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JNU set to reopen in phases from Monday
DU Vice Chancellor P.C. Joshi, welcoming the DDMA's recommendation, said that it will help reopen the university in a phased manner.
No arrests made in JNU campus violence case so far: Govt
On January 5, 2020, more than 50 masked people armed with rods and sticks attacked the JNU campus in Delhi, in which more than 39 students and teachers were seriously injured.
Animal research facility opens at JNU
The lab will also be beneficial in collaborative research projects at JNU.
‘Not allowed to meet anyone’: Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid tells court
Khalid was arrested under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the communal violence that took place in Northeast Delhi in February this year.
Delhi riots: Court extends Sharjeel Imam’s judicial custody
On July 25, the police had filed a charge sheet against Imam in connection with a case related to his alleged inflammatory speeches during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at several places.
Action initiated against guilty staff in JNU LTC fraud case: RTI activist
New Delhi/Jaipur, Sep 29 : After a fraud of Rs 57 lakh was reported involving the employees of…
First case of corona in JNU, pharmacist tests positive
Dean of Students Sudhir Pratap Singh said: "Any student who develops Covid symptoms should immediately contact a doctor or health care centre."
Delhi violence: Police books Umar Khalid, 2 Jamia students under UAPA
Two Jamia students - Meeran Haider and Safoora Zargar - were arrested for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to incite the communal riots in February.
JNU student accuses guards of beating him up
New Delhi, April 2 A student of Jawaharlal Nehru University has accused the security guards of the varsity…
Corona scare: JNU suspends classes till March 31
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) In the wake of novel coronavirus scare in India, the Jawaharlal Nehru University,…
JNUTA writes to MHRD over flaw in reservation policy in JNU
"Of these, five positions are in the new schools which did not exist in 2017," the teachers' body further added.
No fee hike, JNU refutes student union’s claims
JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh claimed that the admission fee, which was Rs 283 earlier, was hiked to Rs 780.
Jamia violence: Sharjeel Imam sent to 14-day judicial custody
New Delhi, Feb 18 : Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam was on Tuesday sent to 14-day…
JNUSU slams VC over ‘WhatsApp’ exam model
The ABVP activists are being appointed to teaching posts in JNU irrespective of their qualification and hence it is no surprise that ABVP is fully backing the process of WhatsApp exams," the statement read.
JNU student Sharjeel Imam tried to instigate people over CAA, Assam: Police
Imam said, "The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed last week. This law is unconstitutional and intends to discriminate Muslim and put them in detention camps. It has started in Assam and will follow elsewhere."
JNU violence: Court seeks ATR from Delhi Police
New Delhi, Feb 3: : A Delhi Court has sought action taken report from the Delhi Police over…
Govt should fund public education: HC on JNU fee hike
The plea also sought directions restraining the varsity from taking any action which would give effect to the draft hostel manual.
JNU hostel fee hike: Delhi HC issues notice to varsity, MHRD, UGC on JNUSU plea
The JNUSU, earlier this week on Tuesday, had moved the high court and challenged the Inter-Hall Administration’s (IHA) decision to amend the hostel manual which, it claimed, was passed “illegally” in October without prior discussion with the union.
Nationality of 82 JNU students ‘unavailable’, RTI activist to write to PM
The RTI request was filed on January 1 and the response was filed on January 14 this year.
I’m being targeted for restoring discipline: JNU V-C
According to Kumar, this section of teachers and students is trying to derail peace on campus to target him.
JNU violence: HC asks cops to seize WhatsApp groups’ phones
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police to summon the members of the…
Demands met, JNU stir no longer justified
The decision to waive off service and utility charges was taken at a meeting between the panel and the JNU administration on December 11.
“We’re With You”: Shashi Tharoor Visits Jamia, Shaheen Bagh, JNU In Delhi
Shashi Tharoor joined the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Jamia Millia Islamia university and the neighbouring Shaheen Bagh.
Disturbed over allegations of violence on students: Nishank
New Delhi, Jan 11 : Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said he got disturbed after…
News coming out of India worrisome: Raghuram Rajan
"When young people of diverse faiths march together, Hindus and Muslims arm-in-arm behind our national flag, rejecting artificial divides stoked by political leaders for their own gain, they show that the spirit of our constitution still burns brightly,"
No fear, jail will be a new experience: Aishe Ghosh
Ghosh accused the Delhi Police of conducting a biased probe into the case and claimed that though she was in the video, she didn't lead the mob but was actually telling them to not indulge in violence.
JNU violence: Professors urge for preserving CCTV, WhatsApp evidence
New Delhi, Jan 10 : Three Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professors have moved Delhi High Court seeking the…
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta condemns Delhi police on their failure to provide protection to JNU students
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has taken a dig at Delhi Police, who have been facing ire over their alleged inaction in the incident of thrashing of students by a masked mob at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Northeast varsities rally against JNU violence
The NEHU, based in Shillong, has campuses in other parts of the northeast.
IIM-Bangalore students flay violent attack in JNU
Bengaluru, Jan 8 : A sizeable number of students from the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) on Wednesday…
JNU attack: Swara Bhasker starts signature campaign
She has requested everyone to sign a petition demanding an independent judicial probe into the matter.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind team visits JNU, slams fascist ideology
National Secretaries Malik Motasim Khan and Mohammad Ahmad and Inamur Rehman, Assistant Secretary, were also part of the delegation.
Deepika Padukone at JNU in solidarity with students
The actress was spotted standing with the students at the Sabarmati T-point, where a public meeting was called by alumni of JNU over Sunday's violence in the varsity.
Celebrities, students march in Kolkata against JNU violence
"Students everywhere are agitated against the right wing forces. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi (Adityanath) will have to answer for the vandalism and attacks," said a rallyist.
Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Others Lead Mumbai Protest Over JNU Attack
Among the celebrities present were Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Anubhav Sinha, Zoya Akhtar, Diya Mirza, Rahul Bose and Richa Chadha.
We are descending into anarchy: Chidmabaram on JNU violence
"This incident is perhaps the most clinching evidence that we are rapidly descending into anarchy."
Anurag Kashyap’s Twitter display pic: PM Modi, Amit Shah in masks
"We want our peaceful, progressive and developing India back! People have been conned, now all the Bhakts should stop ??? and rethink, for the sake of their Children," said a user.
Delhi Police files FIR on JNU violence
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR in connection with the violence that broke out…
Former HRD secretary condemns JNU violence, demands action
New Delhi, Jan 6 : Former Union Human Resource Development Secretary R. Subrahmanyam condemned the unseen violence which…
Masked Mob Attacks JNU; Around 40 Including Students, Teachers Injured
They included two office-bearers of the Jawaharal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU), including President Aishe Ghosh - who was reportedly hit over the eye with an iron rod, received severe injuries.
Actors, filmmakers condemn violence at JNU
At least 18 people were injured and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). JNU students' union president Aishe Ghosh suffered a head injury.
’30 minutes of pure terror’: Reporter covering JNU violence
This episode lasted around half an hour, but they were thirty minutes of pure terror - waiting for somebody to break open the door and beat me to pulp.
JNU violence: Something sickening about govt, says Priyanka
"There is something deeply sickening about a government that allows and encourages such violence to be inflicted on their own children."
Battleground JNU: What triggered the latest clashes?
Top administration officials said that the students were identified and the university is in process to get a FIR registered against them.
JNU allows students chance to clear Monsoon Semester exams
The decision was taken after a meeting of all the three Rectors, Registrars, the Dean of Schools and Chairpersons of Special Centres.
JNU Students reiterates demand before MHRD
The movement against fee hike, the illegally passed hostel manual and to save public education, has been running for close to two months now.
JNU evicts two students from hostel for ‘ruckus in varsity’
The six students were academically suspended from the university on December 16 after vice-chancellor Jagadesh Kumar alleged that a group of students had abused and tried to attack him on the campus on December 14.
