New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The role of women in shaping contemporary literary discourse came into focus as eminent writers, reviewers, and translators converged at the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies (SNCWS), Jamia Millia Islamia, for a national symposium, an official said on Monday.The symposium reaffirmed Jamia Millia Islamia’s (JMI) commitment to fostering inclusive and critical academic spaces that foreground women’s voices in literature, scholarship, and translation, and to pr…
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A group of academics has condemned the recent shirtless protest by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) at the AI Summit, describing it as “ill-timed” and “disgraceful” conduct.Led by Binay Kumar Singh, Director, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, the academics issued a joint statement on Monday saying that the actions of leaders of the Congress cannot be defended as “democratic dissent”.“A broad cross-section of India’s academic and intellectual com…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Friday launched the prospectus for the Academic Session 2026–27, announcing 30 new programmes with no fee hike for any courses, an official said. The 150-page prospectus, launched by the Vice Chancellor Mazhar Asif, outlines comprehensive guidelines for admissions across undergraduate, postgraduate, advanced diploma, PG Diploma, Certificate and Diploma programmes.It also provides detailed information on eligibility criteria, application li…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) With the evening glow in full view at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, tension was palpable in the UAE dugout – 85 runs needed off 45 balls and Canada’s spinners tightening the noose in a chase of 151. Wicketkeeper-batter Aryansh Sharma, born in Noida but raised in Dubai, was leading the UAE’s charge, but was running out of partners from the other end.When a little-known Sohaib Khan joined him, many felt the native of Kothi village in Bihar’s Naxal-affected Imamganj region wo…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday paid floral tributes to former President Dr Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official said.Dr Zakir Husain served as the third President of India, holding office from May 13, 1967, until his demise on May 3, 1969. He was the first Muslim to serve as President of the country.Born on February 8, 1897, in Hyderabad, Dr Husain was not only an eminent Indian politician but also a distinguished educationist and i…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Mazhar Asif, emphasised the role of Hindi and Indian languages in decolonising minds from colonial past, an official said on Thursday. Speaking on Wednesday at a five-day workshop on developing a ‘Learner’s Glossary of Social Sciences’ from English to Hindi, Asif has emphasised the need to break free from a colonial mindset.”A false sense of modernity has a toxic effect on the minds of people. We need to rectify this immediately b…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In keeping with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), successfully concluded its 20th One-Month Faculty Induction Programme (FIP), held in offline mode from December 1 to 29, an official said on Tuesday The programme was designed as per Gurudakshta guidelines to equip newly-appointed faculty members with essential pedagogical, ethical, and professional competencies aligned with the visi…