Jamia Millia accused of harassing non-Muslims, university responds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jamia Millia accused of harassing non-Muslims, university responds

India Today  

Jamia Millia Islamia University has come under scrutiny following a report by a fact-finding committee alleging discrimination against non-Muslims and instances of coercion for religious conversion. Another account revealed that a non-Muslim faculty member from the Scheduled Caste community was subjected to unequal treatment and denied basic facilities like office furniture, which were readily provided to Muslim counterparts. JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA's OFFICIAL RESPONSE Jamia Millia Islamia University has issued a statement addressing the allegations, expressing commitment to fostering inclusivity and condemning any form of discrimination. The university acknowledged that past administrations may have mishandled such incidents but emphasised efforts under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Professor Mazhar Asif to create an equitable environment.

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Jamia Millia Islamia revokes suspension of 10 students for participating in protests on campus
1 week, 3 days ago

Jamia Millia Islamia revokes suspension of 10 students for participating in protests on campus

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia has revoked the suspension of at least 10 students who were penalised for allegedly participating in protests on campus. Jamia Millia Islamia revokes suspension of 10 students for participating in protests on campus However, the students have been asked to sign a "bond of good conduct" within seven working days of receiving the revocation letter. …

Criminalising dissent, sabotaging Muslim reservation: How Jamia Milia Islamia is being disciplined
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Criminalising dissent, sabotaging Muslim reservation: How Jamia Milia Islamia is being disciplined

New Indian Express  

On December 15, 2024, some students took out a solidarity march in Jamia in remembrance of the anti-CAA protests and the subsequent police violence. The protesters demanded revocation of disciplinary proceedings, show cause notices issued against dissenting students and the office memorandums prohibiting acts of dissent inside the campus. On the early morning of February 13, the third day of …

‘Free speech under threat’: Jamia student moves court against suspension
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Free speech under threat’: Jamia student moves court against suspension

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court will hear on Tuesday a plea by one of the 17 students of Jamia Millia Islamia against her suspension. Niranjan, another of the suspended students who identified themselves as the ‘Jamia Seventeen’ in their protests against suspensions, said, “Activities such as demonstrations or cultural discussions are not allowed on the campus.” He added that JMI students …

JNUSU joint secretary being targeted for his identity
1 month ago

JNUSU joint secretary being targeted for his identity

The Hindu  

Three days after a proctorial inquiry was ordered against Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union joint secretary Mohd. Sajid, the students’ panel on Monday demanded the revocation of the probe, claiming that he is being “targeted for his identity and activism”. The notice issued to Mr. Sajid on February 21 states that there was a complaint against him for “obstructing the …

Jamia Protest: Repression of Minority Institutions and Muslim Representation in India
1 month, 1 week ago

Jamia Protest: Repression of Minority Institutions and Muslim Representation in India

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 19, 2025 19:53 IST - 6 MINS READ Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended 17 students for protesting on the campus. For instance, when the students of Jamia protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019, the police attacked them brutally while using slur words for being Muslim. While there were complaints about this even before 2014, …

Antisocial elements behind posters with personal details of students, says Jamia
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1 month, 1 week ago

Antisocial elements behind posters with personal details of students, says Jamia

The Hindu  

Jamia Millia Islamia on Saturday denied “any role in pasting posters” displaying photographs and personal details of protesting students across the campus walls and blamed “antisocial elements” for the “name-and-shame act”. On Friday, the JMI received a backlash from various student organisations after posters carrying the photographs, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and other personal details of the 17 students who …

Jamia protest: AISA claims 17 students suspended, calls for boycott of classes
1 month, 1 week ago

Jamia protest: AISA claims 17 students suspended, calls for boycott of classes

The Hindu  

The Left-affiliated All India Students' Association has called for a boycott of classes at Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday, claiming 17 students have been suspended by the university for protesting against the disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. Jamia's action triggered a stir with several students claiming they received suspension notices, citing their alleged involvement in "acts of vandalism, unauthorized …

