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Watch: Second CCTV video of Jamia students scrambling into library to evade Delhi Police crackdown hits social media
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOn a day that CCTV footage of a crackdown by Delhi Police and paramilitary forces on students of Jamia Millia Islamia on 15 December drew sharp reactions, a second video of panic-stricken students hiding in a library room has also emerged.
'It's not the pain, but how far the State will go to target us': Jamia students recount treatment at the hands of Delhi Police on 10 Feb
Ismat Ara • 5 years agoDescribing police brutality meted out to them during the 10 February protests, Jamia students accused the Delhi Police of assaulting girls and hitting them on their chest and stomach with lathis. Some students also accused the police of kicking them on their private parts with their boots on, punching them and even forcibly removing their hijabs.
Jamia shooter was 'obedient' and '1,000% a minor', claims teacher; says accused was 'desperate' to be famous
Parth Mn • 5 years agoThe radicalisation has come as a surprise to Narendra, for the shooter was a regular in his class.
BJP's Delhi poll campaign song taps into anger against anti-CAA protests; those accusing it of spreading hate are being hypocritical
Sanjay • 5 years agoThe protests at Shaheen Bagh are making the silent majority angrier by the day. The BJP's theme song is seeking to tap into that anger.
Jamia shooter's age row: CBSE certificate shows him as 'minor', EC document shows he's registered voter since April 2019
Fp Staff • 5 years agoNew details have emerged in connection with the youth, identified by the Delhi Police as Gopal Sharma, more commonly referred to as the Jamia shooter, after 30 January when he opened fire at peaceful protesters near Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi injuring one student protester Shadab Farooq.
Delhi court asks for report on Jamia Milia Islamia admin’s plea to file FIR against police action in campus on 15 Dec
• 5 years agoA Delhi court on Wednesday directed the police to file an action taken report (ATR) on the plea of Jamia Millia Islamia university seeking the registration of an FIR against alleged police attack on students on the campus on 15 December during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Anti-CAA, NRC protests: Led by Umar Khalid, students from various universities march from Delhi’s Mandi House to Jantar Mantar
• 5 years agoHundreds of students marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar on Monday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register for Citizens.
Protesting against CAA-NRC is a fight for Muslim dignity and identity, covering it under cloak of 'fight for Constitution' will be misleading
Qudratullah Faraz • 5 years agoAn argument being forwarded to oppose the sloganeering of La Ilaha IlAllah in public protests is that it alienates the non-Muslims who are a part of these protests. The argument may be correct, but by simply blaming the slogan it misses out the underlying reason behind this alienation. Why does the slogan alienate non-Muslims? Or for that purpose, why does a Muslim wearing hijab or skull cap alienate non-Muslims?
'Small coterie of Left-wing activists' damaging academic environment, say over 200 educators in letter to Narendra Modi
• 5 years agoThe academicians include Hari Singh Gour University VC R P Tiwari, Central University of South Bihar VC HCS Rathore and Sardar Patel University VC Shirish Kulkarni, among others, according to official sources.
From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community
Fp Staff • 5 years agoAttacks at three university campuses – Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) – 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