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  "id": 13105004,
  "title": "Professor, Also A Congress MP, Sacked By JNU Over Sexual Harassment Charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/professor-also-a-congress-mp-sacked-by-jnu-over-sexual-harassment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T11:04:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jnu-professor-congress-mp-bimol-akoijam-sacked-after-sexual-harassment-charges-by-students-12161174"
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  "summary": "The dismissal, ordered with immediate effect, was based on the findings of the university's Internal Committee (IC), which recommended \"major punishment\" against him.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Congress MP Bimal Akoijam, professor at JNU, terminated after complaints of sexual harassment case filed by 11 students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/congress-mp-bimal-akoijam-professor-at-jnu-terminated-after",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:12:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Who Is Dr Bimol Akoijam? JNU Professor And Congress MP Terminated Over Sexual Harassment Allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/who-is-dr-bimol-akoijam-jnu-professor-and-congress-mp-terminated-over",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:41:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}