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‘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.

Suspended by Ambedkar university over criticism of V-C speech, student says—’Muslim woman, soft target’

Delhi's Dr B R Ambedkar University defends decision to suspend student for 6 months saying disciplinary actions taken impartially & in accordance with established procedures.

United Left sweeps JNU students’ union polls, new president calls it ‘mandate against ABVP, BJP’

AISA's Dhananjay secures JNUSU President post defeating ABVP’s Umesh C Ajmeera, takes a swipe at ABVP for 'indulging in violence', says people will 'dethrone' BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

‘Hindus at Iftar, Muslims at Holi’: Alumni, students say religious celebrations part of JNU culture

Current & former students say there had never been clashes over religious rituals or celebrations on 'secular' campus, making Sunday's violence a first.

Chai, conversation & watchful peace — life goes on at JNU after violence, but students ‘alert’

Despite reports of tense atmosphere, there was a lull following Sunday’s violence. Left students and ABVP both filed complaints, leading to police registering 2 FIRs.

Delhi Police FIR in JNU violence blames ‘unknown people’, Left-Right slugfest continues

Left groups accuse ABVP members of assaulting students over preparation of chicken at a hostel on Ram Navmi. ABVP says Left bodies disrupted a pooja organised by its members.

‘Will be attending offline classes for 1st time’ — students excited, anxious as DU set to reopen

Decision to restart physical classes from 17 February comes after protests by student organisations. DU asks outstation students to reach Delhi in 10 days, quarantine for 3 days.

‘Hit on private parts, dragged’ — AISA women activists allege assault by Delhi Police at protest

20 protesters had marched to Home Minister Amit Shah's Delhi home Sunday, seeking the dismissal of MoS Ajay Mishra over Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Rahul Gandhi’s new adviser is a former JNU student who waved black flags at Manmohan Singh

Sandeep Singh, a native of UP, was elected JNU Student Union chief in 2007. He is now working his AISA roots to give Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra an edge.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.