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TopicAli Khan Mahmudabad

Topic: Ali Khan Mahmudabad

‘You don’t need him, you need a dictionary,’ SC tells SIT probing Ashoka professor’s Op Sindoor post

A 2-judge SC bench pulled up the SIT after being informed that, in addition to seizing Ali Khan Mahmudabad's devices, it had questioned the professor over his foreign trips.

SC questions Haryana SIT line of investigation into Ashoka University prof case

SC directs SIT to restrict itself only to the 2 FIRs filed on Mahmudabad's posts on Op Sindoor. No need to seize his laptop & phone, says the top court.

Dear Sanjeev Bikhchandani, supporting Prof Mahmudabad is a matter of morality, not activism

Surely, Ashoka University shouldn’t meddle with the legal processes. But making sure that Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad gets legal support doesn’t mean the institution supports his views.

What Ashoka University founder wrote to ex-student on the Ali Khan Mahmudabad issue

An alumnus of Ashoka University wrote to Sanjeev Bikhchandani, criticising the institution for its lack of moral courage in not supporting Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad. Here's the founder's response to the alumnus, shared in an internal mailing list.

The world sees Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s arrest first, not all-party delegations

Are we saying that, as a nation, we can’t handle different ideas? That we're too fragile to disagree? If free speech comes with warnings about timing and tone, then is it really free?

Global media reports on India’s ‘sprint to crush Maoist insurgency’ & the fall of Basavaraju

International media also looks at the case against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad & Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir's 'self-promotion'.

While granting bail, SC takes exception to Ashoka prof Mahmudabad’s ‘dog whistling’ in social media post

The SC bench has also directed constitution of a special investigation team), asking Haryana DGP to nominate 3 IPS officers, including a woman officer, as its members.

Ashoka University ‘relieved, heartened’ after SC grants interim bail to Ali Khan Mahmudabad

The apex court's decision comes a day after Haryana court ordered extended judicial custody of Mahmudabad. The associate professor was arrested by Haryana police Sunday over his social media posts commenting on Op Sindoor.

Govt’s strategy to render the Naxalite movement headless is working

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Delhi scholars decry Mahmudabad’s arrest. ‘If I had a Muslim name, I’d be arrested too’

'The victims of the Pahalgam massacre are being insulted by the actions taken against Mahmudabad,' said the president of the Federation of Central University Teachers Association.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?