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AMU to have a chair on RSS’ favourite Mughal — Dara Shikoh

AMU Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor said the university has decided to set up the research chair to further the cause of peace studies in the country.

Why AMU’s middle name has never been more in focus than in the last five years

In the last five years, the Aligarh Muslim University has faced a series of rhetorical questions from India’s Hindu Right-wing groups.

Sedition charges have nothing to do with Republic TV reporter, say AMU students

Hindu & Muslim student groups blame each other for ‘riot-like situation’ at AMU, but agree that incident with Republic TV reporter the same day was unrelated.

Gautam Gambhir & Omar Abdullah spar on Twitter after Mannan Wani encounter

Gautam Gambhir had tweeted after the MannanWani encounter that the radicalisation of educated youth represented a failure of the political class.  

AMU students organise funeral for slain Hizbul militant Mannan Wani, 2 booked for sedition

A group of Kashmiri students organised the funeral Thursday evening, but were stopped by other students and AMU authorities.

Modi govt wants IIMs, AMU and Jamia to train and modernise madrasa teachers

Plan is at ‘embryonic stage’ but minority affairs ministry hopes project will instil sense of ‘modernity’ among madrasa teachers

Not just AMU, these bits of Jinnah’s legacy have also faced ire in modern India

The portraits and plaques of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Indian institutions have irked many individuals and political parties since Partition.

The rise of the Sangh at India’s oldest Muslim university

For some, the new brand of AMU politics is about reform. For others, it is only a manifestation of what they see as increasingly vitiating national politics.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.