Topic: Student protests
Kerala High Court bans all student-led agitations in college, school campuses
Noting that educational institutions are not for protests, the HC said no one has the right to violate the fundamental rights of other students.
Students upset with Modi govt since Vemula suicide, economy & CAA added fuel: Najeeb Jung
Speaking to ThePrint, former Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung says the anti-CAA protests are secular so far and should remain so.
The one taboo word that Amit Shah and Narendra Modi supporters hate today
Even though India was built on it, if you say this word in Mumbai or JNU or in protests, you are called anti-India and anti-national.
Railways suffered Rs 84 crore worth property damage in anti-CAA and NRC protests in Bengal
The Railway went to the Calcutta High Court regarding huge losses incurred between December 13-14 in protests related violence in West Bengal.
Modi-Shah’s BJP govt has failed India’s youth and is now stuck fighting them
Six months after returning to power with a huge mandate, Modi govt is losing the youth — its most ardent voters who are now pessimistic, hopeless and even angry.
Delhi Police likely to act against student holding Kashmir poster at St Stephen’s protest
The woman was seen holding a poster that says ‘Kashmir Aazad Karo’ during a protest at St Stephen’s college against JNU violence, CAA.
Why I didn’t call myself a JNU-ite for 37 yrs. But now something has changed: Yogendra Yadav
Even though I carried a jhola and had a beard, I didn’t associate with Left politics in JNU. Then a desperate Modi regime zeroed in on the university.
Jamia clarifies no student died from injuries sustained during CAA protest violence
Following the violence of 15 December, word about a student dying in a hospital had spread. However, the hospital said one person had died from chicken pox.
AMU students invite cops for iftar after daylong fast for victims of CAA protest violence
The students observed a day-long fast in solidarity with the victims of violence during anti-CAA protests and offered prayers for them.
‘For peace on campus’ — IIT-Kanpur students’ e-magazine asked to take down article on CAA
IIT-Kanpur Deputy Director tells ThePrint action taken to maintain cordial atmosphere inside the campus.
Trump’s reelection campaign is in crisis
As of 26 June, President Trump was averaging 41.4% of the vote in head-to-head contests with Joe Biden, just 0.8% higher than his job approval.
Why India’s growing economic reliance on China will be tough to break
India buys everything from electronics to key drug ingredients to industrial machinery from China and reducing that reliance won’t be easy, experts say.
Defence
India keeps tight watch on Pakistan as ceasefire violations rise at LoC amid China standoff
According to govt figures, April, May and June (as of 25th) have seen 387, 382 and 302 ceasefire violations, respectively — a three-fold rise since 2018.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.