Jnu Protests

'No Fine, No Revised Fee' For Registration: JNU Notifies After Court's Intervention

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Monday January 27, 2020

The Delhi High Court said on January 24 that JNU students, who have not yet registered for the new academic year, may do so under the old hostel manual.

"Only One Cure For Them": Minister's 'Threat' To Jamia, JNU Protesters

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 23, 2020

Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, known to get away with incendiary and divisive comments, declared on Wednesday that he knew the "right cure" for students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia, where there were clashes recently during protests against the citizenship law. Set aside 10 per cent seats in the universities for peo...

Amid JNU Row, Ramdev Wants Deepika Padukone To Hire Him As Adviser

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday said Deepika Padukone should get herself acquainted with socio-political issues in the country before taking any "big decisions" and should appoint people like him as her advisers, who will give her a "fair insight" into vital issues.

Vice Chancellor Was JNU Attack "Mastermind", Sack Him: Congress Report

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday January 12, 2020

A Congress fact-finding committee that inquired into the mob violence at JNU on January 5 has singled out Vice Chancellor Jagadeesh M Kumar as the "mastermind" behind the attack and called for his immediate dismissal

"Inspires Us All": Raghuram Rajan On Deepika Padukone's JNU Visit

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 11, 2020

Backing Deepika Padukone, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said the actress's silent protest against JNU violence and Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa doing his duty impartially despite harassment to his family showed that for some people, truth, freedom, and justice are not just lofty words, but ideals worth sacrificing for.

Woman Protesting JNU Attack Bites IPS Officer's Thumb In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

A woman protester bit the thumb of IPS officer as he pushed back agitators who were trying to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi on Thursday, police sources said.

Hundreds March In Delhi Protests, Demand JNU Vice-Chancellor's Removal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

Hundreds of demonstrators, including students and members of civil society organisations, hit the streets on Thursday protesting the recent violence at JNU and demanding resignation of the varsity vice-chancellor.

Protests Live Updates: No Compromise Over Removal Of Vice-Chancellor: JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Thursday January 9, 2020

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Aishe Ghosh today said the students and faculty will not relent till vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar is sacked. Ms Ghosh who met the HRD officials said they appealed to HRD ministry to remove the VC, which in turn said a dialogue will be held on Friday.

Congress Fact-Finding Team Interacts With JNU Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 8, 2020

A four-member fact-finding team of the Congress visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Wednesday to probe the attack on students and faculty members by a masked mob earlier this week.

BJP Releases Video With Bollywood Celebs Supporting Citizenship Law

India News | Thursday January 9, 2020

A day after actor Deepika Padukone visited Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University to meet students and teachers, who were attacked by a masked mob last week, the BJP released a video with statements from celebs supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

"Should She (Deepika Padukone) Go To Nagpur?" Congress Hits Out At BJP

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 8, 2020

The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for criticising actress Deepika Padukone's JNU visit, and wondered if the Bollywood star should visit Nagpur (RSS headquarters) "to promote her film".

"Government Has Made A Mistake In Choosing JNU As Enemy": Kanhaiya Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Several Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni, including former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the violence at the university, alleging that the government is trying to "destroy" the constitution.

No BJP Worker Can Incite Violence: Nityanand Rai On JNU Attack

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Days after masked men went on a rampage in JNU, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said no worker or leader of the BJP can incite violence and alleged that the Congress and the AAP was behind the attack.

JNU Violence Live Updates: Deepika Padukone Joins JNU Protest, Expresses Solidarity

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Actor Deepika Padukone today visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus to express solidarity with the students who were beaten up on Sunday amid mob attack at the campus.

Fascist Surgical Strike By BJP On Students: Mamata Banerjee On JNU Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 6, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today termed the attack on students and teachers at JNU as a "fascist surgical strike" by the BJP, evoking sharp reactions from the party, which said she should stop shedding "crocodile tears".