, Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Delhi University ... Read more...
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Eight Indian scientists honoured for groundbreaking research
April 24th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Eight of India's leading scientists were Friday honoured with Thomson Reuters Research Excellence - India Research Front Awards for their groundbreaking work and influential contribution to global ... Read more...
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Irate students seek teacher’s sack for sexual harassment
September 25th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) For the third consecutive day Thursday, students and teachers of Delhi University protested on the varsity campus against the delay in action against a teacher accused of ... Read more...
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Over 30 aspirants for AIIMS director’s post
July 10th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Over 30 senior doctors including a few from the US and Canada have applied for the post of the director of the All India Institute of Medical ... Read more...
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“India suffering because of lack of creative thinking among bureaucrats”
May 19th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Saying that there was a big vacuum of intellectuals of today, the Vice Chancellor Delhi University, Prof. Deepak Pental on Monday asked students to think creatively, ... Read more...
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