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Time of India
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Tennis player in HC for quota seat at Hindu
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has asked Hindu College to reserve a seat under the sports quota for 2025-26 while it decides a plea seeking its allocation to a lawn tennis gold medallist aspirant. In a recent hearing, the court also sought details from the college on seats reserved under extracurricular activities (ECA) or sports quotas for its academic year 2025-26. This was in response to a plea stating that tennis has not been listed as a sport under which a student can seek admission. Justice Vikas Mahajan directed the administration of the Delhi University college to reserve a seat on a plea by Aditi Rawat, who challenged the non-implementation of the 5% ECA/sports quota by the college for undergraduate admissions, as mandated by DU. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Her plea stated that the stipulation in the brochure on the sports quota was not being followed by the college. It contended that based on the number of seats available at the college, it was required to reserve at least 47 seats for the ECA/sports quota. However, only 20 seats (10 for ECA and sports quota each) were reserved by the college, her counsel argued. Further, in the sports quota, the reservation is only for three sports—basketball, cricket and football, it added. "Hindu College failed to release even a single seat for lawn tennis in this quota, denying the petitioner her right to be considered for admission in her preferred institution on merit," the petition submits. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy the Dip: Top 5 Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential Seeking Alpha Read More Undo Rawat's plea argues that college and DU authorities can't arbitrarily omit an internationally recognised sport from the sports quota matrix, pointing out the "binding mandate of 5% reservation under the CSAS-UG 2025 Policy". Highlighting that the student-athlete has outstanding qualifications at various levels, such as national-level sports achievements, and also satisfies all eligibility conditions for admission under the quota, the petition seeks direction to the college to reserve one seat for her until the court decides the matter. As per the plea, Rawat applied for admission to DU under the sports quota with Hindu College as her first preference.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Watch: Commandos Rappel Down From Chopper On 5-Star Hotel In Delhi For Anti-Terror Drills
New Delhi: Delhi Police organised a two-day mock drill in New Delhi starting on Thursday to check anti-terror preparedness in the national capital. Today, the drill was conducted at Claridges - a five-star hotel in Lutyens Delhi, Hindu College, and several other locations. The mock drill will involve multiple agencies, including, National Security Guard (NSG), Special Cell, Fire Department, Indian Army Ghatak Brigade, SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) commandos, along with other important stakeholders, sources told IANS on the condition of anonymity. It is stated that anti-terror mock drills will be conducted at more than 10 locations across the capital. The mock drills were being conducted at Claridges Hotel, Lutyens Delhi, Hindu College (North Campus, Delhi University) and Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka. Delhi: NSG, Delhi Police, and other agencies conducted a mock drill at Claridges Hotel — IANS (@ians_india) July 17, 2025 Top sources revealed that at Hindu College and Venkateshwar school, mock drills entailed - terrorist attack followed by fire services. Similarly, at Claridges Hotel, it included a bomb blast drill, and NSG commandos landing on the terrace via helicopters. Other locations where mock drills would be conducted include Indira Gandhi International Airport, AIIMS and others. These mock drills are happening ahead of the August 15 (Independence Day) celebrations. Notably, these drills are being conducted against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor. These drills are aimed at assessing emergency response and ensuring smooth coordination between agencies, and ensuring operational efficiency. "The general public is advised to extend cooperation and avoid falling for rumours, misunderstandings," said a senior officer. The entire exercise will be closely monitored by senior officials to ensure effectiveness and draw key learnings. The last mock drills were conducted in May across the country at over 200 locations to test emergency readiness, days after the military conflict between India and Pakistan. These drills were carried out following Operation Sindoor, launched by the Indian armed forces in the intervening night of May 6-7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack on April 22, in which Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 25 innocent tourists and one local pony ride operator.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Tennis player challenges exclusion of game from Hindu College sports quota admissions
