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Protecting creativity in AI age: IPR expert Vikrant Rana speaks Intellectual property rights (IPR) advocate Vikrant Rana delivered an engaging lecture on copyright at Jamia Hamdard on Thursday at 11 am. Addressing budding journalists in a packed hall during the Media Matters: Connecting People, Policy and Progress seminar series, curated by Professor Farhat Basir Khan, advocate Rana emphasised the need to nurture creativity, describing intellectual property as the “creativity of the mind”. IPR, creativity in focus The keynote session by Rana offered an in-depth yet accessible overview of Intellectual Property Rights and their relevance to media and creative industries. Drawing…

Scholars from across world explore Quran–science dialogue An international conference on the theme “The Quran and Science” was organised at Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday. The event brought together scholars from across the world to examine the relationship between Quranic wisdom and contemporary scientific knowledge. ALSO READ: Journalism educator Prof Manawwar Alam suffers heart attack, passes away The three-day conference, jointly organised by the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia, Welayat Foundation and Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, sought to strengthen interdisciplinary research and promote sustained academic dialogue between religious thought and modern scientific inquiry. Academics, university professors and researchers from…

21-day sit-in, OT coverage force Amanat to act on Shaheen Bagh waterlogging after months of neglect After months of neglect, a 21-day sit-in, and consistent coverage by The Okhla Times, Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on Saturday finally stepped in to address the long-pending issue of waterlogging at the Shaheen Bagh graveyard. ALSO READ: Journalism educator Prof Manawwar Alam suffers heart attack, passes away Amanatullah claimed that the problem has now been resolved. In a video released by him, he is seen personally overseeing the work at the site, calling it one of the most pressing issues in Jasola Village. The…

Journalism educator Prof Manawwar Alam suffers heart attack, passes away Well-known journalism educator Professor Dr Manawwar Alam passed away on January 16 after suffering a heart attack. According to his son, Umar Farooq, Dr Alam was preparing for Friday prayers in his office when he suddenly collapsed after suffering heart attack. He was immediately rushed to Fortis Hospital, Sector 62, Noida, where doctors declared him brought dead, he said. A heart patient with a history of blood sugar issues, Dr Alam had faced health challenges during the second wave of COVID-19. “When his condition had worsened, he expressed a wish…

Former Jamia student dies in road accident, 2 critically hurt A pall of gloom enveloped the corridors of Jamia Millia Islamia’s Department of Management Studies (DMS) on Thursday as news spread that one of its former students had lost her life in a road accident in Noida. Teachers and alumni struggled to come to terms with the sudden loss of a young life that had once been full of ambition and promise. ALSO READ: Wrong-side drivers in Okhla beware! Police move from challans to FIRs “Gulfisha (single name) was our student and worked in ICICI Bank. DMS is shocked by…

Watch: Okhla youth arrested for ‘rash’, ‘dangerous’ driving on busy highway; SUV impounded A 21-year-old youth has been arrested after a video of his black SUV zigzagging dangerously on a busy highway went viral on social media, officials said on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/kapsology/status/2013086527023157736 Police identified the accused as Daud Ansari, a resident of Okhla, and said the black Scorpio-N SUV with tinted windows was registered in his father Musafir Ansari’s name. Police seized the driver’s licence and impounded the vehicle as part of the legal proceedings. ALSO READ: Wrong-side drivers in Okhla beware! Police move from challans to FIRs The incident…

Wrong-side drivers in Okhla beware! FIRs now being filed Wrong-side driving in Jamia Nagar may soon be curbed. Police have begun registering first information reports (FIRs) against violators. According to Delhi Traffic Police data, more than 305,000 challans were issued for wrong-side driving in 2025, compared with over 240,000 in 2024, reported the HT. It has been reported that in the last 16 days more than 125 FIRs have been lodged. It started after Delhi Police started booking motorists for wrong-side driving. ALSO READ: Jamia Prof’s old video viral; media accused of wrong context, police probe assault complaint However, it remains…

Jamia Prof’s old video viral; media accused of wrong context, police probe assault complaint An old video of an assistant professor at Jamia Millia Islamia has gone viral. However, the university and the professor’s students have claimed that the video is being presented in the wrong context and is unrelated to the allegations against him. Media reports stated that the professor has been accused of verbally and physically assaulting an employee of Jamia’s Polytechnic. Professor speaks Amid the allegations against Professor Dr Riyazuddin, his statement has come out. He said the viral video is 6–7 years old and is related…

15-year-old Azhaan goes missing from Jamia Nagar, family seeks public help A 15-year-old boy, identified as Azhaan Naseem, has been reported missing from the Zakir Nagar of Jamia Nagar since January 18. The development has led to concern among his family members and residents of the locality. Azhaan, a student, has been untraceable since 3 PM, and despite efforts by his family, no information about his whereabouts has surfaced so far, said his uncle. ALSO READ: SIR: Preliminary voter mapping camp held in Jamia Nagar; have you got your mapping done? According to family members who are from Uttar Pradesh,…

SIR: Preliminary voter mapping camp held in Jamia Nagar; have you got your mapping done? A preliminary voter mapping exercise was conducted in Jamia Nagar on Saturday at the D-Block RWA office, according to residents. Some residents turned up to get their voter mapping done. ALSO READ: Dr Manzoor Alam: A visionary walks into sunset! However, a resident said the mapping exercise is currently underway. The resident added said one such small camp was organised a few days ago in N-Block as well, but many Okhla residents are still not aware of the exercise as they are waiting for the…