Modi University Degrees

India has taken a step toward allowing leading foreign universities such as Yale, Oxford and Stanford to set up campuses and award degrees as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation's higher education.

While addressing the convocation of Visva Bharati University, Prime Minister Modi asked its students to help farmers and artisans in villages adopted by the institution find global markets for their products. As many as 2,535 students received their degrees at the convocation today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is quoting a "satirical website" to justify his actions on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, under arrest for six months, the Congress said, a day after PM Modi attributed a statement to the Kashmir politician in parliament.

The Delhi University on Thursday contended before the Delhi High Court that the RTI Act has been reduced to a "joke" with queries seeking records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978, including that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree refuses to die down. Delhi University's School of Open Learning (SOL), from where he is said to have passed out in 1978, says it doesn't have records for that year as these are maintained only for one year.

Details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Delhi University degree, sought aggressively by Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party, may be released soon.

The Central Information Commission has directed Delhi University to allow inspection of records related to all the students who had passed BA degree in 1978, the year in which, according to the University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also cleared the examination.

A division bench of High Court on Tuesday ordered hearing by a single-judge bench on a Gujarat University petition seeking quashing of a Central Information Commission order to provide information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational degree to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued a stay on an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the Gujarat University to provide details of the MA degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had alleged that it was fake.

The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the Chief Information Commissioner following a petition filed by the Gujarat University in connection with the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications.

Citing "privacy" reasons, Delhi University (DU) has rejected another RTI query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, sparking criticism from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Downplaying allegations of glaring discrepancies, Delhi University today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BA degree as circulated by BJP is "authentic" and it has all the relevant records relating to his graduation while terming as "minor error" mention of 1979 in his degree when he passed out a year earlier.

Aam Aadmi Party today claimed an RTI its leaders had filed to seek degree details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been returned by Delhi University citing technical reasons.

Delhi University's image is taking a hit due to the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday, and suggested a "joint inspection" of documents with the varsity's Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi as the "best solution".

A day after Aam Aadmi Party accused Delhi University of "authenticating" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree due to pressure from the Centre ,the varsity today said that it has not been influenced by "any political pressure" and asserted that it is acting in accordance with the law.

India has taken a step toward allowing leading foreign universities such as Yale, Oxford and Stanford to set up campuses and award degrees as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation's higher education.

While addressing the convocation of Visva Bharati University, Prime Minister Modi asked its students to help farmers and artisans in villages adopted by the institution find global markets for their products. As many as 2,535 students received their degrees at the convocation today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is quoting a "satirical website" to justify his actions on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, under arrest for six months, the Congress said, a day after PM Modi attributed a statement to the Kashmir politician in parliament.

The Delhi University on Thursday contended before the Delhi High Court that the RTI Act has been reduced to a "joke" with queries seeking records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978, including that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree refuses to die down. Delhi University's School of Open Learning (SOL), from where he is said to have passed out in 1978, says it doesn't have records for that year as these are maintained only for one year.

Details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Delhi University degree, sought aggressively by Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party, may be released soon.

The Central Information Commission has directed Delhi University to allow inspection of records related to all the students who had passed BA degree in 1978, the year in which, according to the University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also cleared the examination.

A division bench of High Court on Tuesday ordered hearing by a single-judge bench on a Gujarat University petition seeking quashing of a Central Information Commission order to provide information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational degree to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued a stay on an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the Gujarat University to provide details of the MA degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had alleged that it was fake.

The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the Chief Information Commissioner following a petition filed by the Gujarat University in connection with the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications.

Citing "privacy" reasons, Delhi University (DU) has rejected another RTI query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, sparking criticism from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Downplaying allegations of glaring discrepancies, Delhi University today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BA degree as circulated by BJP is "authentic" and it has all the relevant records relating to his graduation while terming as "minor error" mention of 1979 in his degree when he passed out a year earlier.

Aam Aadmi Party today claimed an RTI its leaders had filed to seek degree details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been returned by Delhi University citing technical reasons.

Delhi University's image is taking a hit due to the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday, and suggested a "joint inspection" of documents with the varsity's Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi as the "best solution".

A day after Aam Aadmi Party accused Delhi University of "authenticating" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree due to pressure from the Centre ,the varsity today said that it has not been influenced by "any political pressure" and asserted that it is acting in accordance with the law.