There has not been much of a breakthrough in JNU research scholar's case, who was found dead on Monday. The Delhi Police have so far only revealed that it appears to be a suicide case, and they have no indication of any foul play in this incident. 
 
The reason for taking this extreme step, however, is yet to be known as a suicide note was not found. However, cops said the boy was depressed over personal issues for some time. 
 27-year-old J. <keyword id="4295877" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Muthukrishnan">Muthukrishnan</keyword> ended his life at his friend's room in the University campus. His body was found hanging after two friends broke open the door at 5 pm. He had gone to the friend’s house in the afternoon to have food. He said he wanted to sleep and went to a room and locked himself inside. Later, on getting no response, his friends called the police. 
 “A call was received at 5:05pm on Monday that a person had locked himself in a room at a house in Munirka,” a senior police official said. When cops reached to the spot found <keyword id="23678" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Krish">Krish</keyword> (as Muthukrishnan was called by friends) hanging from the ceiling fan. 
 The case is being seen as the second <keyword id="1725862" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohith">Rohith</keyword> Vermula death incident. Muthukrishnan too belonged to the Scheduled Caste and was an active member of the justice for <keyword id="3210782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohith-Vemula">Rohith Vemula</keyword> movement. He was pursuing MPhil in JNU and was a native of Salem in Tamil Nadu. Muthukrishnan was an active student in all Dalit movements. In his blog titled "a universal mother without a nation", he elaborated how he met Rohith six times before he took the extreme step on January 17, 2016. "All the intellectuals from the marginalised communities will get arrested just for mocking fictional characters. At the same time, all the leading national institutes will be headed by people who cannot even clear the 10th standard exam. These people claim dissenters as anti-nationals and seditious. They are going to kill many Rohiths, like us, just for eating beef, for being rational, for being intellectually productive for the country. But we are the real sons of this land and after we are all killed, there will be no nation," he said. 
 
Meanwhile, student leaders of various students’ political wing have started blaming each other over the issue. 
 Reacting on the issue, <keyword id="3054758" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shehla-Rashid">Shehla Rashid</keyword>, former Vice president, JNU students’ union tweeted “JNU VC recently moved court against protesting students &amp; the HC banned protests at Admin block, to which Rajini refers in his last post L.” 
 On the other side, Saurabh Sharma, member ABVP and former joint secretary <keyword id="346405" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNUSU">JNUSU</keyword> tweeted “why were the anarchist-leftist gangs so prompt in reaching the site of suicide? Is it a care of criminal conspiracy? Was Rajini murdered?” 
 
The deceased scholar spoke about discrimination <a href="https://www.facebook.com/muthukrishanan.jeevanantham/posts/1945753248981124">in his alleged last Facebook post</a>. "When equality is denied everything is denied. There is no Equality in M.phil/phd Admission, there is no equality in viva - voce, there is only denial of equality, denying Prof. Sukhadeo thorat recommendation, denying students protest places in Ad - block, denying the education of the marginal." 
 
Cops are as of now going over his mobile and internet chat details to ascertain the cause of taking this extreme step.

Everything you must know about research scholar J. Muthukrishnan death case that has rocked JNU

New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary <keyword id="19956548" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="sitaram-yechury" source="keywords">Sitaram Yechury</keyword> died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Thursday following prolonged illness, hospital and party sources said. He was 72. <keyword id="19927628" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="yechury" source="keywords">Yechury</keyword> had been in a critical condition for the last few days and was on respiratory support. The veteran leader died at 3.05 pm, sources said. The CPI(M) had said earlier that the 72-year-old leader was being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection at the ICU in AIIMS, Delhi. Yechury was admitted to the hospital on August 19 for treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection. He was critical and on oxygen support. The sources said he had a fungal infection in his lungs. The leader, who started from the student's union of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as a member of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and went on to become a member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) in 1984, got elected to the Politburo in 1992. He served as a <keyword id="19967755" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rajya-sabha-mp" source="keywords">Rajya Sabha MP</keyword> for 12 years, from 2005 to 2017. He became the fifth general secretary of the CPI(M) at the 21st party congress in Visakhapatnam on April 19, 2015, and took over from Prakash Karat. He also played a significant role in the joint opposition's INDIA bloc. He was seen among the political mentors of Congress leader and <keyword id="19895394" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha" source="keywords">Lok Sabha</keyword> Leader of Opposition <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword>.

Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury dies at 72 after prolonged illness

<ul><li>Microsoft CEO <keyword id="276564" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Satya-Nadella">Satya Nadella</keyword> had spoken out against CAA saying, “I think what is happening is sad.” </li><li>However, within a few hours, Microsoft India released yet another statement by him which said that every country should protect its borders. </li><li>The 52-year-old had commented on CAA right after 150 Indian origin professionals in the US had urged business leaders to speak out against the law. </li></ul> A lot has happened on the other side of the globe while we were sleeping. First, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella becomes one of those rare business leaders who spoke out on the ongoing CAA protests in India. But before Indians could wake and start lauding him, he issued another statement in a very pacifist tone. His<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/satya-nadella-answers-call-to-speak-on-caa-i-think-whats-happening-is-sad-its-just-bad-/articleshow/73237638.cms?src=hp_wh"> former statement said</a>, “I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad.... I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or becomes the next CEO of Infosys.” But his new statement shared by Microsoft India says that every country should protect its borders. 
	
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 Silence is not golden The Citizenship Amendment Act is the hot topic in India which has divided the country into those who support it and those who oppose it. Many students across universities like Jamia Milia and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) however have been protesting against the law. Last week, a bunch of masked men<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/jnu-attacks-iit-bombay-pune-film-university-national-law-school-and-even-the-oxford-is-protesting-against-jnu-mob-attacks/articleshow/73117911.cms"> entered JNU campus</a> and beat up students with iron rods– many of whom were hospitalized. This incident had invoked reactions from top business <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/billionaire-anand-mahindra-to-bollywood-star-manoj-bajpayee-these-are-some-of-the-big-reactions-to-the-violence-at-jnu/articleshow/73116068.cms?src=hp_latest">leaders like Anand Mahindra</a>. Indian celebrities who have been keeping silent as well as speaking out against the law, are being targeted by trolls alike. The latest celebrity who went through the ordeal is Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone who visited Aishe Ghosh, the president of JNU students union. A set of active trolls started urging people to boycott her movie which released soon. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/jnu-attacks-iit-bombay-pune-film-university-national-law-school-and-even-the-oxford-is-protesting-against-jnu-mob-attacks/articleshow/73117911.cms">JNU attacks: IIT Bombay, Pune film university, National Law School and even the Oxford is protesting against JNU mob attacks</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/deepika-padukones-visit-to-jnu-can-have-a-negative-effect-on-chhapaak/articleshow/73155309.cms">Deepika Padukone and Ajay Devgn both have movies releasing this week - only one of them is a real hero</a>

Satya Nadella’s sharp U-turn on CAA makes him a target of memes

New Delhi, Dec 30 () Taking the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) head-on over sedition issue, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday asked why action based on evidence should not be taken against anyone found indulging in anti-India activities under the garb of protests.
 "If some people are genuinely found indulging in sedition and if there are legal evidence available to prove, why should sanction not be imposed," he said in a veiled reference to the AAP-led Delhi government.
 The Delhi government had refused to sanction prosecution of students' leader Kanhaiya Kumar and research scholars Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya in connection with the February 2016 JNU sedition case.
 Prasad was speaking at an event here to launch a data repository to help track missing or stolen mobile phones in the national capital.
 He added, "Such politics...does not go a long way."
 Prasad also went on to criticise the AAP for not allowing the health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat to be implemented in Delhi.
 "Can we de-link development from politics. Democracy means debate and discussions... (But) why have the benefits of Ayushman Bharat not been given to poor people in Delhi. What was the problem in that," he said.
 "The scheme for housing for poor...what is the problem in supporting that," Prasad said. MBI ANZ HRS

Prasad takes on Delhi govt on health scheme, sedition issue

<ul><li>As per various exit polls, AAP could win 48-68 of the total 70 seats while BJP is expected to bag anywhere between 11-19 seats. </li><li>None of the exit polls expect Congress to win more than two seats though C-Voter survey says that it could win anywhere between 0-4 seats. </li><li>To form the government, a party should win at least 36 seats which AAP is in a comfortable position, as per exit polls. </li></ul>Bharatiya Janata Party might be making a dent in Aam Aadmi Party’s expected dream run during the <keyword id="1414375" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-assembly-election">Delhi assembly election</keyword>. AAP however might retain power in Delhi. As per various exit polls, AAP will win 48-61 of the total 70 seats. BJP however is expected to bag around 11-17 seats. None of the polls expect Congress to win more than two seats though C-voter believes that the party could win anywhere between 0-4 seats. Only India Today and Axis poll expects BJP to win only two seats, but that is at the lower end of its prediction. However, it gave a wide range of seats between 2-11. As per most others, BJP would be performing much better than it did in the last election. Last election, AAP won 67 seats, leaving only three to BJP but most poll pundits believe that it might not be possible this time. To form the government, a party should win at least 36 seats which means as per exit polls, AAP is in a comfortable position. <table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Poll </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> AAP </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> BJP </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Congress </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Times Now IPSOS </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 51 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 18 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> ABP News- C-Voter </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 49-61 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 5-19 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 0-4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> India Today- Axis My India </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 59-68 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 2-11 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Neta- News X </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 53-57 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 11-7 </td> <td style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1; border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor: text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 0-2 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> As per, Neta-NewsX <keyword id="609507" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="exit-poll">Exit Poll</keyword>, Aam Aadmi Party is set to return with a majority in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2020. The exit poll indicates that AAP is expected to win between 53-57 seats. “The BJP and Congress on the other hand could win around 11-17 and 0-2 seats respectively. The results are based on inputs from over 34000 people across all constituencies in Delhi,” said a press release. The Delhi elections are important for BJP to gauge its stronghold on the capital of the country. In spite of the resounding victory they saw in Lok Sabha elections where all the seven MP seats landed in their kitty, assembly elections are a different turf. Aam Aadmi Party made a resounding campaign statement – which bordered on conceit claiming that Delhi voters need not vote for them if they think they did not do a good job. Their report card contains improving school infrastructure by revamping 20,000 classrooms, introducing mohalla clinics and increase CCTV coverage to ensure security. However, AAP seemed to have had no pull with Delhi citizens when it came to Lok Sabha elections. In spite of the 100% results, BJP is on the edge when it comes to the union territory’s assembly elections. For one, a lot has changed since its Lok Sabha election win – with a slowing economy and rising food inflation. Delhi in particular has been at the centre of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The many troubles with students and citizens like Delhi police action of Jamia Milia students; police registering cases against JNU students after a mob attack had injured many – has angered its many citizens against the central government. Kejriwal became on the few people in power who sought the government t revoke the religious divide while providing sanctuary to citizens.

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<ul><li>Bollywood actor <keyword id="598" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deepika-Padukone">Deepika Padukone</keyword> is among the many notable speakers at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos. </li><li>She will speak about ending the stigma surrounding mental illness along with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of WHO, on January 21. </li><li><keyword id="601" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Padukone">Padukone</keyword> is among the four people who will be honoured with the Crystal Award for their contribution in de-stigmatising mental illness. </li></ul>Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone is among the many notable speakers at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos. She will speak about ending the stigma around mental illness along with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of WHO, on January 21. “With more than 300 million people suffering with the illness, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability in the world today and a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. It is therefore increasingly clear that, now more than ever before, we need to aggressively address what is an invisible and overlooked health and social burden," Padukone <a href="https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-leaves-for-davos-2020-world-economic-forum-to-accept-the-crystal-award-view-pics-1479123.html">said. </a> Padukone is among the four people who will be honoured with the Crystal Award for their contribution in destigmatising mental illness. She dedicated the award to the millions who experience stress, anxiety and depression, and more. She is listed as the founder of Live Love Laugh Foundation, an NGO that aims to spread awareness and change people’s perception about mental health. She started it five years ago with her therapist Anna Chandy in a bid to help teens and young adults with anxiety disorders. Deepika’s fight against mental illness in India Padukone, who was one of Time’s most influential people in the world in 2018, has been speaking out about mental illness after she suffered from the same. “I wasn’t aware of what mental illness was, and I didn’t realize the importance of mental health, when we have a fever, we know what the symptoms are. Why aren’t we taught to recognize the symptoms of mental illness in the same way? It was a lack of awareness on my part, but also on the part of the people around me. What if it wasn’t for my mother? Who else would have helped me?”<a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a29460341/deepika-padukone-mental-health-depression/"> Padukone told Bazaar magazine.</a> In 2015, she also took part in a <a href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/599257-deepika-padukone-opens-up-about-her-personal-struggles-with-depression">TV show along with her therapist in order to clarify misconceptions about mental health. </a>Padukone was recently in the news for visiting the JNU campus to meet those who were hurt by a mob attack on the university’s students and teachers As many as 100 Indian CEOs as well as political leaders including union and chief ministers will take part in the Davos event. Earlier, <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> and Karan Johar too attended them in the past. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/deepika-padukones-visit-to-jnu-can-have-a-negative-effect-on-chhapaak/articleshow/73155309.cms">Deepika Padukone and Ajay Devgn both have movies releasing this week - only one of them is a real hero</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/kamal-haasan-net-worth-and-his-finances-after-2-years-in-politics/articleshow/73290359.cms">Here's what Kamal Haasan's ₹25 crore loan revealed about his finances after nearly 2 years in politics</a>

