Afzal Guru

Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea: HC reserves order; Delhi govt terms JNUSU prez 'innocent'

Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on February 12, was in police custody till February 17 and was later remanded in judicial custody till March 2.

Feb 29, 2016, 16:36 PM IST

I’m no child, you are not a motherly minister: JNU student writes to Smriti Irani

One of the six JNU students accused of shouting seditious slogans has told HRD Minister Smriti Irani that he was not a child.

Feb 29, 2016, 16:33 PM IST

Sedition charge against Rahul: Unfazed Congress promises to continue speaking against BJP's oppression

An FIR has been registered against Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury, Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Ajay Maken.

Feb 28, 2016, 23:56 PM IST

JNU row: Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury among 9 booked for sedition

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury are among nine persons who have been booked on sedition charges in connection with the JNU row, police said on Sunday.

Feb 28, 2016, 22:32 PM IST

Congress using terrorism for vote bank politics: Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu alleged that Congress was always soft on terrorists and hard on nationalists.

Feb 28, 2016, 20:35 PM IST

Abdullah disapproves of JNU event on Afzal Guru hanging

"What was the necessity to bring in Afzal Guru into the campus? Whosoever raised the issue did a wrong thing. He has discredited and brought a bad name to JNU," Farooq Abdullah told reporters.

Feb 27, 2016, 23:37 PM IST

Anti-India slogans: JNU student Ashutosh Kumar likely to be arrested

Ashutosh Kumar, a student facing sedition charges for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, is likely to be arrested, sources said on Saturday.

Feb 27, 2016, 18:24 PM IST

JNU row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya's police custody extended by two days

Both the students surrendered before police in the midnight on Tuesday outside a gate of the university. 

Feb 27, 2016, 18:12 PM IST

Separatist shutdown over SAR Geelani's arrest affects life in Kashmir valley

A general shutdown on Saturday called by separatists protesting against crackdown on JNU students and the arrest of former DU professor S.A.R. Geelani affected normal life in the valley.

Feb 27, 2016, 13:14 PM IST

JNU sedition row: Another student Ashutosh surrenders before police; security beefed up for Kanhaiya

As per reports, Ashutosh Kumar surrendered before the police on Saturday and is now being questioned.

Feb 27, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

Afzal Guru hanging was handled well; there was political interference in Ishrat Jahan case: RK Singh

Former Home Secretary and BJP leader R K Singh on Friday attacked Congress veteran P Chidambaram for claiming that the case of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was not handled correctly.

Feb 26, 2016, 15:03 PM IST

Remarks on Ishrat Jahan by Chidambaram, GK Pillai echo in Lok Sabha

The remarks of former home minister P Chidambaram on Afzal Guru and ex-home secretary GK Pillai on Ishrat Jahan on Friday found their echo in Lok Sabha with a BJP member claiming that the erstwhile UPA government had tried to settle scores with its political rival Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Feb 26, 2016, 14:18 PM IST

BJP slams Chidambaram for making 'anti-nationalist' Afzal Guru remark

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Feb 26, 2016, 12:21 PM IST

Nationalism debate heats up in Punjab; posters of Hafiz Saeed with PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi surface in Amritsar

A debate on nationalism is raging in the wake of 'anti-national sloganeering' on Jawaharlal Nehru University campus.

Feb 26, 2016, 11:16 AM IST

Rohith Vemula case a 'virtual murder', probe into suicide 'farce': Opposition on Smriti Irani's reply

The ongoing Budget Session of Parliament witnessed unruly scenes on Friday as the Opposition decided to block work unless Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani apologises for reading out controversial references to Goddess Durga, while BJP pressed for discussion on Congress leader P Chidambaram's controversial remarks on Afzal Guru.

Feb 26, 2016, 11:12 AM IST

Heated debate in Rajya Sabha over JNU row, Rohith​ Vemula's suicide; Smriti​ Irani's reply cut short

For the second straight day, HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday made a strong defence of the government's actions with regard to JNU issue and suicide of Dalit student.

Feb 26, 2016, 00:27 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi re-tweets links of speeches by BJP leaders in Parliament, calls them 'rich on facts and logic'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday re-tweeted the links of speeches made in Parliament by some BJP leaders.

Feb 25, 2016, 23:44 PM IST

No foreign funds were used for Afzal Guru event at JNU: Report

A Delhi court dismissed the plea of Delhi police seeking voice samples of JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested on sedition charges.

Feb 25, 2016, 23:07 PM IST

Congress distances itself from Chidambaram's remark

Chidambaram was Union Home minister when Afzal Guru's mercy plea was rejected by the previous UPA government in 2011.

Feb 25, 2016, 22:49 PM IST

Here's why Arun Jaitley said 'tragedy of Bengal is that there are three Congress parties'

Arun Jaitley said in RS that Congress, jointly with Left parties, had jumped into the JNU issue 'without giving prior thought' in view of the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.

Feb 25, 2016, 20:54 PM IST