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Delhi University has made its name in the news of the day as a professor sent a heart-touching text to one of their students that became viral and won over the hearts of the entire social media due to its message of care and balance. The straightforward and sympathetic response of Dr. Kavita Kamboj, Assistant Professor, Kirori Mal College, has created a much-needed discourse surrounding the welfare of the student and the involvement of teachers in contemporary education.

The Viral Message

In an empathetic and caring response to a student who submitted his assignment at 3:49 am, Dr. Kavita Kamboj sent a text to the student emphasising that health should be the priority and asked not to  sacrifice sleep to meet deadlines. Her text was a beautiful one, “You have done a wonderful job. Just one request, you don’t need to work long hours. You can always make extra time without giving up your sleep. If you sacrifice your rest for work, it makes no sense. I am always here for any help. Give me a call after having a good sleep and breakfast”.

Reaction of Netizens 

She later posted this text on Linkedin and apparently for all good reasons it went viral. The post attracted the interest of hundreds of people, students, teachers and professionals where everyone praised Dr. Kamboj approach. Appreciations were flooding in, people acknowledged that they often sacrifice their health to work. One comment read, “Empathy has long been missing in our classrooms– teachers like you show what real guidance means”. Most of them admitted to their struggle with burnout and praised the professor who changed the focus toward self-care and balance.

The Message’s Impact

The response of Dr. Kamboj was more than comforting to one student and a bold warning call to other campuses that mental and physical health are more important than hustling to get good grades. Her viral post has stressed that burnout is not a badge of honour and students should only take as much as they can reasonably manage. Students have also shared their side of stories telling that they tend to forget about themselves when it comes to meeting deadlines, submit projects, internships, and work pressure, and that this was a reminder to slow down and breathe reevaluating their priorities. 

In the country where sleepless nights are often seen as a sign of dedication,  the words of Dr. Kamboj through her viral linkedin post reached the right audience and has brought in sight a new perspective to the education system. Her kind reply to the student about how well-being is much more important than deadlines is encouraging both educators and students to adopt healthier and happier learning conditions. With the increasing focus on mental health in the academic circles of India, these examples of teacher-student empathy lead to the creation of a role model that all individuals can imitate.

Delhi University’s professors are surely making a difference in the narrative through little but considerate gestures, which are ensuring that the students feel heard, supported, and valued.  

Instagram has introduced a new schools feature to enhance the life of campuses and to enhance the bonding of college students. It is a student-only area where verified U.S. college and university students can add their school to their Instagram profile and connect with peers in a safer and more authentic manner.

What is the Instagram Schools Feature?  

Introduced on August 25, 2025, the Schools feature allows enrolled students to have a college or university as a banner on their profile. It opens up access to a special student directory, where verified friends can be viewed and contacted according to school and grade. The search filters allow students to find students in their own year or campus-wide, creating a connection beyond follows.

How Does Verification Work?

Instagram has teamed up with UNiDAYS, a student verification platform to guarantee real-time relationships. Students should confirm their enrollment in UNiDAYS to see the school banner displayed on their profile. This procedure is a kind of digital student ID, which instills confidence and safety in the campus community. As the CEO of UNiDAYS Jon Hawley remarks, the collaboration allows students to create more realistic, purposeful, and safe relationships online.

How to add school banner on Instagram 2025

You can easily add your school banner to Instagram, but you have to verify your account in order to make the network secure and genuine. Below is a step‑by‑step guide to use this Instagram campus networking tool:

• Download or Update Instagram: Ensure you have updated the Instagram app to be able to use the new Schools feature.  
• Access Profile Settings: Tap the three-line menu on the profile; the next step is to tap Settings.  
• Locate the “Add School” Option: In Settings, look for “Add School” or “Schools.”  
• Verify Enrollment Through UNiDAYS: Instagram relies on UNiDAYS to verify your student-status. You will be redirected to submit proof of enrollment. This action maintains the level of trust of the community.  
• Customize Privacy Settings: Once verified, choose to show your banner to either all the users, friends, or a group of your choice. The privacy settings of Instagram make you feel safe.  
• Explore and Connect via Student Directory: After creating an account, you are able to browse the exclusive directory to find verified peers by school and year of study. It is good to network, study groups, and campus life.  