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The new National Education Policy evoked mixed reactions among academicians on Wednesday with some hailing it as a "groundbreaking" action plan that promotes holistic and multi-disciplinary learning and others arguing that it will pave the way for privatisation of education. A <keyword id="6751919" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="single-regulator">single regulator</keyword> for higher education institutions, multiple entry and exit options in degree courses, discontinuation of M.Phil programmes, low stakes board exams, common entrance exams for universities are among the highlights of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. Former Delhi University vice-chancellor Dinesh Singh, who was an official reviewer of the document when it was being formulated, said the policy lays down the road map pretty nicely. The policy has a good vision for school education, which is the foundation for higher education, he said. "They have talked about experiential learning which is so useful. Unless you improve school education, you cannot improve higher education. The concept of transciplinarity, hands on experience, breaking down of barriers between subjects and connecting them to society are some of the key points in the policy. This is the best chance of universities to create curricula around the challenges of society," he said. Elaborating with an example, he said there is a discipline in Mathematics called fluid dynamics but not one student in this country has any idea how to use fluid dynamics and computer science to create fighter jets and they are imported all the time. "At last, we have found a document which at least gives us a chance," he added. Singh also said that he has not been extremely enthused about regulators and feel they "are disabling you all the time". "They make you do silly things. They are talking about having a single regulator because otherwise things are not working well. I believe it's good. They will need a lot of good people. I am hoping that it will restore the autonomy of the varsities. Hopefully they will not prescribe too much," he said. Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar called the NEP "groundbreaking" and said the higher education in India will now be holistic and multi-disciplinary with a shared focus on Science, Arts and Humanities. "A single regulator for all higher educational institutions is a great idea as it will bring coherence of approach and purpose. It will realise the vision of education in India," she added. The approval of new National Education Policy (NEP) by the government is a positive step forward, said Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) VC M Jagadesh Kumar. "NEP is the outcome of an extensive, highly participatory and inclusive consultation process. NEP aims at meeting the existing challenges in education and build the foundation of India''s promising future.We look forward to its implementation," he added. Delhi University professor Rahul Yadav welcomed the policy, and said it talks about multiple entry and exit options and provides choices to students, and does not put any burden on them. He was also enthused about the fact that the policy seeks to promote a multi-disciplinary approach and does not seek to restrict students to just humanities or science. Delhi University professor Naveen Gaur, however, said the policy has just "jazzier things" to say and even though it says that the Higher Education Commission of India will be a single regulator, it will have four verticals, which means that one vertical will be responsible for policy formulation and another for funding which is dangerous. He also said that the policy paves the way for entry of foreign universities in India, without any regulations, which can be dangerous for the education sector. The professor argued that the policy will take away the autonomy of institutions rather than making them more autonomous. Jamia Teachers' Association secretary Majid Jamil questioned the timing of bringing the policy. "At a time when there is <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic, what was the need to hurry? The policy talks about online learning and virtual labs but there is no substitute to face-to-face learning. It also talks about four-year undergraduate programme, something which was implemented in Delhi University, but was met with opposition and was subsequently withdrawn. We do not agree with it," Jamil added. Delhi University's Academics for Action and Development (AAD), a teachers' body, called the NEP a policy of "tall ends with little means''. For instance, Indian has presently 18 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and NEP sets the goal of 50 per cent GER by 2035, it said. "How can this be achieved -- more than double of GER in next 15 years? NEP is also talking of internationalisation in the same vein and will only facilitate the entry of the foreign universities to tap the Indian