IIT Student suicide: Probe panel chair recuses himself, new chairperson to be announced soon

Aug 26, 2026

The chair of the committee proposed by IIT Delhi to probe the death of 31-year-old student Rishikesh Kumar, former Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, has...

IIT Delhi student seeks impartial probe into death of MSc student Rishikesh Kumar

Aug 26, 2026

An IIT Delhi student, Priyank Rajput, on Wednesday demanded an impartial investigation into the death of 31-year-old student Rishikesh Kumar, who died after falling...

IIT Delhi student death case: Ex-DGP Ashok Kumar recuses as probe panel chief; new head soon

Aug 26, 2026

Former Uttarakhand DGP and IIT Delhi alumnus Ashok Kumar, who was appointed chairperson of the external committee probing the death of 31-year-old MSc Physics...

IIT Delhi forms five-member external panel to probe MSc student death

Aug 25, 2026

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has constituted a five-member External Inquiry Committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of 31-year-old...

Justice Mukta Gupta to head IIT Delhi probe panel into MSc student's death after Former Uttarakhand DGP recuses

Aug 27, 2026

IIT Delhi has constituted a final external inquiry committee to investigate the death of 31-year-old MSc Physics student Rishikesh Kumar, with retired Delhi High...

Young IITians forced to take their lives points to "systemic problem": AISA president Neha Bora

Aug 25, 2026

All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Tuesday called out the heavy centralisation of examinations and growing isolation in premier institutes, terming...