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Ajay Devgn responds to JNU violence, says he doesn't know 'how to comment' on 'very conflicting' news reports
•Bollywood star Ajay Devgn on Tuesday said violence is not a solution to any problem and the Jawaharlal Nehru University attack is 'very sad.'
Varun Dhawan condemns JNU violence, says 'as an Indian, I have full faith in police and judiciary'
•Varun Dhawan has condemned the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University and said one cannot stay neutral during such incidents.
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
Fp Staff •Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 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
Fp Staff •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
JNU Violence Updates: Deepika Padukone joins gathering at JNU's Sabarmati Hostel in solidarity with students
Fp Staff •JNU Violence LIVE Updates: Deepika Padukone on Tuesday was present at JNU to express solidarity with students and faculty after the 5 January violence.
'Wanted to highlight restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir', says Mumbai woman after her 'Free Kashmir' placard at JNU peace rally
Fp Staff •Mehak Mirza Prabhu, a Mumbai woman, who raised 'Free Kashmir' banner at a rally for JNU, released a video saying that the thought that came to her mind on seeing the placard was about the basic constitutional rights of Kashmiris
Delhi Police taking help of video footage, facial recognition software to identify culprits of JNU attack, say govt sources
•At least 34 people, including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours.
JNU violence: Protestors 'relocated' from Gateway of India to Azad Maidan to avoid inconvenience to citizens, claims Mumbai Police
•On Monday, protests were organised near the Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai's Fort area, but later the permission was denied. A call was given that people join the protest in front of the Gateway of India. Demonstrations had started there after Sunday midnight.
JNU professor CP Chandrasekhar withdraws from Standing Committee on Statistics citing situation in university
•The committee was constituted last month to improve the quality of data amid criticism of the government over political interferences and is scheduled to meet on 7 January, 2020
JNU violence updates: Smriti Irani says universities shouldn't become political hubs, Twitter users point out Narendra Modi was 'young pracharak', ABVP associate
Fp Staff •JNU violence LIVE updates: Soon after reports of the violence in JNU surfaced, Union minister Smriti Irani said that universities shouldn't be turned into "hubs of politics". 'Neither should students be used as political pawns,' she added. However, Twitter users quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official website which said that he was also a 'young pracharak' and an associate of ABVP.