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Topic: JNU attack

JNU prof Mazhar Asif, specialist in Sufism & mediaeval Indian history, named Jamia Millia Islamia V-C

Asif studied at JNU and was member of ABVP. As faculty member there, he has been part of several controversies. He was also member of committee that drafted National Education Policy.

Delhi Police arrests two for threatening to attack JNU campus on Independence Day

In a Facebook video, the two accused were allegedly heard using inflammatory language and also openly issuing threats of physical hurt.

A year on, Delhi Police says probe in JNU violence in last leg, will file final report soon

On 5 January 2020, masked assailants went on a rampage inside the university campus. The left-aligned JNUSU and the ABVP have both been held responsible in the incident

23 days and counting: No FIRs in JNU violence even after 40 complaints by students, faculty

Main complainants include JNU professors Sucharita Sen and Shukla Sawant, and assistant professor Mohinder Singh. Complaints call attack ‘predetermined’.

Economist Amit Bhaduri resigns as Professor Emeritus from JNU in protest against V-C Kumar

Blaming vice-chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar and his administration, Amit Bhaduri said a 'sinister scheme of throttling dissent' was unfolding at JNU.

Delhi HC seeks response from police, WhatsApp, Google on plea to keep data on JNU attack

A petition was filed in Delhi High Court seeking the retrieval and preservation of all CCTV footage from JNU campus and digital data pertaining to the attack on 5 January.

Delhi Police needs a Singham to salvage its pride and reputation

If you take politics out of the system, Delhi Police is much more professional than their counterparts. But doing so is easier said than done.

Congress’ fact-finding committee claims JNU violence was ‘state sponsored’

The party demanded that Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar should be dismissed immediately.

Rise of ABVP in Left bastion JNU has a lot to do with Vajpayee and Modi govts at Centre

In its 51 years, JNU has only seen Left dominance, but ABVP is now making its presence felt, though not much electorally, in India’s premier university.

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Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?