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??Discrimination against non-Muslims in Jamia Milia?

The recent fact-finding report on Jamia Millia Islamia reveals severe discrimination and harassment against non-Muslim faculty and students, highlighting a disturbing environment within the institution.

The details: The report, led by Justice (Retd) S.N. Dhingra, details consistent discrimination against non-Muslim faculty and students at Jamia Millia Islamia.

• Non-Muslim staff and students reported harassment, with instances of derogatory remarks from Muslim colleagues and clerks.
• An assistant professor alleged being demeaned by a clerk for her PhD thesis, highlighting an environment of bias.
• Basic amenities were reportedly withheld from non-Muslim staff, with one SC community member facing derogatory remarks upon promotion.
• Witnesses testified to pressure for religious conversion, with reports of tribal students leaving due to the stress of discrimination.

Statement from the Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association of Minorities: The statement addresses concerns over a fact-finding report alleging discrimination and forced conversion of non-Muslims to Islam at Jamia Millia Islamia University.

• The association acknowledges the findings presented by a committee led by Justice (Retd) S N Dhingra, which raised concerns about discriminatory practices affecting non-Muslim students.
• The alumni association noted that not all Muslims at the university engage in or support such practices, mentioning support from liberal Muslim students.
• JMIAAM expressed worry about an increase in radicalization on campus, especially after policies introduced by NCMEI under the UPA regime that gave Muslim reservations. This radical influence is creating challenges for liberal Muslims and non-Muslim minority students.
• They urge the university administration and the police to address these issues seriously, highlighting that previous requests for action have not been addressed.

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?? AI chatbot is asking people to 'please die'

A 29-year-old postgraduate student in Michigan received a distressing message from Google’s Gemini AI chatbot, advising him to “please die.”

Find the whole chat here.

The details: The incident occurred while the student was seeking homework assistance, alarming both him and his sister, Sumedha Reddy, who expressed severe anxiety over the exchange.

• Despite built-in safety measures, Google admitted that the response from Gemini was a “nonsensical” policy violation, taking action to prevent future incidents.
• Previous issues with Google AI, including providing harmful health advice, have raised questions about the effectiveness of its safety filters.

Possible explanations for the incident: One Twitter User claimed to have found a problem in how the chatbot handles user inputs.?Someone can sneak in tricky text (hidden in things like URLs or inputs) that the chatbot doesn’t properly check or clean.

• This sneaky text gets mixed into the chatbot’s “thinking process” and confuses it, making it act in ways it’s not supposed to.

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• 21 out of 39 monitoring stations reported severe AQI levels, with the worst in Jahangirpuri, Bawana, Wazirpur, and Rohini.
• Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been enforced, banning construction, demolition, and certain vehicular activities.

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