AMU ties up with Indonesian instituteALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s Darussalam Institute of Islamic Studies to jointly organise conferences and cultural programmes and exchange faculty members. Political parties should embrace democracy, says Rahul (Second Lead)ALIGARH - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday lamented the lack of internal democracy in political parties, saying party organisations needed to be democratised. Rahul Gandhi interacts with AMU studentsALIGARH - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is interacting with the students of the Aligarh Muslim University here. This is Gandhi’s first visit to the premier institution. AMU revokes suspension of 18 studentsALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has revoked the suspension of 18 students after warning them to exhibit good conduct in future. AMU poet wins prestigious awardALIGARH - The Gangadhar National Award for poetry, instituted by Sambalpur University, has gone to A.M.K. Shahryar, a noted poet and formerly of the Urdu department in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). AMU may re-open Dec 1: Vice chancellorALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was closed for an indefinite period Oct 30 following violent protests over the murder of a student, is likely to re-open Dec 1, Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis said Saturday. AMU to have 250-acre branch in BiharALIGARH - The centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Bihar would come up in 250 acres, instead of 100 acres now, as the Bihar government has allotted an additional 150 acres of land free to the varsity. Hindi critic’s death condoledALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Monday condoled the death of noted Hindi critic and scholar K.P. Singh, who had written a monograph on famous writer Rahi Masoom Raza as well as edited six of his books. AMU suspends 12 more students for violenceALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended 12 more students for delivering inflammatory speeches, disrupting the academic atmosphere and manhandling varsity officials during their protests against the murder of a student, an official said Friday. AMU suspends six students for violenceALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended six students for indulging in violence, assaulting varsity officials and disrupting academic activities during protests against the murder of a student, the university said Thursday. Aligarh Muslim University students continue hunger strikeALIGARH - A day after the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was temporarily closed following prolonged student unrest over a murder, some students on a hunger strike Saturday refused to withdraw their agitation till the vice chancellor is removed. Aligarh university shuts in the wake of violenceLUCKNOW/ALIGARH - Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was Friday temporarily shut down following protests by students over the murder of a final year student. AMU may get department of renewable energy: Farooq AbdullahALIGARH - In order to cater to the ever growing energy needs of the country, the central government will launch a solar mission next month and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) may also set up a separate department of renewable energy, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said. Renowned scientists named for Sir Syed Ahmad Khan awardALIGARH - Renowned scientists Obaid Siddiqi and Syed Zahoor Qasim will jointly receive the Sir Syed Ahmad Khan International Award, instituted by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), for 2009 in the field of life sciences, the university said Saturday. AMU committee to identify courses for new campusesALIGARH - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Wednesday constituted an advisory committee to prepare a framework for academic activities to be undertaken in its upcoming centres in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Tharoor asks media to shed its ‘obsession’ with Pakistan and think bigger
‘Ishtiqa’ prayers seeking rains performed at Aligarh UniversityALIGARH - A large number of people of the Muslim faith on Saturday offered ‘Ishtiqa’ or, special prayers seeking an end to the prolonged dry spell from the God, which is affecting general life here. Aligarh schoolgirl leaves for US for NASA student programmeALIGARH - Palak Agrawal, one of the two schoolgirls selected from India to visit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agency for training in space shuttle designing, left for the US on Friday late night. Police clueless on recovery of 100 human skulls in AligarhALIGARH - A fortnight after nearly 100 human skulls were discovered by street urchins in a dried-up pond here, the Uttar Pradesh police are still to come up with a credible explanation for the mystery. Father Jose Akkara and his 50 kids (Feature with Images)ALIGARH - Five years ago when a Catholic priest from Kerala took two street urchins from the Agra Cantt station into his protective care to rid them of the “drug-sniffing” habit, little did he know he would soon be a father to more than 50 kids who had made the railway platforms their permanent home. A R Rahman conferred upon honorary doctorateALIGARH - Oscar winning music composer A.R.Rahman was conferred upon an honorary doctorate by Aligarh Muslim University in recognition of his contribution to the field of music and art. Human skulls found in AligarhALIGARH - Uttar Pradesh Police found more human skeletons here on Thursday from the same spot where five days earlier, hundreds of human skulls, bones and two skeletons were spotted in a dried up pond adjacent to a mortuary. At least 100 human skulls, bones and skeletons found in AligarhALIGARH - Panic prevailed at the Aligarh railway colony when at least 100 human skulls, several bones and two skeletons were recovered from a pond near the mortuary. Door hardware industry in Aligarh suffers due to unrest in NepalALIGARH - The political turmoil in Nepal has led to a decline in the exports of door hardware products like locks and door fittings from Aligarh to Nepal. Battle of words on as rival Gandhi scions step up poll campaignALIGARH/ PILIBHIT - Rival scions of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty are campaigning across the country to woo voters for general elections. Varun Gandhi continues to be defiantBULANDSHAHR/ ALIGARH - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has said that none, howsoever high and mighty, would be spared if he spreads religious hatred. Aligarh university vice chancellor charged with financial mismanagementALIGARH - The human resources development (HRD) ministry has initiated an enquiry against Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis for alleged financial irregularities and misconduct, varsity sources said Monday. ‘Islamic financial system solution to meltdown’ALIGARH - Greed and individualism must give way to a cooperative approach of Islamic financial system to rid the world of the current economic meltdown, a renowned Muslim scholar said Sunday. 11-year-old authors a bookALIGARH - Abdul Sabur Kidwai is just 11 years old, and he has already authored a 32-page book on how three boys foil a bank robbery. And he aspires to be a ‘great author’ one day. 11-year-old authors a bookALIGARH - Abdul Sabur Kidwai is just 11 years old, and he has already authored a 32-page book on how three boys foil a bank robbery. And he aspires to be a ‘great author’ one day. |
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ALIGARH - Asking the media to shed its “obsession” with Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Wednesday rued the lack of expertise in the country on international issues and exhorted the youth to think of India’s place in the world.
