'Can't Suppress Truth': Detained Jamia Students Slam Police Action Over BBC Docu
1 year, 10 months ago

'Can't Suppress Truth': Detained Jamia Students Slam Police Action Over BBC Docu

The Quint  

"I was chased around the campus by the guards. Finally, one female student stopped me and the guards caught on and pushed me against the wall," alleged Nivedya, one of the seven students of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university who was detained by the Delhi police on Wednesday, 25 January. The vice president of the Students Federation of India and an MA Convergent Journalism student of JMI's AJK Mass Communication and Research Centre, Nivedya was detained after the SFI planned to screen the first part of the controversial BBC documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question,' which recounts the events of the 2002 riots in Gujarat. Nine other students – Dibya Jyoti Tripathi, vice-president of National Students' Union of India, Nivedya, vice-president of Students' Federation of India, Abhiram and Tejas, students of Jamia and SFI Unit members, Azeez, NS Abdul Hammed, Adham Pr, Lubaib Basher and Anshul Singh – were also detained on Wednesday from outside the JMI campus. While Nivedya was released the same day, the others were released on Thursday.

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Jamia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogans 'Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah' demanding 'Azadi'
1 week ago

Jamia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogans 'Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah' demanding 'Azadi'

Op India  

On Sunday, December 15, the All India Students Association, a left-leaning student association, and the National Student Union of India, organized an event marking five years of the anti-CAA protests at the Jamila Milia Islamia, a minority institution in Delhi. The students participating in the event raised Islamic slogans like, “Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah” and “Hum Kya …

Jamia students allege police lathi charged during CAA protests, claim students severely injured
1 week ago

Jamia students allege police lathi charged during CAA protests, claim students severely injured

India TV News  

Jamia Millia Islamia students on Tuesday alleged that during a CAA protest on December 16, the police entered the University library and lathicharged them. On Sunday, Jamia suspended classes and shut down its library and canteen as a student outfit planned to observe a remembrance event marking the anniversary of the 2019 anti-CAA protests and alleged police brutality on campus. …

Rajasthan: Kashmiri student arrested over comments on Babri structure and Ram Mandir
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Kashmiri student arrested over comments on Babri structure and Ram Mandir

Op India  

A Mewar University student named Sohrab Qayoom from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested by the Chittorgarh police in Rajasthan after he allegedly made an offensive social media post on the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the demolished Babri structure. The association unequivocally condemns the student’s actions and urges all Kashmiri students to refrain from writing provocative content on social media …

Jamia Millia Islamia students raise ‘Strike for Babri’ slogans on campus
11 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, …

7 Kashmiri students arrested under tough law for rejoicing India World Cup loss
1 year ago

7 Kashmiri students arrested under tough law for rejoicing India World Cup loss

India Today  

Seven students of a university in Jammu and Kashmir were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for allegedly raising anti-India slogans and celebrating the Indian cricket team's loss in the World Cup 2023 final, officials said on Monday. POLITICIANS REACT TO STUDENTS' ARREST A secion of politicians, including the former J-K chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, have …

DU, Jamia, JNU students detained for pro-Palestine protests outside Israeli embassy
1 year, 2 months ago

DU, Jamia, JNU students detained for pro-Palestine protests outside Israeli embassy

Firstpost  

When some of the students tried to march towards the embassy, they were detained as they did not have the required permission to hold the protest, said a police officer, adding that “no one was allowed to violate law and order” Police on Monday detained some students as they tried to hold a protest near the Israeli embassy here in …

Delhi University says PhD student ‘brain’ behind protest over BBC film
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi University says PhD student ‘brain’ behind protest over BBC film

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi University on Monday told the Delhi high court that it debarred PhD student Lokesh Chugh for a year for being the “mastermind” behind the protests on the varsity campus over screening of the BBC documentary on Gujrarat riots. In an affidavit before the court, the varsity defended its action against Chugh and said that students who screened the …

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
1 year, 10 months ago

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others on the city police's challenge to a trial court order discharging them in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The trial court had in its February 4 order discharged 11 people, including Imam and Tanha, while holding that they were made …

Jamia violence | Order to discharge Sharjeel Imam, others illegal: Delhi Police to high court
1 year, 10 months ago

Jamia violence | Order to discharge Sharjeel Imam, others illegal: Delhi Police to high court

India Today  

The Delhi Police has contended before the high court that a trial court's order discharging 11 people, including student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case, is patently illegal and perverse. The petition has sought to set aside the trial court's February 4 order that discharged the 11 accused in the case, holding …