Why Instagram’s Schools Feature Matters  in the 21st century? 

Instagram, with a publicized school network, fulfills Gen Z desire to have real and close interaction in the crowded social media space. In contrast to open profiles, Schools provide a secure online campus, verified identities, and increased trust and engagement.  

Benefits of the Schools Feature

• Easier Networking: Find and connect with classmates or peers who share the same interests within a very short time.  
• Privacy Control: Authenticated students have control over who will view their school banner.  
• Community Building: The exclusive student directory builds a closed space that enhances school spirit, and closer campus relationships.  
• Verification and security: Verification reduces fake accounts and impersonators to ensure campus networking is secure. 

Solving the Issues of Privacy 

Apparently, this Instagram campus networking tool makes it easier for all the students now to find classmates, but it also naturally raises questions about privacy. Instagram has introduced this as  an optional feature in the app letting the users decide whether they want to link their academic life to their social profiles. They also get to choose to omit the school banner altogether. The verification process and privacy controls help minimize the concerns by restricting access to verified students only.

Additionally, over the past year, student social networking transformed remarkably and has seen rise in concerns about safety, privacy, and authenticity. TikTok’s launch of a campus-based connection tool in early 2025 was a notable precursor to Instagram’s move. Both platforms respond to students’ desire for dedicated, trustworthy spaces that are distinct from broader public profiles.

A Creation of Student Social Spaces like TikTok’s Feature 

The School feature launch follows Tik Tok, which introduced a similar feature, and it emphasises a bigger trend toward campus-based networking. These tools combine both face-to-face experiences with online platforms, where students waste much time.  

Enhancing your School Profile

In addition to the presence of the school banner, students can enhance the presence of their campus by:

• Posting real campus experience in Stories and Reels that demonstrate what life is like on campus.  
• Engaging with verified peers via comments, direct messages, and collaborative content.  
• Engaging in school specific hashtags and challenges to foster community spirit.  

A combination of these tools and Schools feature creates a dynamic active digital campus.  

Instagram schools feature is a strategic move to a safer, closer digital campus. Through easy verification procedures and student directory, college students can make friends and support networks in any other place online, a gap that separates both the physical and the virtual campuses.  

This aspect shows how social media sites are changing according to the sophisticated demands of the upcoming generation of users. They integrate convenience, authenticity, and control in a single streamlined experience.

In an important step towards media education in South India, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin threw open the gates of the newly created Chennai Institute of Journalism (CIJ), Kotturpuram, Chennai. The inauguration marks the launch of South India’s first autonomous journalism institute fully funded by the Tamil Nadu government, aimed at nurturing the next generation of media professionals.

A Step to Qualitative Media Education

The Tamil Nadu 2025-26 budget announced a Chennai Institute of Journalism which will provide one year Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism. The curriculum is modeled to equip students with the competencies necessary in working in different platforms in the print, broadcast, radio and digital media. The classes will be in Tamil and English so as to suit the multiethnic student population. The institute will also work with other foreign journalism schools to enhance academic exposure, as well as international opportunities to the students.

The vision of Stalin with regard to media and journalism

Even on the inauguration day CM Stalin met with the first round students and he made a point that a free and responsible press is essential in the context of a flourishing democracy. He wished that the institute would be a centre of excellence where ethical journalism would be driven by high standard training and use of technology.

Holistic Infrastructure Development

The CIJ is being set up as recently the Tamil Nadu government has made other significant investments in media and public service infrastructure. This was followed by virtually inaugurating a state-of-the-art and an air-conditioned shooting floor within the Tamil Nadu Government MGR Film and Television Training Institute on the same day demonstrating the commitment of the state government in enhancing media and film education infrastructures.

