News for 'Delhi University Students Union'

ABVP suspends DUSU president over fake degree row

ABVP suspends DUSU president over fake degree row

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

The NSUI said this was clearly a decision taken under pressure ahead of the high court hearing on November 20.

A student poll on the scale of general election

A student poll on the scale of general election

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

From sting operations to splurging candidates -- the Delhi University polls was witness to all the action.

DU bars 2 students for screening BBC documentary on Modi

DU bars 2 students for screening BBC documentary on Modi

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

During this period, the students will not be allowed to take any university or college or departmental examination, according to the memorandum dated March 10.

'Bad neighbours' can't seek water: Jaishankar's warning to Pak

'Bad neighbours' can't seek water: Jaishankar's warning to Pak

Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserts India's right to defend against terrorism from 'bad neighbours' while highlighting India's support for friendly nations.

Masked woman in JNU violence video identified

Masked woman in JNU violence video identified

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'SIT team has identified that the masked woman who was seen in the videos of JNU violence is from Delhi University'

PHOTOS: Wearing 'Kanhaiya' T-shirts, students march for JNU leader's release

PHOTOS: Wearing 'Kanhaiya' T-shirts, students march for JNU leader's release

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Thousands of students from universities and colleges across Delhi staged a massive protest in New Delhi on Thursday.

DUSU removes busts of Savarkar, others from campus

DUSU removes busts of Savarkar, others from campus

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

The busts of the trio were installed on August 20 by outgoing DUSU president Shakti Singh without taking permission from the varsity authorities. They were removed on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

CPI-M Leader Sitaram Yechury Passes Away

CPI-M Leader Sitaram Yechury Passes Away

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Thursday, September 12, 2024 following a prolonged illness, hospital and party sources said. He was 72.

High Court issues notice to Delhi police

High Court issues notice to Delhi police

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

The contempt petition alleges that the Delhi police has failed to take action against those who put posters at public places for the ongoing Delhi University Students' Union elections.

Delhi Police drags, detains missing JNU student Najeeb's mother

Delhi Police drags, detains missing JNU student Najeeb's mother

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

Jawaharlal Nehru University students' protest against the government over missing student Najeeb Ahmed turned violent on Sunday near India Gate when police took the protestors back to their buses in order to prevent any clash. Shocking visuals, which appeared all over social media, showed Najeeb's mother Fatima Nafees being dragged by Delhi Police personnel from the protest site.

Their Dreams Died With Pinky On The Tarmac At Baramati

Their Dreams Died With Pinky On The Tarmac At Baramati

Rediff.com9 Feb 2026

It isn't easy for a girl from Gopal Nagar to chase a dream. But Pinky was extremely determined. A force unto herself, she was going to go places. Literally. Till it abruptly ended one morning on the tarmac at Baramati airport.

Thousands of varsity students march in Delhi for jobs

Thousands of varsity students march in Delhi for jobs

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

The protesting students claimed that when they reached Red Fort, police did not allow them to take out the march but they did not budge and said they would make their voices heard.

Delhi L-G grants sanction to prosecute Shehla Rashid for tweets about Army

Delhi L-G grants sanction to prosecute Shehla Rashid for tweets about Army

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

The tweets by Shehla, dated August 18, 2019, had accused the Army of entering houses and "torturing" locals in Kashmir.

SC constitutes task force to address student suicides

SC constitutes task force to address student suicides

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

The Supreme Court of India has formed a National Task Force (NTF) to address the growing concern of student suicides in higher educational institutions. The court took note of the recurring cases and directed Delhi Police to register FIRs on the complaints of families of two students who died by suicide at IIT Delhi in 2023. The NTF, chaired by former apex court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat, will prepare a comprehensive report, including the identification of causes leading to suicides, analysis of existing regulations, and recommendations for strengthening protections. The NTF will also have the authority to conduct surprise inspections of higher educational institutions and make further recommendations to ensure a holistic approach to addressing mental health concerns and eliminating suicides.

DU issues 'cease and desist' notice to Rahul over visit

DU issues 'cease and desist' notice to Rahul over visit

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The two-page note sent to Gandhi by provost K P Singh said the incident amounts to trespass and irresponsible behaviour, and asked the Congress leader to "cease and desist" from taking any such step in the future.

Govt won't hesitate to replace FYUP with 3-year course: Harsh Vardhan

Govt won't hesitate to replace FYUP with 3-year course: Harsh Vardhan

Rediff.com23 Jun 2014

Union Health Minister and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the government will not hesitate to replace the four-year under-graduate proramme with three year under-graduate course.

Farmers, students join protesting wrestlers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Farmers, students join protesting wrestlers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Rediff.com4 May 2023

A large number of people from different walks of life, including farmers from neighbouring states of Delhi and DU students, reached Jantar Mantar on Thursday and expressed solidarity with the wrestlers protesting there demanding the arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Privatisation of banks unlikely to hurt national interest: FM

Privatisation of banks unlikely to hurt national interest: FM

Rediff.com4 Nov 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday allayed apprehension that privatisation of state-owned banks would hurt financial inclusion and national interest. She said the bank nationalisation done in 1969 has not yielded the desired result as far as financial inclusion was concerned.

CA Results: How did 5,000 plus students fail?

CA Results: How did 5,000 plus students fail?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

Students seek transparency! Want to know the real reason for the revision in the results of the final ICAI-conducted CA exam.

'Occupy UGC' protest: Students try to enter office in Delhi, detained

'Occupy UGC' protest: Students try to enter office in Delhi, detained

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

The students, camping outside the UGC office since Wednesday demanding revocation of the move, alleged they were lathi-charged and about 100 of them detained when they tried to go inside to meet the officials.

