JNU row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya surrender to police, questioned for 5 hours

In a dramatic development, Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who have been booked on charges of sedition, surrendered before Delhi Police late last night following which they were questioned for at least 5 hours.

Earlier during the day, the Delhi High Court had refused to grant them protection from arrest and told them that they will have to surrender and face the law. See This

JNU row: SC refuses to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail

The Supreme Court today has refused to hear JNU News Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea, saying he should first go to the high court and follow the legal process.

According to advocate Soli J Sorabjee, Kumar faced security concerns and they feared he could be attacked there. Read More

Friendship above ideology: An ex-JNU ABVP alum explains why its leaders revolted

Three leaders of JNU’s ABVP unit have resigned to protest the government’s iron-fisted – and ham-handed – response to the entire row.

Pradeep Narwal, Joint Secretary of the JNU unit of ABVP, Rahul Yadav, president of the ABVP unit of JNU's School of Social Sciences (SSS) and its Secretary Ankit Hans quit Wednesday, saying they could no longer countenance being “mouthpieces” of the government. Read More