Jawaharlal Nehru University: News

09 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

JNU student leader Umar Khalid receives death threat, files complaint

JNU student leader, Umar Khalid has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police, alleging he has received death threats from a man who identified himself as fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari.

07 Jun 2018

India

ASI finds first-ever evidence of Bronze Age chariots in India

For the first time ever, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), among other things, has stumbled upon the remains of three chariots dating back to the Bronze Age (2000BC-1800BC) at the Sinauli village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.

06 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Bhima Koregaon riots: Four Dalit activists, Nagpur University professor arrested

Police in Maharashtra have arrested four prominent Dalit activists along with a Nagpur University teacher with "Maoist links" for their role in the Bhima Koregaon riots of January.

30 May 2018

Indian Army

#CareerBytes: How to get into Indian Army after Class 12?

The Indian Army is the world's second-largest standing army and one of the most privileged forces, too.

Delhi: Magenta Line's Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir stretch opens for public

The final corridor of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line connecting Janakpuri West to Kalkaji Mandir finally opened today, greatly easing intra-NCR transport for residents.

27 May 2018

BR Ambedkar

Lord Hanuman was world's first tribal leader, claims BJP MLA

In yet another gaffe, BJP MLA from Rajasthan Gyan Dev Ahuja, recently said Hindu God Hanuman was the first tribal leader and that "SC/ST people" should be ashamed for disrespecting him.

Longest, deepest, steepest: Delhi's Magenta Line metro breaks many records

Did you know the new Magenta Line has the deepest station in the Delhi Metro network and the steepest escalator in India?

Delhi: Magenta-Line to bring metro connectivity to T-1, JNU, IIT

The much-awaited Kalkaji-Janakpuri West stretch of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line will be a boon for residents traveling to Terminal-1/T-1 of the Indira Gandhi Airport, which will finally get a metro link.

29 Apr 2018

Delhi University

3,292 NGOs, institutes haven't disclosed foreign donations yet: Govt

As many as 3,292 NGOs and institutes, including some top academic centers like JNU, IGNOU, IIT Delhi and Madras, have not disclosed their annual foreign donations and expenditure between 2011-12 and 2016-17, Home Ministry has said.

28 Apr 2018

California

5 songs that define JNU and its creatures

We all were textbook idealists, while growing up. But a 28-year-old Kanhaiya Kumar of JNU (in)fame still is - it is both funny and scary, in equal parts.

28 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Protests against film screening on 'love jihad' at JNU

The screening of a film on the contentious "Love Jihad" issue at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi was disrupted by some student groups, who alleged that a hate campaign was being propagated by showing the movie.

27 Apr 2018

Delhi High Court

Prof Johri's presence on campus is threatening, JNU students complain

Accusing the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration of shielding a professor facing sexual harassment charges, a group of university students has filed a police complaint, saying they are "threatened" with his presence on the campus.

25 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi Police is 'sorry' after yet another lathicharge on journalists

Delhi Police isn't known for their impressive track record in upholding human rights and freedom of the press.

21 Mar 2018

Sexual Harassment

NIFT-Kannur students allege rampant harassment. 'Dress appropriately,' police advise

If local police had it their way, girl students of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Kerala won't be able to go out alone at night.

21 Mar 2018

India

62 higher-education institutions get autonomy: What does it mean?

In a first, the University Grants Commission (UGC) awarded full autonomy to as many as 62 institutions of higher education.

20 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

JNU sexual harassment: Professor detained for questioning, eight FIRs filed

After noisy protests, letters from JNU professors and clashes, Delhi Police have finally registered eight FIRs against Professor Atul Johri of the reputed university.

20 Mar 2018

Delhi

JNU sexual harassment: Hundreds block roads while child lays bleeding

Hundreds of JNU students marched to the Vasant Kunj Police station yesterday evening, demanding arrest of a professor accused of sexually harassing several students.

16 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

JNU professor booked over sexual harassment claims by women students

A case has been registered against a professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Life Sciences (SLS) following allegations of sexual harassment against him by a group of women students, police said on Friday.

15 Mar 2018

Delhi

Missing JNU PhD scholar, suspected kidnapped, found safe

A 26-year-old JNU student who had gone missing has been found five days later.

