Aligarh Muslim University
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PM Modi to be chief guest at Aligarh Muslim University's centenary celebrations on Dec 22
India | Dec 16, 2020, 07:30 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the Aligarh Muslim University's centenary celebrations via video conference, the varsity has informed in an official statement. The celebrations will take place on December 22 (Tuesday).
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Anti-Macron protest: AMU student leader Farhan Zubairi booked for hurting religious sentiments
India | Nov 02, 2020, 11:03 AM ISTThe FIR against Farhan Zubairi said that during anti-Macron protest, he had raised objectionable slogans against a particular community.
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Out for walk with friends, former AMU student shot dead on campus
Crime | Oct 09, 2020, 10:47 AM ISTThe deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Sanu Abbas, a former AMU student. He had gone for a walk with two of his friends at the athletics ground on the campus.
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AMU students seek re-investigation into anti-CAA protests
India | Sep 24, 2020, 10:46 AM ISTThe students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have urged the state police to re-investigate the December 15 anti-CAA protest violence and drop charges against those who are "innocent".
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Aligarh Muslim University hikes fees for foreign students, draws protests
Education | Sep 18, 2020, 02:33 PM ISTAMU has at least 800 international students on its rolls. "The hike is unreasonable and most of us cannot afford it," said A Urza, president of the International Students Association of AMU.
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Aligarh Muslim University aircraft, gifted by IAF listed on OLX for sale for Rs 9.99 crore
India | Aug 04, 2020, 10:09 AM ISTAn aircraft gifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2009, installed in the campus was listed online for sale on online website OLX at a price of Rs 9.99 crore on Monday.
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AMU scientist discovers proteins that form Cancer in liver
Science | Jun 22, 2020, 03:32 PM ISTAn Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) zoologist, Dr Hifzur R. Siddique, has collaborated with Prof Keigo Machida of the University of Southern California, to discover the protein forming cancerous cells in the body, causing growth of tumour in the liver.
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AMU to conduct online open book exams for final semester
Education | Jun 09, 2020, 12:44 PM ISTThe Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has decided to conduct online open book exams for all final semester papers of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, according to a spokesman of the university.
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Free COVID-19 tests at AMU's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
India | Apr 12, 2020, 03:37 PM ISTAmid coronavirus pandemic, the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been conducting COVID-19 tests free for people from western Uttar Pradesh.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU postpones all exams scheduled till April 2
Education | Mar 19, 2020, 06:54 PM ISTThe Aligarh Muslim University on Thursday postponed all university examinations scheduled till April 2 in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: AMU suspends all classes till March 22
India | Mar 14, 2020, 02:54 PM ISTThe Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Saturday suspended all classes, including sessional tests, till March 22 as a precautionary measure in view of novel coronavirus threat.
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Women protesters vacate anti-CAA protest site in Aligarh
India | Mar 01, 2020, 05:51 PM ISTScores of women who were holding a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on the Jiwangarh bypass road here for the past six days vacated the site in the presence of top district officials.
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AMU proctor quits, 21 students booked for burning effigies
India | Feb 05, 2020, 09:55 AM ISTThe proctor's resignation comes days after AMU students launched an agitation demanding the resignations of Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor and Registrar Abdul Hamid in the wake of the campus violence on December 15.
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CAA protest: Kafeel Khan remanded to judicial custody, transferred to Mathura jail
India | Feb 01, 2020, 10:51 AM ISTChild specialist Kafeel Khan who was accused of making an inflammatory speech at AMU was remanded to judicial custody and later transferred to Mathura jail, officials said on Saturday.
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Situation at AMU worsens; students boycott classes, VC threatens closure
India | Jan 30, 2020, 09:41 AM ISTThe student groups are seeking the withdrawal of 'false cases' against those who took part in protests against the amended citizenship Act on December 15. Senior district officials also held a meeting with the AMU Vice-Chancellor on Wednesday to review the situation.
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AMU cancels exam after protests
Education | Jan 27, 2020, 06:40 PM ISTAMU spokesman Shafey Kidwai said the exam was cancelled after a group of protesters blocked the entrance in response to a boycott call given by the AMU Students’ Coordination Committee.
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AMU postpones exams following student unrest
Education | Jan 16, 2020, 11:02 AM ISTWith the situation still described as tense due to simmering student unrest on the campus, the Aligarh Muslim University authorities on Thursday declared postponement of the examinations.
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Goons led by Satinder Awana didn't spare even girls in Sabarmati Hostel: JNUSU
India | Jan 06, 2020, 10:30 AM ISTJNU violence: Launching a scathing attack on JNU Vice-Chancellor, JNU Student's Union in a strong-worded statement said, "At every step, the Vice-Chancellor has tried to destroy the culture and academics of the university. Mr. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, it is time to go!"
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After JNU violence, protest errupts at Aligarh Muslim University
India | Jan 06, 2020, 08:29 AM ISTAfter the Sunday night violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which saw several students and teachers being injured, protests were held in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in support of their fellow students. A spokesperson of protesting students said that the march was held in the night to express solidarity with the JNU students, who were attacked by masked miscreants armed with rods and sticks.
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Anti-CAA stir: AMU further extends winter break
India | Jan 01, 2020, 06:10 PM ISTAccording to an AMU notice, the decision to extend the vacations again was taken after a meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor on Wednesday.