Police booked eight named accused after a Muslim boy harassed a Hindu minor girl and her brother was assaulted for objecting. Four have been detained, the accused’s phone seized, and further investigation continues.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami performed well in several other districts in this region, particularly those connected to West Bengal in India, such as Jalpaiguri, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, and 24 Parganas.
Gupta is said to have spoken to his family over the phone just days before entering the plea. However, he did not indicate that he was about to admit guilt.
Several Indian organisations depend heavily on Meta funding for survival. With payouts sharply reduced and uncertainty over global expansion of Community Notes, smaller fact checking outfits may be forced to downsize staff or shut operations.
In a country of this scale, even large mobilisations can happen without paralysing the nation. Calling every protest “unprecedented” or proof of systemic collapse is misleading.
It is plausible that Yunus, recognising the dwindling support and looming consequences of his failed plans, may ultimately seek refuge in a Western country, where he hopes to escape the repercussions of his actions and preserve his legacy—if one can still be salvaged. With Yunus ageing, the window for his political revival is all but closed.
As seen in the viral videos of the Friday incident, among the girls who surrounded and grabbed Ruchi Tiwari inside the Delhi University, was Gurkirat Kaur, the president of the radical left student group Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch (bsCEM).
Nikhil Gupta was arrested by Czech authorities in Prague in June 2023 at the request of US authorities and extradited to the USA in June 2024. He has been jailed in Brooklyn ever since. In November 2023, officials from the US Justice Department announced charges against Gupta.