In a press release from Afroz Alam Sahil, who is an RTI activist, a journalist, the convener for the Forum for Students Democracy (FSD) and an MPhil student who had quit Jamia late last year in protest over the invitation of  Lt. Governor of Delhi,Tejender Khanna, as the chief guest for a convocation ceremony at Jamia — claims that a ...

The former prime minster of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, spoke with students at the department of political science on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. About the Speaker According to Wikipedia, during the presidential tenure of Burhanuddin Rabbani, Mr. Ahmadzai served as the acting prime minister of Afghanistan between 1995-96. He even unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate in the 2004 Afghan ...

The Department of Political Science on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, organized a talk by Prof. James Manor, a renowned professor from London, on the topic, “The Best & the worst of Indian State.” About the Speaker James Manor teaches at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. After completing his BA degree from Yale Unversity, he got a D.Phil ...

I never have a dream come true, Till the day that I found you. Tell me what you feel, what you gonna do, I’ll be there for you, no matter what you do. You are my sun, you are my moon, You are my song, you are my tune. If you are with me, I don’t want anyone else, Coz ...

The Outreach Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia conducted a talk by Professor K. Chakrabarty on the topic, “Ethical Theories: East and West” at the Yasser Arafat hall, JMI on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. About the Speaker Mr. Kishor Kumar Chakrabarty is a professor of Philosophy and a distinguished scholar in residence of Davis and Elkins College in USA. He is the ...

According to a report in the Indian Express titled “Prepare teachers to check cheating during exams, HC tells Jamia” dated Jan. 13, 2012 — a part-time MBA student took Jamia  to court for canceling all his exam papers after he was allegedly caught using a cheat sheet during one of his exams. In his defense, the student claimed that the piece ...

[Following is a press release by the Forum for Student Democracy.] Jamia Millia Islamia today organized a session on ‘Democracy, dissent and movement for change’. Eminent social activist Aruna Roy, Nikhil Day, editor of Open Magazine Manu Joseph and JMI vice chancellor Najeeb Jung spoke all good words about democracy and Right to information. Ironically the programme was organized in ...

The Outreach Programme and the Academy of International Studies, JMI, in collaboration with Asia Society India Centre and Open Magazine, organized a talk by Aruna Roy,  a political and social activist,  on the topic of “Democracy, Dissent and Movements for Change,” on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 at the Dayar-I Mir Taqi Mir building. About the Speaker Ms. Roy is credited ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release.] In a singular judgment today the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi asked the three petitioners, who had filed a case against Jamia Millia Islamia, to withdraw their case against the university.” The three petitioners, who had filed a Writ Petition in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in December 2011, were seeking directions ...

Star Cast: Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby Directed by: Chris Gorak Produced by: Timur Bekmambetov, Tom Jacobson Story by: Leslie Bohem, M.T. Ahern, Jon Spaiths Jamia Journal Rating: **/5 Aliens invade Earth in invisible form, killing and destroying whatever comes in sight. They steal electricity from whatever they find luminescent. Only a handful people survive, and this film follows ...