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Sedition row fallout? JNU sees decline in applications for admission

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In what is likely to be a possible fallout of the sedition row, involving some of its students, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has witnessed a decline in fresh applications for admission to various courses offered by the prestigious university. According to reports, JNU has received over 76,000 applications for admission to the upcoming academic […]

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Delhi High Court dismisses petition against Bassi

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The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking action against Police Chief B.S. Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case, saying the plea was for “publicity interest” and courts cannot be burdened with such applications. “Why did you file this petition?. We are surprised that this is

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Sedition case against Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal over JNU row

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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among the nine persons who have been booked on sedition charges in connection with the JNU row, the Hyderabad police said. An FIR has been registered against Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury, Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Ajay Maken, CPI leader D

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JNU row: Family members of Kanhaiya seek PM Modi’s intervention

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Family members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing a sedition case, asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “break silence” over the row, saying “a lot was expected” from him. Expressing concern over the attack on Kanhaiya at Patiala House Courts, roles played by a section of lawyers, media

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JNU student leader Kanhaiya named in FIR only after TV report

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The sedition case against Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar appears to be an afterthought, relying mostly on a TV report. When the station house officer (SHO) of a nearby police station visited the JNU campus on February 9, he saw students at an evening rally commemorating the anniversary of the execution of 2001

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