As many as eight students of the Aligarh Muslim University have been suspended after a scuffle accrued between AMU students and crew members of Republic TV channel. As communicated by Omar Peerzada, an AMU official, eight students identified as Ajay Singh, Manish Kumar, Aman Sharma, Pavan Jadon, Imran Khan, Abdul Mabood,[Read More…]
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Aligarh Muslim University is not a minority institute, SC/ST must get reservation: Yogi Adityanath
Adityanath reasoned that as AMU receive grant of crores it is not a minority institution
Remove word ‘Muslim’ from Aligarh Muslim University: BJP MP Satish Gautam
Earlier, Aligarh MP Satish Gautam has been in the news for dubbing AMU as a “seminary for terrorists”
Aligarh Muslim University alumnus Abbas Akhil becomes New Mexico’s first Muslim American lawmaker
Albuquerque, New Mexico: On Tuesday, with swearing in as the District 20 representative in the New Mexico House, Democratic member Abbas Ali Akhil became the first Muslim American lawmaker in the history of the southern state. Abbas is an Indian immigrant who has been living with his family in the[Read More…]
AMU Jinnah Portrait incident: Yogi government left red-faced, Magisterial probe blames police for lapses
A magisterial inquiry reveals that there were lapses at the end of Local Intelligence Unit and police in the violence that occurred on May 2 at Aligarh Muslim University with regards to the removal of Muhammad Ali Jinah’s portrait from the campus. While talking to a media organization, Uday Singh,[Read More…]
SC rejects PIL seeking to change AMU’s name
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking to change the name of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). “You want us to do that,” asked Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi while dismissing the plea. –IANS
First time since 1921, Aligarh Muslim University to have a girls Hockey team
Almost after 100 years of its existence, the Aligarh Muslim University is all set to have its own girls Hockey team. If the team is ready on time, they could well be playing their first game in an inter-school tournament in February next year. The preparations are already in place as[Read More…]
Historian, Prof Mushirul Hasan passes away at 71
New Delhi: 71-year-old renowned historian, Professor Mushirul Hasan passed away early Monday morning. Prof Hasan served as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia between 1992-96 and later in the capacity of VC between 2004-09. An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University, Hasan was credited for writing extensively on the partition of India, and histories[Read More…]
AMU: Salman Imtiaz elected as the new President of AMU Students’ Union
Aligarh: Salman Imtiaz elected as the new President of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU), Salman hails from Aligarh and is a student of Ph.D. Social Work. It is after 44 years that someone from Aligarh has been elected as president. Hamza Sufyan was elected for the post of vice[Read More…]
AMUSU Election 2018: Women’s College Students’ Union results declared, Afreen Fatima elected president
Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) election were held on Saturday. Results for Abdullah College, Women’s College Students’ Union (WCSU) has been declared. Afreen Fatima who hails from Prayagaraj was elected for the president. Whereas, Naheed Asad won the vice president post and Maimoona Ansari was elected as new[Read More…]
AMUSU Election 2018: Salman Imtiaz elected as the new President of AMUSU
BREAKING: Salman Imtiaz elected as the new President of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU), Salman hails from Aligarh and is a student of PhD Social Work. Hamza Sufyan was elected for the post of vice president, whereas, Huzaifa Aamir grabbed Secretary post. Hamza is a student of Social Science[Read More…]
Remembering Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and his contribution towards women education
Sir Syed established the Scientific Society in 1863 to inculcate scientific temper among the youth, particularly Muslim youth since it was perceived that they had lagged behind in modern scientific pursuits.
Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Meet 2018: A rendezvous with alma mater
Annual Alumni Meet 2018 of the Aligarh Muslim University commenced today on October 16, in the Kennedy Auditorium. The grand event was attended by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor who himself had proposed the programme of the alumni meet and had urged all the members of Alumni Affairs Committee (AAC),[Read More…]
Silent march in Kashmir University in solidarity with AMU students
Srinagar: Students of the Kashmir University staged a silent march on Monday to show solidarity with Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students facing sedition charges for trying to offer funeral prayers in absentia for a slain Ph.D scholar-turned-militant commander. Manan Bashir Wani, who was a Ph.D scholar in AMU before he[Read More…]
Aligarh University issues notice to Kashmiri students who endeavoured to arrange Mannan Wani’s funeral prayer
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) issued a notice to nine students from Kashmir who attempted to arrange a funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza) of the Ph.D. scholar-turned militant Mannan Wani on the varsity campus. Mannan Bashir Wani was a native of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir and was expelled from Aligarh Muslim[Read More…]
SC/ST Commission summons Aligarh Muslim University vice chancellor
The government does not want to leave any chance to please Dalit community in the election as the decision of Aligarh Muslim University not allowing a reservation to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes may cost it dear. National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Commission has asked vice[Read More…]
Government assures on quota for SCs, STs, OBCs in AMU, Jamia
New Delhi: Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government will succeed in getting the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as these are central universities. Replying to a debate on the Constitution[Read More…]
Rs 4 cr grant for Centre of Excellence at Aligarh Muslim University
The Central government has approved a grant of Rs 4 crore to establish a “Centre of Excellence” for research on Bioinspired Nanomaterials and Drugs at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The “Translational Research on Bioinspired Nanomaterials and Drugs from Endophytes” will be done in active collaboration with researchers from various national institutes. Led by Professor Absar[Read More…]
Remove ‘Muslim’ from Aligarh Muslim University, ‘Hindu’ from Banaras Hindu University, says UGC
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the government to dispose of word ‘Muslim’ from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and ‘Hindu’ from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to show secular character. The proposal is contained in an audit of AMU, made by a committee formed by the UGC at the behest[Read More…]
Goof-up or intentional? Deccan Herald uses AMU photograph in Haryana violence story
At a time when the credibility of media houses has been under question for several reasons, a new goof-up has come to the fore, this time a reputed newspaper of south India has apparently tried to defame Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Deccan Herald, in one of its report on the[Read More…]
Tariq Mansoor named as a new AMU Vice-Chancellor
Tariq Mansoor has been chosen as Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice-chancellor by President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. The 60-year-old Mansoor, principal of AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, will succeed Lt Gen (retd) Zameeruddin Shah, who will retire on May 17. Mansoor has been associated with the university for 35 years[Read More…]
AMU Minority status: Government to withdraw plea against Allahabad HC verdict
The central government has decided to withdraw an earlier appeal seeking a minority status for Aligarh Muslim University. The erstwhile appeal was filed by the previous UPA government, challenging the Allahabad High Court’s verdict that said, “AMU is not a minority institution.” Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said, “We (government) have[Read More…]