Wider Educational Initiatives

Along with media education, CM Stalin opened new buildings of various government colleges as well as that of Industrial Training Institute (ITIs) in Tamil Nadu with an investment amount estimated to be hundreds of crores of rupees. All of these initiatives are part of a broader shift to improve government infrastructure which will enable skills development and employability.

What This Means to Aspiring Journalists

1. The availability of a high level government funded journalism education in South India.
2. Training with a focus on both classic and digital media.
3. International opportunities of collaboration and exposure.
4. A new learning environment that is encouraged by the state government

Inauguration of the Chennai Institute of Journalism by CM Stalin is a major step forward in media education in the region, which is likely to produce quality journalists who are ready to face the challenges of a rapidly developing media environment.

The rumors of TikTok being back in India have sparked widespread discussion where former users are claiming its return as they could access its website. However, the government of India clarified yesterday that the ban isn’t lifted and any such information surfacing the web about TikTok is misleading and false. 

The rumor is said to be started by some Indian users who noticed the TikTok website (which was banned for the past 5 years) was accessible. This sparked the wave of speculation on social media and new portals that made a little speculation  a hot discussion urging the government to step up promptly and clarify the claims. 

The government sources from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology gave the official statement on TikTok back in India, making it clear that the TikTok app remains banned, and no official “unblocking” or return order has been issued.

As per TOI’s article, the TOI team tried accessing TikTok, the website opened (could access the homepage only) but the app remained unavailable. When the team members of edinbox tried, we were prompted to an error page stating “this site can’t be reached.”  This clarifies that any website access like that of AliExpress, TikTok, shein, appears to be a technical glitch and does not equate to the app’s official lift of the ban.

This Chinese application was banned in June 2020 in India and 58 other countries due to border tension. The government gave 3 prominent reasons for the ban of TikTok App: 

• Risk of national security
• Data privacy breaches 
• Criminal activities and public threats 

Experts reported that this app was leaking data to servers outside India, especially China. This was compromising millions of users’ personal and sensitive data, which is why putting a ban became necessary. 

Fast forward to 2025, with India-China diplomatic relations showing improvement, including planned visits by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China in late August 2025, the speculation of TikTok returning is buzzing. However, as of now the officials maintain that the ban on TikTok still stands and emphasised on dismissing any claims of TikTok's return. 

In a historic legislative move, the Lok Sabha passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. This bill is aiming to regulate India’s fast-growing digital gaming sector. The bill introduces a nationwide ban on real money gaming platforms such as fantasy sports and poker, while officially recognizing and promoting esports and safe online social gaming. The Rajya Sabha followed suit by passing the bill on August 21, 2025.  

Key Highlights of the Online Gaming Bill 2025

Ban on Real Money Gaming

The bill does not allow offering, facilitating, promoting, or advertising online money games. These entail games that involve betting with real money or its equivalent with an aim of gaining financial reward, whether the game is mainly a game of skill or chance. Banks and financial institutions are directed to stop processing transactions for such gaming platforms. Violators will be punished to severe extent with up to three years of jail term and fined up to Rs 1 crore, with higher punishment and jail up to five years to repeat offenders.

Recognition and Marketing of Esports

The bill officially makes esports a valid sports category and the Ministry of Sports will be able to provide regulation, awareness, training academies and development of the industry. The step is to help build an organized, internationally competitive ecosystem of esports in India as it looks forward to 2027, when it will be part of the Olympics.

Marketing of Social and Educational Games

Online social games and educational games that do not require money or yield profits, but do foster entertainment, skill-building, or digital literacy are appreciated and encouraged. These games will be registered and regulated by the government to ensure that the games remain safe and age-appropriate to its users. 