New Delhi: A junior national-level tennis player has moved the Delhi High Court questioning the alleged omission of tennis from the list of games available to seek admission under the sports quota at Hindu College of Delhi University. Justice Vikas Mahajan on Monday sought the stand of the college and DU on the plea filed by Aditi Rawat, challenging the absence of lawn tennis in the sports offered by the college for admission under the sports quota for the upcoming academic year. The plea stated that Rawat is "a distinguished Lawn Tennis athlete and gold medallist at the CBSE Nationals" and challenges "the arbitrary denial of admission" under the Sports Quota (Lawn Tennis) at Hindu College. It contends that the college authorities violated DU's Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) Policy 2025-26, which provides for a mandatory 5% supernumerary sports quota in each college. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi "Hindu College failed to release even a single seat for Lawn Tennis in this quota, thereby denying the Petitioner her right to be considered for admission in her preferred institution on merit," the petition, filed by advocate Jeetender Gupta, argues, seeking urgent intervention of the court. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cách giao dịch ETH/USD mà không cần nắm giữ Ether IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Rawat's plea argues that college and DU authorities can't arbitrarily omit an internationally recognised sport like tennis from the sports quota matrix, pointing out the "binding mandate of 5% reservation under the CSAS-UG 2025 Policy." Highlighting that the student-athlete has outstanding qualifications at various levels, such as national-level sports achievements, and also satisfies all eligibility conditions for admission under the sports quota, the petition seeks direction to the college to reserve one seat for her until the court decides the matter. As per the plea, Rawat applied for admission in DU under the sports quota with Hindu College as her first preference. "To the utter surprise and grave prejudice of the petitioner, it was revealed that Hindu College has not allotted even a single seat under the discipline of Lawn Tennis, neither for men nor for women candidates. This is despite the fact that Lawn Tennis is among the recognised and approved sporting disciplines under the Sports Quota admissions, and several other colleges under DU have allotted such seats. The omission is both unjustified and discriminatory, creating a hostile environment for Lawn Tennis aspirants, such as the petitioner," the petition says.
Mint
5 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Delhi University UG Admissions 2025: DU gets more than 3.05 lakh registrations, B.Com Honours tops the list
The University of Delhi has received more than 3.05 lakh registrations for its undergraduate admissions for the academic session 2025-26, marking the highest number of applications after the implementation of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), as per data released by the institution on Tuesday. Admissions are underway for 71,642 seats spanning 79 programmes across 69 colleges and multiple university departments. Around 2,39,890 candidates have submitted their preferences through Phase II of the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS), which opened following the declaration of CUET results on June 17. (Hons.) has remained a popular choice among applications with 48,336 preferences, followed by BA (Hons) Political Science (15,295), (Hons) Zoology (12,722), (Mathematics and Humanities) (10,584), and (8,939). The most popular BA programme combinations chosen were History + Political Science (7,60,233), Economics + Political Science (3,88,407), and English + Economics (3,49,367). In terms of stream choice, 58.89% of candidates selected humanities-based programmes, 20.89% chose commerce, and 20.22% opted for science. The total count of unique programme and college preferences is 1,68,36,462, with candidates permitted to select up to 1,549 programme-college options. The highest number of preferences submitted by a single applicant was 1,414. On average, candidates submitted 83 preferences. Notably, 1,27,284 female candidates (53.06%) submitted their preferences compared to 1,12,603 male candidates (46.93%), while three candidates were identified as transgender. Additionally, the university got 512 applications through the Orphan Quota, including 221 females and 291 males and 7,243 applications under the Single Girl Child Quota. In terms of colleges, Shri Ram College of Commerce has remained a top choice with 38,795 preferences, followed by Hindu College (31,901), Hansraj College (15,902), St. Stephen's College (12,413), and Miranda House (11,403). The University has declared the common simulated ranks based on preferences provided by candidates at 5 p.m. on July 15, 2025. These ranks will be based on the preferences received until 14 July 2025. Delhi University will again open the window for the candidates to change their preferences. This window will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
Scroll.in
5 days ago
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Podcast: The radical legacy of the 19th century ‘Young Bengal' movement
