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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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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Two doctors argue that eggs are the gold standard for all proteins, and the most perfect food ever
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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‘When will you kill Muslims and Christians?’ monk asks Hindus at Delhi event
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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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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Watch: Actor Arbaaz Khan introduces himself as Roger Federer for an advertisement
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Video: White Sun, the band known for musical renditions of yoga mantras, wins second Grammy
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‘They are just barking, they don’t bite’: Prakash Raj on those who wanted to boycott ‘Pathaan’
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Grammy 2023 speeches: From Beyoncé to Kim Petras, what the winners who made history said
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‘Hold on to my fur’: Musician remixes cat’s meowing to create this song (and others)
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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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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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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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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Recap of all Australia in India Test series since 2000
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Darcie Brown bags four-for as Australia beat India in warmup game
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Premier League: Harry Kane eyes all-time record after becoming leading scorer for Spurs
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Tennis rankings: Novak Djokovic inches closer to all-time record, Iga Swiatek continues to dominate
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Football: Manchester City charged by Premier League over alleged breaches of financial rules