Jamia puts up posters with personal details of students on campus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jamia puts up posters with personal details of students on campus

The Hindu  

Several Jamia Millia Islamia students on Friday accused the university administration of violating their privacy and endangering their lives by placing a notice with their personal details at various spots on the campus in an attempt to “name and shame” them. Earlier in the day, names, photographs, residential addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of 17 students, including seven women, …

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action
1 month, 2 weeks ago

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen students from Jamia Millia Islamia were detained by the Delhi Police early on Thursday, three days into a protest against show-cause notices handed to some students by the university. Security heightened outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university on Thursday after several students staged protests and vandalised property over the varsity’s disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. The JMI administration, …

Jamia protest: 14 students detained, police personnel deployed outside university campus
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jamia protest: 14 students detained, police personnel deployed outside university campus

The Hindu  

Fourteen students of Jamia Millia Islamia were on Thursday detained by the police for vandalising “public property” and “disturbing law and order”, an officer said. A source said the university administration called police to remove the students from the protest site to “maintain law and order”. The university, in an official statement, said the action was “preventative measures” as the …

Jamia Millia Islamia evicts protesting students from campus, calls for police
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jamia Millia Islamia evicts protesting students from campus, calls for police

India Today  

Jamia Millia Islamia University has taken strong action against a group of students who were involved in a protest at the campus' academic building, since the evening of February 10. According to the university's statement, the protesting students not only damaged property but also prevented other students from using the central library amid the university's midterm examinations. "Taking preventive measures, …

Delhi HC seeks Jamia’s stand on plea of OBC students’ admissions in coaching academy
2 months ago

Delhi HC seeks Jamia’s stand on plea of OBC students’ admissions in coaching academy

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Jamia Millia Islamia to respond to a plea regarding admissions of Other Backward Classes students in its residential coaching academy meant for Civil Services aspirants. Referring to the UGC guidelines, Mr Singh’s plea said JMI could not restrict free coaching only to female students and those from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

Jamia Millia Islamia bans protests, raising of slogans on campus without prior notice: ‘Students will face…’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jamia Millia Islamia bans protests, raising of slogans on campus without prior notice: ‘Students will face…’

Live Mint  

Jamia Millia Islamia issued a ban against protests on campus this week — days after students raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “No protests, dharnas, raising slogans against any constitutional dignitaries shall be allowed in any part of the university campus. Disciplinary action shall be initiated against any erring students as per provisions of the university rules,” warned an …

Hindus in Jamia Millia Islamia face ‘acid attack, rape threats’ for resisting conversion efforts: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

Hindus in Jamia Millia Islamia face ‘acid attack, rape threats’ for resisting conversion efforts: Report

Live Mint  

Jamia Millia Islamia University has been alleged of wrongful discrimination of non-Muslims and coercive religious conversions, a report by the NGO "Call for Justice" notes. In another instance, a non-Muslim faculty member from the Scheduled Caste community was denied basic amenities like office furniture Then, an assistant controller of examinations was openly mocked for occupying a senior administrative position despite …

Jamia Millia Islamia: Religious discrimination & forced conversions
4 months, 1 week ago

Jamia Millia Islamia: Religious discrimination & forced conversions

Op India  

On 15th November, a Fact-Finding Committee constituted by the Delhi-based NGO Call for Justice brought to light serious allegations of religious discrimination and forced conversions at Jamia Millia Islamia, a minority institution in Delhi. Fact-finding committee releases the report on discrimination of non-Muslims and conversion of Non-Muslims to Islam in Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi The fact-finding committee in its …

'Totally Illegal’: Mohandas Pai Condemns Alleged Harassment Of Non-Muslims At Jamia Millia
4 months, 1 week ago

'Totally Illegal’: Mohandas Pai Condemns Alleged Harassment Of Non-Muslims At Jamia Millia

ABP News  

Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has sharply criticised Jamia Millia Islamia University over allegations of discrimination against non-Muslim students and instances of coercion aimed at religious conversion. Pai questioned how a central university, which is fully funded by taxpayer money and regulated by bodies such as the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Education, could allow such practices to …

