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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed

Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently

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Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, and national mythology – Part I

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The Ghosts of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Death Still Lingers, Who’s Accountable?

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Nazar Nasir: Breaking gender stereotypes in Kashmir through crochet

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Why India’s Children Must Wait Till 2022 To Get Justice Under Law Meant To Protect Them

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Press Freedom Under Severe Attack in Bastar

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