AMU

Kashmiri students being harassed at AMU: J&K MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed

 Three Kashmiri students of the university were booked Friday for sedition for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir Thursday.

Oct 14, 2018, 15:36 PM IST

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

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

Oct 13, 2018, 23:01 PM IST

AMU issues show cause notice to 9 students over prayer meet for slain terrorist Manan Wani on campus

The proctor asked the students to submit their explanation within 48 hours, from the date of receipt of the notice. 

Oct 13, 2018, 14:43 PM IST

No Namaz-e-Janaza happened after terrorist Manan Wani​'s death: AMU

The member-in-charge of AMU's PRO department said that show-cause notices have been issued to nine people.

Oct 12, 2018, 21:31 PM IST

FIR lodged against 2 from J&K over prayer meet held for slain terrorist Manan Wani on AMU campus

An FIR has been registered on Friday against two individuals from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the prayer meeting held for slain Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Manan Wani on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus.

Oct 12, 2018, 20:59 PM IST

AMU, JNU student leaders among 10 booked for 'abducting' slain criminal's family

The activists have been charged with abducting Mustaqeem's mother and grandmother.

Sep 28, 2018, 17:02 PM IST

AMU students union opposed to celebrating surgical strike day

The Union HRD Ministry has reportedly issued a directive to universities across the country to celebrate September 29 as the surgical strike day.

Sep 22, 2018, 09:43 AM IST

Now that he has charmed RSS at Nagpur, Pranab Mukherjee should visit AMU to discuss Nehru and Jinnah

Here's an interesting take on ex-President Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to the RSS HQ in Nagpur and the bitter controversies related to Nehru and Jinnah at the AMU.

Jun 14, 2018, 09:50 AM IST

Rename AMU after Jat king Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh: Haryana minister Captain Abhimanyu

Captain Abhimanyu said that AMU has a picture of the person “who broke the nation into pieces”, but does not have any portrait of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh.

May 14, 2018, 07:02 AM IST

Jinnah portrait row: Relay hunger strike to begin if demands not met, warn AMUSU leaders

Activists of Hindutva organisations last evening held a protest at the Ramlila Grounds, demanding that the portrait of Mohammad Jinnah be immediately removed from the university premises and a probe be conducted into the alleged anti-national activities there.

May 12, 2018, 14:53 PM IST

BJP MP Savitri Phule calls Jinnah 'great man', says he contributed to India's Independence

A controversy has broken out over a portrait of Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah in the Aligarh Muslim University.

May 11, 2018, 00:20 AM IST

Jinnah portrait in AMU since 1938, controversy over a non-issue: AMU vice chancellor Tariq Mansoor

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor has said that the controversy over portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the varsity is a non-issue. Pointing that the portrait had been at AMU since 1938, he further said that the students protest in the campus had not no relation with the controversy.

May 09, 2018, 10:24 AM IST

Jinnah portrait row: AMU issues notice to students, holds media responsible for spreading lies

Requesting the students to not fall for such information, VC Tariq Mansoor advised them to focus on the examinations.

May 08, 2018, 17:12 PM IST

AMU postpones exams till May 12 over Jinnah portrait controversy

The Aligarh Muslim University has deferred the varsity examinations in the wake of the ongoing controversy over a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the campus. The exams have reportedly been postponed will May 12.

May 07, 2018, 08:16 AM IST

Mani Shankar Aiyar fires a fresh salvo, lauds Jinnah, faces BJP heat

Amid the row over Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s portrait in the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has sparked a fresh row by referring to the Muslim leader as Quaid-e-Azam.

May 06, 2018, 08:57 AM IST

Protests grow at AMU over Jinnah portrait controversy as students from JNU, Jamia, Allahabad University join

The students are demanding an inquiry into BJP MP Satish Gautam for allegedly communalising the campus.

May 05, 2018, 07:57 AM IST

Row over Jinnah in AMU: Muslim Mahasangh in Rampur announces Rs 1 lakh reward for burning photo

Blaming Jinnah for having broken the country at the time of partition, Farhat - the national head of All-India Muslim Mahasangh - announced the reward.

May 04, 2018, 17:35 PM IST

Congress distances itself from Salman Khurshid's 'blood of Muslims' remark, says it disagrees in toto

It has said the remark was Khurshid's personal opinion, but Khurshid says he was defending the Congress.

Apr 24, 2018, 18:29 PM IST

Our hands are stained with blood of Muslims, says Congress leader Salman Khurshid

During the session, a student named Amir Mintoee pointed out that most of the major riots broke out during the Congress party's regime.

Apr 24, 2018, 12:57 PM IST

Aligarh: Outcry over patients tied to bed, committee to submit report in 72 hours

Following the outcry over images of two patients tied to the bed to keep them from falling in Aligarh Muslim University's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, a committee has been constituted to probe the entire matter.

Apr 02, 2018, 08:21 AM IST