JNU extends semester registration date

 Mon, 06 January 2020
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23:23

JNU extends semester registration date

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The Jawaharlal Nehru University has extended the date for the semester registration process till Sunday since the servers have not been restored yet.In a statement, Registrar Pramod Kumar said a few 'miscreants' had severely damaged the information and communication service (CIS) systems of the...
23:08

Plea in SC for contempt action against Centre, Delhi Police for failing to check JNU violence

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A plea has been filed in Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Centre and Delhi Police for allegedly not following its direction to curb and handle mob violence at premier Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on January 5.The plea, filed by Tehseen Poonawala, said the apex court had on...
22:49

3 cops shunted out for serving notice on dead man over anti-CAA protests

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Three policemen, including a sub-inspector, were on Monday shunted out for sending a notice in the name of a dead person over the December 20 anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Firozabad, an official said.The action was taken on the basis of an inquiry report submitted by the city circle...
22:25

JNU attack well-planned conspiracy: Union Min

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Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Monday claimed that the attack on students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi by a masked gang was a well-planned conspiracy, even as the Congress in Kerala hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying it cannot always suppress dissenting...
22:15

Actor Mohan Babu calls on PM Modi

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Actor-producer Mohan Babu and his family members called on Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Monday.The prime minister shared a picture of the meeting, saying he was delighted to meet Babu and his family members.'We had very good discussions on many issues including the importance of cinema and how...
21:21

Bhim Army chief moves court seeking medical aid

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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, arrested in connection with violence in old Delhi's Daryaganj area, moved a court in New Delhi on Monday through his lawyer seeking a direction to the jail authorities to provide him treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the...
20:33

JU students lathi-charged during JNU protest

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JUST IN: Clashes broke out between Jadavpur University students and police personnel during a protest against JNU violence on Monday evening.Police lathi-charged students near Sulekha Mor in Kolkata.More details awaited.  -- ANI 
19:55

2 Bangladeshis, 3 others, arrested for anti-CAA violence in Seemapuri

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A Delhi court on Monday remanded five persons, including two Bangladeshi nationals, arrested for allegedly causing violence during an anti-CAA protest recently at Seempuri in North East Delhi, in judicial custody.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mona Tardi Kerketta sent the five to prison for two...
19:23

9-judge SC bench to hear Sabarimala review pleas

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A nine-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court will hear from January 13, the issue of allowing women and girls of all ages to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple along with other contentious issues of alleged discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women.The top court on Monday issued a notice...
18:49

Delhi police forms panel to probe JNU violence

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Delhi Police PRO M S Randhawa says that a fact-finding committee has been formed under the Joint Commissioner of Police to probe yesterday's violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University.A committee has been formed to avoid any delay in investigation and inquiry. We have found some vital clues and we...
18:43

Pak FM says JNU attack 'reminder of growing intolerance in India'

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday alleged that the attack on students and teachers at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University is 'yet another reminder of growing intolerance' in India.'Chilling attack on students & teachers at #JNU yesterday is yet another reminder...
18:34

JNU violence: HRD minister promises action

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Union Human Resource Devlopment Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday asserted educational institutions cannot be allowed to become 'political adda', and vowed 'strong action' against the perpetrators of Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.Pokhriyal, who was here to attend some...
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Amnesty slams Delhi Police for failing to protect JNU students

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Human rights organisation Amnesty International India on Monday criticised the Delhi Police for 'repeatedly failing' to protect the students peacefully protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act.The Delhi Police remained 'shameful bystanders to mob brutality on students', its all-India...
17:42

RSS-affiliated profs planned attack: JNUSU prez

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Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, who was injured in violence on the campus, on Monday alleged it was an organised attack.It was an organised attack. They were singling out people and attacking. There is a clear nexus of JNU security and vandals. They did not...
17:31

Pak Rangers handover 20 released fishermen to BSF at Wagah Border

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The 20 Indian fishermen, who were released from a Pakistani jail on Sunday in a goodwill gesture amidst tense bilateral ties, reached the Wagah Border on Monday.The Indian fishermen, most of whom hail from Andhra Pradesh, were handed over to the Border Security Force by the Pakistan Rangers,...
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Cong, AAP burnt Delhi in fire of riots: HM on CAA

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Congress and the AAP of burning the national capital in the fire of riots. Addressing a gathering in New Delhi, Shah said the Congress and the AAP misled the youth and people of Delhi and committed the sin of burning the national capital in the...
16:32

AAP will fight polls on work done: Kejriwal

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the AAP will fight the upcoming Assembly polls on the basis of its government's performance.The election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11, the Election Commission announced...
16:20

Delhi elections on Feb 8, results Feb 11

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Delhi will go to the polls on February 8. The assembly elections will be held in a single phase. The results will be declared on February 11. Announcing the  schedule of the Delhi assembly elections today, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, said, that the total electors in the...
16:12

