Controversies continue to dog the 185-year-old Oxford Union. First, the newly elected Indian president was stripped off the post for alleged electoral malpractices, and then, the next potential candidate for the post, Charlotte Fischer, walked out of the race, alleging sex jibes from union officers. 23-year-old Krishna Omkar from New Delhi had won the election in November to be president of the union for the summer term. The union is famous as the launchpad for many political careers, including five British PMs and former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto.
VC John A Hood is in India as part of Gordon Brown's high-level delegation.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/we-want-to-learn-from-india-oxford-vice-chancellor/57010-3.html
Given the current scenario Bilawal will have to have a security ring around him.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bilawal-not-concerned-about-security-but-privacy/56256-2.html
For the first time, students applying to study courses at Oxbridge will have to sit for an entrance exam.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tough-new-tests-for-oxbridge-entrants/50538-19.html
Oxford University Press has made erroneous references to Bangalore as an area where the population mainly spoke Bengali.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bangalore-city-of-bengalis-oups/40868-3.html
Two Harvard students, including an NRI, have slammed the "outdated" academic system at Oxford University.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nri-scholar-calls-oxford-outdated/35102-2.html
Oxford University to set up a research centre in India to study the subcontinent's growing economy.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/oxford-research-centre-in-india/24967-3.html
The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies has been recognised as an independent centre for studies on Hindu philosophy.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/oxford-gets-a-hindu-flavour/18402-2.html
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