Kanhaiya Kumar

Purvanchal Sena chief arrested over 'Rs 11 lakh reward' to kill JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar

On Saturday, posters announcing Rs 11 lakh reward for shooting dead Kanhaiya Kumar were seen stuck on a wall near Press Club of India and bus stops and metro stations in New Delhi district.

Mar 07, 2016, 18:39 PM IST

Tarun Gogoi dares Centre to file sedition charge against him

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has dared the BJP-led central government to also file sedition charge against him as he agrees with some of the statements made by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Mar 07, 2016, 18:13 PM IST

Posters against Kanhaiya: Delhi Police questions Adarsh Sharma 'president' of 'Purvanchal Sena'

Delhi Police on Monday questioned Adarsh Sharma, who claimed to be the president of 'Purvanchal Sena', in connection with the case registered over sticking posters in the city announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who "shoots dead" JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Mar 07, 2016, 17:46 PM IST

Sedition law: Can Modi govt do what Congress could not?

Among other things the arrest of JNU president Kanhaiya Kumar for alleged anti-national activities has brought the focus back is on the controversial sedition charge which under Section 124-A of th

Mar 07, 2016, 17:19 PM IST

We stand with JNU students but will they stand with SAR Gilani, asks family

Gilani, who holds a doctorate in Arabic and teaches at Zakir Hussain College (Evening) in Delhi, has been questioning Afzal Guru's hanging ever since Delhi Police accused him of being involved in the 2001 Parliament attack.

Mar 07, 2016, 16:39 PM IST

Shiv Sena attacks BJP for letting Kanhaiya Kumar get 'free publicity'

In a veiled attack on the BJP for letting JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar get "free publicity", ally Shiv Sena Monday sought to know how he got bail in such a short span of time when others charged with 'sedition' are still languishing in jails.

Mar 07, 2016, 11:51 AM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar objected against cancellation of Afzal Guru event: JNU Registrar

JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar had objected to the cancellation of permission for the controversial event in support of Afzal Guru, claims JNU Registrar Bhupinder Zutshi.

Mar 07, 2016, 11:23 AM IST

HRD Minister Smriti Irani meets RSS, ABVP leaders over JNU row

As row over Afzal Guru event in JNU fails to die down, Union HRD Minister on Monday held a meeting with RSS and ABVP leaders in Delhi.

Mar 07, 2016, 10:55 AM IST

'JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar had objected to cancellation of permission for Afzal Guru event'

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar may have had information about the event held on February 9 in the university, as per reports on Sunday.

Mar 06, 2016, 22:18 PM IST

Arun Jaitley attacks Rahul Gandhi for sympathising with those who want to "break India"

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday launched a stinging attack on Rahul Gandhi for voicing "sympathies" for "those who raised slogans for breaking up India" and said it was the Congress vice president's "ideological hollowness" that he did something that likes of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi never did.

Mar 06, 2016, 16:42 PM IST

Thought only Muslims can be Fatwabaz, but some Hindus too issuing Fatwas: Taslima Nasreen

Noted writer and activist Taslima Nasreen on Sunday lambasted those who announced bounty on JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's head over his slogans on JNU campus.

Mar 06, 2016, 14:26 PM IST

Will Kanhaiya Kumar accept Jhanvi Behal's challenge for open debate?

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students' leader Kanhaiya Kumar has been challenged by Jhanvi Behal , a 15-year-old girl from Ludhiana in Punjab, for an open debate on his stance against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.

Mar 06, 2016, 14:01 PM IST

Meet Jhanvi Behal, the 15-year-old girl who challenged Kanhaiya Kumar for debate - Things to know

A 15-year-old girl made headlines on Sunday after she challenged JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges and currently out on bail, to debate.

Mar 06, 2016, 13:58 PM IST

Know why Jhanvi Behal challenged Kanhaiya Kumar to debate on PM Modi

A teenaged girl from Punjab, who was honoured on Republic Day for her contribution to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, has publicly challenged Jawaharlal Nehru University student union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar for an open debate on Prime Minister Modi and his government.

Mar 06, 2016, 13:08 PM IST

Arjuna award-winning boxer Manoj Kumar blasts Kanhaiya Kumar in Facebook post

The boxer stated that he was skeptical at first about commenting on this issue.

Mar 06, 2016, 12:11 PM IST

15-year-old Jhanvi Behal challenges Kanhaiya Kumar for an open debate on PM Modi - Watch

Amid ongoing fiasco over the anti-national sloganeering at Jawaharlal Nehru University in the National Capital and JNU students' leaders Kanhaiya Kumar 's outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, a teenage girl from Ludhiana in Punjab has challenged the 29-year-old from Begusarai in Bihar.

Mar 06, 2016, 11:24 AM IST