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Jadavpur University elections: Red rules again, ABVP comes up short
The poll results dealt a blow to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which had surprised many by fielding candidates in a majority of the seats.
February 21, 2020 -
ABVP, SFI slug it out as JU students vote after 3-yr gap
The polls were held after tension ran high at the campus over the last few weeks that witnessed widespread campaign by CPI(M)-backed Students' Federation of India (SFI) and RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
February 20, 2020 -
JNU students union chief Aishe Ghosh joins anti-CAA rally at JU
Describing the BJP-RSS combine as the biggest threat to the nation, Miss Ghosh urged the students to foil the attempt by the fascist forces to occupy space in the universities.
February 15, 2020 -
SFI moves SC challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act
In its plea, the SFI has sought to declare the CAA “violative” of the Indian Constitution, saying “explicit preference to certain religious groups to the exclusion of others can never, in the Indian constitutional scheme, constitute a valid and reasonable classification meeting the test of Article 14 (equality before law) of the Constitution”.
January 19, 2020 -
Ignore ‘illegal’ resolution: Bengal Governor to Jadavpur University head
Student unions, AFSU, and SFI termed the governor's move an 'unwarranted interference into the autonomy of the institute' and threatened strong protest if he 'does anything by force'.
December 23, 2019 -
Kerala college prof’s sexist remarks against girls spark protest
The outrage against the sexist remarks made by a professor in Kerala’s Farook Training College has invited great flak from various quarters. A clip of the speech allegedly made by professorJouharMunavvir, likening girl students’ chests to sliced watermelons on display, had been doing the rounds on social media for the past few weeks. Scores of …
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March 21, 2018 -
SFI activists clash with cops during procession from Sealdah to Raj Bhavan
Having their backs to the wall after the state government enacted a law to make a political students’ council mandatory in every government colleges and universities, desperate activists of Students Federation Of India (SFI), the CPI-M’s students’ wing, in a bid to make their presence felt on Thursday clashed with the police while staging a …
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February 16, 2018 -
Protests on against bus fare hike in TN
For the first time in Tamil Nadu’s history, the state witnessed a rare protest in front of its chief minister’s residence on Wednesday over bus fare hike. A group of activists belonging to Students Federation of India (SFI) led a protest march to the residence of CM Edappadi K Palaniswami. Sixteen of them were arrested …
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January 25, 2018 -
CPI-M student wings sweep Tripura student council polls
The two students’ wings of the ruling CPI-M in Tripura — Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and Tribal Student’s Union (TSU) — have swept the student council polls in all 22 government-run degree colleges, officials said here on Wednesday. However, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad …
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September 13, 2017 -
JNUSU election: Low turnout in 1st phase polling
Polling for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election was held here on Friday. Polling was held in two phases — between 9.30 am and 1 pm, and 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm. The counting will begin late Friday night. No official figure on voter turnout was immediately available. According to sources, in most …
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September 8, 2017 -
Left and Right battle it out in JNUSU polls
With the JNUSU polls round the corner, student wings have sharpened their attacks against political rivals. The left student wings, AISA and SFI who entered an alliance for the first time to contain the ‘increasing popularity’ of arch rival ABVP, accused it of implementing the "fundamentalist agenda" of BJP and RSS. They were in turn …
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September 2, 2016 -
AISA, SFI join hands for JNUSU polls
In its bid to pose a united Left front against their arch rival, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI) have decided to forge an alliance for the upcoming JNUSU polls. Both the Left student organisations have reached a seat-sharing agreement by which AISA …
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September 1, 2016