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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.

Gheraoed by students, Jamia V-C promises action

Gheraoed by students, Jamia V-C promises action

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

The students barged into the V-C office after breaking the lock on the main gate and demanded an FIR against the Delhi Police. V-C said the varsity administration will explore the possibility of moving court for registration of an FIR against the 'police brutality'.

JNU students grilled; Govt says fee-hike issue sorted

JNU students grilled; Govt says fee-hike issue sorted

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh was among those questioned. Ghosh is among the 7 out of the total 9 suspects, who are from Left-leaning student organisations while two suspects are from the ABVP. The ABVP also released eight videos in support of their claims and demanded a detailed investigation.

JNU teachers allege admin colluded with attackers

JNU teachers allege admin colluded with attackers

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

'We saw that a large number of people entered the campus and they started arbitrarily attacking teachers and students'

Kanhaiya critical after week-long hunger strike, hospitalised

Kanhaiya critical after week-long hunger strike, hospitalised

Rediff.com5 May 2016

On day 8 of the strike in protest against the punishment in connection with the event during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised, five students withdrew from the protest citing deteriorating health conditions.

After degree, now questions raised over PM Modi's birth date

After degree, now questions raised over PM Modi's birth date

Rediff.com2 May 2016

In students' register of M N College Visnagar Narendra Modi's date of birth is mentioned as August 29, 1949. In his election affidavit, he did not reveal his date of birth, but mentioned his age. His official birth date, as available in the public domain, is September 17, 1950.

Students broke into my home, confined wife: JNU VC

Students broke into my home, confined wife: JNU VC

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

A student rejected the allegation and said they were allegedly manhandled by the security personnel.

IMAGES: Battle for Telangana resumes at Osmania

IMAGES: Battle for Telangana resumes at Osmania

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

Groups of students supporting the demand for a separate state of Telangana clashed with police at Osmania University campus for the second day on Friday.

SC hearing on Tuesday on Jamia, AMU crackdown

SC hearing on Tuesday on Jamia, AMU crackdown

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

'If protests and violence and damage of public property will be there, we will not hear the matter'

Some people at Jamia protest came prepared for arson: Police

Some people at Jamia protest came prepared for arson: Police

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Police personnel entered the university campus to only control the situation, police said.

Umar Khalid moves Delhi HC, seeks 'security' to surrender

Umar Khalid moves Delhi HC, seeks 'security' to surrender

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

JNU student Umar Khalid and other students, against whom a lookout notice had been issued by the Delhi Police, moved the Delhi HC seeking ample security before they surrender.

JNU a hub of 'sex and drugs', charges BJP MLA

JNU a hub of 'sex and drugs', charges BJP MLA

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Amidst the ongoing unrest in the JNU over 'anti-national' slogans, there is a BJP MLA who has gone one step forward in sullying the name of the varsity and its students.

SC quashes Allahabad HC order on PG medical seats

SC quashes Allahabad HC order on PG medical seats

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

HC had struck down 50 per cent institutional preference in admission to PG medical seats.

Black flags waved at Gogoi in protest of land pact with B'desh

Black flags waved at Gogoi in protest of land pact with B'desh

Rediff.com17 Sep 2011

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was greeted with black flags by the students of Gauhati university while he was travelling through the varsity campus from the airport to his official residence after his arrival in the state.

DU admissions: First list out, 100 pc cut-off in 3 colleges

DU admissions: First list out, 100 pc cut-off in 3 colleges

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The first cut-off list of Delhi University for its undergraduate courses has for the third time touched the 100 per cent-mark with three rank outsider colleges this time putting the ceiling at maximum for admission to its B.Sc (Computer Science) course.

Indian-American student baseball player to be honoured

Indian-American student baseball player to be honoured

Rediff.com1 Aug 2015

Teenage baseball sensation Kumar Nambiar from Westchester county has become the first Indian-American student athlete to be honoured with 'New York State Player of the Year', according to media reports.

German minister loses PhD for plagiarism

German minister loses PhD for plagiarism

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

Germany's Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who is embroiled in a plagiarism row, has been stripped of his doctorate degree. He had allegedly copied 'numerous' passages in his dissertation.The University of Bayreuth revoked the doctorate title on Wednesday even as Guttenberg apologised 'from the bottom of my heart' to Germany's Parliament for errors he blamed on a busy workload. The university's ruling was announced by Ruediger Bormann, the varsity president.

Osmania Univ tense after cops clash with students

Osmania Univ tense after cops clash with students

Rediff.com23 Feb 2011

Tension prevailed in the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad after police caned and lobbed teargas shells on pro-Telangana students when they began pelting stones on the security personnel.

No Indian university in world's top 200 list

No Indian university in world's top 200 list

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

In the QS ranking list of best global universities that was released early this week, Cambridge University, United Kingdom was ranked number one in the world for the year 2011-12. However, Indian universities like IIT-Bombay, Delhi and Madras do not even feature in the Top 200.

Withdraw forces from Osmania University, says Cong

Withdraw forces from Osmania University, says Cong

Rediff.com9 Jan 2011

Pressure mounted on the Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday to withdraw central security forces from Osmania University, the hotbed of Telangana agitation. Following the demand by Telangana Congress leaders that the central forces must be withdrawn and the alleged restrictions on the media at the OU be lifted, state Home Minister P Sabita Reddy on Sunday convened a meeting of the Congress leaders, top police officials and the varsity's peace committee.

