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New Delhi, Feb 23: In the second such protest in less than a week, thousands of students from various universities across the country today took to the streets in the national capital demanding justice for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula and protesting the JNU crisis. The students marched from Ambedkar Bhawan in central Delhi's Jandewalan to Jantar Mantar, the capital's protest hotspot, where they

New Delhi, Feb 23: In a complete U-turn, police today opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case, in which the court has asked for a status report by tomorrow. When the matter came up for hearing as directed by the Supreme Court last week, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the police, told Justice

New Delhi, Feb 23: Parliament reflects the supreme will of the people, President Pranab Mukherjee said today in a strong criticism of disruption and obstruction and called upon all MPs to discharge their responsibilities in a spirit of cooperation and mutual accommodation. In his customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament outlining government's agenda in the coming

Chandigarh, Feb 23: The Centre’s promise to set up a committee on reservation for Jats has failed to pacify the agitators as several parts of Haryana remained in the grip of violence with at least three more protesters killed in clashes with security forces on Monday. The toll has gone up to 16. Though protests largely subsided in many parts of Haryana, tension prevailed in many areas. People

New Delhi, Feb 22: JNU students and teachers today appealed to the Vice Chancellor to take a stand in favour of the five students who were being looked for by the police in a sedition case and have now surfaced on the campus after being on the run for over 10 days. "The students were in hiding because they feared mob- lynching and have returned when (they) believed that some normalcy returned on

New Delhi, Feb 21: Buckling under pressure from agitating Jats, BJP today announced that a Bill for giving OBC status to Jats will be brought in the coming Haryana Assembly session and a high-powered committee will be set up to examine the quota demand for the community in central jobs. BJP general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jail also appealed to the Jats who have been protesting in

Chandigarh, Feb 21: Ten persons have been killed and about 150 injured during the ongoing Jat stir, Haryana DGP Yashpal Singhal said today even as he underlined that his priority was to restore water supply to Delhi and clear road and rail blockades. "According to the information we have so far, in entire state 10 people have been killed and about 150 injured," he said. According to police sources

Chandigarh, Feb 21: Incidents of violence and arson continued overnight in Haryana with Jat protesters setting on fire an ATM and records of a cooperative bank in Bhiwani district even as the Army staged flag marches in tense areas. Despite various leaders including Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealing to the Jats to maintain peace, there was no let up in the protests which have

New Delhi, Feb 21: Coming out in support of JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case, students and teachers of several international universities, including those from University of California and Yale, are narrating his "seditious" speech in English and uploading their videos online. Eleanor Newbigin, University of London, says in a video, "I have never been a

New Delhi, Feb 21: Ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conceded Opposition demand to debate the JNU controversy, but also asserted that "we want the entire nation to hear the debate." The move is seen as ruling BJP's attempt to brazen out and turn tables on the Opposition by initiating a debate on nationalism. Government's willingness to debate JNU