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JNU certified Umar Khalid’s PhD thesis. Now, it won’t discuss it

August 13, 2026 2:33 pm

A university operating autonomously asks whether an idea is worth testing. One operating heteronomously asks whether it is worth the risk. JNU’s Dean, in cancelling the approved event, was not making a scholarly judgement. He was making a risk calculation

When students spoke up at Jantar Mantar, universities fell silent

July 30, 2026 4:18 pm

The Jantar Mantar protests weren't just a test of the government. They exposed an uncomfortable question for India's campuses: what is a university's role when its own students lose faith in the system?

Jamia joins JNU, DU and IITs in discouraging students from joining protests

July 25, 2026 7:39 pm

After IIT Roorkee, DU, JNU asks students, faculty to stay away from Jantar Mantar protests

Umar Khalid writes: My PhD thesis is an act of resistance — against lies, propaganda

July 24, 2026 3:58 pm

This thesis was written not just for a doctoral degree but as an act of resistance — against lies, propaganda, and the use of state power to silence our voices.

JNU releases results for MA, MSC & MCA courses at jnuee.jnu.ac.in

June 26, 2026 6:25 pm

Students who have appeared for the exam can check and download their results from jnuee.jnu.ac.in.

Shereen Ratnagar, the professor who taught us that stones could speak

May 28, 2026 12:37 pm

Teacher, archaeologist, public intellectual. May the earth she spent her life reading rest lightly over her

JNU PG Admissions 2026: Registration opens for MA, MSc, MTech, other courses at jnuee.jnu.ac.in

May 27, 2026 10:44 am

The university has released its detailed e-prospectus outlining eligibility criteria, seat matrix, reservation policies, and programme-specific requirements on the official website at jnuee.jnu.ac.in.

JNU MBA Admissions 2026: Registration deadline on May 15

May 07, 2026 7:50 am

The registration process for the MBA programme will close by May 15, 2026. The classes are expected to begin around the second week of July.

Students protest as Ambedkar portrait removed from JNU hostel mess

April 21, 2026 10:19 pm

Students gathered at the site, raising slogans and demanding that the portrait be reinstated in the mess hall. The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) condemned the incident, alleging “broader pattern of caste insensitivity on campus”.

Education Ministry denies 'decline' claims of JNU NIRF rankings

April 04, 2026 9:37 am

The clarification further noted that in the Overall Category, the university has actually shown improvement rather than decline. As per the data cited, JNU moved up from the 10th position in 2024 to the 9th position in 2025.

JNU UG Admissions merit list 2022: Websites to check score

October 17, 2022 1:07 pm

JNU Admissions: Selected students will have to block their seats till October 19. This will be followed by a second list on October 22 and a third list on October 27.

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.

Bloodied students, broken doors: Photos that describe JNU violence

January 06, 2020 9:50 am

While JNUSU claimed members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) were behind the attack, ABVP denied the allegations.

JNU row: Umar Khalid rusticated, Kanhaiya fined for pro-Afzal Guru event

April 25, 2016 9:03 pm

While Umar and Anirban were found guilty of triggering communal violence and disrupting communal harmony on campus, Mujeeb was found guilty of participating in the sloganeering.

Make In India week, JNU protests, Grammys: Here are top 30 frames of the week

February 20, 2016 8:00 am

Narendra Modi inaugurates Make In India. JNUSU Kanhaiya Kumar sent to 14-day judicial custody. 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

JNU students lead march for Kanhaiya Kumar's release, protest sedition law

February 19, 2016 2:43 pm

JNU students began their march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar in protest against the arrest of Kanhaiya Kumar and the ‘gagging of freedom of speech’ by the government.

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar sent to 14-day judicial custody

February 18, 2016 9:53 am

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, was allegedly beaten up by lawyers on Wednesday while he was being produced at Patiala House court.

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.

JNU Row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Granted Interim Bail By Delhi Court

March 20, 2016 2:33 pm

Keystrokes: Kanhaiya

March 08, 2016 11:29 am

Romila Thapar And Harbans Mukhia At JNU Campus

March 08, 2016 11:11 am

Leaders of Student Wings Of RSS, Congress And CPI-ML Talk About Unrest In Universities And Kanhaiya

March 08, 2016 11:02 am

Kanhaiya Kumar's Speech At JNU Campus After Release

March 04, 2016 1:21 pm

JNU unrest: Former professor returns his award

February 26, 2016 10:27 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Chaman Lal on Friday returned the 'Hinditar Bhashi Hindi Lekhak Puraskar' to the Ministry of Human Resource Development Ministry in the wake of ongoing unrest in the varsity. Lal said VC's moral authority will take a hit if he was not able to protect the faculty members, students and staff. Lal also termed the VC's move to allow police to enter the campus as a "disaster".

I attended Mahishasura event in JNU: BJP MP

February 26, 2016 9:26 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Confirming his attendance at the ‘Mahishasura festival’ of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in 2011, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Udit Raj on Friday said that he changed his thoughts after joining the saffron party. Raj further stated that Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani’s remarks on the Mahishasura event were political and he attended the event as an activist then. Irani had yesterday created a huge uproar in the Rajya Sabha by reading out a document on the Mahishasur Puja, observed on the JNU campus every October since 2011.

Budget Session Kicks Off On A Dramatic, Stormy Note: An Analysis

February 25, 2016 10:53 am

JNU row: Umar, Anirban sent to three-day remand

February 25, 2016 7:54 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Prem Nath informed that a local court has sent Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University students booked on sedition charges, to three-day police remand. The DCP said the Delhi Police will interrogate the students amid tight security. Khalid and Bhattacharya are among the five students, who along with JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, had allegedly raised ‘anti-national’ slogans at an event organised on the university campus on February 9.

Scene Outside JNU Campus After Umar Khalid & Anirban Bhattacharya Surrendered

February 24, 2016 12:24 pm