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New Delhi, March 10 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) conducted a student referendum on Tuesday to determine whether "the university's vice chancellor should be removed".Voting, which took place throughout the day in 16 booths, was overseen by former members of the JNU...

New Delhi, March 10 Academic Partha Biswas assumed office as a member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday.Biswas holds a PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies and has pursued higher education in defence studies, human resources, and human rights from institutions...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by student activist Devangana Kalita, seeking to reconstruct the case diary in an investigation against her in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots.Reconstructing a case diary is a legal process essential for maintaining the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 Renowned historian and academic K.N. Panikkar passed away at a private hospital here on Monday due to age-related ailments, family sources said.He was 90 years old.Panikkar was a prominent figure in the field of history, widely recognized for his Marxist...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – Renowned historian and public intellectual K. N. Panikkar passed away here on Monday. He was 90 years old.He passed away at a private hospital here, where he had been receiving treatment for age-related ailments.Panikkar was widely regarded as one of India's...

New Delhi, March 9 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has announced a student referendum, which will be conducted on Tuesday across all schools of the university, seeking the students' mandate "on whether the vice chancellor should be removed."The referendum will be...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa suffered a significant defeat at the hands of Amaresh Kumar Singh of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party in this year's parliamentary elections.Thapa, the party's candidate for prime minister, secured 22,831 votes in the election held...

New Delhi, March 7 A faculty member of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has written an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing concern over the quality of public discourse and debate on campus.In the letter dated March 6, M Christhu Doss, a faculty member at the Centre for...

New Delhi, March 7 Student leaders and activists on Saturday alleged that university administrations across the country are increasingly responding to student dissent through "suspensions, expulsions, and intimidation," reflecting a broader attempt to curb democratic student politics in...

New Delhi, March 6 – Former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Delhi, the President's office announced.Taranjit Singh Sandhu will replace former Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has been holding the position since May...

New Delhi, March 5 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) wrote an open letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday, seeking clarification on the Centre's position regarding alleged controversial remarks on caste made by JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking clarification on the Centre’s stance regarding the controversial casteist remarks made by JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The...

New Delhi, March 2 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association held a solidarity gathering at Sabarmati T-Point on Monday, calling for equity, justice, and democratic rights on campus.In a poster for the March 2 event, the teachers' body questioned what it described as the uneven...

New Delhi, March 2 Fourteen students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who were arrested during a protest march last week have been released, student leaders said on Monday, calling the development a relief for the university community.Those released include JNUSU president Aditi Mishra...

New Delhi, March 1 A Delhi court ordered the immediate release of 14 students who were arrested in connection with a protest demonstration at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus recently.The court had granted bail to the 14 protesters on February 27, saying while assaulting police...

New Delhi, February 28 – Fourteen Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) protesters, who had been granted bail the previous day, approached the Delhi High Court on Saturday to expedite the document verification process and other formalities to ensure their early release from Tihar jail, a lawyer...

New Delhi, February 28 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Saturday demanded the release of 14 arrested students, alleging that procedural delays and police action have kept them in custody despite being granted bail.In a statement, JNUSU general secretary Sunil Yadav...

New Delhi, February 27 Fourteen protesters were arrested in connection with a demonstration at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Thursday evening, police said.Those arrested included JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aditi Mishra, vice president Gopika Babu, former president Nitish...

New Delhi, February 27 – A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to all 14 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who were arrested during a march from the university campus to the Union Ministry of Education (MoE).The accused, including three office-bearers of the JNU Students’ Union, were...

New Delhi, February 27 – The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) called for a complete university strike on Friday to protest the arrest of 13 students, including three office bearers, during a march to the Ministry of Education (MoE).The union alleged that several students...