JNU violence shows India heading to anarchy: PC

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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday asserted that the violence which erupted in Jawaharlal Nehru University last evening showed that the country is rapidly descending into anarchy.The incident is the most clinching evidence that we are rapidly descending into anarchy. It has taken place in...
15:21

JNU Teachers' Assoc demands removal of VC

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The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association on Monday demanded the removal of Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar after the attack on students and faculty members by an armed masked mob.  Addressing a press conference, the JNU teachers also demanded an inquiry into the violence on...
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NRC is mischievous plan to divide India: Chidambaram

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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday dubbed the National Register of Citizens a sinister and mischievous plan to divide the country. Addressing a press conference, he also said there is a world of difference between the National Population Register of 2010 and the NPR of 2020. The NPR of...
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Political parties, students, civil society in city to protest JNU attack

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Kolkata solidarity protests for JNU:Students' unions of the Jadavpur University affiliated to the AISA and the SFI are slated to march towards the ABVP state office in Maniktala area of Kolkata on Monday, police said. Students of Presidency University will also take out a procession from their...
14:46

Fascist strike by BJP on students: Mamata on JNU violence

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the attack on students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University as a disturbing and fascist strike by the BJP.Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, said she had begun her political career as a student leader but never before...
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Like 26/11 Mumbai attack: Uddhav on JNU violence

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A day after violence broke out at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the incident reminded him of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.I was reminded of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Investigation is needed to find out who were...
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Sonia demands judicial probe in JNU violence

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After NCP chief, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi comments on the violence in JNU yesterday: The voice of Indias youth and students is being muzzled every day. The horrifying and unprecedented violence unleashed on Indias young by goons with active abatement of the ruling Modi government...
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Good meeting with HRD ministry: JNU proctor

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Dhananjay Singh, JNU Chief Proctor: It is very unfortunate that there has been unabated violence in the University. We had a very good meeting today with the secretary of Ministry of Human Resource Development. Efforts are on to normalise the university.
13:51

1.46 crore people eligible to cast their vote in Delhi Assembly polls

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A total of 1.46 crore voters can exercise their franchise in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, according to the final electoral list for Delhi published on Monday. Chief Electoral Officer Delhi Ranbir Singh said the final publication of voters list shows there are total 1,46,92,136 voters...
13:42

JNU cowardly, but planned: Sharad Pawar

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NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said JNU students were subjected to a cowardly and planned attack, adding that use of violence to suppress democratic values won't succeed. Pawar's remarks came as his party minister Jitendra Awhad joined the students protesting the violence, at the Gateway of...
13:03

Mumbai's Gateway is ground zero for protests today

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Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma along with other protesters display placards and raise slogans against the attacks on JNU students, outside Gateway of India, in Mumbai this morning. 
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Patnaik condemns attack on JNU students

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday condemned the attack on students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and expressed shock over the incident. Shocked to know about the violent#JNUattack. Violence has no space in democracy and such attacks on students must be condemned...
12:55

Delhi poll schedule at 3:30 pm today

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The Election Commission will announce the poll schedule for Delhi on Monday. The commission has convened a press conference at 3.30 pm to announce the election schedule. The term of the 70-member Delhi Assembly is ending on February 22 and a new House has to be constituted before that.
12:48

BJP MP sniffs Cong conspiracy in JNU violence

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BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said in New Delhi on Monday that the violence that took place in the Jawaharlal Nehru University is a combined conspiracy of the Left and the Congress to sabotage and divert attention from BJP's door-to-door campaign on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.She said that those...
12:36

Nationwide NRC in pipeline after CAA, says Bengal BJP booklet

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Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP top brass categorically saying that nationwide NRC has not been discussed by the Centre, the West Bengal BJP in its booklet claimed that after implementation of the CAA, the register of citizens will be in the pipeline. The 23-page booklet in...
12:25

In Mumbai, JNU solidarity protests at Gateway

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Actor Sushant Singh reaches Gateway of India, Mumbai, where students are protesting against yesterday's JNU violence.
12:18

JNU sends report of campus violence to HRD

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JNU sends detailed report of violence on campus and sequence of events to the HRD Ministry, reports PTI. This follows after the HRD Ministry on Monday called an urgent meeting with the JNU administration, including the vice-chancellor, over the violence that took place on the campus the previous...
12:06

Hyderabad students stage protests in solidarity with JNU

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A group of students and citizens staged a protest in Hyderabad condemning the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, police said. Expressing solidarity with the JNU students, the protesters gathered near Ambedkar statute on Tank Bund after midnight on Sunday and raised slogans like...
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JNU mayhem: Social media, CCTV part of probe

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The Delhi police, which has registered an FIR at Vasant Kunj (North) Police Station in connection with the violence that took place in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday, said social media and CCTV footage will be part of the investigation.We have taken cognizance of yesterday's...
11:39

JNU violence case transferred to Crime Branch

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The Delhi Police on Monday transferred the case related to the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University to its Crime Branch even as two top officials of the premier institute met LG Anil Baijal to apprise him about the prevailing situation there, officials said. The move came a day after masked...
11:32

