Watch: 'Delhi police, go back' slogans raised during flag march inside JNU campus after Sunday's violence
5 years ago

Watch: 'Delhi police, go back' slogans raised during flag march inside JNU campus after Sunday's violence

India TV News  

The Delhi Police on Sunday conducted a flag march in the Jawaharlal Nehru University after violence broke out inside its campus when masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and also damaged property. In a never heard incident of violence before inside a varsity campus, at least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours. In order to calm down the situation, the Delhi Police on Sunday conducted a flag march in the university, however, some students raised slogans boycotting cops saying, "Delhi police, go back." As a result of Sunday's JNU violence, students across the country including Mumbai, Pune are protesting and showing solidarity for those injured in the incident.

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Jamia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogans 'Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah' demanding 'Azadi'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Jamia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogans 'Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah' demanding 'Azadi'

Op India  

On Sunday, December 15, the All India Students Association, a left-leaning student association, and the National Student Union of India, organized an event marking five years of the anti-CAA protests at the Jamila Milia Islamia, a minority institution in Delhi. The students participating in the event raised Islamic slogans like, “Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah” and “Hum Kya …

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Students detained during protest for action against culprits
5 months, 1 week ago

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Students detained during protest for action against culprits

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A few students were detained after they staged a protest in Old Rajinder Nagar here on Sunday, demanding action against those responsible for the deaths of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in the area, and compensation for their families. Raising slogans "we want justice", the protestors blocked the road next to the Karol Bagh Metro …

Considering starting sensitisation camps on caste, says JNU V-C
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Considering starting sensitisation camps on caste, says JNU V-C

The Hindu  

Two days after casteist slogans were found painted on the walls of Jawaharlal Nehru University ’s Kaveri Hostel, Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said an inquiry is under way to identify the culprits. JNUSU president Dhananjay said, “We put forth a demand for sensitisation on issues pertaining to caste and identity among students since such incidents have increased recently.” …

New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity

The Hindu  

On April 10, the day World QS rankings declared Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University as India’s top-ranked university, JNU’s Narmada hostel lights up at 9 p.m. As students eat dinner in the mess and wrap up for the night, two young men use markers to write ‘Hastinapur University’ on chart paper stuck in front of the hostel. The student experience Garwita …

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia

Hindustan Times  

Student organisations from at least two universities in Delhi conducted protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019 on Tuesday, a day after the Centre implemented the contentious law that paves the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Students from Jawaharlal Nehru University had also scheduled a protest against the law on Tuesday, but were unable …

Delhi: Three injured after clashes erupted in JNU | VIDEO
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi: Three injured after clashes erupted in JNU | VIDEO

India TV News  

Tensions escalated at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi as clashes erupted between two student groups, resulting in injuries to at least three individuals. The clashes underscored the simmering tensions on the university campus, raising concerns over student safety and campus security. Violence caught on camera Videos circulating online depict scenes of violence, with one individual seen wielding a stick and …

7 Kashmiri students arrested under tough law for rejoicing India World Cup loss
1 year, 1 month ago

7 Kashmiri students arrested under tough law for rejoicing India World Cup loss

India Today  

Seven students of a university in Jammu and Kashmir were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for allegedly raising anti-India slogans and celebrating the Indian cricket team's loss in the World Cup 2023 final, officials said on Monday. POLITICIANS REACT TO STUDENTS' ARREST A secion of politicians, including the former J-K chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, have …

JNU professor claims 'attacked by gangsters' in Delhi's RK Puram, university demands action
1 year, 11 months ago

JNU professor claims 'attacked by gangsters' in Delhi's RK Puram, university demands action

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association raised concerns over an alleged attack on a JNU professor, Dr Satiya Brat Das, last week. "Furthermore, shockingly, the gang allegedly seems to have obtained Dr Das’s telephone number from JNU security and harassed him with threats to his life and extortion demands for the rest of the night," the JNUTA statement read. It is …

JNU clash: Security branch to submit report on scuffle between two groups of students on campus
2 years, 1 month ago

JNU clash: Security branch to submit report on scuffle between two groups of students on campus

India TV News  

Highlights JNU authorities have instructed security branch to take necessary steps today It has asked to submit a detailed report on the incident of clash which took place on Nov 10 The scuffle broke out near Narmada hostel on Thursday, said Delhi Police JNU clash case : After a scuffle broke out between two groups of students on the campus, …

Delhi: Students injured as two groups clash over personal issue at JNU campus
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi: Students injured as two groups clash over personal issue at JNU campus

