Aligarh Muslim University on Friday suspended a student named Basim Hilal over his objectionable tweet on Pulwama attack. “We’ve come to know of the highly objectionable tweet. Taking immediate cognizance he has been suspended by AMU administration. We won’t let the University be discredited. We’ve zero tolerance,”, University spokesperson Omar[Read More…]
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AMU teachers condemn sedition charges against 14 students, urge President Kovind to intervene
The Aligarh Muslim University Teacher’s Association on Wednesday condemned the booking of 14 students under Sedition charges and asked the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind to intervene in the matter. The teachers have urged the President to take Suo Moto cognisance of this action of the state government and[Read More…]
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
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
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
History is biased in favour of the ruler’s narrative: Rana Safvi
A noted historian, a popular author, an active orator, and an influential columnist – the name Rana Safvi needs no introduction. Safvi’s passion for culture and heritage is known to history aficionados. A Master in Medieval History from the prominent Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of History, AMU, Rana is[Read More…]
AMU student expelled for ‘anti-national post’ on Facebook
Mudassar Yusuf, a student at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been expelled for posting an objectionable comment on Facebook after the Uri terror attack which left 18 soldiers dead. The vice-chancellor of the university took the decision to expel the student after personally probing the matter. He termed his post as[Read More…]