Creation of an Online Gaming Authority

The bill stipulates to establish a central regulatory body to classify online games, to monitor compliance, manage complaints, and to achieve positive growth of the sector. The Authority will facilitate policy backing, track malpractices such as money laundering and fraudulent gaming and regulate the industry on a uniform level.

Increased Investigation Authorities

Police officers are authorized and capable of searching, impounding goods and carrying out arrests without a warrant in instances of infringements. This will make companies and their officers liable at any level unless they establish due diligence.

Why Has the Bill Been Introduced?

The government detected an alarming harm of real money gaming platforms, including: 

1. Financial loss by users, especially the younger and more economically vulnerable sectors of the population. 
2. Twenty-plus suicides reportedly linked to online gaming addiction in recent years. 
3. Risks of money laundering and terrorism financing through unregulated online gaming channels. 
4. Psychological and social health risks secondary to compulsive gaming. 

These things made it necessary to have a proper legal system for serving the interest of the users and the youth in India.

Industry and Public Responses

The esports industry hailed the bill as an important step toward legalizing esports in India, paving the way to government patronage, infrastructure establishment, and international competition.

Gaming firms with fantasy games and real money gambling faced uncertainty with some expecting to change over to subscriptions or non-financial gaming options. The ban will also affect the major sport sponsorships ratioed to these platforms. 

The implications on sport and economy

Sports franchises such as cricket with hefty sponsorship deals with real money gaming companies will see the changes. Analysts have also suggested that the sports sponsoring sector is likely to adjust and esports non-monetary sporting may emerge as new high-potential growth engines to the sporting industry.

In conclusion, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, is a remarkable effort to balance innovation, entertainment, and public welfare in India's digital gaming space. Through prohibiting dangerous real money games and prioritizing esports and social games, the legislation turns India into a digital gaming responsible player, securing citizens against the danger of taking risks, as well as financial and psychological harm. 

Arya Ojha, a bright and confident student from Gurugram, has taken social media by storm after her impactful speech at the Youth Parliament 2025 held at Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya. Her bold and unashamed speech against the widespread crime of false advertisements and the culture of influencers has strongly touched the youths and the adults alike.

A Bold Stand against Deceptive Advertising

Arya, in her speech, came out straight to address the advertising industry and social media influencers that they advertise suspicious products with fake promises. She made reference to weight-loss supplements that people swear will help them lose weight claiming that they are miracle cures, instant-flavored two-minute noodles, cosmetics such as fairness creams, and online gambling sites mostly recommended by celebrities and whose actual contents have not been thoroughly researched.

Arya was able to point out the immorality of promotions of that sort and show how the end users including children who take recommendations easily are deceived to purchase products that do not deliver or, even worse, products that are detrimental to health and well being. She argued that it is the responsibility of influencers and endorsers to sell trusted and safe products instead of adding to a culture of delusion.

Impact and the Wider Implications

There are many discussions about her speech all over the social media urging people to be more careful regarding the commercials they watch and upon what the people base their opinion on. It also served as a reminder that more regulation and ethical standards must be put in place in regards to influencer marketing and advertising claims.

Analysts and social influencers have applauded the move by Arya, noting that her youth-fuelled criticism could not be more topical as digital consumption and influencer promotion remain exponentially rising in India.

The Consumer Awareness Call

Arya also emphasized upon the need for consumer education. She advised fellow citizens, as well as the general population, to be more conscious of advertising gimmicks and to be savvy when considering product assertions before making a purchase. Such awareness is important in an age of digital clutter that contains advertisement-sponsored content to safeguard consumer rights and health.

Arya Ojha’s speech at the Youth Parliament 2025 stands out as a beacon of youth activism tackling pressing contemporary challenges. Her eloquent appeal to honesty, integrity, and accountability in the world of advertising and influencer is not only a wake-up call to advertisers but an important teachable moment to consumers.

As this dialogue keeps expanding, the voice of Arya epitomizes the strength of young citizens to drive transformation in the way products are marketed and promoted that will, ultimately, create a more informed and ethical market.