Student bodies protest against FYUP outside VC residence

Student bodies protest against FYUP outside VC residence

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

Continuing their protest against the controversial four-year undergraduate programme in Delhi University, members of various student bodies today held demonstrations outside the residence of the vice-chancellor, demanding immediate rollback of Four Year Undergraduate Programme.

Osmania university says no to Rahul Gandhi meeting students, Cong alleges KCR hand

Osmania university says no to Rahul Gandhi meeting students, Cong alleges KCR hand

Rediff.com2 May 2022

The Congress party slammed Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and claimed that his pressure tactics resulted in the varsity's denial of permission.

Independent candidate wins DUSU polls

Independent candidate wins DUSU polls

Rediff.com5 Sep 2009

An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad-backed independent candidate was on Saturday elected as the president of the Delhi University Students Union, defeating his nearest Left rival, while the Samajwadi Party's students wing recorded its maiden victory in the elections to the four-member body. Manoj Chaudhary became the first independent candidate after a gap of 18 years to bag the DUSU president's post in an election.

LSE alumna Nupur Sharma was always a Hindutva firebrand

LSE alumna Nupur Sharma was always a Hindutva firebrand

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

She was catapulted to the centre stage in 2015 after she was chosen to take on Kejriwal in the Delhi assembly polls.

'India Rewriting Global Higher Education Map'

'India Rewriting Global Higher Education Map'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2025

India has 54 institutions in the QS World University Rankings, making it the 4th most represented country after the US (192), the UK (90) and China (72).

Is This How First Humans Looked?

Is This How First Humans Looked?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2025

Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry.

Former student leader Alka Lamba quits Congress, may join AAP

Former student leader Alka Lamba quits Congress, may join AAP

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Former National Students Union of India President Alka Lamba has quit the Congress and could be joining the Aam Aadmi Party, a development that the ruling party sought to downplay saying it was long that she held any post in the party or was fielded in any election.

JNU enquiry finds ABVP member guilty of assaulting missing student Najeeb

JNU enquiry finds ABVP member guilty of assaulting missing student Najeeb

Rediff.com20 Nov 2016

Najeeb, 27, a student of School of Biotechnology and a native of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, went missing on October 15 following an on-campus scuffle allegedly with the members of ABVP.

Smriti Irani is on the AMU students' firing line

Smriti Irani is on the AMU students' firing line

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Leaders of the newly-elected Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union have taken umbrage at Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani's recent comments on the varsity and its Vice-Chancellor on the issue of women's rights.

JNU arrest: Did 'over enthusiastic' Delhi Police officers goof up?

JNU arrest: Did 'over enthusiastic' Delhi Police officers goof up?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Home Ministry officials have suggested that slapping of the serious charge of sedition against Kumar could be an act of "over enthusiasm" on the part of some Delhi Police officers.

Didn't carry out attack, Delhi police biased, says Aishe

Didn't carry out attack, Delhi police biased, says Aishe

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Ghosh's remarks came after Delhi Police identified nine suspects including her in connection with the vandalism and violence which had broken out in JNU campus. She said she has full faith in the law and hoped that the investigation will be fair.

Yechury's body handed over to AIIMS amid 'Lal Salaam' chants

Yechury's body handed over to AIIMS amid 'Lal Salaam' chants

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Earlier in the day, rich tributes were paid to Yechury at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) headquarters at the AKG Bhavan here, where his mortal remains were brought from his residence in the morning.

Road inside JNU named after Savarkar; signboard defaced

Road inside JNU named after Savarkar; signboard defaced

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh slammed the move, terming it a "shame" that Savarkar's name had been put in the university.

Dhaka limps back to normal, but protests yet to die down

Dhaka limps back to normal, but protests yet to die down

Rediff.com25 Aug 2024

Businesses have resumed but it's not business as usual in the capital city of Bangladesh.

Delhi street play row: 'Banning things has become popular'

Delhi street play row: 'Banning things has become popular'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

A Delhi University college play on religious intolerance is caught up in controversy as the ABVP-run students' union runs pillar-to-post to get it banned for reported 'anti-Hindu' content. Watch it once at least before forming an opinion -- that's all that play director Guneet Singh has to say.

JNU row: Panel finds 21 students guilty, fine reduced for few

JNU row: Panel finds 21 students guilty, fine reduced for few

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

The appellate authority which heard the appeals of the 21 Jawaharlal Nehru University students who were penalised in connection with the controversial February 9 event has found all of them guilty of indiscipline even as the financial penalty imposed on some of them has been reduced.

'Azaadi' slogans raised at Kashmir University in support of Kanhaiya Kumar

'Azaadi' slogans raised at Kashmir University in support of Kanhaiya Kumar

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Students of the Kashmir University raised slogans supporting Kanhaiya Kumar during a signature campaign held to back the Jawaharlal Nehru University students.

Kanhaiya's party AISF not to contest JNUSU polls

Kanhaiya's party AISF not to contest JNUSU polls

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

AISF had for the first time independently contested elections and opened its account in the union polls with Kanhaiya, who was elected for the president's post.

Student molested on JNU campus; police given 48-hr ultimatum to nab accused

Student molested on JNU campus; police given 48-hr ultimatum to nab accused

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

A PhD student of Jawaharlal Nehru University was allegedly molested while walking on the campus around midnight on Monday, sparking a protest by students and bringing into the spotlight again the issue of security in the vast complex.

'Sidelined' Mama joins Union govt after 4 terms as CM

'Sidelined' Mama joins Union govt after 4 terms as CM

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

Proving wrong his detractors' claim of being sidelined after denial of chief minister's post for fifth time last year, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan won Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha Lok Sabha seat for the sixth time by a record margin of 8.21 lakh votes.