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists
1 year, 10 months ago

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists

The Hindu  

A Delhi court discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and eight others in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia university in December 2019. The court order, on February 4, said the Delhi Police had made them a “scapegoat”, and that there was no prima facie evidence that the accused were …

BBC documentary row: Ajmer University suspends 10 students for watching banned series
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary row: Ajmer University suspends 10 students for watching banned series

India TV News  

BBC documentary row : At least 10 students of Ajmer's Central University of Rajasthan were suspended on Saturday after they were found watching the banned BBC documentary in the hostel. Just a day earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned against attempts to sow differences and create divisions in the country and asserted that such efforts will not succeed. Addressing a …

BBC documentary row: 'Power outage', ‘azadi’ slogans at Presidency University
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary row: 'Power outage', ‘azadi’ slogans at Presidency University

Hindustan Times  

The College Street campus of Presidency University in Kolkata witnessed high drama and chaos on Friday evening after there was a power outage for some time during the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots. However, the Left-backed students' body said there was a sudden power cut during the screening, which …

Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings

Al Jazeera  

The documentary alleges that Modi ordered police to turn a blind eye to deadly riots while he was Gujarat state’s chief minister. Police have detained many students in the Indian capital, New Delhi, over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role during the deadly Gujarat sectarian riots in 2002. Police swarmed Delhi University after …

Students at two Kolkata varsities screen BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Students at two Kolkata varsities screen BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

Students’ unions at two universities in Kolkata on Friday screened the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question. While the supporters of the Students’ Federation of India screened the documentary at Presidency University, it was the supporters of the All India Students’ Union who screened the documentary at Jadavpur University. Students from several universities in the country, including Jawaharlal Nehru University, …

24 Delhi University students detained over BBC documentray screening; Section 144 imposed near Faculty of Arts
1 year, 10 months ago

24 Delhi University students detained over BBC documentray screening; Section 144 imposed near Faculty of Arts

The Hindu  

Days after protests broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia University over the ban on the screening of BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, students from Delhi University and Ambedkar University too protested against the ban on screening. Around 24 students and activists belonging to the National Students’ Union of India were detained outside the Delhi …

13 Students Detained for Organising BBC Docu Screening at Jamia Released: Police
1 year, 10 months ago

13 Students Detained for Organising BBC Docu Screening at Jamia Released: Police

News 18  

Thirteen students detained for organising a screening of the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots at Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday have been released, officials said. The External Affairs Ministry has trashed the documentary as a ”propaganda piece” that lacks objectivity and reflects a colonial mindset.t Read | 13 Students Detained for Organising BBC Documentary Screening at Jamia Not …

Why Indian students are defying a ban on a BBC program examining Narendra Modi's past
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Indian students are defying a ban on a BBC program examining Narendra Modi's past

ABC  

This week, as India celebrated its 74th Republic Day on January 26 — which commemorates the enactment of the constitution — the country's police were detaining students over screenings of a recent BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has been banned by the government. The two-part BBC program, India: The Modi Question, which examines Mr Modi's role in …

It has nothing to do with protest: Jamia University clarifies class suspension
1 year, 10 months ago

It has nothing to do with protest: Jamia University clarifies class suspension

India Today  

Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended classes on Friday at the request of students and faculty members, the varsity said in a statement on Thursday. PROTEST OVER SFI ACTIVISTS' DETENTION A protest was held in the campus on Wednesday against the detention of four Students' Federation of India activists hours before the proposed screening of the controversial BBC documentary "India: The …

BBC documentary on PM Modi: Delhi Police detains 24 students from DU for planning to screen film
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi: Delhi Police detains 24 students from DU for planning to screen film

India TV News  

Delhi Police on Friday detained 24 students from the Delhi University's Arts Faculty for planning to screen the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots. Reacting to the detaining of students over the screening of the BBC documentary in DU, Rajni Abbi, Delhi University proctor, said, "Whatever the course the Police have to take, they will take it. In …

BBC Documentary Row: Cong in Kerala Screens Series at Beach for Public; Delhi Police Releases 13 Students Detained at Jamia
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC Documentary Row: Cong in Kerala Screens Series at Beach for Public; Delhi Police Releases 13 Students Detained at Jamia

News 18  

BBC Documentary Row Updates: A screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled “India: The Modi Question” was planned by the Students’ Federation of India at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Wednesday, for which heavy security was deployed outside the varsity in the evening to prevent any untoward incident. Congress Leader’s Son Quits Party Day …

13 Students Detained for Organising BBC Documentary Screening at Jamia Not Yet Released by Police: SFI
1 year, 10 months ago

