Student Politics
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Dalit PhD scholar was suspended for ‘repetitive misconduct’, claims TISS amid backlash
The institution has raised objections to Ramadas’ participation in the Parliament March in Delhi in January and his social media posts.
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
The institute reportedly accused the scholar of inviting ‘controversial speakers’ to deliver the annual Bhagat Singh Memorial Lecture on campus.
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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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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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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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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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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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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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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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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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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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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver