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Who wrote India’s history? How political narratives of a powerful ecosystem held a monopoly over the past

Dhruv Mishra - 5 November, 2026

The same people taught at the country’s top universities, ran the body that funds historical research, and led the main association of historians

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Walls of JNU defaced with graffiti of ‘Free Umar Khalid’ and ‘Long live Naxalbari’: ABVP launches protest, administration orders probe

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2026

JNU launched a probe after ‘Free Umar Khalid’ and ‘Long Live Naxalbari’ graffiti appeared on campus; ABVP demanded action.

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‘How would I know?’ Former Vice President Hamid Ansari dodges question on whether Afzal Guru was a terrorist

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2026

In a podcast interview, former Vice President Hamid Ansari sparked controversy after responding "How would I know?"

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Congress faces backlash from its own student wing, NSUI, for promoting far-left anarchist Neha Bora: Details

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2026

Tensions have arisen within the Congress after AISA president Neha Bora walked alongside Rahul Gandhi during an opposition march.

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‘India illegally occupies Kashmir’, ‘manhoos desh’: JNU leftist Nivedita Menon faces demands to cancel Udaipur lecture over past remarks

Jinit Jain - 25 September, 2026

From ‘India illegally occupies Kashmir’ to ‘manhoos desh’, Nivedita Menon’s contentious remarks have now followed her to Udaipur, where nationalist voices are demanding answers from those who invited her to speak.

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11 women, four months, one Congress MP-Professor: Why JNU must answer over ‘marks for sexual favours’ allegations against Bimol Akoijam

Amit Kelkar - 10 September, 2026

JNU faces scrutiny as 11 women students allege sexual harassment by Congress MP-professor Bimol Akoijam, with questions mounting over the four-month delay in the inquiry.

Crime

JNU professor offered extra marks for sexual favours, 11 students approach varsity’s ICC: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 7 September, 2026

Students said that the professor made comments with sexual overtones during the viva and suggested that they could receive higher marks if they accepted his advances

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From Shaheen Bagh to Palestine: Who is Zoya Hasan, the JNU professor whose Independence Day lecture was cancelled at a Delhi school

Jinit Jain - 14 August, 2026

The real question is not why Zoya Hasan’s Independence Day appearance was cancelled, but why Sardar Patel Vidyalaya invited her in the first place despite her record of opposing the CAA, advocating for the Palestinian cause, and defending a controversial textbook cartoon involving Dr B.R. Ambedkar.

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