13 Students Detained for Organising BBC Documentary Screening at Jamia Not Yet Released by Police: SFI

News 18  

Thirteen students, detained for organising a screening of a controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots at the Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday, have not been released by police yet, the Students Federation of India claimed. Scores of students were detained on Wednesday as they gathered outside the university gate to protest against the detention of four Students Federation …

Stone-Pelting, Cops & Flashbacks of 2 Violent Evenings: Why JNU, Jamia Are on Edge over BBC's PM Modi Feature
1 year, 10 months ago

Stone-Pelting, Cops & Flashbacks of 2 Violent Evenings: Why JNU, Jamia Are on Edge over BBC's PM Modi Feature

News 18  

From stone-pelting within student groups to police pushing students away from campus gates and detaining student leaders amid heavy deployment over two consecutive evenings, the screening of the contentious BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ at major university campuses — Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia — has come under fire, bringing back flashes of violence and police atrocity …

13 students detained for organising BBC series screening at Delhi's Jamia released
1 year, 10 months ago

13 students detained for organising BBC series screening at Delhi's Jamia released

India Today  

Thirteen students detained for organising a screening of the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots at Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday have been released, officials said. Scores of students were detained on Wednesday as they gathered outside the university gate to protest against the detention of four Students' Federation of India activists hours before the proposed screening. While the …

BBC Documentary Row: SFI Plans Screening at Jamia, University Denies Permission; 13 Students Detained
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC Documentary Row: SFI Plans Screening at Jamia, University Denies Permission; 13 Students Detained

News 18  

BBC Documentary Row Updates: A day after Delhi?s Jawaharlal Nehru University planned a screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left-affiliated Students? Meanwhile, the Delhi Police said they have detained four students after the SFI announcement plan to screen the controversial BBC documentary on the Jamia campus. A Delhi Police official said four SFI members were …

SFI at Kolkata's Presidency University plans to screen BBC documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

SFI at Kolkata's Presidency University plans to screen BBC documentary

Op India  

Amid the ongoing controversy over the propaganda BBC documentary, the Students’ Federation of India of Presidency University in Kolkata has additionally sought permission to screen the banned documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots on January 27 at 4 pm. #SFI at Presidency University plans to organise open screening of the @BBC documentary India the Modi …

13 Jamia students detained by police ahead of planned BBC documentary screening
1 year, 10 months ago

13 Jamia students detained by police ahead of planned BBC documentary screening

The Hindu  

A day after chaos erupted in Jawaharlal Nehru University over students watching a controversial BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 13 students at Jamia Milla Islamia University were detained by police ahead of a screening of the documentary that was scheduled to be held on their campus on Wednesday evening. “ administration has earlier issued a memorandum and circular …

Tension in Jamia campus over BBC documentary screening, 4 detained
1 year, 10 months ago

Tension in Jamia campus over BBC documentary screening, 4 detained

Live Mint  

The Students's Federation of India has announced that they will screen the controversial documentary series by British Broadcasting Corportaion on Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat Riots at the Jamia Milia Ismalia Campus at 6pm today, 25 January. The Delhi Police informed that four students have been detained for allegedly creating a ruckus outside Jamia Milia Islamia University …

BBC documentary in JNU: Power cut off, internet shut & students attacked
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary in JNU: Power cut off, internet shut & students attacked

Live Mint  

Several students on Tuesday gathered at the JNU students' union office for a screening of a controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the JNU Students' Union had said that there is no intention to create any form of disharmony through the screening of the documentary, as per PTI reports. Some time back, a teacher had also called …

BBC documentary row: Ruckus in Jamia University over 'planned screening' of banned film, security tightened
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary row: Ruckus in Jamia University over 'planned screening' of banned film, security tightened

India TV News  

BBC Documentary on PM Modi: Security has been tightened outside the Jamia Millia University in Delhi ahead of the planned screening of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi organised by the Students' Federation of India at 6 pm at MCRC lawns in varisty campus today. Meanwhile, 10 University students and members of the SFI including Azeez, Nivedya, Abhiram, …

BBC documentary row: Delhi Police detains13 students as SFI announces screening on Jamia campus
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary row: Delhi Police detains13 students as SFI announces screening on Jamia campus

India TV News  

BBC documentary row: Amid the controversy that erupted following the release of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Police on Wednesday detained at least thirteen Left-affiliated Students' Federation of India after they called for screening of the banned movie on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus. "In an atrocious manner, Azeez, a student of Jamia Milia Islamia and …

