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Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London

Amid poems, music, speeches, theatre workshops and sing-alongs, a 12-hour sit-in was organised by South Asian Students Against Fascism, UK, and SOAS India Society staged at the India High Commission in London on January 8 in solidarity with the nationwide trade union strike in India.

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JNU violence / Delhi Police revealed identity of 9 people, including student union president Aishi, in custody case, not detained

The SIT of Delhi Police, which is investigating the JNU violence case, put important things related to the investigation in the media on Friday. DCP Joy Tirkey said nine members, including student union president Aishi Ghosh, have been identified in the violence and sabotage case. No one has been detained yet. He said- soon notice was sent to these people for questioning. After this press conference, Aishi Ghosh said – I also have proof. However, he did not reveal what evidence he had.

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

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.

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Deepika Padukone has done what no big male movie star has

Deepika Padukone has done what no big male movie star has by appearing at JNU on Tuesday evening in solidarity with students protesting against the insidious attack that rolled there for hours. Some accuse her of using the appearance to draw attention at a time when she has a new movie – “Chhapaak”. Doesn’t matter. She took a brave stand that she knew could impact her movie – there were instant calls to boycott it.

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JNU: A fierce desire for freedom and democratic dissent against authority (opinion)

Afierce love of freedom and democratic dissent are the sine qua non of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), study and struggle its motto. But why is JNU prone to dissent? What explains the fact that slogans popularised by former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumarbhukhmari se aazaadi, samantwad se aazaadi (Freedom from starvation, freedom from feudalism)are also the songs of JNU students struggling against the violence unleashed on January 5 on the campus by masked goons?

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