On Wednesday afternoon, Dec.19 — in response to the brutal rape that took place last Sunday — hundreds of students from several colleges and universities in Delhi gathered at India Gate to protest against the growing incidence of crimes against women. Students were angry that crimes against women are on an increase while the police does little to curb this ...

On Sunday evening, a girl gets beaten and raped in a moving bus in Delhi. She then gets thrown off the bus; tossed on the highway like garbage. The girl had to undergo critical surgeries to survive. She is currently, on a ventilator, and can only communicate with her family and the police by writing. What can we do to ...

The Centre for Theoretical Physics (CTP), Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a series of Lectures on the broad topic “Quantum Field Theory” by Professor Ashok Das, University of Rochester, USA. Following are the details of Lectures to be held: Lecture # 1 on 19.12.2012 from 3.30-4.30 PM “Quantization of an Angular Variable” Lecture # 2 on 20.12.2012 from 3.30-4.30 ...

The newly constructed building of Medical Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia will be inaugurated on December 19, 2012 at 4 PM. Mr. Najeeb Jung, Hon.’ble Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia will inaugurate the new building called Dr. M.A. Ansari Health Centre. The building has been constructed behind Jamia Sports Complex near Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia. The members of the ...

Dear Reader Anybody who is either presently attending or has already attended Jamia in the past knows that Jamia is one of the most vibrant and happening universities in India. It has a large student population with dozens of departments and centers of learning. The combination of the two has built an ecosystem that is brimming with creative energy. Everywhere ...

[Following is a Jamia press release date Dec. 14, 2012] Mr. Najeeb Jung, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia has constituted a core group to work out the scope of work, terms of  references and the administrative structure of a Human Rights Cell in Jamia Millia Islamia.  The core group is guided by the constituent principles of Human Rights discourse. The core ...

About the Picture: If you haven’t been to the Central Canteen in the past couple of days, then you might not know that there are five new benches in front of the Central Canteen. It is a good decision by Jamia to add more benches to the area because the lack of sitting space was acutely felt. [Note: Students are ...

The Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Urdu Academy, Delhi is going to organize a three-day National Seminar on “Ibn-e-Safi – Life and Works” from December 14-16, 2012. Ibn-e-Safi was a best-selling and prolific fiction writer. His chief works were the 125-book series Jasoosi Duniya  and the 120-book Imran Series . The Inaugural Session of the Seminar is ...

According to a Jamia press release dated Dec. 12, Jamia had expelled (they say ‘suspended’ but I think they mean expelled) the four law students who were involved in the kidnapping and gang-raping of a minor girl that was reported in the press on Dec. 5. [Link] In response,  the accused had filed a writ petition in the Delhi High ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Dec. 11, 2012]  The Placement Cell of Jamia Millia Islamia has set a target of 100% employability on campus. In order to achieve this goal, the Placement Cell has planned the following initiatives for the next five years: 1. Web Management System: A platform for industry professionals & students to interact. And for ...