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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Aligarh Muslim University

AMU won’t reopen on 5 January, Jamia says students welcome but no word on exams

The two central universities — AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia — had closed early for winter break after violent protests against citizenship law and police action on campus.

BJP’s failure to see dissenting students as citizens belies Modi’s own youth activist history

By opting to silence voices of protesting students, the Modi government has shown its political incapacity to handle disagreement and dissent.

Audrey Truschke draws flak for claiming AMU students had wrists, fingers chopped off

The Rutgers professor’s tweet kicked up a storm, with some questioning the veracity of her claims, and others putting up press articles ‘corroborating’ her claims.

Gandhi made first call for non-cooperation from St. Stephen’s but British didn’t storm campus

Police action at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University broke tradition and sanctity that was accorded to university campuses in India.

Allowed police in campus during protest as ‘anti-social elements’ had infiltrated: AMU VC

In an open letter to students, Aligarh Muslim University's Vice Chancellor alleged that an angry mob had entered the campus on Sunday night, posing an imminent danger to students and property.

Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar— actors in selfie with PM Modi speak up over Jamia protests

Hindi actors, including those who were part in a selfie with PM Modi, were called out for not speaking up against the police action against students of Jamia Millia and AMU.

Policemen as state robots, India’s vulture politics and a ‘dictator in the dock’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Shocking violence’ — Harvard, Yale students & academics condemn police action in Jamia, AMU

Letter by students, alumni and academics from universities across US calls police action ‘gross violation of human rights’, asks Amit Shah to take necessary steps or resign.

AMU students did not raise ‘anti-Hindu’ slogans, they raised voice against Hindutva

The video, shared by BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya, has received more than 8,500 likes and 6,000 retweets.

21 arrested in connection with students-police clash over citizenship law at AMU

Internet services in Aligarh, Saharanpur and Meerut was suspended a day after protests broke out in certain parts of Uttar Pradesh, including at AMU, against the amended citizenship law.

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Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.