HC frowns upon Jamia’s handling of protest, stays suspension of students

Students from different organisations staging a protest at Jantar Mantar against suspension of Jamia Millia Islamia students. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the suspension of 17 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students. The university suspended them last month for holding a “non-approved protest” and “vandalising public property”. While hearing…

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DU V-C rules out plan to teach Manusmriti and Baburnama

Delhi University (DU) is set to withdraw the proposal to include Hindu religious text Manusmriti and Baburnama, the memoirs of Mughal emperor Babur, in the university’s History curriculum.  DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on Tuesday clarified that there was no plan to teach either of the subjects. The proposal was initiated by the History department’s Joint Committee of Courses…

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Madin Academy hosts mass Iftars

A mass Iftar at Madin Academy in Malappuram. Hundreds of people are breaking their Ramzan fasting every day at the mass Iftars organised by Madin Academy here. Among them are professionals like doctors and lawyers, teachers, office staff, and even bystanders of patients in various hospitals. Although almost all mosques offer Iftar facilities, the mass…

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Chennai auto driver overhears passenger’s confession of crime, takes murder accused to police station

An unemployed engineering graduate fatally stabbed his father after an argument at their house in Thillai Ganga Nagar, Nanganallur. Fleeing in an auto-rickshaw, he confessed the crime to his brother over the phone. The auto driver, overhearing this, took him straight to the police station. Meanwhile, the victim was rushed by his elder son to the…

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