Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday dismissed a professor over allegations of sexual harassment following an inquiry by its Internal Committee, according to a university order. The professor, who taught at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems under the School of Social Sciences, has been dismissed from service with immediate effect, the order stated.
The Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has passed the first electoral test in Dharapuram bypoll after the newly formed TVK came to power in the 2026 Legislative Assembly election by winning 108 seats.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Shankharavh Sarkar on Friday (October 9) won the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll in West Bengal, defeating Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) candidate Golam Nabi Azad alias Robin by 75,816 votes. Sarkar secured 1,29,914 votes, accounting for 63.14 per cent of the votes polled, while Azad received 54,098 votes (26.29 per cent).
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