educational market for their own benefits. This is a "return of Macaulay" -- building an education system in the interest of foreigners and wealthy ones," it said, referring to British officer Thomas Babington Macaulay. The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) said it was opposed to the proposal to hand over every higher educational institution to a Board of Governors, which will enjoy all powers hitherto vested in the governing authorities of colleges and universities as well as the UGC and other regulating bodies. "Autonomy has been redefined as the freedom to optimise. The empowerment of the BoG hand in hand with redefined autonomy is in parallel with the neo-liberal reforms that deregulated businesses. It amounts to converting/handing over education as a business to corporate houses," it said. 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Rahul Gandhi created a history of sorts on Thursday. He lost the Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, which no Congress leader ever did since 1980. In fact, death took two of its MPs- Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi away from this seat. It was then taken over by Sonia Gandhi who later had her son and her ‘heir apparent’ to take over. That proved to be a fatal mistake, this election. However, it should be mentioned that Rahul had won from this constituency thrice since 2004. Irani won, albeit with a margin of over 55,000 votes with Rahul emerging as the runner-up. Congress grip loosens <keyword id="6612" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Smriti-Irani">Smriti Irani</keyword> a former model, actress and union HRD minister achieved something only one person ever did---a non-Congress candidate who won from the seat. It has been with the party since 1967, ever since it was created. Only Rajendra Pratap Singh of Janata Party had it post-emergency between 1977-80. Irani might have gained from the Modi wave in the state and exasperation of the public against the Gandhi family who has been showing up only for elections. In fact, this time around Rahul who has been busy campaigning across the country, never even bothered to show up at his constituency. He sent his sister, Priyanka Gandhi to take up the mantle. Priyanka was welcomed with posters asking on her brother’s no-show. And, she too was criticized for showing up once in every five years. The tide has turned Irani who garnered a margin 49.7% votes, had countered a lack of Gandhi disinterest, with spirited campaigning. She had reached out to people, spoke to them, challenged dynasty politics and asked why Rahul was missing at the constituency for 15 years. When Rahul sensed the turning tide, he decided to contest from Waynad when she accused him of “running”. The stage for this victory was set in 2014 itself when BJP fielded Irani against Gandhi. Until then, few parties ever bothered to field their best candidates which includes regional parties like Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP). BJP refused to back down on this Congress stronghold which brought on this victory today. Last elections too, she managed to reduce Rahul’s margin who won only by a lakh votes. The firebrand Irani is a well-known face across the country, thanks to being a lead star in a soap opera which ran for over 15 years, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (Every mother-in-law was once was a daughter-in-law) She had played a soft spoken and hence an ideal wife in the hit TV series. But she blossomed to become one of the most outspoken of ministers in Modi’s cabinet which is not actually known for diplomatic people. She had come down on people in favour of Narendra Modi, the prime minister. Her speeches ranged from angry to emotional to exasperation; taking her leader’s word to media channels across issues. She<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PlGs8NCMWE"> defended her government</a> for charging Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students with sedition law, saying they have been engaged in “unlawful activities”. She was<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8iqdNm3egk"> moved by the suicide</a> of a dalit student Rohith Vemula led to riots; and blamed the political forces; blaming people for “using his (Rohith’s) body as a political tool”. Irani has in fact been called ‘Modi’s Sushma’ after she comfortably took up the mantle as veteran BJP politician Sushma Swaraj moved away from active politics. However, it is interesting to note that Irani who is mentored by late union telecom minister Pramod Mahajan never started as a Modi fan. In fact, she had blamed Modi for BJP’s<a href="https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/smriti-irani-drama-slams-modi-first-withdraws-statement-hours-later/267055"> loss in 2004</a>, and said that it is unethical of him to stay on in power after the Gujarat riots. Just like Modi, she made a comeback, and that too to a historic success.

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