Amu
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Hindu Yuva Vahini president, 3 others booked for calling AMU 'nursery of terror'
India | Sep 19, 2015, 08:51 PM ISTAligarh: A case has been registered against the office-bearers of Hindu Yuva Vahini on a complaint filed by Aligarh Muslim University authorities, after the right wing outfit described the varsity as a "nursery of terror".Additional
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AMU secretary attacks PM Modi government for 'tinkering' with education system
National | Jun 24, 2015, 04:13 PM ISTAligarh: Honorary Secretary of AMU Teachers' Association today expressed grave concern on Centre's alleged move of encroaching upon the autonomy of institutions for higher studies in the country."Alarm bells are now ringing all over the
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Yoga integral part of AMU culture: Vice-Chancellor
India | Jun 18, 2015, 12:42 PM ISTAligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice-Chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah today said Yoga is deeply ingrained in the university's culture and that a number of his predecessors encouraged its practice on the campus.“I have been practising
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Homosexuality rampant in madrassas, ban them: AMU professor
India | May 27, 2015, 09:21 AM ISTAligarh: An Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor has triggered a campus-wide protest by saying that madrassas are “dens of vice and homosexuality.”History department professor, Waseem Raja, allegedly said in a WhatsApp message sent the message
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AMU fellow elected to Israel's Hebrew University Student Union
World | Jan 05, 2015, 06:42 AM ISTJerusalem: Zulfiqar Sheth, a doctoral fellow from Aligarh Muslim University, has become the first Indian to be elected to represent overseas students at Israel's prestigious Hebrew University Student Union. Zulfiqar, a madrasa-educated Gujarati Muslim from Himmatnagar
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Need to put an end to religious conflicts: Islamic scholar
India | Jan 04, 2015, 01:39 PM ISTAligarh (UP): Rising incidence of religious conflicts and coercion in the world could lead to religious wars if this menacing trend is not confronted with due urgency, an Islamic scholar from West Indies has said.
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AMU row resolved as BJP relents, varsity to hold seminar on Raja
National | Nov 29, 2014, 06:32 PM ISTAligarh: Ending a stand-off, BJP today gave up its plans to organise the birth anniversary celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap at the campus of AMU, which had warned of a communal flagration, after the varsity
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HRD Minister denies receiving letter from AMU VC
National | Nov 28, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday denied receiving any letter from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice chancellor over an event planned by BJP members on the university campus on December
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PIL in Allahabad HC on the issue of girl students' access to library
India | Nov 14, 2014, 09:25 AM ISTAllahabad: Amid the raging controversy over girls being denied access to the library of Aligarh Muslim University, a Public Interest Litigation was today filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the varsity
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AMU VC stands by remark, apologises to those who 'misunderstood' him
India | Nov 13, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Unfazed by the row, AMU VC Zameer Uddin Shah yesterday stood by his controversial comment on girl undergraduates' entry to the university library even as the HRD Ministry sought more details from him
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Antibiotic resistant "super bug NDM-4" found at AMU
India | Sep 03, 2014, 11:29 AM ISTAligarh: A deadly bacteria variant known as NDM-4, which is also called the “super bug”, has been found by the medical researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University from the hospital's sewage.The
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Mahesh Bhatt wants Bharat Ratna for AMU founder
Bollywood | Aug 05, 2014, 08:16 PM ISTAligarh: Bollywood film director and activist Mahesh Bhatt has demanded the Bharat Ratna for Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.A programme was held Monday evening in New Delhi to release a re-print
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AMU professor accused of sexual harassment by researcher
India | May 10, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTAligarh: An assistant professor in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a foreign research scholar.A case under Section 354 (A) (making sexually coloured remarks) of IPC has been registered against
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Aligarh Muslim body slams Salim Khan, Salman for praising Modi
India | Apr 18, 2014, 04:45 PM ISTAligarh: The Forum for Muslim Studies and Analysis has slammed Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father and film writer Salim Khan for praising Narendra Modi for "pure commercial gains".FMSA, a body of Aligarh Muslim
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AMU withdraws dress code order
India | Jul 27, 2013, 03:16 PM ISTLucknow, July 27: Facing flak over its order to girl students to wear only "salwar kameez" along with a "dupatta" on the varsity campus, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) administration Saturday withdrew it.A senior official
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AMU to set up international relations study centre
India | May 10, 2013, 05:06 PM ISTAligarh, May 10: The Aligarh Muslim University would set up a new International studies centre offering various courses related to international relations, geo-strategy and key foreign languages, a varsity official said here. A decision regarding
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AMU expels 20 Munnabhai B. Tech students
India | Nov 07, 2012, 04:39 PM ISTAligarh, Nov 7 : Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Lt Gen (Retired) Zameer Uddin Shah has expelled 20 students of the Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology for having secured admission to
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AMU Entrance Exams On Schedule
India | May 02, 2011, 06:52 PM ISTAligarh, May 2: The AMU management today decided to hold all entrance examinations, including for its medical and engineering colleges, as per schedule despite the varsity closing doing indefinitely following student clashes."During a high-level meeting,
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Curious Twist To Gay AMU Professor Death Case
India | Apr 10, 2010, 06:10 PM ISTIn a curious twist to the controversy surrounding the death of a gay AMU professor, his cellphone has gone missing even as a case of criminal trespass has been lodged against six persons, including four