India TV News  

Highlights Social media videos showed some students running on the campus with sticks During the fight, two students sustained minor injuries, a police official said The Delhi Police said they have not received any formal complaint in the matter Two students were injured after a scuffle between two groups of students on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Thursday. Commenting …

Clashes break out in JNU between student group, staff members; many injured
2 years, 4 months ago

Clashes break out in JNU between student group, staff members; many injured

India TV News  

Highlights JNU student wing ABVP shared a number of tweets on its timeline of the clashes ABVP claimed that the University administration attacked students for asking scholarship dues The clashes broke out between ABVP and staff members of the JNU JNU Clashes: Ruckus broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi between an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -led …

Saffron flags outside JNU days after student clashes on Ram Navami
2 years, 8 months ago

Saffron flags outside JNU days after student clashes on Ram Navami

Hindustan Times  

Days after clashes erupted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, saffron flags - allegedly put up by a right-wing group Hindu Sena - were seen outside the campus on Friday. On Sunday, the JNU campus saw violence as two student groups - left-wing student unions and the ABVP, student body linked to the RSS - countered each other’s allegations. …

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint
2 years, 8 months ago

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Monday received a complaint from Left students against unknown Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad students following a clash in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Ram Navami. Meanwhile, the All India Students' Association called for a protest against the alleged violence by ABVP at the JNU campus. 11th April, 2pm pic.twitter.com/bQ6aJWG6gR — AISA Delhi April 10, 2022 …

JNU violence: No one arrested by Delhi Police in connection with incident, Centre tells Lok Sabha
3 years, 5 months ago

JNU violence: No one arrested by Delhi Police in connection with incident, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

On 5 January, 2020, around 100 masked persons armed with sticks went on a rampage inside the campus, leaving 36 students, teachers, and staff injured New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that no arrest has been made by the Delhi Police in connection with January 2020 …

Year After Attack in JNU Campus, Students, Teachers Await Arrest of Masked Goons
4 years ago

Year After Attack in JNU Campus, Students, Teachers Await Arrest of Masked Goons

News 18  

A year after a mob entered the JNU campus, damaged property and left many bleeding, students and teachers are still waiting for the police and the varsity administration to bring to justice those responsible for the incident that had sparked nationwide protest. While clamour grew for the removal of JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar after the incident, Delhi Police …

JNU Violence : Delhi Court Refuses Urgent Hearing On Plea For FIR; Says Only Urgent Matters To Be Taken Up Due To COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

JNU Violence : Delhi Court Refuses Urgent Hearing On Plea For FIR; Says Only Urgent Matters To Be Taken Up Due To COVID-19

Live Law  

A Delhi court has refused to grant early hearing on a plea seeking registration of FIR in a matter related to an attack on students and teachers on the JNU campus on January 5, saying only urgent matters were to be taken up during the present condition posed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The court was hearing a plea filed …

Jamia violence: Delhi Police tells court it entered university to rescue innocent students, restore normalcy
4 years, 9 months ago

Jamia violence: Delhi Police tells court it entered university to rescue innocent students, restore normalcy

Firstpost  

Delhi Police on Monday filed an action taken report about the Jamia violence in a court and sought the dismissal of a plea seeking FIR against police officials for entering the varsity campus without permission and allegedly subjecting students to brutality. Delhi Police, in the ATR filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Rajat Goyal, said that with a view to contain the …

JNUSU defies registrar's warning, says JNU will remain open and give shelter to Delhi riot victims
4 years, 10 months ago

JNUSU defies registrar's warning, says JNU will remain open and give shelter to Delhi riot victims

Firstpost  

JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar had warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in efforts to provide shelter to the victims of the violence New Delhi: Warned by the JNU registrar against providing shelter to the Delhi violence victims on the varsity campus, the JNUSU remained defiant on Saturday, saying humanity supercedes “administrative threats”. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union …

JNUSU has 'no legal right' to make campus a shelter for Delhi violence victims, says admin, warns of disciplinary action
4 years, 10 months ago

JNUSU has 'no legal right' to make campus a shelter for Delhi violence victims, says admin, warns of disciplinary action

Firstpost  

In a notice, JNU registrar Pramod Kumar warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in providing shelter to victims of northeast Delhi’s violence New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration on Friday warned the university’s students’ union against providing shelter to the victims of the northeast Delhi violence on the campus. In a notice, JNU registrar Pramod Kumar warned …

Northeast Delhi violence Live: Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas, relaxation in sec 144 from 10 am to 2 pm
4 years, 10 months ago

Northeast Delhi violence Live: Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas, relaxation in sec 144 from 10 am to 2 pm