Jamia PhD scholars allege mental, sexual harassment against guide
8 months, 1 week ago

Jamia PhD scholars allege mental, sexual harassment against guide

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Three women research scholars at Jamia Millia Islamia’s Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies have alleged mental and sexual harassment by their PhD supervisor. The scholars, who started their PhD programme two years ago, have alleged gender-based discrimination and “sexual comments” by the professor. They submitted two sets of complaints to the Centre’s director Indu Virendra; first on May …

Jamia Millia Islamia students raise ‘Strike for Babri’ slogans on campus
1 year, 2 months ago

Jamia Millia Islamia students raise ‘Strike for Babri’ slogans on campus

Live Mint  

On the evening of January 22, a group of people attempted to stage a protest on the campus of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia. Earlier on Monday, police personnel were stationed outside Jamia Millia Islamia campus following the circulation of an online video depicting two to three students raising slogans like “Strike for Babri,” PTI reported. Meanwhile, as reported by ANI, …

Delhi High Court Directs Jamia Millia Islamia To Regularise Sharjeel Usmani's Admission To MA Course
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs Jamia Millia Islamia To Regularise Sharjeel Usmani's Admission To MA Course

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has permitted former Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usmani to appear in the third semester examinations for 'MA in Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy' at Jamia Millia Islamia University. Justice Sanjeev Narula also directed JMI to immediately declare Usmani's results in respect of the first and second semester examinations.The court also asked. Justice Sanjeev Narula also …

‘Jamia Being Too Technical, Safoora Zargar Should be Given a Chance’: Academics
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Jamia Being Too Technical, Safoora Zargar Should be Given a Chance’: Academics

The Quint  

“I think Jamia Milia Islamia is getting too technical. But this is also political," said Professor Ali Nadeem Rezavi, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University regarding the recent news of Jamia cancelling their MPhil student Safoora Zargar's admission. Zargar, who is doing her MPhil dissertation on 'Socio-Spatial Segregation of Muslims in Urban Areas,’ had alleged on 24 August that the …

Common University Entrance Test officially accepted by Jamia Millia Islamia
3 years ago

Common University Entrance Test officially accepted by Jamia Millia Islamia

India Today  

CUET in Jamia Millia Islamia: Jamia Millia Islamia will adopt the Common University Entrance Test for admitting students to undergraduate programmes for the 2022-23 academic session. Students are advised to follow university websites www.jmi.ac.in and http://jmicoe.in for updates regarding courses and other details. CUET IN JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA As per past practice, the university will admit students in BTech programme …

Jamia Millia Islamia reopens for final year PG students
3 years ago

Jamia Millia Islamia reopens for final year PG students

India Today  

Jamia Millia Islamia reopened on Wednesday as the offline classes started after a period of two years for all post-graduation courses. To welcome the students to the campus, the Jamia put up a banner, reading, "Jamia Millia Islamia welcomes final year students on the phase-wise reopening of University". Jamia Millia Islamia students share their experiences Firdous Ahmed Barbhuiya, a final-year …

Jamia Millia Islamia celebrates 101st foundation day with all Covid-19 regulations
3 years, 5 months ago

Jamia Millia Islamia celebrates 101st foundation day with all Covid-19 regulations

India Today  

Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution born out of the freedom struggle and non-cooperation movement completed 101 years of its establishment today. The Foundation Day celebrations began today with a Guard of Honour to Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar by NCC Cadets at the forecourt of Dr. MA Ansari Auditorium of the university. After the inaugural function, students of Jamia Schools …

Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Appointment Of Dr. Najma Akhtar As VC, Jamia Milia Islamia
4 years ago

Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Appointment Of Dr. Najma Akhtar As VC, Jamia Milia Islamia

Live Law  

A single judge bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao of the Delhi High Court today rejected a quo warranto writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. Najma Akhtar as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia University for allegedly being illegal, arbitrary, void ab initio and non-est in law. The petition claims that Akhtar's appointment was in flagrant violation and "total …

