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SFI activists protest in Kolkata after the death of activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, in a Mumbai hospital.

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National Students Union of India (NSUI) workers carrying empty LPG cylinders display placards and shout slogans during a protest against the price hike of petroleum products, in ...

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Students of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith flout COVID-19 guideline during university elections, amid coronavirus pandemic, in Varanasi.

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Students and members of NSUI display placards during a protest to condemn the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi and against the state government demanding the two days holiday ...

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Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Students' Federation of India (SFI) members stage a protest against the killing of DYFI member Farid Midya and CPIM member Rafiq in ...

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SFI (Students Federation of India) members play carrom on a road during their 'Bengal Bandh' protest over Thursday's alleged police attack on students, in Kolkata.

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Activists of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) burn an effigy of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in protest against alleged police atrocities on AASU activists, in Guw...

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Police tries to stop National Students' Union of India (NSUI) activists during 'March to State Assembly' rally, to press for their various demands, in Kolkata.

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Security personnel baton-charge on activists of All Assam Students Union (AASU) who were staging a torch rally to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, in Tezpur, Assam.

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Security personnel stop activists of All Assam Students Union (AASU) who were staging a torch rally to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, in Dibrugarh, Assam.

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Members of All Assam Students Union (AASU) play instruments during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Nagaon District of Assam.

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Students Federation of India (SFI) members participate in a protest in support of 'Bharat Bandh' on Nov. 26, in front of Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

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AISA activists stage a protest at UGC headquarters demanding justice for Aishwarya Reddy, in New Delhi.

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JNUSU members stage a protest in front of Lady Sriram College gate demanding justice for Aishwarya Reddy, in New Delhi.

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National Student Union of India (NSUI) members stage a protest against the 2016 Indian banknote demonetization, in New Delhi.

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Security personnel detain a member of National Student Union of India (NSUI) protesting against the 2016 Indian banknote demonetization, in New Delhi.

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National Student Union of India (NSUI) members stage a protest against the 2016 Indian banknote demonetization, in New Delhi.

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Activists of All Assam Students Union (AASU) stage a protest over a hike in the prices of vegetables, in Guwahati.

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Police use water cannons to disperse the KSU activists who were staging a protest march outside Chief Minister's residence, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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SFI activists during a protest against the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, in Kolkata.

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Opinion | Efforts To Undermine JNU Are Actually Attacks On Democratic Idea Of India

Assault on freedom of thought, critical thinking and dissent will lead to a psychology of fear, which isn’t good for India's future, writes JNU students union president Aishe Ghosh

Jun 19, 2020

| Aishe Ghosh
Student Protests A Strategy To Distract Attention From Actual Deliberations On CAA: Swapan Dasgupta

In an interview to Outlook, BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta talks about the Citizenship Amendment Act and student protests.

Jan 15, 2020

| Preetha Nair
January 5, A Blood Sunday At JNU: More Questions Than Answers. Did Police Right The Wrongs?

Jawaharlal Nehru University will continue to remain in the news as students demand the Vice Chancellor's resignation and protest against fee hike. But there is more than meets the eye

Jan 09, 2020

| Jyotika Sood
JNUSU Has Ulterior Motives, Fee Issue A Facade: ABVP Delhi Secretary

The left-led leadership has left no stone unturned in besmirching the Jawaharlal Nehru University, says Siddharth Yadav, Secretary, ABVP, Delhi

Nov 28, 2019

| Outlook
Education Not A Commodity, It's A Public Good: Shehla Rashid

A country can be a leader in the knowledge domain only if education is free, says Shehla Rashid, former vice president, JNUSU

Nov 28, 2019

| Outlook
BJP Govt Constantly Attacking Universities: AMU Students Union Honorary Secretary

"Today, the fees at JNU have been increased; tomorrow, it will happen at other universities, including AMU. This government is constantly attacking the universities," says Huzaifa Aamir Rashadi, Honorary secretary AMU students union, 2018-19

Nov 28, 2019

| Outlook
OPINION | The Death Of Student Power And How Governments Played Their Part

The rise and fall of student rebellion is strongly linked to politics, writes senior journalist Rajat Roy. While the Congress government brutally suppressed the Naxalite movement, students politics in Bengal got a boost during the Left regime only to trickle out

Nov 28, 2019

| Rajat Roy
Why Are Students Angry? Is Conflict Over Public-Funded Higher Education Only Reason?

