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AMU students take HC decision easy

AMU students take HC decision easy

Rediff.com6 Oct 2005

RAF personnel had been deployed around the university campus on Wednesday as a precautionary measure amid fears that the sensitive issue might snowball.

3 AMU students from Kashmir booked for sedition for 'raising anti-India' slogans

3 AMU students from Kashmir booked for sedition for 'raising anti-India' slogans

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

AMU spokesman Shafay Kidwai said that show cause notices have been issued to nine students for trying to hold an unauthorised gathering Thursday.

2 arrested for violence on AMU campus, exams postponed

2 arrested for violence on AMU campus, exams postponed

Rediff.com7 May 2018

The two were arrested by the police for allegedly trying to breach peace and posting inflammatory material on social media.

LJP opposed to HC's AMU decision

LJP opposed to HC's AMU decision

Rediff.com6 Oct 2005

AMU observes token silence

AMU observes token silence

Rediff.com7 Jan 2006

A division bench of the Allahabad High Court quashed the minority status of AMU after ruling that the Parliament had no jurisdiction to restore it through the AMU Amendment Act, 1981.

Is AMU not providing food for students not fasting in Ramzan?

Is AMU not providing food for students not fasting in Ramzan?

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Authorities asserted that lunch is served to students of any religion 'on demand' during the holy month.

AMU professors want CBI inquiry into murders

AMU professors want CBI inquiry into murders

Rediff.com24 Sep 2007

AMUTA Secretary Dr Abdus felt, 'It appears that the university and district administration have not moved an inch towards working out the two murders, reflecting their complacency and non-seriousness about the matter.'

'If it loses its minority character it will be the end of AMU'

'If it loses its minority character it will be the end of AMU'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

'AMU is a secular university with an Islamic ethos.' 'We do not discriminate on the basis of religion. Let me tell you Muslims do not need reservations. They need affirmative action in education.'

AMU prof in gay sex scandal commits suicide

AMU prof in gay sex scandal commits suicide

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

Aligarh Muslim University professor Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended after being allegedly caught having consensual sex with a rickshaw-puller in his campus home, was found dead at his residence.

Amid AMU row, BJP MP calls Jinnah a 'maha purush'

Amid AMU row, BJP MP calls Jinnah a 'maha purush'

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Savitri Bai Phule said a 'mahapurush' like Jinnah should be installed with respect... Jinnah is respected from the times of freedom struggle... His portrait is installed in the Lok Sabha... His name should be taken with respect."

BJP event at AMU may spark communal unrest, VC writes to Smriti

BJP event at AMU may spark communal unrest, VC writes to Smriti

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

A row erupted on Friday over plans by the Bharatiya Janata Party to observe the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Raja Mahendra Pratap at the Aligarh Muslim University campus with its vice chancellor warning of a potential "communal conflagration" and the saffron party defending the move.

Smriti Irani is on the AMU students' firing line

Smriti Irani is on the AMU students' firing line

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Leaders of the newly-elected Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union have taken umbrage at Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani's recent comments on the varsity and its Vice-Chancellor on the issue of women's rights.

No minority status for AMU: Allahabad HC

No minority status for AMU: Allahabad HC

Rediff.com5 Jan 2006

Meanwhile, the court also rejected a plea by the centre and AMU seeking permission to move the SC in the matter.

Govt committed to restore AMU's minority status

Govt committed to restore AMU's minority status

Rediff.com10 Jan 2006

A week after the Allahabad high court verdict, the government Tuesday said it would "decide on steps" required to find a way to restore the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University.

After swine flu death, AMU suspends classes till Feb 25

After swine flu death, AMU suspends classes till Feb 25

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Rushda is the 3rd patient in Aligarh to have died due to swine flu in the past 10 days.

Shonali Bose, on making Amu

Shonali Bose, on making Amu

Rediff.com15 May 2007

Director Shonali Bose talks about Amu, her heartfelt film about the 1984 Delhi riots.

Siras death probe could hurt AMU

Siras death probe could hurt AMU

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

The AMU authorities would have to explain as to why no official internal probe was conducted to trace out the persons who reportedly orchestrated the sting operation, which took place place on February 8 at the residence of the professor Srinivas Ramchander Siras, they said.Also, senior district police officials would have to explain as to why they failed to register an FIR on the basis of a written complaint filed by the professor.

AMU VC in letter war with BJP MP, asks him to maintain peace

AMU VC in letter war with BJP MP, asks him to maintain peace

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Gautam had written a letter to Shah on July 13 accusing him of trying to instigate students by issuing a statement in which he said that he forsees "trouble" if AMU is denied its minority tag.

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any reform taken place or allowed to prevail, asserts Mohammad Sajjad.

Student arrested for AMU campus violence

Student arrested for AMU campus violence

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

A student of the Aligarh Muslim University, who was wanted in connection with the recent incidents of violence in the campus, was arrested from his hometown Khalilabad in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, said the police.

