A second-year engineering student who came to India in 2024, Ayyuba barely understands Hindi. But after his friends persuaded him, he agreed to deliver his ‘election speech.’
As per students, the protest escalated when members of the university’s proctorial team entered the premises. ‘They tried to disperse us forcefully,’ a student alleged.
On 19 December 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri delivered an address at the convocation of the Aligarh Muslim University, outlining the role education plays in shaping citizens in a democracy.
Students allege ‘up to 40% hike in some courses’, demand rollback. Proctor says fee increased between Rs 500 & Rs 1,500 for different courses, mainly to improve infra.
Justice Chandrachud's AMU judgment overturned a key aspect of the Supreme Court’s 1967 decision, which had held that an educational institution deriving its legal character from a statute is not “established” by a minority.
SC has overturned 1967 ruling that denied AMU minority status. Now, focus is on addressing faculty vacancies, reinstating students' union, and advancing women’s empowerment initiatives.
Supreme Court has ordered a fresh review of Aligarh Muslim University's minority status, setting guidelines for determining an institution's minority character, to apply in AMU's case.
‘The past holds us together; why should the present or the future divide us in spirit’, Jawaharlal Nehru said at his convocation address to Aligarh Muslim University students in 1948.
Since Model Code of Conduct is in place, Centre sought approval from ECI to proceed with appointment. Latter approved it on condition govt won’t derive 'political mileage from it'.
Drawing lessons from the Hormuz crisis, govt explores ways to reduce dependence on maritime chokepoints. Experts say options are limited for LPG compared to crude.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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