Student Politics
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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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Trending
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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Divorce is still a stigma in India. This book looks for ways to overcome it
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India at Asian Games, September 23 schedule: Paddlers look to continue good form, sailors in action
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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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Video
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Caught on CCTV: Three suspects being transported for court appearance escape from police van in UP
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Watch: Tennis star Mackenzie McDonald carries opponent Shang Juncheng on his back after match
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Andhra Pradesh: TDP MLA blows a whistle in Assembly to protest against Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest
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Watch: Oscar-winning music director M M Keeravani jams with Anupam Kher on the keyboard
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo meets disabled fan who made his paintings with her feet
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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 Reel
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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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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Left alliance beats ABVP to win JNU student elections, Bapsa comes third
United Left candidate Geeta Kumari won the president’s post by defeating the ABVP’s Nidhi Tripathi by 464 votes.
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The Field
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Australia tour of India: Mohammed Shami stars as hosts win first ODI, take 1-0 lead in series
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India at Asian Games, September 23 schedule: Paddlers look to continue good form, sailors in action
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Sports minister cancels China visit after Beijing bars entry of athletes from Arunachal Pradesh
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: Hasan Ali returns for injured Naseem Shah as Pakistan announce squad
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Asian Games, Wushu: China refutes claims of Indian fighters from Arunachal Pradesh being denied visa