Vidheesha Kuntamalla
@Vidheesha7
Journalist @IndianExpress
BREAK: Delhi University’s Faculty of Law is planning to introduce the Manusmriti--an ancient Sanskrit text which was set on fire by B.R Ambedkar, in its undergraduate programme, teachers say it is "against constitution" I report @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/india/…
@EduMinOfIndia asks @JNU_official_50 Vice-Chancellor #SantishreeDhulipudi Pandit for skipping a recent conference of Central Universities’ Vice-Chancellors organised by the Centre in Gujarat, saying her absence was being “viewed seriously indianexpress.com/article/educat…
BREAK: In an unusual move, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has sought an explanation from JNU VC Santishree Pandit for skipping a recent conference of Central Universities’ VCs saying her absence was being “viewed seriously” I report @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/educat…
Exclusive: Education Ministry seeks explanation from JNU V-C for skipping Centre’s Vice-Chancellors’ meet in Gujarat, views absence “seriously” By @Vidheesha7 & @abhi__naya indianexpress.com/article/educat…
Exclusive: India works diplomatic hotlines from South Africa to Botswana to bring home next batch of cheetahs indianexpress.com/article/india/…
indianexpress.com/article/cities… Three UPSC aspirants drowned in Old Rajinder Nagar's Rau's IAS a year ago. What has changed in Delhi’s coaching hub since then. @Pragynesh_2O @sakshichand08 and I revisit the coaching centre and sift through multiple chargesheets and court documents.
According to DU records, the fourth year — at least in this initial rollout — is being embraced more readily by students of Humanities and Languages programmes than those in Sciences and Commerce. I report @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/cities…
Delhi University admissions: Fewer tie-breakers used this year due to ‘normalised’ CUET scores | Delhi News - The Indian Express @Vidheesha7 indianexpress.com/article/cities…
‘We taught each other’: In Hapur, father and son crack UP Police constable exam together indianexpress.com/article/cities…
Death by 'charging cable'. Lovely read by @UpasikaS indianexpress.com/article/cities…
When he was 100, Fauja Singh became the oldest person to run a full marathon. On April 1 this year, Fauja, fondly called 'Turbaned Tornado', turned 114. He was the face of Adidas's ‘Impossible is Nothing’ campaign, featuring alongside Muhammad Ali and David Beckham. And on…
The RTE mandates one teacher for every 30 students in primary classes. But in the Urdu-medium schools run by the Delhi Corporation in Old Delhi, this remains violated. @MCD_Delhi #Delhieducation I report for @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/cities…
Why fewer women have been getting into Delhi University since CUET brought in | Delhi News - The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/cities…
A newly constructed rail overbridge in Bhopal, which made headlines for its almost 90-degree turn, has quickly gone from being the subject of memes to the subject of an investigation. @mohanreports finds out what went wrong indianexpress.com/article/india/…
BREAK : Observing that the amount paid under the MCM scholarship for poor students has recorded a deficit of Rs 2 crore for JNU and is left with no money for daily mainatenance panel recommends its "due rationalisation" I report @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/cities…
The war wasn’t on TV, it was outside my window: This was how a 22-year-old MBBS student from Hyderabad, studying at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, described the night of June 13. I report @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/india/…
From her dormitory in Tehran, the thunderclap of a nearby explosion shook the window panes, accompanied by a repetitive cracking sound — gunfire or another blast. This is how a 22-year-old MBBS student from Hyderabad, studying at the Tehran University described the night of June…
EXCLUSIVE : After a PhD scholar at IIT Delhi died due to a trench collapse in Gujarat’s Lothal last year, the institute set up a panel to investigate and concluded that “NO SOPs were in place” and made a set of recommendations to avoid future accidents. indianexpress.com/article/india/…
#ExpressExclusive: After Lothal trench collapse kills PhD Scholar, #IITDelhi panel recommends mandatory parental consent, safer excavation site selection @Vidheesha7 reports: indianexpress.com/article/india/…