JNU professor accuses protesters of blocking entry to lab
New Delhi, Dec 18 : In yet another turn in the ongoing tussle between the Jawaharlal Nehru University…
JNU students asked to write exams via e-mail, WhatsApp
New Delhi, Dec 17 : To resolve the issue of boycott of examinations by the Jawaharlal Nehru University…
JNUSU flays V-C for not engaging with students
New Delhi, Dec 14 : The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) here on Saturday said despite several…
Delhi Police lathi charge protesting JNU students
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Delhi Police on Monday lathi charged the protesting Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)…
Delhi police shuts all JNU gates to stop students’ march
New Delhi, Dec 9 : With barricadings set up and security forces deployed on every gate of the…
JNU invokes rulebook on academic requirements for students
New Delhi, Dec 2 : The spotlight may be on the agitation by students of the Jawaharlal Nehru…
Education a constitutional right: Swara Bhaskar
New Delhi, Nov 24 : Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar recently voiced her opinion on the controversial fee hike…
JNU row: Education is right, not privilege, say students
The move follows uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Friday over the police action against the students.
Tale of two Delhi Police responses
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In an incident reminiscent of then Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar directing his…
Visually-challenged JNU student beaten up by Cops
New Delhi, Nov 20: The Delhi Police baton-charged students of Jawaharlal Nehru University who were demanding complete rollback…
Will march to Parliament 10 times if demands not met: JNUSU
The students have conveyed their demands to the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
JNU student protest taking partisan hue
On Twitter, the comments around the protest march are as much around a "fascist mindset" as they are about keeping education affordable for poor students.
JNU protesters charge administration with ‘damaging campus’
New Delhi, Nov 14 Agitating Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, who allegedly vandalised the varsity’s administration block, charged…
JNU to file FIR against students identified for vandalism: VC
New Delhi, Nov 14 : The Jawaharlal Nehru University has decided to file an FIR against its students…
JNU tension continues, students plan to occupy admin block
"JNU admin locked JNU gates and turned JNU into a jail," former president of JNUSU, N. Sai Balaji told media while sharing pictures of security guards locking the gates of the university.
DU, BHU students extend solidarity to JNUSU
Meanwhile, a group of youths claiming to be students of the Banaras Hindu University staged a protest at the campus in Varanasi on Tuesday.
No full stops to freebies in JNU and how that could change
New Delhi, Nov 12 : In any of the cheapest areas in the South Delhi, renting an unfurnished…
Media manhandled at JNU students’ protest
New Delhi, Nov 11 : The protest on Monday by students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), against the…
Students illegally kept associate dean in captivity: JNU VC
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor on Friday alleged that some students illegally…
JNUSU says CRPF deployed on campus, admin rejects charge
The move evoked criticism from the opposition student wing ABVP, which had earlier provided JNUSU its support in the protest against fee hike.
JNU students protest against Jitendra Singh’s presence
New Delhi, Oct 3 : Left wing students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday staged a protest…
JNUSU results out, all 4 posts won by Left alliance
Delhi : Left Unity wins all the 4 posts-President, Vice President, Secretary & Joint Secretary in Jawaharlal Nehru…
Students told to vacate JNU hostel, protests in campus
The students held a protest near Sabarmati Dhaba inside the campus.
JNU professors asked to submit CVs, varsity cites rules
Apart from Thapar, Professors H.S. Gill, C.K. Varshney, Ashok Sanjay Guha, Asis Datta, R. Rajaraman, Yogendra Singh, D. Banerji, T.K. Oommen, Amit Bhaduri and Shiela Bhalla have been sent letters by the Registrar.
Thapar row: Govt denies move to axe any professor emeritus
According to a report, JNU registrar Pramod Kumar last month wrote to 87-years-old Thapar and asked her to submit her bio-data so that a "committee appointed by the university could evaluate" her work and decide whether she should continue as professor emerita.
