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On 21st September, 2026, the Ministry of Community Well-Being (MCWB) sent a university-wide email announcing an upcoming HPV vaccination drive, offering students and faculty access to three vaccines at a 10% discount on their respective MRPs. The drive dates will be confirmed after sufficient responses are received. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a highly common sexually transmitted infection that has been linked to several forms of cancer. The vaccine is a preventive measure

Welcome to the first edition of Data’s the Point, a new series by The Edict which records, analyses and publishes a variety of data points on Ashoka University. Through this series, we plan to release relevant data points around admissions, scholarships, placements, sustainability, inclusivity and more. Our analysis depends on the various reports, rankings and information published by the university. For our first edition, we look at the National Institutional Ranking Framew

On Wednesday, 30th September, 2026, hundreds of Ashokans assembled outside the library cafe at 8:45 p.m. for a candlelight ‘Reclaim the Night’ march organised by four independent collectives: The United Students Front (USF), the Savitri Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (SAPSC), Rosa’s Reading Circle and the United Queer Forum (UQF). This march came in the wake of the recent Kalkaji temple rape incident, expressing solidarity with the protests currently taking place across Delhi

Amidst citizens’ demand for accountability and representation throughout the country, the students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have been protesting for elections to the AMU Student Union (AMUSU). On Sunday, September 20th, Yasar Fahad, a master's student at AMU, launched a hunger strike centred on the demand for the restoration of the union. Over the last 17 days, his strike has grown into a mass mobilisation, with students from different departments, residential hall

بول کہ لب آزاد ہیں تیرے بول زباں اب تک تیری ہے تیرا ستواں جسم ہے تیرا بول کہ جاں اب تک تیری ہے دیکھ کہ آہن گر کی دکاں میں تند ہیں شعلے سرخ ہے آہن کھلنے لگے قفلوں کے دہانے پھیال ہر اک زنجیر کا دامن بول یہ تھوڑا وقت بہت ہے جسم و زباں کی موت سے پہلے بول کہ سچ زندہ ہے اب تک بول جو کچھ کہنا ہے کہہ لے Speak, for your lips are free, Speak, for your tongue is still yours. Your upright body is still yours, Speak, for your life is still yours. Look, in the blacksmith’s shop, The flame

If Green Day were bigger fans of the SEC Batch Championships, they’d never have recorded “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” Their loss, as that glorious purpose falls to us at Edict Sports — and across five days, 17 sports, 294 Instagram stories and heaven knows how many posts on X (formerly Twitter), it was a purpose we embraced with open arms, as two-time defending Batch Champions UG2023, chasing a record-extending threepeat, were finally dethroned by the UG2025s.