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TopicSharjeel Imam

Topic: Sharjeel Imam

Handle bearing new JNU V-C’s name deleted after old tweets slamming students, backing BJP emerge

Unverified account, which carried Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit’s name, made references to Sharjeel Imam and Nathuram Godse, among others. No confirmation on whether it was her own.

Bid ‘to divide & misguide’ — why court framed sedition, UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam

A Delhi court on 24 January framed charges against JNU student Sharjeel Imam for allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches at AMU and Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia.

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in 2019 Jamia violence case but will remain in jail

The case is related to violence at Jamia Millia Islamia against CAA in December 2019. Imam will remain in jail as he is accused in three other cases related to violence in Delhi.

Nothing in speech caused religious animosity, Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi court

JNU student Imam was arrested for alleged making inflammatory speeches during CAA & NRC protest at Jamia and AMU in December 2019. He has been in judicial custody since January 2020.

JNU student Sharjeel Imam denied bail by court in Delhi riots case

Denying bail to him, a Delhi court judge said Sharjeel Imam's 2019 speech was on communal lines and its content 'tend to have a debilitating effect on the peace and harmony'.

Right to bring country to a standstill not equal to sedition, Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi court

Imam, who has been arrested under UAPA and booked for sedition, denied inciting violence and said he didn't say the Northeast should become a different state & declare independence.

Sharjeel Imam seeks bail in sedition case, claims he never encouraged any violence

Imam was arrested for his alleged speech at Jamia Millia Islamia and at Aligarh Muslim University, where he allegedly threatened to cut off Assam and the rest of Northeast from India.

‘Nothing to do with Umar Khalid, Sharjeel’ — farmer leaders say platform shouldn’t be misused

A sections of farmers from Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan) were seen holding posters of detained activists Wednesday. A photo of these farmers has now gone viral.

Yogendra Yadav ‘instructed’ Imam to mobilise students for anti-CAA protests, says Delhi police

In supplementary chargesheet in Northeast Delhi riots case, cops claim Yadav directed Sharjeel Imam to mobilise students for chakka jam & that Umar Khalid introduced the two.

Court extends judicial custody of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam till 23 November

Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad said the mandatory period of 90 days to complete the probe will be completed on 23 November and the charge sheet has to be filed.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?