JNU student commits suicide in university premises
New Delhi, May 17: An MA English second year student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) committed suicide on…
JNU prepares for 25% seat hike
The adoption of the new reservation system and announcement of seats for 2019-20 admissions will be as per the UGC Rules and Regulations.
Report exonerating JNU prof of sexual harassment, HC seeks varsity reply
New Delhi, Jan 25: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to reply to…
JNU sedition row created to dilute Vemula’s suicide: Ex-ABVP member
New Delhi, Jan 17: The chargesheet against 10 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students is politically motivated and the…
Sedition charge against Kanhaiya, others absurd, exposes govts motive: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday criticised Delhi Police action against former…
Najeeb Ahmed case: High Court allows CBI to file closure report
New Delhi, Oct 8: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the CBI to file its closure report into…
JNU to celebrate Surgical Strike Day
New Delhi, Sep 21: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will celebrate Surgical Strike Day, varsity vice-chancellor Jagadesh Kumar said on…
Some JNU forces anti-India, waging war against it: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Sep 18 : Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday alleged that some forces in the…
JNUSU Elections: Counting halted after attempt of ballot capture
New Delhi, Sep 15: Counting of votes for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) polls were halted on…
Firing on Umar Khalid: CCTV footage of suspect released
New Delhi, Aug 14: The police on Tuesday released a CCTV footage of a man suspected to have…
Unidentified man opened fire at JNU student Umar Khalid
Delhi, Aug 13 : Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid was attacked outside Constitution Club of…
Delhi HC sets aside JNU’s move to penalise Kanhaiya Kumar
The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside Jawaharlal Nehru University’s move to penalise the former students union…
No coercive steps against Umar Khalid till July 20: Delhi HC to JNU
New Delhi, July 19: The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any…
No coercive steps against Kanhaiya till July 20: Delhi HC to JNU
New Delhi, July 18: The Delhi High Court today ordered Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) not to take any coercive…
JNU upholds rustication of Umar Khalid, Kanhaiya Kumar’s fine
New Delhi, July 5: A high-level inquiry committee of Jawaharlal Nehru University today upheld the rustication of PhD student Umar Khalid…
Mevani, JNU’s Umar Khalid files police complaint over death threats from gangster Pujari
New Delhi, June 9: After Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid has…
FIR registred against JNU assistant professor for alleged sexual harassment
New Delhi, May 5: An FIR was registered against Assistant Professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Vasant…
JNU students clash over movie screening on ‘Love Jihad’
New Delhi, April 28: A clash broke out in Jawaharlal Nehru University between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad…
JNU Student accuses professor of molestation, Case registered
New Delhi, April 14: A student from Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Social Sciences has accused the professor of…
JNU protest: Police apologises, assures probe into journalist molestation case
New Delhi, March 24: A day after a woman photojournalist lodged a complaint alleging molestation by a policeman…
JNU sexual harassment case: Professor Atul Johri arrested after protests, gets bail
The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Atul Johri on charges of sexual harassment. Students…
FIR against Jawaharlal Nehru University professor for molestation
New Delhi, March 16: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against a professor of the Jawaharlal…
Police complaint filed against JNU students for abusing, manhandling dean
New Delhi, March 14: The Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) administration alleged that student union members manhandled the Dean of…
JNU deploys guards to thwart student union’s boycott
New Delhi, Jan 15: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration deployed guards outside several schools on Monday to thwart…
Students calls for strike against mandatory 75% attendance in JNU
New Delhi, Jan 12: As Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has made a minimum of 75 per cent attendance…
Another JNU student goes missing
New Delhi, Jan 10: After Najeeb Ahmed, another Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student named Mukul Jain has gone…
Talk on Ram Mandir cancelled because JNU fears my arguments: Swamy
New Delhi, Dec 6 : BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said his lecture on the Ram Mandir issue…
JNU Students fined for cooking biryani near admin block
New Delhi, Nov 10: Jawaharlal Nehru University has imposed fines ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000 on…
JNU teachers demand Vice Chancellor’s removal
New Delhi, Oct 23: Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) on Monday held a mock ‘public trial’ of varsity…
Need to challenge BJP’s idea of nationalism, Hinduism: Kanhaiya Kumar
Kolkata, Aug 22 : Contending that nationalism cannot be forcefully injected to people, former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student…
German professor at JNU threatens suicide, says stable now
New Delhi,A June 12: A German professor at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who had threatened to commit…
JNU extends time to apply for its entrance till 11.30 p.m.
New Delhi, April 5 : The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has extended the duration for applying for its entrance…
JNU presented visitor’s award for best university
New Delhi, March 6 : President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented the visitor’s award for the best university to…
JNU VC asks to end to ‘unlawful’ siege
New Delhi, Feb 14: Vice Chancellor of renowned Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) M. Jagadesh Kumar on Tuesday appealed…
Delhi HC adjourns hearing on plea seeking cancellation of Kanhaiya’s bail
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourns hearing on a batch of petitions seeking cancellation of interim bail…
BJP’s two days National Executive meeting begins
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive and officer bearers meeting begins in New Delhi on Saturday, as…
Delhi HC grants six month interim bail to Umar Khalid, Anirban
A Delhi court today granted six months interim bail to JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested…
Patiala House Court to deliver order on Umar Khalid, Anirban’s bail plea
A Patiala House Court on Friday will deliver its order on the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University…
Delhi court reserves order on Umar Khalid, Anirban’s bail plea till March 18
A Delhi court here on Wednesday reserved for March 18 its order on a bail plea of JNU…
JNUSU Kanhaiya demands Smriti Irani’s resignation, joins march
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar today joined JNU students in their march to Parliament demanding…
Delhi HC to hear plea against Kanhaiya Kumar’s remark on Army
The JNU Student’s Union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s derogatory statement on army saying Indian Army rapes women in Kashmir…
Panel recommends rustication of 5 students including Kanhaiya from JNU
A high level inquiry panel set up by Jawaharlal Nehru University has recommended rustication of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar…
JNU high-level panel revokes suspension of eight students
The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday cancelled suspension on eight students after a high-level enquiry committee submitted its…
Jhanvi who dared JNUSU chief Kanhaiya for open debate receives threat messages
The 15-year-old teenager, Jhanvi Behal who challenged Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar for an…
JNUSU chief Kanhaiya claims Indian soldiers rape women in Kashmir
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing charges of sedition has stoked another controversy…
Hopes JNUSU Kanhaiya proves himself worthy, Happy over his relese, says BJP MP Shatrughan
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha, expressing happiness over the release of Kanhaiya Kumar from Tihar prison…
Rohith Vemula is my icon, not Afzal Guru, says Kanhaiya Kumar
A day after Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar returned to JNU campus after 20 days…
Kanhaiya Kumar released from Tihar Jail
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was released from the Tihar Jail here on Wednesday evening, a day…
Delhi HC to decide JNUSU president Kanhaiya’s fate today
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday is likely to decide the fate and pronounce its order on Jawaharlal…
Attackers were ‘highly politically motivated’,cops did nothing: Kanhaiya tells Supreme Court panel
Arrested JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar said his attackers in court seemed “highly motivated” while police didn’t intervene. Kanhaiya…
JNU row: Umar Khalid, Anirban’s three-day custody ends
With the three-day police custody of Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid , Anirban Bhattacharya ends today, the…
Umar Kahlid misled JNU administration says HRD Minister
Union minister @smritiirani, citing a Jawaharlal Nehru University report on Wednesday, said that JNU student “Umar Khaild misled…
Journalists march in protest against attack at Delhi court
Delhi journalists on Tuesday staged a protest march against the violence that took place in Patiala House Courts…
‘Rahul Gandhi should install statues of terrorists at Congress office’
Install statues of terrorists at Congress office: BJP tells Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi and other political leaders joined…