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The Manipur government has ordered all educational institutions to remain closed from August 20 to 23, citing the prevailing law and order situation. The decision comes amid a 48-hour shutdown by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation over its demand for an nrc before the Census. Census-related training activities have also been affected.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union proceeded with a book discussion on Monday. The event focused on Umar Khalid’s book, Fractured Communities, and celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day. University officials had cancelled the original auditorium booking, citing incomplete program details. Students and faculty gathered at an alternate location outside the Social Sciences building. The discussion proceeded as planned, asserting students' rights to intellectual discourse.

West Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari pledged to resolve all pending CAA applications soon. He stated the law grants citizenship and is not meant to revoke it. Nearly twenty-four thousand citizenship certificates have already been issued to eligible refugees. The government will delegate powers to district magistrates for faster application processing. This initiative aims to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries.

Claims And Objections To Be Accepted From Aug 5 to Sept 4

A Delhi court sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment. They were convicted for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma. The court found Sharma was lynched solely on account of his religion during the 2020 riots. While the prosecution sought the death penalty, it was declined by the judge. The judge considered educational backgrounds as a mitigating factor for the convicts.

The recent controversy over Delhi University, JNU, Jamia and other university bodies asking students to stay away from CJP protests has revived an old debate: How open are today’s universities to dissent? TOI’s Sugandha Jha traces the history of student movements in India