JNU hostel warden resigns for failing students

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R. Meena, senior warden of Sabarmati Hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has resigned over the violence inside the campus last evening, stating, We tried but could not provide security to hostel. Violence broke out at JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods...
11:29

More the suppression more students will be emboldened: Cong

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The Congress on Monday accused the government of harbouring enmity with youth of the country and said violence in the JNU campus reminded it of the Nazi rule. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also accused the JNU administration of being complicit in the violent attack on...
11:23

Students should not be used as political pawns: Smriti

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Union Minister Smriti Irani on JNU violence: Investigation has begun, so will not be right to speak on it now, but universities should not be turned into hubs of politics, neither should students be used as political pawns.
11:16

JNU VC, proctor, registrar meet Delhi LG

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JNU updates: Registrar, Pro-VC of JNU meets Delhi LG, apprise him of situation: MHA officials.HRD Ministry calls meeting with JNU administration over violence on campus.JNU violence case transferred to Delhi Police Crime Branch; police will talk to students, starts collecting evidence:...
10:59

HM asks Delhi LG to hold talks with JNU reps

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Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and requests him to call representatives from Jawaharlal Nehru University and hold talks.  The telephonic conversation between the home minister and the LG came a day after masked men indulged in violence on the JNU...
10:47

AMU students to take out "Tiranga Yatra" over Citizenship Act

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The students of Aligarh Muslim University will take out a Tiranga Yatra in Aligarh on Monday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. AMU Public Relations Officer Omar Saleem Peerzada said that the AMU, which was to reopen on January 6, has already extended the winter break keeping in view the...
10:35

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh discharged from AIIMS

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JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, who was injured in the violence at the university, was discharged from AIIMS this morning. Ghosh suffered head injuries in the violence that took place on the campus on Sunday; her picture an iconic image of the protests. The JNUSU had alleged that...
10:32

Heavy security at JNU after Sunday violence

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Massive deployment of security personnel remained in place on Monday at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, with authorities only allowing students with valid ID cards inside the campus which had witnessed violence.  According to sources, security was deployed outside the hostels,...
10:18

Kejriwal holds meeting on JNU violence

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A meeting is underway at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence over yesterday's JNU violence. Senior Aam Admi Party leaders and Delhi ministers present in the meeting. 
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Delhi police register 1st FIR in JNU violence

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The first FIR has been registered in connection with the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University yesterday, while 23 students who were admitted to hospital have been discharged.Fresh violence erupted at JNU on Sunday evening after a mob pelted stones at protesting students and brutally attacked...
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Mumbai students protest JNU violence

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In Mumbai, students protest outside the Gateway of India against yesterday's violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.  
09:39

Will soon register FIR: Police on JNU violence

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The Delhi police said it has received several complaints in connection with Sundays violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University where masked men and women armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campusWe have received multiple complaints in connection...
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Students seen leaving JNU campus with packed bags

Many students are leaving the JNU campus with packed bags after a night of violence and rampage at the university. Some of the students who are leaving the campus refuse to interact with the media.
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JNUSU demands VC's resignation over violence

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In the backdrop of violence that took place inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday, JNU Students Union has demanded the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar.Earlier on Sunday evening, more than 25 students of the university, including JNUSU president Aishe...
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JNU violence: Congress to address media at 3 pm

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Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Randeep Singh Surjewala will address the media at the party headquarters in the national capital at 3 pm. Randeep Surjewala and I will address the media at 3 pm today at AICC HQ, Chidambaram tweeted.
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Attackers asked if I belonged to Left: JNU vic

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A resident of the mens wing of Sabarmati Hostel said the attackers asked him if belonged to any Left group. Around 6:30 pm, around 20 masked people entered the hostel. They were carrying sticks, iron rods and some liquid in glass bottles. I live on the second floor and could see what was...
08:22

Violence in JNU highly condemnable, shameful: Mayawati

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Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday condemned the acts of violence against students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi and said that judicial inquiry of the incident can be done to ascertain facts about the incident.Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, Mayawati wrote,...
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Delhi cops hold meet with JNU students, teachers

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Delhi Police PRO M S Randhawa held a meeting with a delegation of students and teachers after violence broke out at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, officials said on Monday.  Violence broke out at the JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and...
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Get ready for the 77th Golden Globe Awards

Live performances, memorable speeches and lot of shocks and surprises, it's time to honour the best from the cinema.
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Actors, filmmakers condemn violence at JNU

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Bollywood actors Swara Bhasker, Shabana Azmi, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub and Taapsee Pannu, and filmmakers Aparna Sen and Hansal Mehta on Sunday condemned the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and urged Delhi Police to intervene.   Violence broke out at JNU on Sunday night after...
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Peace restored in JNU campus: Delhi Police

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Peace has been restored in the Jawaharlal Nehru University after masked men armed with sticks attacked students and teachers, and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police that conducted a flag march, an officer said.   We were informed that there...
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