Kanhaiya Kumar

Petition in Pune court seeks to prevent Kanhaiya Kumar's visit

A petition filed in the Pune civil court on Tuesday sought to restrain JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar from visiting Pune on the occasion of Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary on April 14.

Apr 05, 2016, 21:21 PM IST

WATCH: Kanhaiya Kumar at it again; slams RSS, BJP and ABVP saying 'they see Ram in Babri Masjid'

There seems to be no end in sight to row over controversial statements given by JNU students union Kanhaiya Kumar!

Apr 05, 2016, 12:00 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar calls ranking of JNU at 3 in list of central varsities as 'ridiculous'

  Kanhaiya Kumar has said that it was "ridiculous" that Jawaharlal Nehru University has been ranked number 3 in the country by the Union HRD Ministry. 

Apr 04, 2016, 18:50 PM IST

Why this 'Azadi' ad featuring JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar lookalike is going viral - Watch now

After 'Azadi' slogans at prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi took Indian politics by storm, the new video advertisement of travel portal Yatra.com has gone viral on social media for similar slogans of 'Azadi'.

Apr 04, 2016, 12:04 PM IST

JNU students Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid ask Delhi Police for security

Kumar has recently courted fresh controversy for his comments in a Facebook post regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Apr 01, 2016, 17:04 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar responds to Kirron Kher's criticism on 1984 anti-Sikh riots remark

Kanhaiya Kumar is facing flak for apparently suggesting there was a difference between the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Mar 31, 2016, 11:30 AM IST

Sedition row fallout? JNU sees decline in applications for admission

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has witnessed a decline in fresh applications for admission to various courses offered by the prestigious university.

Mar 31, 2016, 09:17 AM IST

Goa BJP's vice-president heard threatening to beat up JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar; denies it

Audio footage of the BJP's Goa vice president Sanjay Harmalkar threatening to "beat up" JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar if he comes to Goa University to deliver a speech has gone viral. The BJP leader denied saying he wanted to beat up the student leader.

Mar 30, 2016, 23:14 PM IST

After Anupam Kher, Kirron Kher hits out at Kanhaiya Kumar, calls his 'riot' remarks disgraceful

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirron Kher on Wednesday termed the statement by Kanhaiya Kumar as disgraceful in which he said that there was a stark difference between the 1984 Sikh riot and 2002 Gujarat riots.

Mar 30, 2016, 19:34 PM IST

JNU refuses to make public preliminary report on Feb 9 event

Jawaharlal Nehru University has refused to make public report of the preliminary inquiry conducted by three professors in the controversial events of February 9 which led to the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and two other students.

Mar 30, 2016, 15:50 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar, under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, says he was misinterpreted. Read his full post here

Jawaharlal Nehru University student union president Kanhaiya Kumar had on Monday said there was a difference between 2002 riots and 1984 Sikh massacre.

Mar 30, 2016, 15:23 PM IST

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

 JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday came under strong criticism for his remarks that 1984 anti-Sikh riot was a "mob-led massacre" while 2002 Gujarat riots were a "state sponsored violence."

Mar 29, 2016, 23:28 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar, Rohith Vemula are Bhagat Singhs of today, says his nephew

 Kanhaiya Kumar, Rohith Vemula and every youth who is concerned about the issues in the country and raises his voice is present era's Bhagat Singh, the martyr's nephew Jagmohan Singh said here on Tuesday.

Mar 29, 2016, 22:28 PM IST

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's AMU visit canceled after opposition from right-wing groups

The proposed visit of JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar to Aligarh Muslim University on April 2 has been cancelled, as per a media report on Tuesday.

Mar 29, 2016, 18:43 PM IST

2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 Sikh riots are different: Kanhaiya Kumar

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out "with support" from state machinery even as he stressed that there is a fundamental difference between "emergency" and "fascism".

Mar 28, 2016, 21:48 PM IST

Will storm JNU, shoot Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid before Durga Ashtami, threatens UP Navnirman Sena

A Uttar Pradesh-based political outfit has threatened to gun down Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid before Durga Ashtami.

Mar 28, 2016, 09:08 AM IST

Google Maps shows JNU as 'anti-national'!

The JNU has been embroiled with tags like 'anti-national' and 'sedition' following reports of such activities on its campus.

Mar 25, 2016, 11:55 AM IST

Congress won't have any problem if JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar decides to join party: Shashi Tharoor

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar called upon Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at his official residence last weeek.

Mar 25, 2016, 11:23 AM IST

Universities under attack, says Kanhaiya

Kumar is on a two-day visit to Hyderabad and Vijaywada, his first visit after coming out of jail on facing sedition charges.

Mar 24, 2016, 13:08 PM IST

Hyderabad university unrest: JNUSU prez Kanhaiya Kumar denied entry into varsity

 JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday denied entry into University of Hyderabad which witnessed unprecedented clampdown amid continuing tension over the return of P Appa Rao as the vice chancellor.

Mar 24, 2016, 00:09 AM IST