‘Fake barriers, bureaucracy posing hurdles in Indo-Bangla ties’
April 27th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 27 (IANS) Man-made obstacles and bureaucratic hassles are major hurdles in fostering relations between India and Bangladesh leading to distrust, underdevelopment and non-execution of a range of bilateral ... Read more...
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British university joins hands with Mumbai college
April 6th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Britain-based University of Westminster Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Mumbai's HR College of Commerce and Economics to expand its Indian scholarship programme, officials said."India ... Read more...
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Jamia alumni bags National Film Awards
March 9th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Iram Ghufran, an alumni of the Jamia Millia Islamia university, has won the National Award for best direction and best editing in the non-feature section ... Read more...
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Northeast musical fest enthralls Jamia crowd
February 18th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) An ensemble of amazing rock music, folk songs and dances from the northeast has enthralled the crowd at the Jamia Millia Islamia University here.Some 600 ... Read more...
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Jamia’s northeast musical fest enthralls
February 17th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The amphitheatre at the Jamia Millia Islamia University Friday evening came to life with an ensemble of amazing rock music, folk songs and dances from ... Read more...
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No threat to Gulf states from Arab Spring, says expert
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The regimes in the Gulf countries face no immediate threat though they will continue to feel the effect of the Arab Spring - popular uprisings ... Read more...
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15-day parole to police official in 1997 Connaught Place killing
June 15th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted 15 days' parole to suspended police official S.S. Rathi, serving life term along with nine other Delhi policemen for ... Read more...
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Graduate held for impersonation
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A 20-year-old graduate has been arrested here for appearing for a friend's brother in the Jamia university entrance examination, police said Friday.Sohail Ahmed Siddiq from ... Read more...
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Jamia to introduce OMR application forms
April 13th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia University here will introduce OMR application forms for its engineering and MBA courses to deal with an increasing number of applications. These ... Read more...
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When Jamia Nagar women came out of burqas to showcase talent (With Images)
March 15th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Sara Pilot says she was amazed at the response to the just-concluded Jamia Bazaar after her effort to provide a platform to the underprivileged ... Read more...
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Sara Pilot steps forward to showcase Jamia’s creative world
March 8th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) With their deft fingers, they turn out a variety of outfits and accessories but the women of Jamia Nagar here lack marketting and job-hunting skills. ... Read more...
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Jamia vice chancellor to ‘play’ a new role
February 25th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia university Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung will soon be seen in a new 'role' as he will act in a play staged in the ... Read more...
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Jamia secular in spirit: Vice chancellor
February 22nd, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has been a secular institution from its very beginning, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung said soon after the varsity was given a 'minority institution' ... Read more...
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Delhi students rally for Egypt protesters
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Holding placards "enough is enough, go Mubarak go" and shouting slogans like "Hosni Mubarak get lost", students, volunteers from social organisations and rights groups Wednesday demonstrated outside ... Read more...
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Not the right time to reduce troops in Kashmir: Army commander
January 15th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 15 (IANS) A day after Home Secretary G.K.Pillai announced security forces in Jammu and Kashmir will be reduced by 25 percent, the Indian Army's commander in the ... Read more...
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India announces 25 percent troop reduction in Kashmir; Army demurs (Second Intro Roundup)
January 14th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A quarter of the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir will be cut in the next 12 months, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday in what ... Read more...
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No need to cut down troops in Kashmir: Gen Singh
January 14th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Countering the statement made by Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on 25 per cent reduction in security forces' strength in Jammu and Kashmir, Army ... Read more...
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Home secretary says 25 percent troop reduction in Kashmir; Army demurs (Intro Roundup)
January 14th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Troops in Jammu and Kashmir will be reduced by 25 percent in the next 12 months, Indian Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday in what was ... Read more...
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Vested interests hampering Kashmir solution: Pillai
January 14th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said Pakistan was a "problem" but "vested interests" in India were also hampering a final solution to the vexed issue of Jammu ... Read more...
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India to cut troops to push Kashmir peace process (Roundup)
January 14th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) There will be a 25 percent cut in security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in the next 12 months, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai announced Friday while ... Read more...
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Give jobs to Kashmiris: Government to India Inc.
January 14th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The central government has sought the help of India Inc. to curb unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir, a terror-riven state where some 500,000 men and women who ... Read more...
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Government may reduce troops by 25 percent in Kashmir (Lead)
January 14th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government may reduce by 25 percent the presence of security forces in the populated areas of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 12 months, Home Secretary ... Read more...
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Govt. considering troop reduction in Kashmir by 25 percent: Home Secretary Pillai
January 14th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Friday said the Central Government is contemplating reducing the strength of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir by 25 per cent.Addressing ... Read more...
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25 percent troop reduction in Kashmir: Pillai
January 14th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir would see a 25 percent reduction in security forces and more bunkers would be lifted from Srinagar, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said."There will ... Read more...
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Those involved in terror misinterpret Islam: Egyptian grand mufti
January 12th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The grand mufti of Egypt - an African country with a 90 percent Muslim population - has raised his voice against global terror, saying its root cause ... Read more...
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Sufi dance and music at Jamia
December 8th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia University will organise a Sufi dance and music programme where a Mawlawiyah group from the Arab Republic of Egypt would perform, an official ... Read more...
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Islam one of the great religions of the world: Dalai Lama
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Dalai Lama Tuesday hailed Islam as one of the great religions of the world, saying true jihad was about fighting "negative emotions" within oneself.Speaking after ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama conferred doctorate by Jamia
November 23rd, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Dalai Lama was Tuesday conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Lit) degree by Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university and the Tibetan spiritual leader said he ... Read more...
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Thumbs up for Sonia Gandhi’s charm in silk sari
November 8th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's dark blue silk sari, dangling earrings and hairstyle at the prime minister's private dinner for the US first couple has impressed many, ... Read more...
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Jamia Millia hosted 700 volunteers during Games
October 21st, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia university housed around 700 volunteers of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) from various states during the Commonwealth Games, a university official said ... Read more...
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Jamia submits report on Gurgaon rainwater harvesting
October 11th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia University Monday submitted a draft master plan on feasibility of rainwater harvesting for Gurgaon.According to a press statement, the university has submitted a ... Read more...
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Games ties up Delhi traffic in snarls, not all complain
September 28th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Traffic snarls continued to cause hurdles for commuters, including students and office-goers, in Delhi Tuesday with some fast lanes dedicated to the movement of Commonwealth Games athletes, ... Read more...
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2008 Batla House shootout may have been staged: Digvijay Singh
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 22 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh accepted here on Wednesday that the Batla House shootout, which took place in a Muslim-dominated area of south Delhi in 2008, might ... Read more...
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Students protest UPSC results
August 29th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A group of students Sunday staged a demonstration at the capital's Jantar Mantar protesting the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) civil service exam preliminary results.
A candlelight ... Read more...
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‘Jamia’s centre for culture has potential for excellence’
August 19th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) In a survey conducted by Bangalore's India Foundation for the Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University's "Centre for Culture, Media & Governance" (CCMG) has been rated as a ... Read more...
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