student activism

Kolkata, March 26 Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS, celebrated Ram Navami at Jadavpur University and near the main campus of Calcutta University, amid tight security arrangements.At Jadavpur University, activists of the Revolutionary...

New Delhi, March 24 A day after Delhi University issued a directive mandating 72-hour prior permission for any protest or gathering on campus, the Left-backed All India Students’ Association (AISA) rejected it, describing it as an attempt to “strangle progressive voices”.On Monday, the...

New Delhi, March 20 Protests erupted at Delhi University on Friday after students claimed discrimination against those enrolled in the School of Open Learning (SOL), who were allegedly initially barred from participating in a university job fair.Student groups, including Krantikari Yuva...

New Delhi, March 20 Over 44 student organizations from more than 25 law schools across the country on Friday issued a statement condemning the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, claiming that it "undermines the dignity, autonomy, and constitutional rights of...

New Delhi, March 19 A scheme offering female students of Delhi University (DU) the opportunity to serve as the president of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) for a day during Navratri has drawn criticism from a section of students.The initiative was announced through social media...

New Delhi, March 17 Ahead of the March 19 Supreme Court hearing on the stayed University Grants Commission (UGC) equity regulations, activists here on Tuesday called for the immediate implementation of the norms, citing the need to address caste-based discrimination in higher education...

New Delhi, March 17 A letter sent by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to the Station House Officer (SHO) of Vasant Kunj (North) alleged that the 14 JNU students currently out on bail are "repeatedly violating the terms of their bail."The letter, dated March 9, states that one of the explicit...

New Delhi, March 17 Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan on Tuesday strongly advocated for holding student union elections in all educational institutions, currently limited to only a few universities, arguing that prominent leaders have emerged from student politics.Raising the issue during the...

New Delhi, March 12 The JNU administration has suspended 21 security guards, allegedly because they were unable to stop students from rebuilding a protest site, the university's students' union claimed on Thursday.The Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) said the move reflected another...

New Delhi, March 10 Several students from Dr BR Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) joined a protest organized by the Delhi unit of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) outside the university gate at Kashmere Gate on Tuesday to condemn the completion of one year since the expulsion of four...

Srinagar, March 9 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday to consider withdrawing cases against young people detained and booked during protests over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Abdullah said that...

Dhaka: As Bangladesh seeks to return to normalcy following the Muhammad Yunus era, thousands of students associated with the Bangladesh Students’ League who have been expelled without due process are waiting to return to their universities.Education should not be a casualty of political...

New Delhi, March 7 Student leaders and activists on Saturday alleged that university administrations across the country are increasingly responding to student dissent through "suspensions, expulsions, and intimidation," reflecting a broader attempt to curb democratic student politics in...

Kolkata, March 6 A scuffle broke out between police personnel and SFI activists during a protest outside the state-run Burdwan University campus in West Bengal on Friday over alleged delays in holding student union elections and the publication of semester results of the institute.Around 300...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking clarification on the Centre’s stance regarding the controversial casteist remarks made by JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The...

New Delhi, March 2 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association held a solidarity gathering at Sabarmati T-Point on Monday, calling for equity, justice, and democratic rights on campus.In a poster for the March 2 event, the teachers' body questioned what it described as the uneven...

New Delhi, March 2 Fourteen students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who were arrested during a protest march last week have been released, student leaders said on Monday, calling the development a relief for the university community.Those released include JNUSU president Aditi Mishra...

New Delhi, February 28 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Saturday demanded the release of 14 arrested students, alleging that procedural delays and police action have kept them in custody despite being granted bail.In a statement, JNUSU general secretary Sunil Yadav...

New Delhi, February 27 – A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to all 14 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who were arrested during a march from the university campus to the Union Ministry of Education (MoE).The accused, including three office-bearers of the JNU Students’ Union, were...

Bengaluru, February 25 – Hours after police action against members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) following vandalism at the prestigious Azim Premji University, the organization addressed a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding strict action against the All India...