Jamia Millia Islamia application portal for all programmes closes today at 12 am
4 years, 7 months ago

Jamia Millia Islamia application portal for all programmes closes today at 12 am

India Today  

The Jamia Millia Islamia University will be finally closing the application portal which has been open for a long due to the Covid-19 crisis in India. Jamia Millia Islamia application portal will shut for various programmes including residential coaching academy, Jamia schools and those applying under the foreign national and Non-Resident Indian categories, MPhil and PhD programmes can now submit …

Jamia, AMU among top-scoring universities in govt's assessment report
4 years, 7 months ago

Jamia, AMU among top-scoring universities in govt's assessment report

India Today  

In a performance assessment carried out of 40 central universities, New Delhi based Jamia Millia Islami has bagged the top position with 90% points. The ministry of education's assessment of central universities for the year 2019-20 has shown Jamia Millia Islamia to be one of the top-ranking universities in the country. Jamia and AMU controversies Both Jamia Millia Islamia and …

Hurry! Jamia Millia Islamia University Online Registration Closing Soon
4 years, 8 months ago

Hurry! Jamia Millia Islamia University Online Registration Closing Soon

ABP News  

Before you apply, make sure you have a scanned photo, scanned signature, and a credit card, net banking or ATM-cum-Debit card ready. This year due to the coronavirus pandemic, most colleges have started online registration for admissions. For Jamia Millia Islamia University the last date to submit an online application for university programmes including JMI schools and those applying under …

MHRD gives 'Outstanding Performance' status to Jamia Millia Islamia
4 years, 8 months ago

MHRD gives 'Outstanding Performance' status to Jamia Millia Islamia

India Today  

The Ministry of Human Resource Development given outstanding status to Jamia Millia Islamia on the basis of performance evaluation. With an objective to measure the performance of the Central Universities on selected key parameters against the targets set so as to improve the performance on the critical parameters of the organisation, all the CUs are required to sign a tripartite …

NHRC says Jamia protests were not peaceful as claimed by students
4 years, 8 months ago

NHRC says Jamia protests were not peaceful as claimed by students

Op India  

The National Human Rights Commission in its report on the Police crackdown at the Jamia Milia Islamia University in December 2019 has concluded that the Police had legitimate grounds for its actions and said that the protests by Jamia students were not entirely peaceful. Most significantly, the NHRC concluded, “The protest dated 15.12.2019 of students was not peaceful as they …

'Teachers are instigators, University is hotbed of Jihad': Jamia student
5 years ago

'Teachers are instigators, University is hotbed of Jihad': Jamia student

Op India  

On 25th March, 2020, Jamia Millia Islamia professor Dr Abrar Ahmad tweeted that he failed 15 non-Muslim students in his class as they supported the Citizenship Amendment Act. This raised the question that even if the tweet was ‘parody’ as Prof Ahmad claims, it could still fall under bullying tactics a professor could use his position of power to intimidate …

Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia ‘suspends’ professor who failed non-Muslims students for supporting CAA
5 years ago

Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia ‘suspends’ professor who failed non-Muslims students for supporting CAA

Op India  

Jamia Millia Islamia University suspends Dr Abrar Ahmad, Assistant professor, who claimed he has failed 15 non-Muslim students for supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act. Dr. Abrar Ahmad, Asstt Professor of @jmiu_official tweeted in public domain as to failing 15 non-muslim students in an exam. @DrRPNishank @HRDMinistry — Jamia Millia Islamia March 25, 2020 In a Twitter post in atrociously mangled …

Jamia professor who said he failed 15 non-Muslim students for supporting CAA now says his tweet was a ‘parody’
5 years ago

Jamia professor who said he failed 15 non-Muslim students for supporting CAA now says his tweet was a ‘parody’

Op India  

Spooked by the criticism received for his tweet in which he claimed to have failed 15 non-Muslim students for supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act, Jamia professor Dr Abrar Ahmad backtracked from his assertions, stating that his tweet was a ‘parody’ to highlight the alleged discrimination meted out by the government against a particular community. — Dr. Abrar Ahmad March 25, …

