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A file picture shows ABVP members shouting slogans during a protest march at Delhi University. (Photo: AFP)

Fearing violence, varsity cancels meet

Less than 24 hours before the event, the speakers were sent an email informing them that the seminar has been postponed.

27 Feb 2017 1:13 AM IST

Police detaining ABVP activists after their clash with AISA students at Delhi University in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Fearing DU like violence, Ambedkar varsity postpones event

The speakers were sent an email informing them that the seminar has been postponed citing the alleged threats to

26 Feb 2017 1:33 PM IST

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. (Photo: PTI/File)

Bulandshahr rape: SC refers Azam Khan's case to five-judge bench

Earlier in December, the SC had accepted the unconditional apology tendered by Khan in connection with the Bulandshahr...

20 April 2017 4:14 PM IST

People wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling booth during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Khunti district, Monday, May 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Bhopinder Singh | Is the marketplace of ideas' beginning to get...

As elections unfold, substantive debates give way to rhetoric, highlighting a gap between democratic ideals and...

15 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures after landing at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, June 26 2024. Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. AP/PTI

AA Edit | Assange: A lesson for world

Julian Assange's release highlights the enduring tension between state power and press freedom in democratic societies.

27 Jun 2024 12:29 AM IST

To foster responsible citizenship and a mature democracy, Indian schools must embrace open discussions and encourage independent thinking among students. (Image: katemangostar on Freepik)

Devi Kar | Encourage kids to think, raise questions: Vital for...

Exploring the essential role of open discussion and independent thinking in schools amid global and national political...

17 Jun 2024 12:15 AM IST