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Mastermind of a ‘conspiracy’: Why Umar Khalid’s bail plea was dismissed after 8 months of hearings

In July 2021, former JNU student Umar Khalid filed a bail plea at a Delhi court after spending 10 months in jail. Khalid had been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in a “conspiracy” related to the 2020 Delhi riots.

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Sedition case: Delhi Police opposes Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in high court

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Thursday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of JNU Student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2019.

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Delhi court defers order on Umar Khalid's bail plea

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday deferred for March 23 the order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of larger conspiracy in connection with the north-east Delhi riots in February 2020. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, who was scheduled to pronounce the…

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Slogans, swearing, the rare sensible take: We watched Kashmir Files at three NCR theatres

Three cinema halls, all packed. Saffron instigators, hot-headed know-it-alls, emotional elderlies, and wary observers.

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Delhi riots: Court defers order Umar Khalid's bail plea

NEW DELHI: A court in Delhi on Monday deferred the pronouncement of its order on the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind Delhi riots.

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Jawaharlal Nehru University teachers complain to VC over gender gap in selections

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) has written to vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit highlighting a skewed gender ratio in faculty appointments and among research scholars.

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Delhi HC seeks police response on Sharjeel Imam’s bail petition

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought police’s stand on bail plea of JNU student Sharjeel Imam, pointing out that the trial court failed to deal with the issue of sedition that requires specific calls for violence.

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2020 Delhi riots: Court reserves order on Umar Khalid's bail plea

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid.

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New JNU VC denies ownership of controversial Twitter account

After her appointment was announced on Monday, the account, which used her full name and description as a professor, caused widespread outrage on Twitter

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Santishree Pandit appointed first woman VC of JNU

Will focus on constructing Indo-centric narratives, student-friendly environment: JNU VC

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Jagadesh Kumar appointed UGC chairman

JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed as Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), officials said on Friday.

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2020 Delhi riots: Umar Khalid, others incited violence, police tell court, oppose bail pleas

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday opposed the bail application of former JNU student Umar Khalid and six others before a court alleging that they conspired to incite violence and planned attack on police officials during 2020 riots in the national capital.

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Delhi: JNU student molestation case cracked, accused arrested

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has cracked the sensational molestation case of a PhD student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and arrested the accused.

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Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2019.

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JNU sexual assault case: Delhi Commission for Women notice to registrar

NEW DELHI: Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) registrar over the recent sexual assault matter of a student inside campus on January 17.

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'When you don't have a choice, what do you do?' Delhi High Court directs JNU to register students at old rates

On January 24, a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration to register the students who haven't yet registered for the ongoing winter session as per the old hostel charges.

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A language of dissent: How artists are protesting citizenship law, campus violence, and BJP

Amid the citizenship law protests across the country, artists and illustrators have stepped forward with artwork that represents the angst and anger of the people.

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Is there a space for Bahujan people in the JNU discourse?

A university is a dynamic space where social, cultural and political movements engage with often conflicting histories of social groups, including the marginalised. Indeed, if there is actually a microcosm of society, it’s the university campus. The university then isn’t just a place for producing and acquiring knowledge, it’s also…

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The Making of Deepika Padukone: Actor, producer, and activist

In 2005, fifteen-year-old teenager, Laxmi Agarwal was assaulted. Acid was thrown on her face and body by a close family friend, Naeem Khan. In an all too familiar saga, the attacker, a man almost double her age, was angered by her refusal of his marriage proposal. Khan took his revenge…

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JNU violence: How the Delhi police played blind

As details of the inquiry into Sunday’s violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University become available, the spotlight is firmly on the role of the Delhi police. One explanation that the police have given for their apparent inaction during the mob attack in the university is the flak they received after storming…

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Lies, false equivalence, diversions, ad hominem attacks: That’s TV media’s spin on JNU violence

If nothing, a section of the Indian TV media should be awarded for its consistency. Issues, and the news cycles around it, come and go but the medium’s tropes and persistence to spin narratives remain the same.

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Why Prasar Bharati’s tweet-rebuttal to Alt News is lame and lazy

If reality spoke for itself, Prasar Bharati would probably dispute it.

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‘Where is Najeeb?’: Three years after JNU student’s disappearance, Jantar Mantar protest demands answers

To mark three years of the disappearance of the Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed and return attention to the case, the campaign group United Against Hate organised a protest march at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on October 15.

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Politicians can learn a thing or two from debate societies

“One of the debates that I still remember was when I was in my first year of college,” says Utkarsh Jain, a senior at Ramjas College and PRO for the debate society. Sitting on the college lawns on a dark, rainy afternoon, he says: “The topic was, ‘I should burn…

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Irani, Queen of Controversy and Quarrel

So, what can Irani do to stay relevant and on top of the political sweepstakes with just the low-profile Textile Ministry in her charge? Remember the last time when she was sacked as HRD minister? Irani grabbed eyeballs, that too in the midst of an all-important BJP party leadership meeting…

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