Attempt To Denigrate Institutions Like JNU, Jamia Will Not Be Tolerated, Says Union HRD Minister Nishank
5 years, 1 month ago

Attempt To Denigrate Institutions Like JNU, Jamia Will Not Be Tolerated, Says Union HRD Minister Nishank

ABP News  

Haridwar: Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Sunday said those who will try to denigrate good institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia will not be tolerated. The minister's remark came after a CCTV footage showing police personnel assaulting students inside Jamia Millia Islamia library on December 15 last year surfaced on social media. On …

Watch: Jamia ‘students’ with stones in hand taking shelter in library before Police barged in during anti-CAA riots
5 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Jamia ‘students’ with stones in hand taking shelter in library before Police barged in during anti-CAA riots

Op India  

A new video has now surfaced from the night of 15th December 2019 that shows ‘students’ of the Jamia Milia Islamia University entering the library with stones in their hands before the Delhi Police took action against those present in the room. Earlier, a 49-second video was released that showed men in police uniforms caning ‘students’ ‘studying’ in the library. …

Jamia Millia Islamia distances itself from controversial CCTV footage
5 years, 1 month ago

Jamia Millia Islamia distances itself from controversial CCTV footage

Op India  

In a new twist to the ongoing controversy over the release of edited CCTV footages of police action against anti-CAA rioters inside Jamia Millia Islamia University, the university administration has now released a statement distancing itself from the leaked CCTV footage. pic.twitter.com/FgdFwlw0L1 — TIMES NOW February 16, 2020 Interestingly, the official statements by the Jamia Millia Islamia University come at …

Jamia distances itself from video showing police lathicharge inside library, says not released by us
5 years, 1 month ago

Jamia distances itself from video showing police lathicharge inside library, says not released by us

India Today  

The Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday distanced itself from the viral video of police brutality in the Old Reading Hall on December 15, saying that it was not released by the university. The Jamia university issued a statement, clarifying that it has not released the 48-second video which is circulating on social media showing some men in paramilitary and police …

In Jamia students' anti-CAA protests are echoes of the university's challenge to British occupation of India
5 years, 1 month ago

In Jamia students' anti-CAA protests are echoes of the university's challenge to British occupation of India

Firstpost  

A century ago, Jamia Millia Islamia was founded as an act of resistance against the British occupation of India. “The ongoing anti-CAA protests in Jamia have an important role in giving a vocabulary to young Indian Muslims — values of constitutionalism, rights, and equality — while resisting the state’s repression and injustice,” Farooquee says. We are not realising it now, …

Jamia Millia Islamia prohibits students from holding protests inside campus, warns of strict action
5 years, 1 month ago

Jamia Millia Islamia prohibits students from holding protests inside campus, warns of strict action

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia on Saturday prohibited students from holding any protest meeting or agitation inside the university campus, warning them of strict action, according to officials. The varsity administration also directed students to report to it any unauthorised entry of outsiders in campus to avoid “disruption of peace”. “Any kind of protest meeting, agitation, speeches and mass gathering …

JMI conducts Distance and Open Learning(CDOL) annual exams across the country
5 years, 2 months ago

JMI conducts Distance and Open Learning(CDOL) annual exams across the country

India Today  

Jamia Millia Islamia has started conducted the annual examinations of various courses, including - PG, UG, PG diploma, diploma and certificate courses run by Centre for Distance and Open Learning. About JMI Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920 became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. …

Jamia Millia to move court to file FIR against police action inside campus
5 years, 2 months ago

Jamia Millia to move court to file FIR against police action inside campus

Op India  

Taking a cue from Aligarh Muslim University, the Jamia Millia Islamia university also declared today that they will move the court for registration of FIR against the Delhi Police. The university officials said that the varsity will move court over the non-filing of an FIR by the Delhi Police in the alleged ‘violence’ that took place in the university on …