14 Mar 2018

Delhi

Students attacked and manhandled dean, alleges JNU

The administration of Delhi's reputed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has accused a group of students affiliated to the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) of manhandling the Dean of Students, Umesh Ashok Kadam, yesterday.

11 Mar 2018

Delhi

JNU hikes mess fees by up to 100%

Many students of JNU, who solely depend on research fellowship, are struggling hard to cope with revised charges of late payment of mess dues and other items.

09 Mar 2018

JNUSU

98% of students who voted are against compulsory attendance: JNUSU

More than 98% of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students have voted against the compulsory attendance initiative in a referendum conducted by the JNUSU.

06 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: JNU hikes mess charge by 100%, students enraged

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has inflated its mess charge by 100%. The new move has evoked sturdy reactions from students.

03 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: JNU students' union to hold referendum on attendance issue

Continuing agitation against JNU administration's compulsory education (attendance) directive, JNU students' union in Delhi announced it will hold a "referendum" on the issue on 7 March.

25 Feb 2018

India

JNU entrance exam results are out: Check here

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has declared the results of its entrance examination for various courses.

16 Feb 2018

Delhi University

JNU: Students 'confine' top administration over compulsory attendance row

Looks like the furore over compulsory attendance at the Jawaharlal Nehru University is not going to die down anytime soon.

13 Jan 2018

Delhi

JNU makes 75% attendance compulsory; students stage protests

Implementing its December 1 decision, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday made 75% attendance mandatory for all students.

After Najeeb Ahmed, another student goes missing from JNU

A research scholar of IGNOU has gone missing from the JNU campus, Delhi police has said.

30 Dec 2017

Delhi

NCB busts students from JNU, DU, Amity over drug racket

In a major crackdown on drugs, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested four students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi University (DU), and Amity University for their alleged involvement in a narcotics supply ring in Delhi.

28 Dec 2017

Education

From January, attendance compulsory for JNU students

Delhi's premier Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has made student attendance compulsory from January 2018, inviting sharp criticism from all quarters.

BHU MA exams test students on GST, Padmavati and BJP

The Banaras Hindu University's (BHU) ongoing MA examinations have ruffled a few feathers. Many have criticized the questions set in papers like political science and history as ones with a "definite agenda".

08 Dec 2017

India

Gujarat polls: Congress dissenter Shehzad Poonawalla to start anti-Rahul campaign

As BJP aims to win 150 seats in the upcoming Gujarat polls, they seem to be getting help from unknown quarters. Interestingly, the latest to join the BJP, albeit not openly, is Congressman and Rahul Gandhi's critic, Shehzad Poonawalla.

14 Nov 2017

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Homosexuality is a tendency, not permanent: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Indian leaders have often made the news for their bizarre comments on homosexuality, but Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is one of the few who have been admired for their support to people regardless of sexuality.

12 Nov 2017

Delhi

JNU boiling again, this time for restricting Wi-Fi use

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has intensified its crackdown on students.

10 Nov 2017

JNUSU

JNU fines students for 'cooking food near administrative building'

In a peculiar move, JNU has levied a fine of Rs. 6,000 on at least one student for "cooking food (biryani) near the administration building and eating it thereafter along with other students".

AMU, BHU might lose 'Hindu', 'Muslim' from names

If a UGC panel's recommendations are accepted, the reputed Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will lose religions from their names.

11 Sep 2017

India

From corporate to politics: These Indian women are dominating

To achieve success in politics, one has to have grit, confidence, a go-getter attitude and a sharp mind. Much like what success in the corporate world demands.

10 Sep 2017

ABVP

JNUSU Polls: United-Left defeats ABVP to win all 4 seats

Making a clean sweep in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union polls, the United Left Alliance defeated RSS-backed ABVP with considerable margins to retain all four seats.

04 Sep 2017

Delhi

Delhi: JNU's reaction to Sitharaman's appointment as Defense Minister

Ahead of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University polls on 8 September, the appointment of JNU alumna Nirmala Sitharaman as the Defense Minister has become a heated subject of discussion among the university's political parties.

16 Aug 2017

Delhi

Delhi: JNU's students' union presses for mass filings of RTIs

With merit list not being made public for the first time, JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) pressed for mass filings of RTIs to retrieve information about admission and appointments.