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NSUI’s DUSU poll drubbing deepens Kanhaiya-Varun rift & Left capitalises on Suresh Gopi’s misses

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NSUI shake-up before DUSU polls jolts Congress student body as Kanhaiya engineers ‘cultural shift’

Heading screening process for NSUI president, Kanhaiya wants hopefuls to answer, in writing, a set of questions: Have they spent time in jail? Should quotas be modified after caste census?

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.

Hyderabad university land row: NSUI members oppose own Congress govt, condemn CM Revanth’s remarks

At meeting with AICC Telangana in-charge, NSUI’s HCU representatives demanded that land auction be halted and detained students be released. But there's a split in the student wing too.

Same old rivals reach final round of DUSU polls. NSUI snags president’s post after 7 yrs, V-P from ABVP

NSUI's Ronak Khatri & Lokesh Choudhary are new president & joint secretary, respectively. ABVP's Bhanu Pratap & Mitravinda Karanwal are new vice president & secretary, respectively.

‘Inaccessible, autocratic’ or ‘fighting for values’? Kanhaiya Kumar ruffles feathers in Congress

Resentment has grown in Congress against 'lateral entrants' with Left background, with Kanhaiya being criticised for lack of interest in building organisation from grassroots. 

DU Students Union election campaigns make grand promises, but no mention of LGBTQ+ or environment

Over last 10 years, DUSU elections have been dominated by ABVP and NSUI. This time, Left-wing AISA-SFI alliance is positioning itself as a progressive alternative.

JNU powered Kanhaiya Kumar’s 2019 campaign. Why is it indifferent to former student leader this time

Behind lack of enthusiasm in campus are factors including his switch to Congress, near silence on fellow student leader Umar Khalid, differences between NSUI & Left groups.

In JNU polls, ABVP using Left’s playbook of bijli, sadak, pani. Nationalism takes backseat

The ABVP are trying to present a more moderate image and working on grassroots by making student to student contact, says a JNU scholar on campus since 2016.

President & two central posts go to ABVP in DUSU polls, vice-president from NSUI

ABVP candidate Tushar Dedha wins post of president while Aparajita & Sachin Baisla become secretary & co-secretary. Abhi Dahiya of NSUI becomes vice-president.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.