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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.

Violent police crackdown on Jamia, AMU students has left Modi govt with no place to hide

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AMU closed till 5 Jan after students, police clash during citizenship protests

AMU administration announces campus is shutting for winter vacations early -- from Monday -- amid escalating protests and clashes between students and police.

2 AMU students booked for ‘objectionable’ social media post against Advani

The FIR follows a complaint filed by a group of people led by an Aligarh-based spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP's youth wing

Allahabad High Court directs AMU, BHU to devise reform programme to discipline students

The high court gave the universities 6 to 12 months to craft a rehabilitation programme for students facing disciplinary action for misconduct.

Why former AMU vice-chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah wants Muslims to give up Ayodhya claim

Retired Lt Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah has drawn criticism for suggesting that Muslims should give up claim to Ayodhya site even if they win SC case. 

AMU to have a chair on RSS’ favourite Mughal — Dara Shikoh

AMU Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor said the university has decided to set up the research chair to further the cause of peace studies in the country.

Why AMU’s middle name has never been more in focus than in the last five years

In the last five years, the Aligarh Muslim University has faced a series of rhetorical questions from India’s Hindu Right-wing groups.

Sedition charges have nothing to do with Republic TV reporter, say AMU students

Hindu & Muslim student groups blame each other for ‘riot-like situation’ at AMU, but agree that incident with Republic TV reporter the same day was unrelated.

Gautam Gambhir & Omar Abdullah spar on Twitter after Mannan Wani encounter

Gautam Gambhir had tweeted after the MannanWani encounter that the radicalisation of educated youth represented a failure of the political class.  

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.