India students watch BBC film on Modi despite power cut
1 year, 11 months ago

India students watch BBC film on Modi despite power cut

Al Jazeera  

JNU students blame university for power outage after officials said screening of documentary might ‘disturb peace and harmony’ on campus. A top Indian university cut off power and internet supply on campus before a screening by its students’ union of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has dismissed as propaganda, broadcaster NDTV reported. JNU Students start …

JNUSU to show BBC documentary on Tuesday, authorities issue warning
1 year, 11 months ago

JNUSU to show BBC documentary on Tuesday, authorities issue warning

The Hindu  

The JNU Students Union on Monday invited students for a screening of the BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question at its office at 9 p.m. on January 24, even as the university administration has asked it to cancel the event, “failing which strict disciplinary action may be initiated as per university rules”. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had on …

Chandigarh University leaked video: Prime accused arrested from Shimla
2 years, 3 months ago

Chandigarh University leaked video: Prime accused arrested from Shimla

India TV News  

Highlights The accused man in the leaked video case of Chandigarh University has been arrested The accused has been held from Shimla Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered the probe into the incident Chandigarh University leaked video row: A 23-year-old accused has been arrested from Shimla after a row erupted over alleged leaked videos of women of Chandigarh University. Earlier in …

Jamia cancels admission of Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar, students protest in support
2 years, 3 months ago

Jamia cancels admission of Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar, students protest in support

Op India  

Students at Jamia Millia Islamia University protested and shouted slogans after the college revoked admission of anti-Hindu Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar. This comes after the sociology department at Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday cancelled the admission of riots accused Safoora Zargar. Safoora Zargar was booked under the Unlawful Activities Act for her alleged role in the conspiracy that led …

Students Have Understood JNU Not a Place for 'Anti-national' Activities, Says Chancellor V K Saraswat
2 years, 4 months ago

Students Have Understood JNU Not a Place for 'Anti-national' Activities, Says Chancellor V K Saraswat

News 18  

Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have understood the message that the university is a place for a free exchange of ideas but it cannot be used for activities that are ‘anti-national’ or against the ‘interest of the nation’s sovereignty, its chancellor V K Saraswat has said. Read: ‘We are Nationalists First,’ Says JNU VC, Backs ‘Multiple Narratives’ Beyond ‘Left-hegemonic’ Ones …

Jamia student arrested for sending crypto to Islamic State terrorists
2 years, 4 months ago

Jamia student arrested for sending crypto to Islamic State terrorists

Live Mint  

The National Investigation Agency said on August 7 that a Jamia Millia Islamia student had been detained for allegedly having connections to the Islamic State. “NIA conducted search in the residential premises of accused Mohsin Ahmad and subsequently arrested him in the case pertaining to online and on-ground activities of ISIS,” the central agency said in a statement. “The arrest …

Delhi: NIA arrests Jamia student for sending crypto money to IS
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: NIA arrests Jamia student for sending crypto money to IS

Hindustan Times  

A student of Jamia Millia Islamia has been arrested for alleged links with the Islamic State, the National Investigation Agency said on Sunday. The accused, Mohsin Ahmad, 22, is an active member of the terror outfit and was collecting funds from sympathisers in India and abroad, the agency said. “NIA conducted search in the residential premises of accused Mohsin Ahmad …

Nothing Will Be Forgotten: From Jamia To Shaheen Bagh review: An account of fear and hope
2 years, 8 months ago

Nothing Will Be Forgotten: From Jamia To Shaheen Bagh review: An account of fear and hope

The Hindu  

The content of Nothing Will Be Forgotten is as direct as its title. A Ph.D. scholar at Jamia Millia Islamia University, Nehal Ahmed, was present on the campus during the days leading up to the police attack on Jamia students on December 15, 2019. The 138-pages centre around the peaceful agitation turning into a warzone and the unique gathering of …

Delhi riots case: Court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi riots case: Court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam

India Today  

A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 North-east Delhi riots larger conspiracy case where he and several others have been accused under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act. The former JNU student has been accused of making inflammatory speeches against the government on the Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens, particularly …

Court Denies Bail To Jamia Alumni President Shifa-Ur-Rehman In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
2 years, 8 months ago

Court Denies Bail To Jamia Alumni President Shifa-Ur-Rehman In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association, Shifa-Ur-Rehman in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat pronounced the order after hearing Advocate Abhishek Singh appearing for Rehman and Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad. A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni …

PCI panel to probe ‘harassment, intimidation’ of J&K journalists
3 years, 2 months ago