The General who is shaking things up at the AMU

The General who is shaking things up at the AMU

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

"They call me the Class 10 vice-chancellor," he says as his thin lips flirt with a smile. You almost feel that the tall man of spare build is being facetious. And then you see that his deep set eyes are not twinkling. There is a sense of the combative in them.

AMU to open, but problems remain

AMU to open, but problems remain

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Vice-Chancellor P K Abdul Azis insisted that the university would be opened only after proper security arrangements were ensured. For the first time in its history the university demanded a huge deployment of paramilitary forces within the campus.

Chants of 'CAA se azaadi' as students hold protest march in AMU

Chants of 'CAA se azaadi' as students hold protest march in AMU

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

The protesters including girls and schoolchildren, belonging to the schools within the campus, began their march from the Purani Chungi and culminated it at the Babey Sir Syed gate of the university. They also raised slogans in support of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh protesters and the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

AMU VC row: Can varsity be minority institution, SC asks

AMU VC row: Can varsity be minority institution, SC asks

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

"Can a university itself be termed as a minority institution," the SC asked during the hearing of a plea seeking a direction to quash the appointment of AMU vice-chancellor Lt Gen (Retd) Zameeruddin Shah.

AMU prof case: Two video journalists arrested

AMU prof case: Two video journalists arrested

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

Two video journalists, who allegedly conducted a sting operation on the gay Aligarh Muslim University professor, were on Monday arrested in Aligarh on charges of forcibly entering his house on February 8 and causing physical harm to him.

AMU VC denying library access to women is 'insult to daughters': Smriti Irani

AMU VC denying library access to women is 'insult to daughters': Smriti Irani

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

The Human Resource Development Ministry on Tuesday sought an explanation from the Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah over not allowing access to women undergraduates to the main library in the campus, with Minister Smriti Irani saying that it amounted to an 'insult to daughters'.

No library access for women; AMU VC denies being sexist

No library access for women; AMU VC denies being sexist

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

The Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday found itself in the midst of a controversy over not allowing access to women undergraduates to the main library in the campus but the institution said it was due to space constraint and denied having a "sexist approach".

Amu rocks Toronto, Ash doesn't

Amu rocks Toronto, Ash doesn't

Rediff.com15 Sep 2005

Opposition unites against move to strip AMU, JMI of minority status

Opposition unites against move to strip AMU, JMI of minority status

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Eight Opposition parties joined hands to corner the government over its alleged "sinister" move to "strip" the AMU and the JMIU of their minority status.

Nitish highlights state's role in AMU campus, Cong fumes

Nitish highlights state's role in AMU campus, Cong fumes

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said he agreed to attend the foundation-laying ceremony of the Aligarh Muslim University campus because it was he who had suggested Kishanganj as the venue.

Student's death: Violence for AMU to shut

Student's death: Violence for AMU to shut

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

Angry over the killing of an engineering student, hundreds of students of the Aligarh Muslim University went on a rampage at the university campus.

Don't implement quota, SC tells AMU

Don't implement quota, SC tells AMU

Rediff.com24 Apr 2006

The Supreme Court Monday asked Aligarh Muslim University not to implement the decision to reserve 50 per cent quota for students belonging to minority community till the pendancy of the matter.

CBI interim report says AMU VC committed financial impropriety

CBI interim report says AMU VC committed financial impropriety

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation is believed to have found that Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor P K Abdul Azis had committed financial impropriety and knowingly claimed allowances for which he was not entitled.

Zafaryab Jilani: Lawyer who fought for a lost cause

Zafaryab Jilani: Lawyer who fought for a lost cause

Rediff.com18 May 2023

In an interview, he recalled how Hashim Ansari, one of the original litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, took him to the mosque on his bicycle.

Aamir's Unique Mehendi For Ira's Wedding

Aamir's Unique Mehendi For Ira's Wedding

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

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Hizbul Mujahideen confirms AMU scholar Manaan Wani joining its rank

Hizbul Mujahideen confirms AMU scholar Manaan Wani joining its rank

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The 26-year-old scholar was on Monday expelled by AMU following reports that he may have joined the terror group after his photograph, showing him with an AK-47 rifle, appeared in social media.

UP police arrest techie among 4 linked to Aligarh ISIS module

UP police arrest techie among 4 linked to Aligarh ISIS module

Rediff.com12 Nov 2023

According to the release of ATS, banned ISIS literature, mobile phones, and pen drives were seized from the accused.

2000 Sabarmati Express blast case: Court acquits ex-AMU scholar

2000 Sabarmati Express blast case: Court acquits ex-AMU scholar

Rediff.com20 May 2017

Wani, who was arrested by Delhi Police in 2001 allegedly with explosives and incriminating materials, is a resident of Peeparkari area of Srinagar

If Fahrenheit 9/11 can, so can Amu

If Fahrenheit 9/11 can, so can Amu

Rediff.com10 Jan 2005