India TV News  

Normalcy is slowly returning to the riot-hit Northeast Delhi after protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent killing at least 42 people so far while scores have been injured. Northeast Delhi Violence | Live updates 03:00 pm: A team of Border Security Force today visited the house BSF constable Mohammad Anees, whose house in Khajuri Khas area was set …

Alumni of Jamia Millia Islamia protest outside CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence against Delhi violence
4 years, 10 months ago

Alumni of Jamia Millia Islamia protest outside CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence against Delhi violence

India TV News  

Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia and Jamia Coordination Committee on Wednesday organised a joint demonstration and protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvine Kejriwal's residence seeking immediate action against those responsible for violence in the national capital and restoring peace in the city. Slogans were raised late Tuesday night outside Kejriwal's residence calling him out to take action against those …

Month on since JNU attack, Delhi Police yet to nab perpetrators: Testimonies call assault predetermined, 'impossible' without complicity of insiders, admin, cops
4 years, 11 months ago

Month on since JNU attack, Delhi Police yet to nab perpetrators: Testimonies call assault predetermined, 'impossible' without complicity of insiders, admin, cops

Firstpost  

At the time when the masked goons had highjacked JNU campus, Delhi Police were busy filing an FIR against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who, hours before, had her head split in the attack, and was later treated with 16 stitches. Exactly a month ago, on 5 January 2020, masked mobs ran amok in the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi assaulting …

'Islamophobic violence harsh reality of Modi regime': Manchester University Students' Union support anti-CAA stir, condemn 'state-sanctioned terror' inside varsities
4 years, 11 months ago

'Islamophobic violence harsh reality of Modi regime': Manchester University Students' Union support anti-CAA stir, condemn 'state-sanctioned terror' inside varsities

Firstpost  

Joining the growing chorus of voices against the Citizenship Act, NRC and crackdown on protesting students in India, the Students’ Union of the University of Manchester on Monday issued a statement of solidarity with anti-CAA protesters and students Joining the growing chorus of voices against the Citizenship Act, proposed NRC and crackdown on protesting students in India, the Students Union …

Goa University may turn into JNU, need police protection, says NSUI
4 years, 11 months ago

Goa University may turn into JNU, need police protection, says NSUI

Hindustan Times  

After an Afghan student was stabbed to death in the Goa University, the Congress’s youth wing, the National Students Union of India has demanded stronger security arrangements in the campus fearing a repeat of the JNU violence. Goa NSUI president Ahraz Mulla now said that students studying at the University were fearing a ‘JNU-like’ situation in the campus, referring to …

JNU violence: Delhi Police questions 3 students including Aishe Ghosh; students, teachers boycott classes
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Delhi Police questions 3 students including Aishe Ghosh; students, teachers boycott classes

Live Mint  

The Delhi Police on Monday questioned three JNU students, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, in connection with the January 5 violence on campus, even as students and teachers boycotted classes on the opening day of the winter semester amid a standoff over the hostel fee hike issue. As the JNU students union continued to boycott the registration for the winter …

Delhi Police question Aishe Ghosh in JNU violence case
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Police question Aishe Ghosh in JNU violence case

India TV News  

Delhi Police on Monday questioned JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh in connection with the JNU violence case. A team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch visited Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday to probe the violence on campus on January 5. Besides them, police have also identified the masked woman, seen in the purported videos of the violence shared on social media, as …

JNU violence: Delhi Police to question 9 suspects, including Aishe Ghosh
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Delhi Police to question 9 suspects, including Aishe Ghosh

Op India  

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police is shortly going to interrogate the nine suspects including JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh in connection with the violence that took place in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday evening of January 5, 2020. Read: India Today journalist who was caught whispering in JNUSU VP’s ears had heckled Republic reports along with Aishe Ghosh …

‘The attack on JNU was barbaric in the least’
4 years, 11 months ago

‘The attack on JNU was barbaric in the least’

Deccan Chronicle  

The national capital has been engulfed in protests over the last couple of weeks, and with state Assembly elections round the corner, the political temperature has also risen. The police entered university campuses — in New Delhi they entered and smashed the library of Jamia Millia Islamia. We had seen Delhi police moving around with alacrity when they were beating …

Left leaning students' outfits, ABVP hold protest at JNU campus against Jan 5 violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Left leaning students' outfits, ABVP hold protest at JNU campus against Jan 5 violence

India TV News  

Members of the Left-leaning students' outfits and the ABVP held protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University here on Friday against the January 5 violence on the campus. While the RSS-affiliated ABVP took out a silent protest march inside the varsity premises, students belonging to the Left-leaning outfits organsied a poster making event and formed a human chain. While students from …

A major lead: How the media covered India Today TV's #JNUTapes investigation
4 years, 11 months ago

