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BJP leaders’ launchpad for decades, ABVP is the rising star of student politics. It’s getting bigger

ABVP wins in Delhi and Hyderabad come at a time when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s social media post on Gen Z has triggered a political row with many BJP leaders.

ABVP’s Aryan Maan new DUSU president, NSUI bags post of vice-president

RSS-backed ABVP also managed to win the post of secretary and joint secretary, while the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) & All India Students’ Association (AISA) both drew a blank.

DUSU polls see 40% voter turnout amid increased security

DU polls have witnessed an increased prominence of women candidates for the first time in the last 2 decades.

Lathicharge, ‘mafia’ & ultimatum to CM: How ABVP’s equation with Yogi govt has strained over the years

Though ideologically aligned with ruling BJP, the RSS student wing has repeatedly taken on UP govt. Yogi had joined ABVP in his student years, but was not an active member.

ABVP clinches top post in Panjab University student council polls for first time in five decades

Gaurav Veer Sohal, a research scholar from University Institute of Legal Studies, defeated his closest competitor comfortably to win president’s seat for the first time for ABVP.

Defacement bonds out, DU student bodies plan DUSU polls campaign with ‘dried leaves, jute posters’

Following a 2018 Delhi HC directive, which was reinforced in 2024, DU issued guidelines for strict action against the defacement of public property, this week. The order was struck down Friday.

‘I got trapped between ideologies in India.’ SAU expels Bangladeshi PhD scholar

‘I know I am not allowed to speak against the Indian government. But I can express my views about what’s wrong,' said Sudeepto Das.

‘PhD wallah’, voices for minorities & a Right-wing surprise: Meet JNU’s new student union leaders

New JNUSU president Nitish Kumar aims to fix campus infrastructure, while his vice-president, general secretary & joint secretary each bring their own priorities to the table.

JNUSU polls: With a divided Left, ABVP breaks decade-long drought with seat on central students’ panel

The RSS-affiliated student party also bagged over half of the 46 councillor positions it contested. Left groups have begun a blame game for moving to form separate alliances.

World order is undergoing transformation, it’s looking at India for a ‘third way’—Mohan Bhagwat

Inaugurating the new ABVP headquarters in Delhi, the RSS Sarsanghchalak said that unity and knowledge must be accompanied by modesty. We need ‘Ekta’ & ‘ekatma’, he asserted.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.