Aligarh Muslim University: News
Aligarh Muslim University was established as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in 1875 and was later made a central university in 1920. It is accredited by NAAC in 'A' grade having 13 Faculties. Spread over 467.6 hectares and with over 300 courses to offer, this renowned university is located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
23 Apr 2024
Droupadi MurmuAMU appoints Naima Khatoon Gulrez as its first female vice-chancellor
In a landmark decision, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has appointed Naima Khatoon Gulrez as its first female vice-chancellor.
31 Mar 2023
Uttar PradeshAligarh: 24-year-old stabs parents to death as siblings watch
A 24-year-old student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his parents to death at their rented house, reported Times of India.
26 Feb 2023
Hansal MehtaHansal Mehta celebrates 7 years of tragedy-drama film 'Aligarh'
There have been several movies in which actors Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao have portrayed unique characters, but the movie Aligarh was one that struck a chord with the audience.
29 Jan 2023
KeralaCall me Hindu, it's not religious: Kerala Governor Arif Khan
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday said the term "Hindu" should be used to refer to anyone born in India and living in the country, adding it is not a religious term.
14 Jun 2022
Rajkummar RaoPride Month special: Revisiting Hansal Mehta's brilliant LGBTQ+ drama 'Aligarh'
Manoj Bajpayee-Rajkummar Rao starrer Aligarh (2015) is a landmark film in the Indian LGBTQ+ landscape.
22 Dec 2020
Narendra ModiPM Modi attends AMU's centenary celebrations, calls university 'mini India'
In his speech during the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called the varsity a mini India.
18 Dec 2020
Narendra ModiAMU: Students oppose invitation extended to Modi as Chief Guest
The Aligarh Muslim University has turned 100 years old and to mark the occasion, an invitation was sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who accepted it. This development, however, has sparked a tug of war between teachers and students.
01 Mar 2020
MathuraThreat to Kafeel Khan's life: Wife in letter to HC
Shabista Khan, the wife of Dr. Kafeel Khan, has written to the Chief Justice of the Uttar Pradesh High Court, seeking security for her husband.
14 Feb 2020
MathuraFour days after getting bail, Kafeel Khan charged under NSA
Pediatrician Dr. Kafeel Khan, who was recently arrested and granted bail for allegedly making a provocative speech, has now been charged under the National Security Act (NSA).
11 Feb 2020
Kafeel KhanArrested for provocative speech, Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan gets bail
An Aligarh district court on Monday granted bail to Dr. Kafeel Khan, two weeks after his arrest for allegedly making a provocative speech at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
30 Jan 2020
MumbaiDr. Kafeel Khan arrested in Mumbai over 'inflammatory' AMU speech
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Dr. Kafeel Khan from the Mumbai airport Wednesday night.
28 Jan 2020
Delhi PoliceJNU's Sharjeel Imam, who called for cutting off Assam, arrested
Sharjeel Imam, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who gave an inflammatory speech demanding to cut off Northeast from India was on Tuesday arrested from Bihar's Jehanabad, said reports.
27 Jan 2020
AssamAfter 'cut off Assam' remark, JNU's Sharjeel Imam still absconding
A manhunt of sorts has been launched to nab Sharjeel Imam, a former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University, who gave an inflammatory speech at Aligarh Muslim University on January 16.
17 Dec 2019
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJamia violence: 400 students, studying in Harvard, Yale condemn it
The violence unleashed on the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University by the cops has been called out by one and all.
15 Jun 2019
IndiaFive women who beat all odds to crack UPSC CSE
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the UPSC every year is one of the most challenging competitive exams.
28 May 2019
Bahujan Samaj PartyBSP leader tried to leak MBA paper for girlfriend, arrested
People are known to do crazy things for love. And BSP leader Feroz Alam alias Raja took it a step further by committing an illegal act.
28 Apr 2019
IndiaFive women who beat all odds to crack UPSC CSE
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the UPSC every year is one of the most challenging competitive exams.
22 Mar 2019
IndiaFive women who beat all odds to crack UPSC CSE
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the UPSC every year is one of the most challenging competitive exams.
15 Feb 2019
India#PulwamaAttack: AMU student booked for tweeting, 'How's the Jaish'
An FIR has been registered against a student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for his tweet supporting terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) while the nation mourned for the 40 CRPF jawans who were martyred in the attack in Pulwama.
08 Feb 2019
Yogi AdityanathBJP's youth-wing demands land to construct temple on AMU campus
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), BJP's youth wing, has demanded land to construct a temple on the AMU campus, saying Hindu students were facing problems in performing prayers.
20 Dec 2018
IndiaAMU students protest civilian killings in Kashmir, hold candlelight march
Students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) held a candlelight peace march yesterday evening to protest the recent killing of seven civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
17 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKashmiri students defer decision to leave AMU en masse
Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have deferred their decision to surrender their degrees and leave the campus today following revocation of the suspension order of two students by AMU.
14 Oct 2018
GujaratEx-VP Hamid Ansari raises questions about 2002 Gujarat Riots
While releasing a book written by Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah, the man who had led the army response during the 2002 Gujarat riots, former Vice President Dr. Hamid Ansari raised questions about the civil administration and the police's failure to control the situation.
11 Oct 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Manan Wani among two Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter
Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including Manan Bashir Wani, were killed today during an encounter with security forces at Handwara in the frontier district of North Kashmir.
27 Sep 2018
IndiaRecord 49 Indian universities among the world's best; IISc tops
According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019, published Wednesday, India saw a record 49 universities being chosen among the world's best.
06 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshAMU yet to take decision on removal of Jinnah's portrait
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh is yet to take a decision on removing a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the office of its students' union, an issue that had triggered a controversy in May.