In October 1843, a European journal in Calcutta noticed a group of educated Bengalis, graduates of the city's Hindu College, and savagely mocked them. They were 'cutting their way through ham and beef, and wading to liberalism through tumblers of beer'. The object of the magazine's satire, Young Bengal, was a group that did, indeed, gain infamy for their hard drinking and a propensity to fling beefsteaks into the houses of orthodox Brahmins. But, as Rosinka Chaudhuri notes in India's First Radicals: Young Bengal and the British Empire, there was much more to this group than their dietary and drinking habits. Young Bengal constituted the first generation of modern Indians, individuals who espoused liberty, equality, secularism, and a more representative form of government. They set a template for progressive reform that resonates in India even today. In this episode of Past Imperfect, Chaudhuri provides a corrective to this maligned and misunderstood cohort. Members of Young Bengal entered the Hindu College in the late 1820s and were taken under the wing of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a masterful instructor who was only a few years older than them. Under Derozio's guidance, they pored over the works of John Locke and Thomas Paine, recited the verses of Milton and Byron, and began questioning everything in the world around them. Derozio died tragically young, at the age of 22, but his students kept alive his love of liberty and a penchant for heterodox ideas. Parents were not so pleased about this. As Chaudhuri tells us, many irate fathers, horrified at their sons' rejection of caste and Hindu rites, went so far as to drug and abduct them, hoping to cast them as far away as possible from the gates of the Hindu College. Such tactics, however, did not quite go to plan. By the early 1830s, Young Bengal was establishing newspapers which broadcast their reformist ethos. Members were busy laying the foundations for a much bigger movement which included schools, a learned society, and what Chaudhuri believes is India's first political party. The very name Young Bengal, applied retrospectively to the group, reflected their modern, cosmopolitan outlook: it was a nod to Young Italy and Young Ireland, idealistic nationalist groupings in Europe. They certainly gained international attention. An American bookseller, learning of their interest in Thomas Paine, arranged for shipments of his works to be dispatched to Calcutta, where students offered five times the market rate for copies. But Young Bengal's most notable international project was helping convince George Thompson, a celebrated British campaigner for abolition and Indian political reform, to visit Calcutta. In 1843, Thompson worked with Young Bengal to establish the Bengal British India Society, a political body committed to 'extend the just rights and advance the interest of all classes' in India. In fora like the Bengal British India Society, these Bengalis did not simply pontificate about things like free speech and equality. They prized a very public demonstration of these ideals. Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee delivered a speech which was so condemnatory of British colonial rule that the Hindu College's principal cut him off and publicly accused him of treason (members of Young Bengal, in turn, condemned the principal for his behavior). Radhanath Sikdar, a mathematical genius and the first man to ascertain that Mount Everest was the highest point on earth, filed a case against the white magistrate of Dehra Dun for mistreating coolies. As could be expected, these confrontations triggered deep resentment and opposition. Sikdar was hounded by colleagues at his place of employment, the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. These colleagues subsequently scrubbed Sikdar's name from the story of how the highest mountain in the world gained its title. A resentful Sikdar chose early retirement, deliberately relocating beyond the frontiers of the British Raj to the French enclave of Chandernagore. Aside from irate parents, many other Indians took umbrage at how the group flouted the norms of traditional Hindu society. Observers as far away as Bombay and Madras surveyed their activities with a mix of incredulity, outrage, and admiration. And, beyond the beer and beef, one other thing stuck to Young Bengal: the notion that they were a failure. What did they accomplish, after all? Radical open-mindedness did not quite take off beyond their small circle. The Bengal British India Society went bust in a few years. By the late 19th century, even other educated Bengalis, men like Bankimchandra Chatterjee and Michael Madhusudan Dutt, were heaping scorn on the group, criticizing their overtly Westernised manners and mocking their excesses. Chaudhuri regrets this turn against Young Bengal, but acknowledges that it had a very long influence. To this day, historians have been wary of studying the cohort, seeing it as somewhat of an embarrassment. A book like India's First Radicals, therefore, is long overdue, a much-needed chapter in the longer story of modern India's genesis. While that chapter included its share of alcohol and red meat, it was also marked by courage, a love of truth and a burning desire to make India a better society. Dinyar Patel is an associate professor of history at the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai. His award-winning biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism, was published by Harvard University Press in May 2020.
