JNU protest

Nearly a year on, Mumbai cops chargesheet 36 protesters

December 29, 2020 8:34 am

While the police in the chargesheet have named activist Umar Khalid as being present at the protest site, he has not been named an accused.

At IIT-Bombay, a talk on ‘democracy against caste’

January 18, 2020 12:49 pm

The talk, the first in a nine-day lecture series on the Preamble to the Constitution, is being hosted by the ‘IIT-Bombay for Justice’ as an extension to its protest against the attacks on students in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The 1983 students’ agitation on JNU campus was democratic and disciplined

January 15, 2020 9:56 am

Things changed with the emergence of the ABVP as a major student group on campus, in tandem with the rise of the BJP as the pre-eminent political force in the country. In our times, too, the ABVP existed, but it had a marginal presence.

If your protest is genuine, why would you hide your face: JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar

January 15, 2020 10:35 pm

"I have always believed that agitating or going on a dharma on some issue is a fundamental right of our students. In fact, we have assigned a specific spot in the university where such dharnas or protests can be held," says the Vice-Chancellor.

Delhi Police want JNU hostel audit to check for ‘outsiders’

January 12, 2020 9:17 am

The Delhi Police had written to Registrar Pramod Kumar on January 7, saying this should be done “on top priority”. On January 10, the Dean of Students Welfare (DSW) sent a circular in this regard to all senior wardens.

Sunny Leone on JNU: I'm sure resolution will come without violence

January 09, 2020 6:59 pm

Sunny Leone said she doesn't want to share her opinion on 'the actual thing that people are fighting over' but wants to address the issue of violence.

JNU students boycott exams over fee hike issue

December 12, 2019 4:51 pm

JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar had earlier said that the exams would be happening as per schedule even as students boycotted it in protest over the hostel fee hike.

JNU is targeted because its one-of-a-kind post-graduate university

December 09, 2019 10:01 am

JNU has promoted inter-disciplinary research and a vibrant culture of free enquiry, where learning outside the classroom has been as important as inside, and where it has been possible to challenge every doctrine and discuss it democratically.

JNU fee hike row: Not consulted on new hostel fee, claim elected EC members

November 27, 2019 9:58 am

On Monday, The Indian Express reported that the High-Level Committee had decided to give 50% concession to all students and 75% concession to Below Poverty Line (BPL) students.

HRD ministry-appointed panel reaches JNU to hold talks with students

November 22, 2019 7:16 pm

The panel members entered the university from another gate as students had formed a human chain inside the varsity campus to demand complete rollback of fee hike, ahead of the visit.

Anurag Kashyap, Sushant Singh, Anubhav Sinha and others protest against JNU violence

January 06, 2020 9:47 pm

From filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Anubhav Sinha to actor Gauahar Khan and Sushant Singh, a host of celebs were seen participating in protests against the JNU violence which took place on Sunday evening.

JNU campus stir spills onto streets, students march to Parliament

November 19, 2019 7:01 am

Heavy police deployment has been made outside JNU's campus to monitor the situation.

JNU students protest over fee hike

November 12, 2019 6:57 am

Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) protested outside the AICTE auditorium at Vasant Kunj which is the venue for the varsity's third convocation ceremony.

JNU row: Protest, counter-protest continue in Delhi

February 15, 2016 6:52 pm

A scuffle broke out at the Patiala House court in New Delhi on Monday afternoon after a group of about 40 lawyers present inside the court started shouting anti-JNU slogans demanding that University faculty present inside the court leave.

Patiala House Court Assault: Indian Express Speaks To Four Men Involved In Violence & More

February 17, 2016 1:05 pm