CBI team goes to JNU to probe Najeeb Ahmed's disappearance
A CBI team on Monday visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to probe the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed, a student who had gone missing from his hostel on October 16, 2016.
Jun 19, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
Dalits still converting to Buddhism, but at a dwindling rate
Around 87 per cent of Buddhists in India are neo-converts; the rest belong to traditional Buddhist communities, mostly in the north-east of India and other Himalayan regions.
Jun 17, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
JNU rapper Rahul Rajkhowa's latest target: rape jokes and fake nationalism
A month after taking on the JNU Vice Chancellor with a rap that went viral, varsity student Rahul Rajkhowa is back with another angry number.
Jun 13, 2017, 21:07 PM IST
Iranian JNU student alleges assault by revellers post India-Pakistan match
Withholding his identity, the student wrote a letter to the Chief Proctor of the university and alleged that the group started arguing with him when he was "observing" their loud celebrations and punched him on the nose.
Jun 05, 2017, 23:35 PM IST
Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed's mother hopes CBI will help trace son
Najeeb Ahmed's family has pinned its hope on the Central Bureau of Investigation, which was asked by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to trace the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student.
May 16, 2017, 22:53 PM IST
JNU students welcome HC order on Najeeb, but still wary
Former JNUSU vice president Shehla Rashid said the order was a "vindication" of the contention that the Delhi Police had failed to do its job in finding Najeeb, who has not been seen for the last seven months.
May 16, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
VK Saraswat named as new JNU chancellor
The HRD Ministry has named scientist and former DRDO chief Vijay Kumar Saraswat as the next chancellor of JNU.
May 12, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
Police question JNU students in Kanhaiya Kumar sedition case
The Delhi Police on Friday questioned at least four of the 30 JNU students who were asked to join a probe into a 2016 sedition case involving former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
Apr 28, 2017, 16:48 PM IST
JNU sedition case: Police special cell asks 31 students to join probe
The students have been given three days - from April 27 to April 29 - to appear before it.The special cell also asked the students of the university to be present at admin block 12 p.m.
Apr 27, 2017, 13:29 PM IST
JNU names its central library after Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) officially named its central library after B.R. Ambedkar on the occasion of the latter's birth anniversary on Friday.
Apr 14, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
Process to induct 300 lecturers in JNU has started: Prakash Javadekar
Interviews for appointing about 300 teachers in JNU have started and the number of enrollments in M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in the forthcoming academic session will be more than last year, the government said on Wednesday.
Apr 05, 2017, 13:05 PM IST
More funds, autonomy to institutions with better ranking: HRD
The institutions which fared well in the annual national rankings announced by the HRD Ministry will be provided with more funding, enhanced autonomy and other benefits, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
Apr 03, 2017, 19:09 PM IST
NIRF 2017: HRD Ministry to announce national ranking today
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will release the India Rankings 2017 of National Institutional Ranking Framework- NIRF in New Delhi today.
Apr 03, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
CCTV on campus invasion of right to privacy: JNU Students Union
The decision to install CCTV cameras on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus has not gone down well with its students union which on Wednesday opposed the move calling it contrary to the democratic ethos of the university.
Mar 29, 2017, 20:53 PM IST
JNU got best varsity award for good work, not hostage 'drama': Javadekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) got the best university award for its good work and not for the controversy last year during which the Vice Chancellor was taken hostage.
Mar 28, 2017, 21:18 PM IST
JNU students, police clash during protest
Minor clashes broke out between Delhi Police and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students during a protest outside the UGC building here over the students` demand to meet the UGC Chairperson.
Mar 24, 2017, 19:43 PM IST
Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed wanted to join ISIS? Here's what Delhi Police said
The Delhi Police on Tuesday refuted reports which claimed that missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad was finding information about terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) on his laptop prior to his disappearance.
Mar 21, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
Protests at JNU indicate something is wrong somewhere: HC
The large number of student protests at JNU only indicates "there is something wrong somewhere", the Delhi High Court told the varsity today while allowing the students to agitate near the admin block.
Mar 17, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
Autopsy of JNU student, who allegedly committed suicide, to be performed today
On Tuesday, the family members of J Muthukrishnan, who was found hanging on Monday from the ceiling fan in his friend's room, suspected foul play and demanded a probe.
Mar 15, 2017, 09:30 AM IST
