Topic: Jamia Millia Islamia
Police didn’t inform Delhi riots accused of serious charges, violated procedure: Lawyers
Police brought in additional charges against arrested Pinjra Tod members after they got bail. Lawyers say this has been observed in other Delhi riots arrests too.
100 years of Jamia Millia Islamia, many #StandWithJamia in solidarity with arrested students
Saturday marked Jamia Millia Islamia's centenary & several social media users spoke of its legacy & renowned alumni.
Jamia student sent to 7-day police custody in connection to Northeast Delhi riots
Asif Iqbal Tanha, a third-year BA student, was earlier arrested in connection with the violence in Jamia during an anti-CAA protest in December 2019.
DCW asks police to file FIR for ‘online abuse’ of pregnant Jamia student held in riots case
Jamia student Safoora Zargar is 3 months pregnant and was arrested by the Delhi Police on 10 April. She has since been subjected to a slander campaign on social media over her pregnancy.
Jamia students asked to vacate hostels say they won’t leave, fear they will be quarantined
In a notice last week, Jamia asked its students to vacate hostels, citing that nearby areas are Covid hotspots. But students say they’re ‘safe and secure’ in hostels.
As arrested and pregnant Jamia student is slandered online, husband keeps faith in judiciary
Safoora Zargar, booked under UAPA, is lodged in Tihar jail amid the Covid-19 outbreak and has been denied bail. She is three months pregnant.
Dr Zakir Husain, India’s 3rd president, had a politician’s mind but an educationist’s heart
Dr Zakir Husain proved himself to be a strong believer in the intellectual integrity of universities in India. He believed education was the master and politics, the servant.
Arrests in Jamia Millia Islamia violence & Delhi riots made on forensic evidence: Police
The communal clashes in February claimed 53 lives and over 200 people were injured.
Arrest of 2 Jamia students during lockdown for February riots in Delhi kicks up a storm
Activists call the arrest of Jamia students Meeran Haider and Safoora Zargar ‘arbitrary’. Online petitions demand their release.
Jamia to provide psycho-social support to students during Covid-19 outbreak
After providing tele-counselling services, the University has now set up a mental health & counselling committee to facilitate the well-being of students.
Budget 2020 is now useless. Modi govt must present a new one
Covid has ensured Modi govt won’t meet 20% growth in tax collection target. That would be a terrible assumption to make in a pandemic-hit economy.
Can schools & students be trusted with Covid norms or should classes begin as curve flattens?
Over two lakh parents across India have opposed the Ministry of Home Affairs’ plan to reopen schools in July.
Defence
Chinese troops present in sizeable numbers at LAC, India has done what’s needed: Rajnath
Defence Minister says India and China perceive LAC differently, leading to regular jostling; Beijing ‘should seriously deliberate’ and resolve the issue amicably.
The Chinese are so predictable, Modi & Shah should’ve seen them coming on 5 August 2019
India should’ve anticipated the Chinese appearance in Ladakh, even the timing of it, when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed.