An earth scientist and an avid lover of mountains, the present vice chancellor (VC) of the university Jamia Millia Islamia (Jamia), professor Talat Ahmad, is an academician who doesn’t usually talk about himself. But when reminded him of his days as a PhD student at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he took a trip down memory lane and narrated incidents of his long friendship with Delhi University (DU) VC, YK Tyagi. Besides interesting anecdotes and advice for students, he also spoke about the necessary changes he has brought in Jamia. Here are a few excerpts from the interview: TYAGI AND I…
Author: Loknath Das
Delhi government’s proposal to take over 449 private unaided schools, after they failed to refund excess fee charged from parents despite government orders, will not impact the current students and teachers directly, officials said. The proposal, if approved by the Lieutenant Governor, will allow the schools to first reply to a show cause notice in two weeks on why the school should not be taken over by the government. Schools also have the option of going to the court to get a stay on the matter. Atishi Marlena, adviser to the education minister Manish Sisodia, said the government takeover of the…
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has so far conferred over 11 lakh certificates to personnel of the Army and the Indian Air Force for completing their courses in different levels. Out of the total 11,28,754 certificates issued, 1,413 graduation certificates have been issued by the university under vertical mobility scheme, said Manjulika Srivastava, Director of IGNOU’s Defence Unit. The IGNOU has the mandate to train defence personnel under project ‘Gyandeep’ for soldiers of the Indian Army and ‘Akashdeep’ for airmen of the IAF which would help them land in a promising job post retirement. “IGNOU recognises the achievements…
A leading neo-Nazi website was sporadically accessible Monday despite efforts by website registration companies Google and GoDaddy to oust it after it mocked the woman killed in a deadly attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. Google said Monday that it was canceling the domain name registration of The Daily Stormer for violating its terms of service. The registration had moved there after GoDaddy tweeted late Sunday night that it had given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider, also because the site had violated the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company’s terms of service. GoDaddy spokesman Dan Race said the…
E-commerce giant Amazon is offering refunds to customers who purchased eclipse glasses from the platform and warned them not to use the spectacles to view the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21. The company began notifying the buyers about the “unverified” glasses on Saturday. Those who did not receive a recall email are safe to use the ones they purchased, CNET reported on Sunday. “We recommend that you do not use this product to view the sun or the eclipse,” the email issuing the warning read. Amazon said it issued the recall over concerns with the quality of the glasses. “Safety…
A Russian hacking group “APT28” is targeting the hospitality sector globally and the Indian hotels and resorts must have strong Wi-Fi security in place to safeguard travellers’ data from being stolen, a cyber-security company said on Friday. APT28 has already attacked travellers in hotels throughout Europe and the Middle East in a campaign that dates back to July this year, according to the US-based company FireEye. APT28 uses various hacking techniques, such as “EternalBlue” and “Responder” sniffing passwords from Wi-Fi traffic. “One of the most concerning aspects of this operation is the victims included hotel guests who didn’t do anything wrong. They didn’t…
Karnataka Bank Ltd has ventured into social media by opening its official pages in social networking sites such as FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Mahabaleshwara MS, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, unveiled the official social handles of the bank in Mangaluru on Wednesday. The official social handle of the bank is @karnatakabank for Twitter and Facebook, and @officialkarnatakabank for Instagram. Source:-Businessline
It’s moments – read images – like these that the Internet just lives for. A seemingly regular picture of a couple is currently driving citizens of the online world crazy. The picture, posted on Instagram four days ago, has collected over 2,700 ‘likes’ on the photo sharing app while several versions of it are circulating all over social media. Chances are, you too will be confused about what exactly is happening in it. Posted by British boxer Joshua Kelly, the picture shows him and his ‘better half’ posing for a nice picture. However, what’s confusing everyone is the tree that…
The British car market is coming under increasing pressure as consumers turn away from buying new models after a squeeze on earnings, favouring secondhand cars instead. Figures show the number of used cars bought using finance increased by 7% in June compared with the same month a year ago, according to the Finance and Leasing Association, which represents about 86% of borrowing against vehicles in the UK. There was an 8% drop in lending extended for new vehicles, in a move that could alleviate concerns over a credit bubble in motor finance. Booming car sales helped by financing deals have…
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to put on hold the recruitment of teachers till a criterion is readied to give weightage to guest teachers, in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling. The resolution was moved by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Rajesh Gupta. The move came after the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) released an advertisement for recruitment of teachers stating the existing guest and contract teachers would get “age relaxation” for the number of years they taught in government schools. The advertisement, however, did not talk about any weightage to be given to them…