Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Topic: Delhi University

DU student, sister of JNUSU presidential candidate, dies by suicide, BAPSA alleges institutional apathy

The Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) has alleged institutional apathy by Delhi University and procedural lapses by the police following the death by...

Delhi Police allegedly thrash Kerala students over false accusations, bias; MP seeks accountability

Two Delhi University students from Kerala were allegedly brutally assaulted by Delhi police and a mob over false accusations, with the assault intensifying for...

DU polls: AISF-AIDSO allege corruption after candidate disqualified, student activists attacked

The All India Students’ Federation (AISF) and the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) alleged corruption and unconstitutional action by the Delhi University Election Commission after it cancelled the candidature of Mallik Zaffar, the DUSU Vice-Presidential candidate of the AIDSO-AISF UNITED PANEL, in violation of Lyngdoh guidelines.

Delhi University: Fraternity Movement alleges student assaulted by ABVP, prevented from filing DUSU nomination

The Fraternity Movement’s prospective candidate for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU), along with other members, was brutally assaulted by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists while attempting to submit his nomination form, with his papers allegedly torn, preventing him from filing his candidature, the organisation said.

Parliamentary panel flags SC/ST under-representation in DU teaching staff, says Dalit student representation remained below mandated 15% quota

The Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has flagged “irregularities and under-representation” of SCs and STs in Delhi University’s teaching staff from 2020-21 to 2024-25, noting that SC student representation remained below the mandated 15% quota in all but 2024-25, when it barely crossed the mark, and describing ST student representation as “dismal.”

Body of missing Delhi University student from Tripura found in Yamuna

The body of a 19-year-old Delhi University student from Tripura, who had been missing for over a week, was recovered from the Yamuna river in the national capital, the Delhi Police said on Sunday.