Latest Jawaharlal Nehru University News & Updates

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) National language AI platform BHASHINI has moved from rule-based systems to AI-powered inclusive engines, providing language services to all citizens and advancing towards full societal inclusivity, according to senior government officials.The Digital India BHASHINI Division at IT Ministry organised ‘BHASHINI Samudaye: Strengthening India’s Language AI Ecosystem’ here in collaboration with Wadhwani AI.According to a ministry statement, the event represented a signi…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Religious leader Karauli Shankar Mahadev, also known as Karauli Sarkar, on Friday commented on the controversy over slogans raised at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), saying that instead of declaring India a Hindu rashtra, it should be declared a Sanatan nation.Speaking to IANS, he said, “Because of such anti-national activities (JNU incident), there are repeated demands to declare the country a Hindu nation. I repeatedly say that while talking about declaring a Hindu n…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended warm birthday wishes to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, lauding his distinguished service to the nation and his pivotal role in strengthening India’s foreign policy and relations with countries across the world. Taking to the social media platform ‘X’, Prime Minister Modi said, “Best wishes to Dr. S. Jaishankar Ji on his birthday. He has served the nation as a distinguished diplomat and is now playing a key …

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with a video that went viral on social media, allegedly showing students raising provocative slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, sources said on Wednesday. According to sources, the FIR has been registered under Sections 352 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to assault and use of criminal force, and actions allegedly impacting public order. The case has been taken up …

Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Expressing his disappointment over the Supreme Court order rejecting bail to his son and student activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said, “For the first time in the history of criminal justice system, the Apex Court made a distinction between the accused and categorised them into two different groups, despite all of them being booked in the same case.”Ilyas, who made these remarks while speaking to IANS, also questioned the “rationale” …

Ayodhya, Jan 6 (IANS) The controversial sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the city’s Jawaharlal Nehru (JNU) campus has angered the saint community including religious, many of whom condemned the incident and termed it disrespect to the country as well as the Constitution. Jagatguru Paramhans Acharya expressed disappointment and anger over the incident and also demanded that the varsity’s name be changed to ‘purge’ the institution of ‘anti-soci…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) As slogans were raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus by Left-wing student groups, the BJP on Tuesday criticised the incident, stating that turning modern educational campuses into centres of unrest and disorder serves no one’s interest. Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, “If modern educational campuses become centres of unrest and disorder, it will certainly refl…

Haridwar, Jan 6 (IANS) Reacting to slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah by several Left-wing student organisations at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Alok Kumar on Tuesday termed the incident objectionable. Speaking to IANS, Alok Kumar said he would not have objected to protests if the issue had not been related to Umar Khalid.“In politics, there are Opposition parties and differing views, a…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) chief security officer (CSO) Naveen Yadav on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Police, requesting a registration of an FIR over the objectionable slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the university campus. Several Left-wing student organisations raised anti-PM Modi, HM Shah slogans at JNU on Monday at ‘Guerrilla Dhaba’, during a programme held to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the January 2020 atta…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After several Left-wing student organisations at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a gathering at the ‘Guerrilla Dhaba’ on the university campus, Delhi ministers on Tuesday said that strict action would be taken against those involved. Speaking to IANS, Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said that the government would not tolerate activities that promote violence or anti-national sentime…