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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Topic: Student Elections

After 35 yrs, Congress to revive campus elections in Karnataka to reclaim youth base, counter ABVP & Left

Party high command has ‘instructed state govt’ to conduct student elections that were last held in 1989-90 academic year. Polls first in government colleges.

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Patna University Students Union is now run by women. ABVP prez calls it arts students’ lab

Patna University Students Union now has a woman president, general secretary, and treasurer. The boys’ club is out.

What is DU’s two-phase DUSU elections proposal and why students & faculty are opposing it

The matter came up at a Thursday meeting of the DU executive council. A document submitted to the body said the system is in line with the University Grants Commission rules.

DUSU polls have candidates from an Ambedkarite outfit, Ambedkar Students Association says it’s a 1st

The 3-yr-old outfit is up against established parties like NSUI & ABVP. Its campaign focuses on issues like fee hikes & hooliganism in student politics, among other things.

Sikh student ‘assaulted, turban knocked off’ during DUSU poll nominations, Khalsa College student booked

Student’s lawyer says attackers wanted their candidates to win DU elections unopposed & tried to stop his client from filing nomination papers for his batchmates. Accused is absconding.

JNU passes resolution to extend age limit of candidates contesting for students’ union elections

The decision was taken Monday during the University General Body Meeting (UGBM) in which the members unanimously passed the resolution to extend the prescribed age limit by two years.

What do Gujarat & Rajasthan govts have in common? Both accused of undermining ‘democracy’ in unis

Congress govt in Rajasthan is facing protests over postponing student elections, while BJP govt in Gujarat is fielding criticism for trying to remove elected bodies in universities.

Allahabad to BHU, UP universities gave India fire-brand politicians. The nursery is drying now

With no student body elections, union buildings in Uttar Pradesh universities now look deserted. Protests, ’chinhit’ students, lathi charge grow.

Student elections in Punjab after 34 years. But little will change if Chandigarh is a role model

Panjab University hasn't offered much to the student politics; if the heartland follows the same route, things may go worse.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.