PCI panel to probe ‘harassment, intimidation’ of J&K journalists

The Hindu  

The Press Council of India has constituted a three-member fact finding committee to look into the alleged cases of intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir. “The committee is required to make a thorough probe into the matter, holding discussion with the authorities concerned and the affected journalists and collect such information as it deems fit to submit …

The Wire journalists booked by Barabanki police are Jamia students
3 years, 5 months ago

The Wire journalists booked by Barabanki police are Jamia students

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Police said on Thursday that they have registered an FIR against leftist portal The Wire and three of its journalists for publishing propaganda regarding the Barabanki Mosque demolition case. Seraj Ali studied at the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre at the Jamia Milia Islamia University. During the protests against the Citizenship Amendment, the Jamia Milia Islamia campus became …

Delhi: A year on, no police officer found guilty for clashes at Jamia
4 years ago

Delhi: A year on, no police officer found guilty for clashes at Jamia

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police has decided to absolve its personnel of charges that they had used excess force when they stormed the Jamia Milia Islamia campus on December 15 last year, officers familiar with the findings of a probe into the incident said, adding that the statements of around 60 witnesses were recorded and CCTV camera footage from the spot was analysed …

Alleged Leakage Of Confessional Statement Of Delhi Riots Accused- Zee News And OP India Violated The Programme Code: Petitioner Tells Delhi HC
4 years ago

Alleged Leakage Of Confessional Statement Of Delhi Riots Accused- Zee News And OP India Violated The Programme Code: Petitioner Tells Delhi HC

Live Law  

On Thursday, the counsel appearing for the 24-year-old student of Jamia Millia Islamia, Asif Iqbal Tanha stated before the Delhi High Court that Zee News & OpIndia violated Programme Code by making public the alleged confessional statement of Tanha. Significantly, on Monday, Asif Iqbal Tanha's represented by lawyers Siddharth Aggarwal, Sowjhanya Shankaran, Abhinav Sekhri, Siddharth Satija and Nikita Khaitan submitted …

Incidence Of Jamia Violence Can't Be Compared To Jallianwala Bagh Incident: Delhi Police Argues Before Delhi HC
4 years, 3 months ago

Incidence Of Jamia Violence Can't Be Compared To Jallianwala Bagh Incident: Delhi Police Argues Before Delhi HC

Live Law  

While arguing for the Delhi Police in the matter concerning Jamia violence, Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi argued that the Petitioners can't compare the police action in the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia University to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. While addressing the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, Mr Lekhi further argued that the force …

Jamia Millia's webinar on 'Discipline in Universities' suggests control and surveillance will be key part of education in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Jamia Millia's webinar on 'Discipline in Universities' suggests control and surveillance will be key part of education in India

Firstpost  

At a time when a new National Education Policy proposes to make education “well-rounded, useful, and fulfilling to the learner”, administrators of India’s top Central universities only want to tame their students On Tuesday, Jamia Millia Islamia University hosted a webinar titled “Discipline in Universities: Issues and Challenges” with representatives from five other central universities — Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aligarh …

Jamia Millia seeks action against Sudarshan News over 'UPSC Jihad' show
4 years, 3 months ago

Jamia Millia seeks action against Sudarshan News over 'UPSC Jihad' show

Op India  

On Thursday, Jamia Millia University wrote a letter to Union Education Ministry asking them to initiate action against Sudarshan News channel and its editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke for allegedly “tarnishing” the image of the university. Jamia Teachers’ Association calls for a criminal complaint against Suresh Chavhanke Meanwhile, the Jamia Teachers’ Association has also written a letter to Jamia Millia University administration …

Delhi riots accused Jamia 'student' Asif Iqbal wanted to turn India 'Islamic'
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi riots accused Jamia 'student' Asif Iqbal wanted to turn India 'Islamic'

Op India  

In a statement made to the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, Delhi riots accused Asif Iqbal Tanha has revealed that he wanted to turn India into an Islamic republic, reported Zee News. He also confessed to setting buses on fire under the garb of ‘peaceful protests.’ The Conspirator behind Jamia riots As per the report, Asif Iqbal admitted to …

Jamia Violence: Entry Into Campus Justified; Only Proportionate Force Used, Delhi Police Tells Delhi HC
4 years, 4 months ago

Jamia Violence: Entry Into Campus Justified; Only Proportionate Force Used, Delhi Police Tells Delhi HC

Live Law  

Appearing for the Delhi Police in matters pertaining to the Jamia violence, Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi submitted before the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Police was justified in entering the campus of Jamia Milia University and using proportionate force as the students were creating "social disharmony". These writ petitions Today, appearing for the Delhi Police, ASG Aman Lekhi …

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