The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Delhi high court interim order allowing St Stephen's College to conduct interviews for granting admission to students under the minority quota besides taking into consideration their common university entrance test (CUET) scores.
Students union president Sai Aashirwaad said inflammatory quotes like 'Mandir Yahi Banega' were found written on the chapel's main door, while an 'Om' symbol along with the words 'I'm going to hell' was found on the cross situated behind the chapel on Friday.
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Delhi University's prestigious St Stephen's College today announced its first cut-off list for admissions to the 2015-16 academic session with the highest requirement being for English honours at 99 per cent.
The university asked the college to withdraw the prospectus containing an "incongruent policy immediately".
Reacting to the college governing body's decision, a senior varsity official said the university will not back down and will defend its admission policy.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Barkha Shukla Singh on Saturday dubbed the alleged sexual harassment case filed against a professor of St Stephen's College as "shameful" and called for a probe into the matter.
The last date for submitting college applications is June 15, 2015.
The alleged suspension was criticised by a member of faculty at the college for "forcing" to take part in a religious activity and on grounds of university rules and regulations. He also demanded disciplinary action against the person concerned who sent the email.
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Amid a raging controversy over the alleged molestation at Stephen's College, the human resource development ministry on Saturday asked the University Grants Commission to take "appropriate measure" to ensure the institute's internal complaints committee completes the inquiry "expeditiously" and "impartially".
The student moved court seeking a stay on the action even as a section of students requested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not to be the chief guest at the college's graduation day function.
St Stephen's College has revoked the suspension of an administrative officer after acting against him last week for alleged misconduct even as his plea challenging the order is pending before the Delhi high court.
While the clouds of controversies surrounding St Stephen's college continue to darken, principal Valson Thampu says no other institution in the world has been subjected to such "harassment" but it is strong enough to withstand 1000 other controversies.
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The HRD ministry on Friday asked St Stephen's college to expedite its probe into the sexual harassment complaint filed by a PhD student.
Banerjee was supposed to attend the event, but the principal denied permission and the invitation was withdrawn on Friday.
The Delhi high court on Friday stayed the arrest of St Stephen's college professor Satish Kumar, accused of molesting a PhD student, till August 17.
St Stephen's professor Satish Kumar, facing allegation of molesting a PhD scholar, on Wednesday found himself in a tight spot as the HRD ministry and Delhi Commission for Women have sought action-taken report from the college about the incident.
Amidst a controversy over the banning of a student e-zine by St Stephen's Principal Valson Thampu, its editor has now been suspended from the college till April 23 on disciplinary grounds.
The schools included Delhi Public School, Modern Convent School, and Shree Ram World School, a senior police officer said, adding that the threats were received via e-mail.
Amidst a raging controversy over a ban on a student e-zine by St Stephen's college, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday attended a graduation ceremony at the institute, even as a section of students had urged him to turn down the invite "in support for freedom of speech".
The court also directed the college not to give an award, the list of which included Devansh Mehta but dropped later due to the controversy, to anyone till the next date of hearing.
St Stephen's college principal Valson Thampu, who is embroiled in a controversy over shielding the accused in a molestation row, on Sunday claimed "the victim is being used against him" and a forensic investigation of the "purported" recordings will clear the air.
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The victim alleged that the principal tried to protect him when the matter was reported to the college authorities.
"I am Dawood Ibrahim that is why I am being hounded," St Stephen's college principal Valson Thampu on Thursday said, expressing anguish over the "way" he is being "attacked" in connection with a research scholar's sexual harassment case.
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Amid growing demand for his resignation over the molestation row, St Stephen's Principal Valson Thampu's on Tuesday said he was being chased like an "animal" in the case.
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Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand is hopeful that his attendance problem in St Stephen's College will be sorted out amicably within the next few days.
Atishi, a prominent leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has retained the Kalkaji Assembly seat in the Delhi elections. She defeated her BJP rival, former MP Ramesh Bidhuri, by a margin of 3,521 votes. Atishi's win comes as a relief for the AAP, which suffered major losses in the polls. She had previously served as the Chief Minister of Delhi for a short period last year. Atishi's victory is significant as she is one of the few AAP leaders to win in the elections. Her win is likely to solidify her position within the party.
A section of Delhi University students and teachers along with student bodies including All India Students' Association and Students Federation of India, staged a protest outside the college campus.
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