Upset with the arrest of the student of the prestigious JNU and the heavy police presence on the campus, the faculty in a statement expresses concern about the threat to democratic ethos; CPM's West Bengal unit agrees to join hand with the Congress for the upcoming Assembly elections; The TERI governing board asks climate scientist RK Pachauri to go on an indefinite leave pending the ongoing sexual harassment case against him in court; and more on the news wrap of the day.