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Morning Digest | Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU students’ union elections; Kangana, Arun Govil in BJP fifth list, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 25, 2024.

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Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU students’ union elections

JNUSU polls: Left candidate Dhananjay wins JNUSU president’s post, defeating ABVP’s Umesh C Ajmeera by 922 votes.

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Bollywood ‘takeover’: Pro-Modi films swamp Indian voters ahead of election

At least 10 releases before the election amplify Modi’s political agenda and vilify critics – sparing not even Gandhi.

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ABVP, Left-backed groups clash at JNU over poll committee selection

A clash broke out between ABVP and Left-backed student groups at JNU over the selection of election committee members at the School of Languages on Thursday night, leaving some students injured. Read further on Dynamite News:

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ABVP and Left members break into a scuffle during a meet on holding JNUSU poll

Scuffle breaks out between RSS-affiliated ABVP and Left-backed groups at JNU campus during student union polls on February 9, 2024

The Hindu

Delhi Riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea on January 31

The SC on Wednesday adjourned for January 31 the hearing of the bail plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to January 31 by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court adjourned till January 31 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA

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Duryodhana-Karn friendship in Mahabharat has lessons for international politics: Amitabh Mattoo

Amitabh Mattoo, Aruna Narlika and Amrita Narlikar explore the timeless lessons of the Mahabharat in their book "Strategic Choices, Ethical Dilemmas".

The Hindu

Delhi riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea on November 1

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka constitutes 15-member panel to frame State Education Policy

Karnataka government has constituted a 15-member committee to formulate the Karnataka State Education Policy (KSEP) under the chairmanship of Sukhdev Thorat, educationist, economist, and former chairman of University Grant Commission.

The Hindu

Tanzania President Hassan becomes first woman to be conferred honorary doctorate by JNU

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan became first woman to receive honorary doctorate from JNU. She was awarded for her role in fostering India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy and achieving success in regional integration & multilateralism. PM Modi held talks with her to boost bilateral ties.

The Hindu

JNU to set up committee to look into repeated incidents of 'anti-national' slogans on campus

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration will constitute a committee soon to look into the repeated incidents of 'anti-national' slogans raised on campus, an official said on Monday.

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From judge’s recusal to lawyer’s unavailability: Umar Khalid’s bail plea hangs by thread

“This is a matter that may take one or two minutes,” a Supreme Court bench had remarked while adjourning a Delhi riots case on July 12. The “matter” in question was the bail plea of activist and former JNU scholar Umar Khalid — incarcerated since September 2020 under charges of…

Newslaundry

Row at India’s premier private university sparks debate on academic freedom

Ashoka University is accused of stifling academic freedom after it distances itself from a research paper on 2019 polls.

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Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea for two weeks

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for two weeks the hearing on a plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020.

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Delhi Riots: Supreme Court’s Justice Prashant Mishra recuses from hearing Umar Khalid’s bail plea

Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Wednesday recused from hearing the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020. Read further on Dynamite news.

Newslaundry

Verify if any dossier submitted, SC tells JNU over defamation case against Wire editors

The Supreme Court has issued directions to the Jawaharlal Nehru University to verify if any dossier, which allegedly depicted the varsity as a “den of organised sex racket”, was ever submitted by a professor. The court was hearing a petition against a Delhi high court order that had set aside…

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Sociologist, former JNU professor Imtiaz Ahmad passes away

Renowned sociologist, author and former professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Imtiaz Ahmad passed away on June 19.

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The Hindu

33 academicians write to NCERT asking their names to be removed from the textbooks

Their collective creative effort is in jeopardy and their names should be dropped from textbooks, 33 academicians have told the NCERT

The Hindu

'Prevented' from attending mahapanchayat in wrestlers’ support, claims section of JNU students

This news article by The Hindu reported that a section of Jawaharlal Nehru University students on May 28 alleged that the varsity authorities “prevented” them from taking part in the ‘Mahila Maha Panchayat’ by ramping up security on campus. Read the full story on The Hindu.

Dynamite News

Congress appoints new NSUI presidents for J-K, JNU

Congress party on Sunday appointed the presidents of its student wing- National Students' Union of India (NSUI)- for Jammu and Kashmir and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi HC directs Shehla Rashid to file response to affidavit filed by NBDSA

The Delhi High court judge on Thursday asked former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid to file a response to the affidavit filed by the News Broadcaster and Digital Standard Authority (NBDSA). Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Delhi Riots 2020: HC to hear on Monday Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in UAPA case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court will hear a bail plea by JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 riots in the city, on Monday.

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Jamia Violence Case 2019: Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar And Asif Tanha

The District Court in Saket discharged former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar and activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Jamia Millia Islamia University violence case . Read full story on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

After ABVP poster, 3 channels falsely accuse a Newslaundry reporter of JNU stone-pelting

A day after an attempted screening of the BBC documentary on the JNU campus was followed by a power cut, stone-pelting, and a war of words between Left-affiliated student outfits and the ABVP, certain media channels amplified a poster released by a member of the latter, blaming 16 people for…

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