In January, Congress in Madhya Pradesh had also suspended the MISA pension but was forced to withdraw its decision after it led to an uproar in the state.
The MHRD had written to the governments of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu to commit Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 1,750 crore respectively for JU and Anna University respectively to meet the expansion proposals.
Esther Duflo, who belongs to France also stated how President Macron only congratulated her and did not mention the other two for winning the prestigious award, but hailed PM Modi for being gracious
Only two days before his murder, Kamlesh Tiwari had taken to Facebook to speak about how Uttar Pradesh Intelligence Bureau (UP IB) thought that he was a 'target for Jihadis'.
Gujarat ATS had arrested three persons named Faizan Pathan, Khurshid Ahmed Pathan and a Maulvi named Mohsin Sheikh in connection with the murders. Khurshid is also stated to be a computer expert.
Uttar Pradesh ATS has confirmed that Maulana Anwar-ul-Haq and Mohammed Mufti Naeem Kazmi have been detained and are being interrogated for their role in the murder of Kamlesh Tiwari
Gujarat ATS has arrested 3 persons, named Shamim Pathan, Faizan Pathan and Mohsin Sheikh in connection to Kamlesh Tiwari's murder. Sheikh is a Maulvi by profession.
In a worrisome incident, an event which was scheduled to honour archaeologist KK Muhammed was cancelled after Islamists threatened the organisers to cancel the event.