A major lead: How the media covered India Today TV's #JNUTapes investigation

India Today  

India Today TV's #JNUTapes sting operation has received widespread media coverge since it was broadcast Friday evening, and the media critique website NewsLaundry has called it a "major lead" in the ongoing investigation of last Sunday's violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/dQESc9fkzP Rahul Kanwal January 10, 2020 As well, India Today TV spoke to an AISA …

JNU violence: Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh, 8 others as suspects; JNUSU chief dares cops to make evidence public
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh, 8 others as suspects; JNUSU chief dares cops to make evidence public

Firstpost  

Five days after at least 36 people were injured in the incident of violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University, the Delhi Police named JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and eight others as suspects in the violence that took place between 3 to 5 January. Delhi Police names nine suspects Addressing a press conference, Joy Tirkey, DCP, who is heading the SIT, said …

ABVP issues statement, rubbishes India Today sting on JNU violence naming 2 'ABVP students'
4 years, 11 months ago

ABVP issues statement, rubbishes India Today sting on JNU violence naming 2 'ABVP students'

Op India  

The violence in JNU that peaked on Sunday, the 5th of January had been in process since October 2019. The Delhi police today held a press conference and exposed how mostly the Left students were involved in the violence in JNU. However, India Today, after the Delhi Police press conference started airing their own ‘investigation’ of the JNU violence, the …

JNU violence: Delhi police names nine suspects and 4 Left organisations, suspects include JNUSU Pres Aishe Ghosh
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Delhi police names nine suspects and 4 Left organisations, suspects include JNUSU Pres Aishe Ghosh

Op India  

After 5 days of violence, the Delhi Police on Friday addressed a press conference and accused left-wing students of instigating violence in the Jawaharlal University. Read: JNU violence: Read the detailed chronology of events since attacks started on teachers and their family in October The Delhi police presented several pieces of evidence to show that how some masked miscreants allegedly …

JNU violence: 3 JNU professors move Delhi HC with PIL to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: 3 JNU professors move Delhi HC with PIL to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence

The Hindu  

Three professors of JNU on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence at the varsity campus. The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp groups ‘Unity …

JNU protestor bites top Delhi Police officer as he tries to control mob
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU protestor bites top Delhi Police officer as he tries to control mob

Op India  

In a bizarre incident, a woman ‘protestor’ in Delhi bit a senior police officer near Shashtri Bhavan during the ongoing JNUSU protest in Delhi. Delhi Police: A protester at Vijay Chowk today bit Additional DCP Southwest when the police officer was trying to stop protesters from marching towards the Parliament. Read: After Pakistan comes out in support of JNU, Pakistani-inspired …

JNU violence: 3 professors move HC, ask for preservation of CCTV footage, evidence
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: 3 professors move HC, ask for preservation of CCTV footage, evidence

India Today  

Three professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence at the varsity campus. The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp …

#JNUTapes: India Today's special investigation on JNU violence trends high on Twitter
4 years, 11 months ago

#JNUTapes: India Today's special investigation on JNU violence trends high on Twitter

India Today  

India Today TV's exclusive sting on Jawaharlal Nehru University violence has caused waves across the internet. Read: India Today unmasks ABVP attackers in a big sting, Left role also exposed India Today's Special Investigation Team caught one of the main attackers on camera, who confessed that he mobilised the mobs from within and outside the campus. The India Today SIT …

Delhi Police identifies JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, 8 others as suspects in JNU violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Police identifies JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, 8 others as suspects in JNU violence

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Friday said it has identified nine people, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, as suspects in the JNU violence case. Meanwhile, responding to the development, JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh said, "Delhi Police can do their inquiry. Dr Joy Tirkey, DCP/Crime: Those identified include- Chunchun Kumar, Pankaj Mishra, Aishe Ghosh, Waskar Vijay, Sucheta Talukraj, Priya Ranjan, Dolan Sawant, …

Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in campus
4 years, 11 months ago

Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in campus

India TV News  

Shards of broken window panes at Sabarmati Hostel, heavy police deployment at the main gate of the university and heaviness in the air described the day in the JNU campus on Thursday, four days after a masked mob went on a rampage on the premises. Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in …

JNU students meet HRD officials, Delhi Police detains protestors marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan
5 years ago

JNU students meet HRD officials, Delhi Police detains protestors marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan

India Today  

Hundreds of JNU students on Thursday marched to the HRD Ministry and were later stopped when they tried to go towards Rashtrapati Bhavan during when some of them were roughed up by police who used mild force, in escalating protests for the sacking of the university Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar over the violence in the campus. As the Delhi police …

