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JNU associate professor alleges attack by gang, teachers' body demands action

NEW DELHI: A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) associate professor Dr Saitya Brata Das on Tuesday alleged that he was "attacked" by a gang of six to seven men near RK Puram Marg last week. Dr Das who teaches at the Centre for English Studies has lodged a complaint at Vasant…

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Soft power, the new race every country wants to win

Success in international sporting events does have a positive effect, which India must note

The Hindu

JNU rector resigns after protests by ABVP, harassment accusation by teacher

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Rector Ajay Kumar Dubey has resigned citing "personal reasons", days after he was accused of ordering security guards to attack students and harassing a pregnant assistant professor.

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Special Report: Weapons trade

International relations pundits, who like to scent the air for the winds of change, will have their senses tuned to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Conference starting August 22 in Geneva. The world’s biggest exporter of arms, the United States, symbolically pulled out of the international agreement in 2019…

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Delay in disbursing national fellowships hits disabled, SC, OBC Ph.D. scholars

Officials say the fellowships funded by Social Justice Ministry haven’t been disbursed since April due to change in fund flow rules by Finance Ministry

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JNUSU alleges violation of reservation policies in hostel allotment, demands inquiry

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Tuesday alleged violation of reservation policies in the hostel allotment process in the varsity, saying hostels are not being allotted to SC/ST students on a priority basis. The students' union demanded that Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) SC/ST/OBC Cell and Equal Opportunity…

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Delhi: JNU Lab attendant arrested for molesting minor

NEW DELHI: A 52-year-old Jawaharlal Nehru University lab attendant was arrested for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl on the campus when she had gone for her tuition, police said on Friday. They said the accused person's son gives tuition to students.

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UPSC 2021: Know more about Shruti Sharma, the Topper

Shruti is an alumnus of St Stephens College and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has prepared for UPSC Civil Services exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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JNU congratulates alumna Geetanjali Shree on Booker win

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday congratulated its alumna Geetanjali Shree, whose Hindi novel has become the first book in an Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. The New Delhi-based author won the prestigious award for 'Tomb of Sand', originally titled 'Ret Samadhi'.

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100% weightage to CUET for PG admissions: Jawaharlal Nehru University

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University has specified that a 100% weightage will be given to the scores obtained in the domain-specific papers of CUET for admissions to various post-graduate courses.

The Times of India

Delhi: JNU student says molested by man whom she met online

NEW DELHI: A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student has alleged that she was molested on the stairs of a coffee house inside the campus by a man she met online last week. A case has been registered and the accused has been asked to join the probe.

The Times of India

Sedition trial on hold, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi HC for bail

NEW DELHI: Days after the Supreme Court put the trial of sedition cases on hold, Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Sharjeel Imam has moved Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in a case of alleged inflammatory speeches by him in 2019 and 2020.

The Times of India

‘Hatred, bigotry and untruth’: communal violence grips India

Country appears more divided than ever along Hindu-Muslim lines – and for many, Modi’s BJP is to blame

The Guardian - UK

Jawaharlal Nehru University clash on Navaratra: 40 students questioned

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday said they have questioned students from two groups that clashed at the Kaveri Hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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Questions about crumbling JNU infra as ceiling collapse leaves 1 injured in hostel

While the Jawaharlal Nehru University has mostly been in the news this week due to a clash over non-vegetarian food at a hostel, a ceiling collapse, which left a student injured at another hostel on Thursday, has now raised other questions – about crumbling infrastructure and alleged negligence by the…

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'JNU is a free university': VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit says university clash probe 'impartial'

NEW DELHI: Days after a clash over "food menu" and a "havan" in Jawaharlal Nehru University, vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on Wednesday that "JNU is a free university. We respect individuals' choices."

The Times of India

JNU violence: Students protest outside Jamia Millia Islamia; demand protection of Muslim lives

NEW DELHI: Various student groups on Tuesday protested outside Jamia Millia Islamia here against the violence on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University over serving non-vegetarian food on the occasion of Ram Navami. The protesting students said "widespread anti-Muslim violence was witnessed during Ram Navami processions across the country".

The Times of India

Violence on university campuses should be avoided: UGC chairman on JNU incident

NEW DELHI: Violence of any kind on university campuses should be avoided, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday, referring to the recent clash between two students group at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

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Recalling events that led to JNU brawl over ‘non-veg food, Ram Navami pooja’

On Sunday evening, six students were injured as members of Left groups and the RSS students’ outfit ABVP clashed on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. While the latter alleged Ram Navami celebrations were obstructed, the former said it was the ABVP that initiated the violence over serving of non-vegetarian food…

The Times of India

JNU students protest near Delhi Police headquarters

NEW DELHI: Scores of Jawaharlal Nehru University students affiliated to the All India Students Association staged a protest near Delhi Police headquarters on Monday and demanded the arrest of ABVP activists for their alleged role in the violence at the varsity.

The Times of India

Jadavpur University ranks 5th in India on global list

KOLKATA: Jadavpur University has ranked fifth in the arts and humanities stream — among the best Indian institutions (within a range of top 500 institutions worldwide) — in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022. Jadavpur University and IIT Delhi are ranked within the range of 401-450 worldwide along…

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Robbers break into JNU professor's house; JNUTA demands campus security overhaul

NEW DELHI: In another incident of theft on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, miscreants broke into the house of Professor Dhananjay Singh and decamped with valuables.

The Times of India

Delhi riots: Court defers order Umar Khalid's bail plea

NEW DELHI: A court in Delhi on Monday deferred the pronouncement of its order on the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind Delhi riots.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Youth throws ‘ink’ on Congress star campaigner Kanhaiya Kumar

LUCKNOW: New entrant to the Congress Party and popular Jawaharlal Nehru University alumnus Kanhaiya Kumar was taken in for a surprise on his way to the UP Congress headquarters here on Tuesday when a miscreant threw some liquid on him. While Congressmen alleged that the youth had poured acid on…

The Times of India

CAA-NRC protest: Sharjeel Imam seems to be sceptical of ideas of secularism, democracy, says court

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court while framing charges of sedition against Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam noted that in his speeches Imam appears to be "sceptical of the ideas of secularism and democracy."

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