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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicAligarh Muslim University

Topic: Aligarh Muslim University

IITs, TISS, Jadavpur, Nadwa — campuses across India come out in support of Jamia students

IIT Bombay and TISS students take out support march in Mumbai hours after strong crackdown on protesting students in Jamia and AMU.

Paanwala, Lucknowi nawab, politician, indulgent father — Saeed Jaffrey could do it all

Saeed Jaffrey acted in more than 100 films in India besides playing varied roles in British television series and Shakespearean plays across the US.

Joblessness or Jinnah — in Aligarh, it’s Aligarh Muslim University that has polarised polls

Recent controversies involving AMU have split Aligarh, with Hindu youth blaming the university for myriad problems and students & Muslim youth defending it.

Aligarh Muslim University cautions Kashmiri students asking them to stay in campus

The university issued an advisory as a precautionary measure after protests broke out in Aligarh in the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack.

Kashmiri students suspended in Jaipur, locals in Dehradun want ‘traitors’ thrown out

NIMS University in Jaipur suspends 4 students for ‘celebrating’ Pulwama attack. Two suspended in Dehradun, local groups chant slogans against Kashmiri students.

14 charged with sedition at AMU is only single column news

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Supreme Court’s 7-judge bench to decide on minority status to Aligarh Muslim University

UPA govt had filed an appeal against the 2006 verdict of the Allahabad High Court holding that the varsity was not a minority institution.

How Aligarh Muslim University has become a laboratory for religious polarisation

The incident of a saffron-clad Hindu Mahasabha leader shooting at Gandhi's effigy is only the latest in a city systematically polarised over the last few years.

Ghulam Nabi Azad is wrong, mass appeal matters & not religion: Congress leaders

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said few Hindu candidates called him for campaigning any more, but local leaders deny that it’s because he’s Muslim.

Modi govt said autonomy won’t lead to fee hike but is now pushing varsities to raise fees

HRD ministry has warned central universities that if they don't sign the MoU that calls for gradual annual increase in fees, they could lose grants.

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Pushback against globalisation shouldn’t make us withdraw from it

As geopolitical tensions prompt serious calls for 'de-globalisation' and reduced import dependence, a more measured path may lie in regional globalisation.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.