Fee hike during times of privatisation coupled with debates over ideology, caste-exclusionary elitism and gender equality are among the main reasons why university students are up in arms

Nov 28, 2019

| Salik Ahmad
In Festive Season, Why Mamata Banerjee Can't Afford To Party One Bit

With governor Jagdeep Dhankar allegedly backing BJP's political moves to usurp Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee seems up against a wall

Oct 02, 2019

| Rajat Roy
For 'Purity Of Blood', Just Don't Marry 'Outsiders' -- That's The New Diktat In Mizoram

The fear of being swamped by those from outside the state, Mizoram's influential student union, MZP, is hell-bent on eliminating danger

Aug 28, 2019

| Abdul Gani
The Baby Dinosaur

Presidency in sepia with ganja, jhola, coke, beer, hoop earrings, first love, PDA...Swoon.

Jul 18, 2019

| Devapriya Roy
Cutting Across Party Lines, Kanhaiya Kumar's Charisma Leaves Ex-JNU Leaders In Awe

Kanhaiya Kumar is the CPI candidate for Begusarai in Bihar. If student leaders are asking probing questions today, credit goes to this young man who looked Narendra Modi in the eye, feel JNU student leaders.

May 01, 2019

| Salik Ahmad

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Police Stop JNU Students, Demanding VC's Removal, From Marching Towards Rashtrapati Bhawan

They marched from Mandi House to HRD Ministry, where a student-delegation met the officials following which the group decided to carry on the march to the President's office.

Jan 09, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
NSUI Wins All 4 Seats Against ABVP In Students' Election At Varanasi's Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

NSUI's Shivam Shukla won the President seat by defeating ABVP's Harshit Pandey by a huge margin while Chandan Kumar Mishra became the Vice President, Avnish Pandey won the General Secretary seat and Rajnikant Dubey secured the Librarian post.

Jan 09, 2020

| IANS
‘It’s Clear Who They Were’: A JNU Teacher’s Account Of What Happened Inside Campus

"A part of the same group had gathered outside the university gate and were shouting their usual slogans: kill the leftists, kill the anti-nationals, desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko. The mob outside that was doing it was joined by ABVP students from inside the campus also. So who they were is clear."

Jan 06, 2020

| Vikas Rawal
JNU Needs World-Class Leadership, Not Ideologically Over-Enthusiastic Mediocrity

In the depressive higher education milieu of incompetence, casteism and exorbitant fees, JNU stands out as a beacon of hope for many.

Nov 20, 2019

| Sanjaya Baru
HRD Ministry Appoints Panel To Recommend Ways To Restore Normal Functioning Of JNU

JNU students have been protesting for nearly three weeks against the draft hostel manual, which has provisions for hostel fee hike, dress code and curfew timings.

Nov 18, 2019

| PTI
JNU Students Protest Fee Hike, Police Use Water Cannons To Disperse Them

Students wanted to march towards the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), where Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is addressing a convocation, but the gates have been barricaded.

Nov 11, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
JNU VC Accuses Students Of Breaking Into His Home, 'Terrorising' Wife

JNU students allegedly barged inside VC Jagadesh Kumar's residence while he was away and surrounded his wife

Mar 26, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
JNU Sedition Row Was Planned To Divert Attention From Rohith Vemula's Death: Ex ABVP Members

The ABVP, in turn, said the two were siding with the Congress, which had supported the accused students, and termed it a "political ploy" divert attention.

Jan 17, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Kashmiri Students Defer Decision To Surrender Degrees And Leave AMU En Masse

Former vice president of AMU Students' Union Sajjad Subhan Rather, who hails from Kashmir, said "We have come to the AMU to build our careers. Please do not snatch away the 'pens' from our hands."

Oct 17, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Newly-Elected Allahabad University Student President Booked For Provoking Violence On Campus

Along with Yadav, a case of manhandling and threatening has been filed against 18 others in the Colonelganj Police Station, and a probe has been initiated in the matter.

Oct 09, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau