News for 'Jawaharlal Nehru University'

JNU slaps notice on harassment victim among 21 for protesting before varsity

JNU slaps notice on harassment victim among 21 for protesting before varsity

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

The students have been staging a protest against the alleged incident since April 1. The incident allegedly took place on the night of March 30.

No room for violence, JNU administration warns students

No room for violence, JNU administration warns students

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The JNU administration on Monday said that no violence will be tolerated on campus and warned the students from getting involved in any incident which disturbs peace and harmony on campus.

Delhi cops to question 2 suspects in JNU violence case

Delhi cops to question 2 suspects in JNU violence case

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

The Delhi Police's Crime Branch, which is probing the Jawaharlal Nehru University violence case, on Tuesday will question two suspects and some who were injured in the attack by a masked mob on January 5, officials said.

'It's A Sad Ending For The BSP'

'It's A Sad Ending For The BSP'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

'BSP will remain a player, but only a marginal player, as long as the BJP is extremely dominant in North India politics.'

'Nehru didn't impose secularism'

'Nehru didn't impose secularism'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

'His secularism merely declared the equality of all religions in India under fundamental rights.'

Police foils BBC's Modi docu screening at Jamia, detains protesting students

Police foils BBC's Modi docu screening at Jamia, detains protesting students

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

The university administration said the screening will not be allowed and that they are taking all measures to prevent people and organisations with a "vested interest to destroy the peaceful academic atmosphere of the university".

Kejriwal posts cartoon, sparks controversy on social media

Kejriwal posts cartoon, sparks controversy on social media

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Minutes after the Delhi CM posted the cartoon, which had been published in a national daily, that #Kejriwalinsultshanuman started trending.

JNU students clash over movie screening on love jihad

JNU students clash over movie screening on love jihad

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union and the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment had disrupted the film's screening, alleging a hate campaign was being propagated in its guise.

Sudhir Ghosh: The MP Who Foresaw Quad

Sudhir Ghosh: The MP Who Foresaw Quad

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

After the 1962 War with China, there was a demand to forge greater defence cooperation between India and the West. One such voice was that of Sudhir Ghosh, a distinguished MP, to tie up strategic cooperation with the USA immediately after the Chinese attack on India, recalls Rup Narayan Das.

JNU gets its first woman Vice Chancellor in Santishree Pandit

JNU gets its first woman Vice Chancellor in Santishree Pandit

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The 59-year-old Pandit is also an alumna of JNU where she pursued her MPhil as well as PhD in International Relations.

WATCH LIVE! Day 3 of Budget session in Parliament

WATCH LIVE! Day 3 of Budget session in Parliament

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

The Rohith Vemula suicide and the Jawaharlal Nehru University row continues to dominate the discussions in Parliament on Day 3 of the Budget Session.

Court defers order on Umar Khalid's bail plea

Court defers order on Umar Khalid's bail plea

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, who was scheduled to pronounce the order on Monday, posted the matter for Wednesday, saying it was not ready.

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

'It was Maulana Azad's foresight which created the IITs, UGC, science academies across the country.'

Govt lacks imagination, common sense: Jayati Ghosh

Govt lacks imagination, common sense: Jayati Ghosh

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

It's pointless and stupid to allow foreign direct investment in retail and investment, says Jayati Ghosh.

'Indian Muslims have little room for fanaticism'

'Indian Muslims have little room for fanaticism'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2012

AK Pasha, a professor at the Centre for West Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, discusses the impact of the anti-Islamic film, in an interview with rediff.com's Priyanka

JNUSU to march to Parliament demanding Kanhaiya's release

JNUSU to march to Parliament demanding Kanhaiya's release

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Stepping up their agitation against arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and two others in a sedition case, the students will march to Parliament on Wednesday demanding the release of those jailed in the case.

JNU, DU professors among 8 booked for cheating

JNU, DU professors among 8 booked for cheating

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

The case was registered on the allegation that the accused, while working as public servants in 2008, abused their official positions and entered into criminal conspiracy with the president of a Jaipur-based society to cheat the AICTE in the matter of granting recognition to the college at a village on the basis of false documents, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.

Of job hunting and Indian caste system

Of job hunting and Indian caste system

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Despite India's bid to integrate itself into the global economy that counts more on merit than on lineage, Indian employers continue to follow age-old hiring practices that discriminate against lower castes.

WATCH LIVE! After Budget, it's Smriti vs Opposition again

WATCH LIVE! After Budget, it's Smriti vs Opposition again

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

A day after the Budget was presented, chaos is expected to return to Parliament on Tuesday with the Opposition prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses over her statements on the death of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula and the Jawaharlal Nehru University controversy.