Clashes break out in Jadavpur University over screening film

Clashes break out in Jadavpur University over screening film

Rediff.com7 May 2016

The fracas began after the film's screening ended late in the evening, and students from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad fought with activists of Left-backed student unions in which a few of them received minor injuries, officials said.

'Verify antecedents of foreign universities: Govt

'Verify antecedents of foreign universities: Govt

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

"The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun the process of adjusting the status and transfer of eligible students on a case by case basis," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour.

Kolkata's prestigious Presidency University is a tad lovestruck!

Kolkata's prestigious Presidency University is a tad lovestruck!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

Cupid has played its role for years in the 200-year-old Presidency University in Kolkata but for the first time, love will now become a subject of study in its undergraduate curriculum. The unique interdisciplinary course on love would be offered by the varsity's sociology department and would be available to students of all streams as a 50-mark optional paper.

JNU stir: Umar Khalid must surrender, says Delhi high court

JNU stir: Umar Khalid must surrender, says Delhi high court

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

During the hearing, Umar Khalid's lawyer told the court that his client was willing to surrender at a time and location, but the Delhi Police objected to the place.

India to soon have navratna universities

India to soon have navratna universities

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

In his keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress at SRM University near Chennai, Sibal said that this would be achieved by measures including generous financial support and access to external funding.

Review: X-Men is First Class!

Review: X-Men is First Class!

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

This is a film you should watch even if you aren't a comic book person at all.

JNU row: Irani condemns protest, student leader held

JNU row: Irani condemns protest, student leader held

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Denouncing the protest march in the Jawaharlal Nehru University against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said that the nation will never tolerate "insult" to mother India.

Anti-Citizenship Act protest outside Jamia continues

Anti-Citizenship Act protest outside Jamia continues

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

The protesters, including students and local residents, hung a large map of India outside the varsity gate number 7 showing the places where students from other universities are carrying out protests against the CAA.

Have asked Delhi Police to ensure peace: Shah

Have asked Delhi Police to ensure peace: Shah

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Shah said police used force as the protesters indulged in violence, set blaze vehicles. He also said the NRC was not a religion-based exercise.

UN atomic body seeks details about DU incident

UN atomic body seeks details about DU incident

Rediff.com2 May 2010

The UN atomic watchdog sought more information from India about mishandling of radioactive material by Delhi University on Friday, as the country's nuclear regulator conducted inspections at the varsity campus.

Radiation case: Sibal asks UGC for guidelines

Radiation case: Sibal asks UGC for guidelines

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

After radioactive material was sold as scrap by the Delhi University, leading to the death of a labourer, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday directed the University Grant Commission to frame guidelines immediately on the procurement, use and disposal of hazardous substances by varsities. The Department of Atomic Energy has framed certain guidelines which are supposed to be followed by the universities for procurement and handling of such material.

Serum Institute to start Oxford vaccine candidate trial by Aug end

Serum Institute to start Oxford vaccine candidate trial by Aug end

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

The Pune-based company's chief executive Adar Poonawalla said the company, which is the largest vaccine maker in the world, is putting $200 million at risk by manufacturing nearly 300 million doses before the final nod to launch the vaccine in market, which is expected at best by the end of the year.

Gen McChrystal: Fired by Obama, hired by Yale

Gen McChrystal: Fired by Obama, hired by Yale

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

McChrystal, 55, has been given a teaching position at Yale University, which will commence this year.

'A Bharat Ratna among businessmen'

'A Bharat Ratna among businessmen'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2019

'He is a role model for Indian industry.'

MBA grad refuses to take degree from Smriti Irani over 'diminishing freedom'

MBA grad refuses to take degree from Smriti Irani over 'diminishing freedom'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

"Though, for a student, receiving a master's degree is no less than any prestigious award. But on October 19, (the Convocation Day) I Sameer Gojwari won't accept it," said the student.

Strike to protest JNU, Geelani arrests hit life in Kashmir

Strike to protest JNU, Geelani arrests hit life in Kashmir

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Most of the shops, business establishments, petrol pumps and offices were shut in and around the Lal Chowk city centre and in many areas elsewhere in the city, while government offices witnessed thin attendance, officials said.

JNU case: Delhi cops question ex-JNUSU president Ashutosh

JNU case: Delhi cops question ex-JNUSU president Ashutosh

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Ashutosh, who is JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's predecessor, is one of the five students, including Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who resurfaced in the varsity's campus on Sunday night.

Group of JNU teachers' release report, say Afzal event could have been avoided

Group of JNU teachers' release report, say Afzal event could have been avoided

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

A group of 10 JNU teachers has released a 400-page document prepared last year detailing past controversial events on the campus.

'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans were raised by outsiders, says JNU probe panel

'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans were raised by outsiders, says JNU probe panel

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

The panel has also pointed out lapses on part of the university's security unit, saying it did not make any efforts to stop outsiders from shouting provocative slogans and stop them from leaving the campus.

Why students at this IIM are leaving

Why students at this IIM are leaving

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Institute says Sambalpur University, where it has been housed since April, is refusing to honour an MoU to provide two hostels to its students.