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🚨 JANTAR MANTAR 2.0: PROTEST TO CONTINUE TOMORROW

AISA President Neha Bora has announced that the protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, will resume tomorrow, October 3, at 1 PM, despite detentions earlier today.

“The movement has just begun,” organisers say.

“कल हम वापस आ रहे हैं।”

#JantarMantar2 #NehaBora #AISA #SIR

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CNN reports that Omani flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, accused of attacking his captain on a Tel Aviv-bound flight, had social media accounts featuring images of al-Qaeda figures. Authorities are investigating possible extremist links and how he was cleared to fly the route.

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Indian PM Narendra Modi spoke to Captain Smit Machchhar over a video call, praising his courage and composure after the Indian pilot helped save over 150 people aboard a Flydubai flight from the UAE to Israel.

“The country is praying for you,” Modi told the captain, who risked his life to save others.

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First CCTV footage from the IIT Bombay exam hall shows second-year student Sahil Wakode, in a black T-shirt in the front row, repeatedly looking down at his phone during the mid-semester test. Invigilator Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla then walks up and asks him to step outside.

#IITBombay #SahilWakode #ProfSuryaNarayan

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“If the professor is booked under SCST ACT, then we are setting a very dangerous precedent in our schools and colleges.” - @talk2anuradha on #IITBombayProtest

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National Union of Journalists (India) condoles the untimely death of senior journalist Payal Mehta.

#RIPPayal

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BREAKING: Senior Network18 political journalist Payal Mehta has passed away after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during a visit to Mumbai.

The news was shared by senior journalist Sheela Bhatt and subsequently confirmed by others in the media fraternity.

#RIPPayal

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PM Modi condoles the death of senior journalist Payal Mehta.

#RIPPayal

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BREAKING: Senior Network18 political journalist Payal Mehta has passed away after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during a visit to Mumbai.

The news was shared by senior journalist Sheela Bhatt and subsequently confirmed by others in the media fraternity.

#RIPPayal

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh condoles the death of senior journalist Payal Mehta.

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BREAKING: Senior Network18 political journalist Payal Mehta has passed away after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during a visit to Mumbai.

The news was shared by senior journalist Sheela Bhatt and subsequently confirmed by others in the media fraternity.

#RIPPayal

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BREAKING: Senior Network18 political journalist Payal Mehta has passed away after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during a visit to Mumbai.

The news was shared by senior journalist Sheela Bhatt and subsequently confirmed by others in the media fraternity.

#RIPPayal

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Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is ready to revive the Chabahar route with India. He also rejects nuclear weapons allegations and addresses tensions with the US and Israel.

@SaiRamSays breaks down the interview.

@IndiaToday @Geeta_Mohan #Tehran #Iran

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ABVP wins three of four central posts in Delhi University Students’ Union elections. #YashDabas elected president, while independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen wins vice-president. Riya Chhawdi and Lakshya Raj Singh secure secretary and joint secretary posts.

#DUSU #ABVP

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#DUSU

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BREAKING: CBI registers FIR into Disha Salian’s death following Bombay High Court directions. Aaditya Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray named among those whose roles require investigation. Several actors, police officials and others also named in the FIR.

#JusticeForDisha #DishaSalian #AadityaThackeray

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BREAKING: CBI registers FIR into Disha Salian’s death following Bombay High Court directions. Aaditya Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray named among those whose roles require investigation. Several actors, police officials and others also named in the FIR.

#JusticeForDisha #DishaSalian #AadityaThackeray

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Bengaluru: AISA organised “Campuses to Streets: Is Democracy Under Siege?”, bringing together students, activists and academics to discuss dissent, democracy and what speakers described as growing attacks on public education and democratic spaces under the BJP-led government.

JNUSU Secretary Com. Danish Ali recalled the courage and legacy of Gauri Lankesh, warning that activists and dissenters increasingly face repression for speaking against the government. She criticised the growing privatisation and saffronisation of education and said student participation in politics was essential to defending democratic rights.

Sociologist Dr Lakshmipathi C G spoke about caste discrimination and communal divisions within educational institutions, saying classrooms were increasingly turning into “caste-rooms” and “communal-rooms.” He also criticised the growing privatisation of education in Karnataka and the weakening of scientific thinking.

Author Meena Kandasamy spoke on censorship and the shrinking space for dissent, referring to Gauri Lankesh’s assassination as a chilling moment for activists and journalists. She argued that attempts to label and delegitimise dissenting voices were being used to suppress ideas that challenged the dominant political ideology.

The programme also saw the launch of AISA’s booklet, “Education Under Siege,” examining the condition of education in India with a special focus on Karnataka. The evening concluded with a cultural performance by AISA members and drew an audience of over 150 people.

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The death toll from the devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border has risen to 586, with 579 deaths reported in Nepal and seven in China. More than 2,400 people remain missing as rescuers search through mud, debris and damaged infrastructure.

#NepalFlood |

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Here is the detailed Report on what happened at Jadavpur University of Kolkata

Do read 🔽
#JadavpurUniversity | #Kolkata |

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Jadavpur University Clash Escalates: Overnight ABVP-Left Violence Followed by Fresh Protests, Barricade Breach - News Tap One

Must Read 🔽
#JadavpurUniversity | #SFI | #ABVP |
https://t.co/9nsVtT1X3c

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Jadavpur University Clash Escalates: Overnight ABVP-Left Violence Followed by Fresh Protests, Barricade Breach - News Tap One

Must Read 🔽
#JadavpurUniversity | #SFI | #ABVP |
https://t.co/9nsVtT1X3c

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BIG BREAKING 🚨 After BJP's victories in Odisha and Bengal, Sunil Bansal becomes BJP General Secretary.

New BJP Team 🔥 :

– Piyush Goyal: BJP Treasurer
– Smriti Irani: BJP General Secretary
– Hemang Joshi: BJYM President
– Vasundhara Raje: BJP Vice President
– Sunil Bansal: BJP General Secretary
– Deepak Mhaskey: BJP IT Cell Head
– Pradeep Bhandari: Media Co-convenor

#BJP4India

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VIDEO | Jharkhand exam protest: Ranchi Sadar SDM Rajat Kumar says, "A meeting has been called for tomorrow, and the students’ delegation, along with their legal advisers, have been invited for talks at 2 pm. We have come to request that the students attend the talks tomorrow along with their representatives and legal advisers."
#JharKhand | #JharkhandProtest |