Delhi University is planning to introduce a PhD program in Hindu Studies starting from the 2025-26 academic session, as per a proposal by the Standing Committee. The Centre for Hindu Studies’ Governing Body has recommended introducing the program next year, following a postponement from the current academic session.According to Prerna Malhotra, Joint Director of the…
NEW DELHI: A recent statement by Anant Sudarshan, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, has stirred debate about academic salaries in the UK. Taking to social media platform X, Sudarshan criticised the UK’s pay structures, particularly for contractual academic staff, claiming they have become so uncompetitive that universities in…
NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday ordered the removal of Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, head of the AAP’s legal cell, from his position as vice chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi.The decision comes amidst allegations of irregularities in Nasiar’s LLB (Hons) degree, issued in 1988 by Devi Ahilyabai Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The…
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose Stanford academic and US Covid-19 policy critic Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health, the country’s top public funder of medical research with a budget of some $47.3 billion. The NIH has been in the crosshairs of Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump’s pick to lead the Department…
Harvard vs MIT: Which Geology Programme is Best for US Students in 2024? (Getty Images) When it comes to the study of Geology, two renowned institutions in the United States — Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — stand out as giants. Both universities are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and consistently rank…