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TopicStudent protests

Topic: Student protests

Meta glasses, locked gates—LSR students recount response to protest over principal’s BJP video

The protest began when Lady Shri Ram College's principal was seen in a BJP video on the Women's Reservation Bill. The students say they won't back down unless the administration responds to their demands.

DU protest ban has united rival student groups. ‘ABVP, NSUI, Left are all together’

DU students are sidestepping the protest ban. Tea stalls are brimming with students divided into small groups. Pamphlets continue to circulate, handed discreetly across corridors.

Bangladesh and Myanmar show winning the streets doesn’t translate to winning elections

Movements surge, reshape public discourse and unsettle incumbents but struggle to embed themselves within the machinery of the state.

DU-UGC protest turns into a Brahmin YouTuber versus AISA violent clash

The recent protest at Delhi University quickly sparked political clashes and prompted a police investigation into claims of caste-based targeting.

Toppling govts is easier than winning polls for protesters. Bangladesh is the latest proof

Bangladesh’s ‘protest’ party NCP won only six seats. Why have youth movements, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, struggled to challenge traditional leadership and political parties?

A quarter century in revolt: Iran’s wave of uprisings, from Bloody November to Mahsa Amini

A common thread runs across the protests in Iran—economic distress and continued dissatisfaction with the clerical regime from various corners of the Iranian populace.

Amid protests, Centre sends Tezpur University V-C on leave, forms panel to probe ‘irregularities’

The 3-member committee will review the situation at the university, including allegations against V-C Shambu Nath Singh. Protests have been going on since late September.

Fires over ‘jaundice cases’ still smouldering at VIT, MP govt orders review of private universities

On the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, VIT students led violent protests, damaging property, over a jaundice outbreak on campus.

Student protests against AMU fee hike gather steam. Proctor says hike ‘minimal & important’

Students allege ‘up to 40% hike in some courses’, demand rollback. Proctor says fee increased between Rs 500 & Rs 1,500 for different courses, mainly to improve infra.

ThePrint photos of the week: 27 July-2 August, 2025

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you five pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists and reporters this past week.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.