What to expect from the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit

What to expect from the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit

Rediff.com26 Mar 2012

The '2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit', which starts in Seoul today, is the largest summit in the nuclear security sector to discuss international cooperative measures to protect nuclear materials and facilities from terrorist groups. Srikanth Kondapalli, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, explains what to expect from two-day long deliberations at Seoul

Delhi HC stays JNU's disciplinary action against Kanhaiya Kumar

Delhi HC stays JNU's disciplinary action against Kanhaiya Kumar

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The court also sought an undertaking from Kanhaiya that he will allow the university to function properly and there will be no agitation.

Ex-IAF chief blames Nehru for defeat in 1962 China war

Ex-IAF chief blames Nehru for defeat in 1962 China war

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

A former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) A Y Tipnis has sought to blame former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for India's defeat in the 1962 war with China, amid a continuing debate on why air power was not used during the conflict.

Umar Khalid's bail hearing adjourned till January 10

Umar Khalid's bail hearing adjourned till January 10

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till January 10 the hearing on the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020.

5 Indians bag $12,530 Posco fellowship

5 Indians bag $12,530 Posco fellowship

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

Five Indian students have been selected by Posco-India for fellowships for a Masters programme at the Graduate School of International Studies in Korea University.

JNU row: Indian home minister misleading people, says Hafiz Saeed

JNU row: Indian home minister misleading people, says Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has rejected claims by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh that he had supported the event in the Jawaharlal Nehru University in memory of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

JNU warns students against 'beef, pork' food festival

JNU warns students against 'beef, pork' food festival

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

With the proposed 'beef and pork' food festival sparking protests from right-wing groups, Jawaharlal Nehru University authorities on Monday stepped in to prevent any further flaring of tempers, warning students against organising such an event. A circular that appeared in the campus on Monday warned students against the possession, consumption or cooking of beef on campus, pointing to the law that prohibits cow slaughter.

ABVP protests Afzal Guru event at JNU, 90 detained

ABVP protests Afzal Guru event at JNU, 90 detained

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The members of ABVP on Friday took out a protest march at India Gate in New Delhi against an event in support of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru at JNU.

Cong panel says JNU V-C was 'mastermind' of Jan 5 attack

Cong panel says JNU V-C was 'mastermind' of Jan 5 attack

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

The four-member fact-finding committee recommended Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar be dismissed and criminal investigation initiated against him. It also demanded a complete rollback of the JNU fee hike.

No beef & pork festival in JNU campus : Delhi HC

No beef & pork festival in JNU campus : Delhi HC

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

The court order came on a plea by a registered society, Rashtriya Goraksha Sena, seeking directions to JNU and other authorities to enforce the law and prevent the organisers from holding the scheduled beef and pork festival in JNU campus.

PhD programmes at JNU-Delhi

PhD programmes at JNU-Delhi

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

The Jawaharlal Nehru University invites applications for admission to its PhD programmes.

Earn your MPhil in Applied Economics

Earn your MPhil in Applied Economics

Rediff.com14 May 2009

The Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram invites applications for admission to its full-time residential programme leading to MPhil in Applied Economics of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

VOTE! Who is to blame for the JNU row?

VOTE! Who is to blame for the JNU row?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

What do you make of the JNU controversy? VOTE!

India should cut rates, boost spending, says economist

India should cut rates, boost spending, says economist

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

India needs to cuts interest rates and expand public expenditure if it wants to boost growth rate, says Sunanda Sen.

Delhi protests: 'Numbers may have thinned, but not spirits'

Delhi protests: 'Numbers may have thinned, but not spirits'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

K Akhter reports from ground zero of the protests aimed at securing justice for the bus gang-rape victim and women's rights.

Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers.

Maoist leader Bhattarai elected Nepal's new PM

Maoist leader Bhattarai elected Nepal's new PM

Rediff.com28 Aug 2011

Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai was on Sunday elected Nepal's new prime minister defeating his Nepali Congress rival R C Poudyal, with the Terai-based Madhesi alliance extending crucial support to the former rebel leader.

'FDI in retail is a no-loss, no-gain decision'

'FDI in retail is a no-loss, no-gain decision'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

'As long as people are willing to compromise on quality for a lower price, the unorganised retail sector will stay.'

Borrowed policies, colonised mind caused economic mess

Borrowed policies, colonised mind caused economic mess

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Investors have lost confidence in the economy, says Professor Arun Kumar, Sukhamoy Chakravarty Chair at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

'Indian economic growth still lopsided'

'Indian economic growth still lopsided'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

The pattern of economic growth in India is lop-sided, leaving a vast section of the society vulnerable, says an economist from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

'Trust levels between India and China are low'

'Trust levels between India and China are low'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

Transcript of the chat on China by Srikanth Kondapalli.