AMU Student Union Demands Arrest of Professor Who Said Brahma Raped His Daughter
2 years, 8 months ago

AMU Student Union Demands Arrest of Professor Who Said Brahma Raped His Daughter

News 18  

The BJP students union staged a protest on Tuesday demanding immediate arrest and dismissal of an assistant professor of the Aligarh Muslim University medical college for allegedly “insulting” Hindu deities during a classroom lecture. The leader of the students wing, Amit Goswami alleged that Dr Jitendra Kumar of the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of the AMU had “conspired to deliberately defame” Hindu religious sentiments. A case was also registered against him at the Civil Lines police station based on a complaint filed by a BJP youth leader. Read| UGC Allows Students to Pursue 2 Degrees at the Same Time, Can Enroll in Different Colleges Too One of the slides during the lecture talked about the story of Brahma raping his daughter, Indra’s impersonation of Rishi Gautam, and raping his wife, tulsi vivah: lord Vishnu raping the wife of king Jalandhar.

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‘Torture, murder of our daughter forgotten’: Kolkata victim's parents slam BJP
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Torture, murder of our daughter forgotten’: Kolkata victim's parents slam BJP

Hindustan Times  

The parents of the postgraduate trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August, have expressed unhappiness over the role of opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in demanding justice for their daughter. A file photo of junior doctors and others taking out a protest march demanding justice for the victim of the …

3 cases against Ravi, Bommai, Simha, seer over provocative speeches
1 month, 1 week ago

3 cases against Ravi, Bommai, Simha, seer over provocative speeches

Hindustan Times  

Three separate cases were filed on Monday against former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP leaders CT Ravi and Pratap Simha, and a prominent pontiff, following allegations of provocative speeches that incited religious tension. As such, two separate cases have been filed, and investigations are underway.” The accused have been booked under Section 196/1A of the BNS, that pertains to promoting …

Kolkata doctor rape and murder protest highlights: FAIMA writes to IMA, urges probe into alleged corruption and election irregularities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata doctor rape and murder protest highlights: FAIMA writes to IMA, urges probe into alleged corruption and election irregularities

The Hindu  

The ruling TMC and opposition BJP, as well as civil society members, are slated to hold street protests in the metropolis and across West Bengal during the day. Union minister and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar had earlier said that the protesters want Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to step down over the medic’s rape-murder. Kar Medical College and Hospital crossed …

Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief To AMU Professor In FIR Over Alleged Reference To Rape In Hindu Mythology
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief To AMU Professor In FIR Over Alleged Reference To Rape In Hindu Mythology

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week granted interim anticipatory bail to an Aligarh Muslim University professor who is facing an FIR for allegedly referring to examples of "rape" in Hindu mythology during a Forensic Medicine class in 2022. “Once a Teacher is teaching in the class room, although within the parameters the subject has to be taught and has given …

Kerala: ABVP, KSU seek action against professor over comment about Godse
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala: ABVP, KSU seek action against professor over comment about Godse

Hindustan Times  

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and the Kerala Student Union, student wing of the Congress, staged protests in front of the National Institute of Technology campus in Kozhikode on Monday, demanding action against the professor who praised Nathuram Godse in a Facebook comment. HT Image “A professor who is expected to impart good …

Kanpur: FIR against female teacher for trying to convert class 10 boy after trapping him in love affair
1 year, 1 month ago

Kanpur: FIR against female teacher for trying to convert class 10 boy after trapping him in love affair

Op India  

An FIR has been filed against a female teacher, her husband, her brother, and the school manager in Kanpur for attempting religious conversion of a Class 10 student after trapping him in a love affair. What was said in the complaint The victim’s father said that the teacher pressured his son into a false love affair, attempting religious conversion. The …

Jodhpur rape case at university campus: Police claims involvement of ABVP member
1 year, 5 months ago

Jodhpur rape case at university campus: Police claims involvement of ABVP member

Live Mint  

The gang rape of a 17-year-old Dalit girl at a university hockey ground in Jodhpur ignited a political row in Rajasthan, with both the ruling Congress government and the opposition BJP trading charges. However, the BJP MLAs got furious in the state assembly thrice regarding the accusations when independent MLA Sanyam Lodha accused them of not raising the issue of …

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action
1 year, 10 months ago

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit to initiate action in respect of ’attack’ on students. The Left-controlled JNU Students’ Union alleged on February 19 that ABVP activists attacked some students, an allegation denied by the right-wing students outfit. Read | JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies …

AMU teachers condemn Nupur, Jindal remarks
2 years, 6 months ago

AMU teachers condemn Nupur, Jindal remarks

The Hindu  

The teachers of Aligarh Muslim University have condemned the remarks of former Bharatiya Janata Party office-bearers, Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, and have decided to hold a candlelight vigil on the campus on Wednesday. In a meeting held on Monday evening at the University Teachers’ Staff Club, the serving and retired teachers condemned “the outrageous and blasphemous” remarks made by …

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint
2 years, 8 months ago

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Monday received a complaint from Left students against unknown Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad students following a clash in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Ram Navami. Meanwhile, the All India Students' Association called for a protest against the alleged violence by ABVP at the JNU campus. 11th April, 2pm pic.twitter.com/bQ6aJWG6gR — AISA Delhi April 10, 2022 …

Why has Aligarh Muslim University professor’s lecture on ‘rape’ caused a furore?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why has Aligarh Muslim University professor’s lecture on ‘rape’ caused a furore?

Firstpost  

Dr Jitendra Kumar made references to ‘rape’ in Hindu mythology. He has been suspended and booked by the police for hurting religious sentiments The Aligarh Muslim University suspended a faculty member at its medical school for “hurting religious sentiments”. Dr Jitendra Kumar, an assistant professor at AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, made references to “rape” in mythology while conducting a …

Aligarh Muslim University professor apologises for 'mythical references' on rape in class
2 years, 8 months ago

Aligarh Muslim University professor apologises for 'mythical references' on rape in class

India Today  

Aligarh Muslim University professor Dr Jitesh Kumar on Wednesday apologised for making 'mythical references' on rape in his presentation in a class. READ | Row over Aligarh Muslim University slide's depiction of Hindu gods, institute orders probe The university had issued a show cause notice to a professor for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of students and staff through his presentation. …

Aligarh Muslim University issues show cause notice to professor for hurting religious sentiments
2 years, 8 months ago

Aligarh Muslim University issues show cause notice to professor for hurting religious sentiments

Firstpost  

The university has also set up a two-member inquiry committee to look into the whole incident and suggest steps so that this type of incident does not happen again Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University administration and the Faculty of Medicine on Wednesday strongly condemned the content of a slide on the mythical reference of rape and issued a show-cause notice …

AMU Professor Teaches 'Brahma Raped His Daughter' in Class, Suspended
2 years, 8 months ago

AMU Professor Teaches 'Brahma Raped His Daughter' in Class, Suspended

News 18  

The Aligarh Muslim University has suspended Dr Jitendra Kumar, a faculty member at the medical school at the university for hurting “religious sentiments. After much uproar, AMU administration and faculty of medicine in an official statement have “strongly condemned” the content of the slide and issued a show-cause notice to Dr. Jitendra Kumar. AMU Admin & medicine faculty strongly condemned …

Kerala registers protest against DU professor’s ‘marks jihad’ remark
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala registers protest against DU professor’s ‘marks jihad’ remark

The Hindu  

Registering protest against the ‘marks jihad’ remark, the State has sought action against Rakesh Kumar Pandey, a professor of the Delhi University, for his alleged attempts to cast aspersions on its education sector and spark communal rifts. In a letter sent to the Union Education Minister Dharmendhra Pradhan, Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice R. Bindu accused the teacher …

Jadavpur University Professor Accused of Raping Researcher, FIR Filed
3 years, 3 months ago

Jadavpur University Professor Accused of Raping Researcher, FIR Filed

News 18  

A case has been registered against a professor of Jadavpur University in West Bengal by a researcher for allegedly raping her. The victim has filed an FIR at Jadavpur police station and a formal complaint in the varsity too. The university pro vice-chancellor Chiranjit Bhattacharya said, “We have got the complain and are enquiring this matter.” Demanding justice, the victim, …

Jadavpur University Professor Faces Casteist Abuse Online for Opposing College Exams Amid Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Jadavpur University Professor Faces Casteist Abuse Online for Opposing College Exams Amid Covid-19

News 18  

Professor Maroona Murmu of Jadavpur University, who was against the Centre’s decision to hold examinations amid the risk of COVID-19, never thought that her views would take an ugly turn on social media as she started facing casteist abuse for her stand. Trouble began on September 2, after Murmu, who belongs to the tribal community, expressed concern on social media …

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