Young Indians want to take back stolen future
5 years ago

Young Indians want to take back stolen future

Deccan Chronicle  

Young Indians, in growing numbers, are making it clear that they plan to take back their stolen future. Young students out on the streets, in protest marches against a controversial citizenship law, young doctors who are volunteering to attend to those who may get wounded at protest sites if things get violent, MBA aspirants reading out the Constitution’s Preamble in …

From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community
5 years ago

From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community

Firstpost  

Attacks at three university campuses – Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University and Jawaharlal Nehru University – within a span of three weeks resulted in injuries to students and raised questions on the role of the police in containing such violence and the safety of varsities in the country Attacks at three university campuses — Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim …

Sonakshi Sinha condemns JNU violence, lauds Deepika Padukone for expressing solidarity with students
5 years ago

Sonakshi Sinha condemns JNU violence, lauds Deepika Padukone for expressing solidarity with students

Firstpost  

Sonakshi Sinha is among the many celebrities who have spoken against the recent attack on students and faculty at JNU in New Delhi. After Deepika Padukone visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi to express solidarity with the students, who were attacked by an armed, masked mob, several celebrities have spoken up in their support. Sonakshi Sinha has joined …

JNU violence: Nature of attacks, booking of JNUSU president, cops' inability to nab suspects, VC's inaction all point at complicity
5 years ago

JNU violence: Nature of attacks, booking of JNUSU president, cops' inability to nab suspects, VC's inaction all point at complicity

Firstpost  

Reports have it that last Sunday, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad allegedly barged into the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus like a Blackshirt squad — there were, in fact, some clad in black and all their faces were masked — and proceeded to savagely beat students and staff, and vandalise property Reports have it that last Sunday, members of …

Kanhaiya Kumar to Deepika Padukone, support builds for JNU after attacks
5 years ago

Kanhaiya Kumar to Deepika Padukone, support builds for JNU after attacks

Hindustan Times  

From former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar to Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, political figures and celebrities joined protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to extend solidarity with students and teachers injured in Sunday’s mob attack. Actor Deepika Padukone is seen at a gathering at JNU in solidarity with the students against Sunday’s violence in the presence of JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh …

Police FIRs name injured JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh
5 years ago

Police FIRs name injured JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: On Sunday, when Jawaharlal Nehru University students and professors were being attacked by masked goons and their hostel rooms and campus property were being vandalised, the university’s administration was busy filing two FIRs against the very students who were being rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre with bloo-dy faces, deep gashes on their heads and fractures. Shortly after …

JNU violence: Mumbai Police files four FIRs; Umar Khalid and organisers, participants of Gateway of India protests among those booked
5 years ago

JNU violence: Mumbai Police files four FIRs; Umar Khalid and organisers, participants of Gateway of India protests among those booked

Firstpost  

Mumbai Police on Tuesday filed four FIRs against people involved in local protests against the violence on students and faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on 5 January. A spontaneous gathering of citizens took place at the iconic Gateway of India in the city after reports of the incident, in which 34 people were injured, surfaced. Reportedly, a case of …

JNU violence: VC calls for putting 'past behind' even as Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh in FIRs; Mumbai's Gateway of India protests called off
5 years ago

JNU violence: VC calls for putting 'past behind' even as Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh in FIRs; Mumbai's Gateway of India protests called off

Firstpost  

Jawaharlal Nehru University vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, under fire from students and faculty members for inaction when masked people unleashed violence inside the campus on 5 January, on Tuesday appealed to “put the past behind”, even as the Delhi Police file two separate FIRs against JNU student union president Aishe Ghosh, who sustained a head injury in the incident. …

Deepika Padukone joins JNU students in solidarity, sends out bold message from Bollywood, draws support on Twitter
5 years ago

Deepika Padukone joins JNU students in solidarity, sends out bold message from Bollywood, draws support on Twitter

Firstpost  

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone showed up at JNU on Tuesday to express solidarity with students who were injured in violence inside the varsity campus on Sunday Amid criticism over top Bollywood celebrities maintaining silence over the violence in JNU, Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone joined the protesting students at the JNU’s Sabarmati hostel. She said, “I usually avoid tweeting to Bollywood …

Deepika Padukone’s surprise appearance at JNU protest triggers boycott calls
5 years ago

Deepika Padukone’s surprise appearance at JNU protest triggers boycott calls

Hindustan Times  

Actor Deepika Padukone drove down to Jawaharlal Nehru University to join a protest by students against the recent violence on campus on Tuesday evening, triggering a sharp reaction from some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including one who suggested that people boycott her movies. Deepika Padukone shared the stage with former and present JNU students’ union leaders including Kanhaiya Kumar as …

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