Student Politics
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Left candidates win all four posts in Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union elections
Dhananjay of the All India Students’ Association is the first Dalit candidate to have won the presidency of the students’ union in over two decades.
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Several students injured at JNU after clashes break out between AISA and ABVP
The JNU Students’ Union has called for a protest march on the matter on Monday evening.
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‘Like 1930s Germany’: Opposition blames government for JNU violence, BJP attacks Left
Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that some students raised slogans like ‘Bharat tere tukde honge’ and asked why they should not be sent to prison.
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Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Two Union ministers – both JNU alumni – condemn violence by masked mob on campus
External Affairs minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to Twitter to make statements.
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‘Let them go to court’: Left Unity celebrates after trouncing ABVP 4-0 in JNU polls
All four key posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union polls went to the Left Unity with comprehensive margins.
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JNU Students’ Union polls: Left unity wins all four seats
N Sai Balaji was elected president with 2,161 votes while Sarika Chaudhary won the post of vice president with 2,692 votes.
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Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Rajasthan student union polls: ABVP wins three of seven major universities, NSUI wins one
Independent candidates won the top post in student unions of three of the main universities.
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Panjab University students’ council gets its first woman president
Leftist party Students for Society candidate Kanupriya defeated her rival from the the ABVP by 719 votes.
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Campus activism: IIT students across India are demanding a bigger say in decision making
Given their close ties with the corporate world, the premier engineering instiutions have traditionally been wary of students politics. That could be changing.
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The Reel
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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Shifting ground: Why the ABVP is losing students union elections at major universities
Its rivals are closing ranks and running campaigns around ‘constructive agendas’.
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Alliance for Social Justice sweeps students’ union election at University of Hyderabad
The election commission has not yet announced the results officially after students protested against the disqualification of the vice president-elect.
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Did Allahabad University cancel an event for fear that it was like ‘anti-national’ programme in JNU?
Permission was withdrawn for a programme called Jashn-e-Samvidhaan, or celebration of the Constitution, after Hindutva groups protested.
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The Field
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement