Jawaharlal Nehru University

JNU row: Kanhaiya Kumar wins praise from non-BJP leaders for 'azadi' speech

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar backed Kumar's assertions of freedom from poverty and intolerance and said the "talented" youth leader was more nationalist than those levelling charge of sedition against him.

Mar 04, 2016, 19:42 PM IST

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar to campaign for Left in upcoming Assembly polls

A day after Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition 20 days ago, was released from the Tihar Jail, reports on Friday said the JNUSU president will campaign for upcoming Kerala and West Bengal Assembly polls for the Left Front.

Mar 04, 2016, 16:21 PM IST

Sangh Parivar has problem not just with 'Azadi' but all words having Urdu, Persian origin: CPI (M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohd Salim on Friday said the Sangh Parivar has a problem with the word `Azadi` and all words which originate from Urdu and Persian.

Mar 04, 2016, 16:09 PM IST

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar walks out of Tihar jail, gets rousing welcome

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was released from jail on Thursday.

Mar 03, 2016, 18:37 PM IST

No direct link of Kanhaiya Kumar with anti-India slogans: DM's report

The report also stated that the role of Umar Khalid, another JNU student accused of raising anti-India slogans, needs to be further investigated.

Mar 03, 2016, 12:49 PM IST

Let me go to toilet: Rahul Gandhi to BJP MPs in Lok Sabha

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday delivered a speech high on wits and jibes.

Mar 03, 2016, 10:23 AM IST

`Students like Kanhaiya Kumar suffer from anti-national infection` – Read Delhi HC full judgement

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, but with a warning.

Mar 03, 2016, 09:53 AM IST

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar released from Tihar Jail: As it happened

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar walked out of jail on Thursday.

Mar 03, 2016, 09:12 AM IST

'Delhi HC vindicated our stand that anti-national activity did take place in JNU'

Reacting to the Delhi High Court's decision of granting a six-month interim bail to Jawaharla Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, public prosecutor Anil Soni on Wednesday said, the court had vindicated their stand that anti-national activity did take in the campus.

Mar 02, 2016, 20:42 PM IST

My son is not a terrorist, the world will know soon: Kanhaiya Kumar's mother

Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on February 12 in a sedition case in connection with an event on campus against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

Mar 02, 2016, 20:36 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar's bail good news for us, hope normalcy returns: JNU

JNU administration on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's decision to grant bail to students union president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Mar 02, 2016, 20:29 PM IST

Delhi HC grants bail to Kanhaiya Kumar: As it happened

The Delhi High Court granted bail to JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday evening.

Mar 02, 2016, 19:22 PM IST

Discussion on 'Motion of Thanks to the President's Address': As it happened

The Lok Sabha takes up debate on Aircel-Maxis issue amid loud protests from Congress MPs who say it is not on agenda.

Mar 02, 2016, 09:40 AM IST

JNU row: Delhi Police's Special Cell sets up team to scan 2,400 page case diary

On February 9, an event was organised on JNU campus to protest against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

Mar 01, 2016, 22:46 PM IST

JNU row: Two Delhi University students beaten up

The two students who are AISA members in Satyawati college (DU) said that the incident took place in the campus after some others students raised objection against the posters.

Mar 01, 2016, 22:39 PM IST

Mahishasur event: JNU authenticates documents HRD Minister Smriti Irani quoted from

The festival has been observed on the campus every October since 2011 to debate caste issues as a tribute to the "demon" king Mahishasur, who was slain by Goddess Durga

Mar 01, 2016, 20:19 PM IST

NCP questions Modi's silence on communal polarisation, demands Ram Shankar Katheria's removal

Sharad Pawar said he did not find the Union Budget to be a "pro-farmer exercise" but felt there were only "lot of slogans".

Mar 01, 2016, 19:56 PM IST

Jail or bail for JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar; Delhi HC to decide on Wednesday

Kanhaiya Kumar had distanced himself from Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, the two other accused arrested in the case.

Mar 01, 2016, 19:51 PM IST

JNU row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya sent to 14-day judicial custody

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended sent JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans, to 14-day judicial custody.

Mar 01, 2016, 15:51 PM IST

Malayalam TV anchor discusses Mahishasur Jayanti debate started by Smriti Irani in Parliament, gets threat calls

Sindhu Sooryakumar had on Friday night moderated a discussion on whether celebrating Mahishasur Jayanti could be considered an act of treason.

Mar 01, 2016, 11:16 AM IST