Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) march during a protest against a proposed fee hike, in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police said they briefly detained around 50 students in New Delhi on Monday as protests against proposed fee hikes at a prestigious public university entered a second week and degenerated into clashes.
Police erected barricades around the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as hundreds of students marched down the campus seeking the rollback of a hike in annual fees they say would make education there unaffordable for many.
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