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JNU row: Police cautious in dealing with five accused; ​Bassi asks students to join probe

Jawaharlal Nehru University vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Monday assured the teachers' association that the administration will not allow police inside the campus.

Feb 22, 2016, 23:46 PM IST

Police will act against 5 students of JNU as per law: Rijiju

The Centre on Monday said police will act as per law against five students, being looked for in a sedition case and who have now surfaced on the JNU campus after being on the run for over 10 days.

Feb 22, 2016, 22:14 PM IST

I am being targeted because I am a Dalit: JNUSU leader Rama Naga

JNUSU leader Rama Naga, who is one of the five students accused of sedition, on Monday said he is being targeted not for indulging in any "anti-national" activity but because he is a Dalit.

Feb 22, 2016, 21:52 PM IST

Afzal Guru row: JNU grants 7-day extension to probe panel

Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday granted 7-days extension to the high-level committee set up by it to enquire into an event held in varsity campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.

Feb 22, 2016, 21:48 PM IST

JNU row: Delhi Police verifying video clips, says Bassi

Delhi Police is "verifying" all video clips which it has used in the probe into the sedition case registered over the controversial JNU event, Commissioner BS Bassi said on Monday hours after briefing Lt Governor Najeeb Jung about the entire row and return of five students in the campus.

Feb 22, 2016, 20:57 PM IST

Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi meets Lt Governor Najeeb Jung over JNU row

Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Monday met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and briefed him about the JNU row, for which the force drew severe criticism from several quarters.

Feb 22, 2016, 18:42 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar's family say he is 'satisfied and safe' in jail, urge PM Modi to intervene

Family members of the jailed Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar have said that he is fine in Tihar jail.

Feb 22, 2016, 17:55 PM IST

BJP in no mood to relent on JNU issue, to adopt aggressive stand in Parliament

The Budget session of Parliament is set to start on a stormy note on Tuesday with issues like the JNU row, Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide and Pathankot terror strike set to dominate the proceedings.

Feb 21, 2016, 20:01 PM IST

JNU row: Protests in several cities, Kanhaiya Kumar moves SC for bail; Opposition petitions President

JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for bail.

Feb 18, 2016, 23:57 PM IST

JNU row: Complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan court

A complaint was on Thursday filed in a local court against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, party leader Anand Sharma and others for allegedly supporting "anti-national" elements in Jawahar Lal University.

Feb 18, 2016, 20:55 PM IST

Operation sanitize JNU has just begun: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy

Protests against the arrest of JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charge spread to more states on Thursday.

Feb 18, 2016, 19:39 PM IST

BJP to launch nationwide campaign over JNU incident

With several political parties coming together to oppose the government action concerning JNU, the BJP has decided to launch a nationwide "Jan Swabhiman Abhiyan" from Thursday to expose attempts by the parties to "mislead the country in the name of freedom of expression".

Feb 18, 2016, 00:54 AM IST

JNU row: Kanhaiya Kumar sent to judicial custody; SC asks Bassi to ensure his safety

JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody till March 2.

Feb 17, 2016, 23:44 PM IST

Arun Jaitley condemns attack on media, calls it 'highly improper'

 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley condemned the attack on journalists in the national capital on Wednesday and said that media has an unhindered right to report.

Feb 17, 2016, 21:06 PM IST

We were abused and called agents of Pakistan, says SC-appointed court commissioner Rajiv Dhawan

JNU students' union President Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday remanded to judicial custody till March 2 by a Delhi court.

Feb 17, 2016, 18:56 PM IST

JNU students get support from international community

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Tuesday got support from over 400 academics and intellectuals from across the world who in a statement opposed the police action against the students and the arrest of students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charges.

Feb 17, 2016, 00:40 AM IST

Violence at Patiala House court: 'Was there a murder', asks Rijiju on police 'inaction'

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday kicked up a storm with his remarks "was there a murder" on being asked why police had not acted against lawyers and others thrashing journalists, students and teachers at the premises of the court hearing the JNU case.

Feb 16, 2016, 22:47 PM IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan disapproves of anti-India slogans at JNU

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday strongly disapproved of alleged anti-India slogans raised in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by a group of students, saying the act amounted to "sedition".

Feb 16, 2016, 21:59 PM IST

JNU row: Why dissent is acceptable but anti-India activities are not

Any vibrant university campus with young minds on the threshold of a big bad world is center of debates, discussions and yes, dissent.

Feb 16, 2016, 19:22 PM IST