Jamia Millia Islamia to move against Delhi Police in court, seeks registration of FIR for 15 December violence in varsity
5 years, 2 months ago

Jamia Millia Islamia to move against Delhi Police in court, seeks registration of FIR for 15 December violence in varsity

Firstpost  

Jamia Millia Islamia will move to a Delhi court seeking direction to police to register an FIR in connection with 15 December, 2019 violence in the university. The application will be filed under Section 156 of CrPC in court New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia will move to a Delhi court seeking direction to police to register an FIR in connection …

Jamia Millia students gherao Vice-Chancellor’s office, semester exams cancelled
5 years, 2 months ago

Jamia Millia students gherao Vice-Chancellor’s office, semester exams cancelled

The Hindu  

Several students of Jamia Millia Islamia university on Monday gehraoed the vice-chancellor's office demanding to know why an FIR had not been registered in the matter of police entering the campus on December 15 and carrying out a crackdown. The Vice-Chancellor, Najma Akhtar, who came out to speak to the protesting students, said that the police had not "recieved" their …

Jamia Students & Teachers Move NHRC For Action Against Police Violence In Campus
5 years, 2 months ago

Jamia Students & Teachers Move NHRC For Action Against Police Violence In Campus

Live Law  

Three students and Prof. Majid Jamil, Secretary of the Teachers' Association of Jamia Milia Islamia University filed a complaint against the police brutality toward students at the National Human Rights Commission on Monday. As per the complaint, on 15th December, a peaceful protest being conducted by the students of Jamia against the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, culminated in …

Seven-Member NHRC team visits Jamia Campus
5 years, 3 months ago

Seven-Member NHRC team visits Jamia Campus

India TV News  

A seven-member team of the National human Rights Commission on Friday visited the Jamia Millia Islamia University as part of its probe into the alleged police excesses following their entry into the varsity campus, an official said. According to the Jamia official, the NHRC team visited the library, which the police had allegedly stormed while looking for 'outsiders' who had …

Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar urges students to stay away from rumours
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar urges students to stay away from rumours

India TV News  

Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia on Friday requested its students to stay united and not fall prey to any rumours and media distortions. In her letter to the students, vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar assured the students that the university is looking into their demands. Jamia Millia Islamia has been in the news since last week for the students' protests against the …

‘We heard gunfire’: Jamia students detail police attack on campus
5 years, 3 months ago

‘We heard gunfire’: Jamia students detail police attack on campus

Al Jazeera  

Two doctoral students at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia recount December 15 police action to break their protest. On December 15, days after India passed a contentious citizenship law that critics say is “anti-Muslim”, a major protest erupted at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia university campus. A peaceful students’ rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned into a battlefield outside …

Jamia Violence: Three Former Students Move SC For Judicial Probe [Read Petition]
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamia Violence: Three Former Students Move SC For Judicial Probe [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Three former students of Jamia Milia Islamia moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking an independent judicial inquiry by a retired Supreme Court and/or High Court Judge into the alleged police atrocities on students of the varsity protesting peacefully against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. The petition was mentioned before Chief Justice S A Bobde by advocate M. Three former …

CAA protests: South Delhi turns battlefield as police, students clash at Jamia University
5 years, 3 months ago

CAA protests: South Delhi turns battlefield as police, students clash at Jamia University

India Today  

FOUR buses were set ablaze and several other vehicles vandalised as anti-citizenship law protesters clashed with police near New Friends Colony in South Delhi on Sunday, leaving dozens of people and several cops injured. At this point, police initiated Lathi charged and used tear gases on them to normalise the situation," Biswal said that some students also pelted cops with …

Jamia Violence: Our students not involved, says University in official statement
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamia Violence: Our students not involved, says University in official statement

India TV News  

Jamia Millia Islamia University in an official statement on Sunday said that its students were not involved in the violence that erupted during anti-Citizenship Act protests in and around the campus. In a statement, the university said that it has already declared winter vacation and postponed semester examination after a clash between police and students on Friday. "A large number …

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