Checking on friends and missing class: protests bring fear to India's campuses

FILE PHOTO: Students of the Jamia Millia Islamia university demonstrate against their Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar and demand enquiry against police action on students following a protest last month against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

BENGALURU/ NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One of India's most famous universities is half-empty and some students who are on campus track each other on mobile devices to ensure people are safe, as violent clashes spill on to campuses that are seen as a hotbed of anti-government protests.

The country has been rocked by demonstrations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new citizenship law that some say discriminates against Muslims. At least 25 people have died and thousands of people have been arrested.