04 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAMU gets notice over not providing reservation benefits to SC/STs
The Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission today said the Aligarh Muslim University is not a minority institution and issued notice asking to explain why it does not give reservation to the SC/ST communities.
23 May 2018
IndiaStudy: Indian college students check smartphones 150 times daily
The findings of a recent study has generated more proof about young Indians' addiction to their smartphones.
14 May 2018
Pakistan NewsTo end two-week campus logjam, AMU students meet district officials
In a bid to end the two-week-long logjam on campus, the leaders of Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) held a meeting with senior district officials today.
14 May 2018
Shiv SenaRaut: Why hasn't Hindutva government given Bharat Ratna to Savarkar?
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut demanded Bharat Ratna for Hindu leader Veer Savarkar, in his weekly column Rokthok of the party's mouthpiece magazine 'Saamana'.
09 May 2018
Pakistan NewsJinnah's portrait should be removed from AMU: BJP leader Kalraj
Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra today said that the portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah should be removed from the Aligarh Muslim University as the Pakistan founder symbolizes Partition of India.
05 May 2018
AligarhJinnah-portrait in AMU: What Muslim groups are saying on controversy
Wading into the controversy over 138-year-old Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait in Aligarh Muslim University, All-India Muslim Mahasangh on Friday announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh for taking the picture down.
04 May 2018
Samajwadi PartyJinnah-portrait row: Internet services suspended, Section 144 imposed in Aligarh
The Aligarh Administration announced, on Friday, that internet services will remain suspended from 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM Saturday, in the wake of protests over Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait in Aligarh Muslim University.
03 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathAMU row: Yogi Adityanath says 'No question of glorifying Jinnah'
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waded into the ongoing Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait row in Aligarh Muslim University and said there was no question of glorifying the first Pakistani Prime Minister.
03 May 2018
Mehbooba MuftiAt least 45 Kashmiri youths joined militancy this year
At least 45 youths from the Kashmir Valley, including an MBA and a Ph.D. scholar, have joined militancy this year till mid-April, according to officials, as the unusual surge in numbers takes the security establishment by surprise.
03 May 2018
ABVPJinnah portrait row at AMU: Police allegedly cane students
Many students of Aligarh Muslim University staged a protest after police allegedly caned them for marching to lodge a complaint against Hindu group that sought removal of Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait from the varsity's campus.
01 May 2018
Mahatma GandhiBJP MP questions Jinnah's portrait at Aligarh Muslim University
A BJP MP has asked Aligarh Muslim University to explain why it displays a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, triggering a row days after a student sought permission to hold an RSS Shakha on its premises.
25 Apr 2018
Hizbul MujahideenAMU alumnus pic with Hizbul Mujahideen operatives surfaces on social-media
A new photo of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) PhD scholar Mannan Wani, who was in the news a few months back for joining terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, has surfaced on social media.
24 Apr 2018
1984 Anti Sikh Riots'Congress has blood on its hands': Khurshid's statement sparks row
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, on Monday, that Congress had Muslim-blood on its hands.
31 Mar 2018
Railway PoliceAligarh: 2 Patients tied to hospital-bed in absence of safeguards
In a rather shocking revelation, two patients were found tied to the hospital beds in AMU's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College's emergency ward.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaUP: Former AMU students held for heinous crimes around campus
Eight members of a gang, including three former students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) allegedly involved in crimes in and around the campus, have been arrested, police said on Sunday.
21 Mar 2018
India62 higher-education institutions get autonomy: What does it mean?
In a first, the University Grants Commission (UGC) awarded full autonomy to as many as 62 institutions of higher education.
08 Jan 2018
Jammu And KashmirAward-winning AMU PhD scholar joins Hizbul Mujahideen
Mannan Bashir Wani, an award-winning PhD scholar at the Aligarh Muslim University, has reportedly joined Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit; he went missing last week.
10 Dec 2017
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityBHU MA exams test students on GST, Padmavati and BJP
The Banaras Hindu University's (BHU) ongoing MA examinations have ruffled a few feathers. Many have criticized the questions set in papers like political science and history as ones with a "definite agenda".
19 Nov 2017
RajasthanAbolish sex-based segregation, remove 'nepotism': UCG panel's recommendation for AMU
The recommendations of a UGC-appointed panel regarding changes needed in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have been made public: among its many suggestions are abolishing separate colleges for males and females, removing "nepotistic" quotas and changing the way its VC is appointed.
19 Nov 2017
WhatsAppAMU prof's wife alleges 'triple talaq', but no law available
Months after the SC banned triple talaq, an AMU professor's wife has accused him of divorcing her through WhatsApp and harassing her for dowry, among others.
09 Oct 2017
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityAMU, BHU might lose 'Hindu', 'Muslim' from names
If a UGC panel's recommendations are accepted, the reputed Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will lose religions from their names.
24 Jul 2017
Delhi UniversityCollege students to now receive 'free Wi-Fi', courtesy Reliance Jio
Reliance Jio is everywhere. After bombarding with free feature phones, Reliance Jio is all set to offer free Wi-Fi to around three crore college students across the country.
21 May 2017
DelhiSabarmati blast- Former AMU scholar cleared of all charges
On May 20, former Aligarh Muslim University scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani, suspected Hizbul Mujahideen operative, was acquitted of all charges in the 2000 Sabarmati Express blast case.
26 Apr 2017
DelhiOutraged, SC grants future bail for terror accused
Outraged at the slow pace of legal proceedings against alleged terrorist Gulzar Ahmed Wani, the Supreme Court stated that if the prosecution does not complete formalities by October 31, Wani would be released on bail on November 1.
