New Delhi: A second-year Master of Arts student of Jawaharlal Nehru University allegedly committed suicide here on Friday by hanging himself from a ceiling fan inside the campus, a police officer said. The incident was reported to police at 12 p.m. after the deceased, Rishi Joshua Thomas, sent his suicide note to the professor of […]
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Court to consider JNU sedition charge-sheet on March 11
New Delhi | A Delhi Court on Thursday said it will begin hearing the sedition case filed against former JNU student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others on March 11. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat also said the court will proceed with the matter even if the Delhi government does not sanction prosecution of the […]
HC seeks JNU response to plea challenging clean chit to professor
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to reply to a plea challenging the university’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) report which has given a clean chit to a professor accused of sexually harassing several women students. Justice Suresh Kait issued notice to the university and professor Atul Johri […]
Delhi Police questioned for filing JNU chargesheet without sanction
New Delhi : A court here on Saturday asked the city police why has it filed a chargesheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case without receiving the sanction from competent authority. “Why did you file (the chargesheet) without approval? You don’t have a legal […]
Court to consider chargesheet in JNU sedition case on Jan 19
New Delhi : A court here on Tuesday set January 19 for considering a chargesheet filed against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case after some students shouted “anti-national slogans” in February 2016. The hearing was adjourned because Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat, who was scheduled […]
JNU blind student blames university failed him
NEW DELHI : A completely blind student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has refused to accept his exam result in which he was failed, accusing the administration of not providing him a writer and reading material in braille script. Munesh Kumar, who has done his Masters from the same university and where all exams were […]
JNU’s maiden online entrance test in December
New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will be conducting its maiden online entrance test between December 27-30, it said on Tuesday. “Please note that the tentative dates for the JNU Entrance Examinations (JNUEE) for the Academic Year 2019-20 are December 27-30, 2018. “The format for the JNUEE 2019-20 will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) […]
JNU convocation held after 46 years
New Delhi : After keeping its convocation ceremony suspended for 46 years, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) revived the practice on Wednesday conferring Ph.D. degrees on more than 400 students. It was in 1972 that the JNU had held its first convocation ceremony with renowned actor Balraj Sahni as the chief guest. Sahni had spoken […]
JNU begins admission in its maiden engineering school
New Delhi : The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday begun admission for its newly-established engineering school, which has two courses with 50 seats each. “Jawaharlal Nehru University has begun the process of admissions into its youngest School of Engineering, established earlier this year,” the varsity’s Rector I said in statement. The decision to open […]
Right and left clash in JNU over screening of ‘Love Jihad’ movie
New Delhi : Left and right student groups clashed in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday during the screening of a documentary on the contentious topic of ‘Love Jihad’. The screening of “In the name of love”, was organised on Friday evening by ‘Vivekanand Vichar Manch’, a student group affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak […]