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JNU hostel room roof collapses; second such incident in 6 months
New Delhi: In yet another incident, the ceiling of a hostel room at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) partially collapsed, exposing the crumbling condition of the varsity infrastructure. The incident took place in…
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Sep 13, 2022: Marking activist Umar Khalid’s two years in jail
September 13, 2022, marks two years since Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar and student activist Umar Khalid was imprisoned under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Khalid has been accused of…
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I was misquoted, was only paraphrasing Ambedkar’s views: JNU VC on ‘caste of gods’ remark
New Delhi: After her no god is upper caste remark stoked controversy, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday defended her comments as an academic exercise and said she was misquoted…
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Delhi: ABVP members clash with JNU security personnel during protest
Members of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) student wing ABVP clashed with the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) security personnel on Monday while protesting for the release of scholarship money. Videos of security personnel…
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Sharjeel Imam’s interim bail plea following assault in cell adjourned
New Delhi: Jail authorities on Wednesday submitted before a Delhi court the CCTV footage of June 30, when former JNU student Sharjeel Imam was allegedly assaulted and called a terrorist during a…
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Lab assistant held for molesting 8-yr-old inside JNU campus
New Delhi: A 52-year-old lab assistant at the Jawaharlal Nehru University was arrested for allegedly molesting an 8-year-old girl inside the campus, a Delhi Police official said on Friday. Deputy Commissioner of…
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Only 10% students at JNU are ‘troublemakers’: JNU VC on campus politics, violence
New Delhi: Ninety per cent of students at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are apolitical and only 10 per cent are “troublemakers” who think they can build their political careers at the…
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Delhi riots: Umar Khalid’s bail plea hearing adjourned till July 27
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy of North East Delhi violence due to the non-availability of…
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4 intl organisations join Noam Chomsky demanding Umar Khalid’s release from jail
New Delhi: Four international organisations, along with scholars Noam Chomsky and Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, have condemned the “incarceration” of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid. Hindus…
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AISA stages protest at JNU against Zubair’s arrest
New Delhi: The Left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Tuesday staged a protest in Jawaharlal Nehru University against the arrest of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair and demanded his…
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JNU teachers’ association demands release of Teesta Setalvad
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association (JNUTA) has demanded the release of activist Teesta Setalvad, who was arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad allegedly for submitting false evidence in the 2002…