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ABVP seeks Ashoka Chakra for Captain Smit Machchhar

October 03, 2026 9:14 pm

The Ashoka Chakra is India's top peacetime award for extreme bravery and self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.

From Delhi University, the youth have spoken for progress

September 22, 2026 12:02 am

The DUSU mandate delivers an unequivocal message: India’s rising generation demands real progress, merit-based opportunities, and national stability over perpetual grievances and ideological stalemates

'Umar Khalid is a nationalist': Karnataka Congress chief amid documentary row

September 15, 2026 8:15 pm

B K Hariprasad’s comment came in response to the ABVP's demand to cancel the screening of a documentary about Umar Khalid at Bengaluru’s National Law School of India University (NLSIU).

ABVP, BJYM leaders held for attacking students at Valsad college hostel over Matki-phod clash

September 11, 2026 4:04 am

A group of students accompanied by leaders and members of the ABVP and BJYM, armed with wooden sticks and other weapons, reached the hostel at night and allegedly attacked those students with whom they had a fight on the campus a day earlier .

When ABVP takes on BJP: What explains its protests against the party

September 09, 2026 11:15 pm

The ABVP predates even the BJP’s precursor Jana Sangh and has in recent years taken on BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan.

Day after Delhi building collapse, ABVP steps up protests, seeks accountability from MCD

September 07, 2026 9:27 pm

ABVP had on Sunday night also, staged a protest outside the MCD headquarters and warned of further action

What ABVP's Panjab University win means for Punjab polls, BJP-Akali alliance

September 08, 2026 2:06 pm

What PU with 144-year heritage, and the emotions it arouses, tells us is something more fundamental about Punjab itself. The spirit of PU, much like Punjab, remains fiercely proud, forever wary of outside diktats.

ABVP retains PUCSC presidency as last-minute SOI support bolsters saffron outfit

September 01, 2026 1:12 pm

Ankit Bidhan newly elected president; ASAP, NSUI fail to open account

New generation, old contest: After 9 years, campus politics returns to Madhya Pradesh

September 01, 2026 10:31 am

The elections return at a time when student politics has acquired fresh visibility nationally following the Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi, and demonstrations in Ranchi and Patna

What do Gujarat student leaders want? Question after Gen Z protests

August 29, 2026 10:42 am

The Gujarat University, the state's largest, saw its last elections in 2020, when the NSUI won six of the eight senate seats. The two others went to the ABVP.

Senior BJP leaders remember Ananth Kumar as a leader

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Union minister Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time now. Senior BJP leaders paid their tributes to the leader.

RSS to ABVP to BJP, Ananth Kumar stayed relevant from Vajpayee’s party to Modi’s cabinet

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning due to pancreatic cancer. Through the years, he has managed to be one of the men that found a place in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet in NDA-I to NDA-II under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ABVP condemns Umar Khalid's speech in JNU

February 22, 2016 2:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday condemned speech of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid, accused of raising anti-national slogans, saying the students shouting 'Save JNU' slogans are the same people supporting Khalid's speech on Sunday night. An ABVP activist said the speech has again deteriorated the image of JNU, adding that some professors are continuously supporting such students. Another activist demanded that students and teachers indulged in 'anti-national' activities should be first punished by the university and then by the judiciary.

ABVP holds countrywide protests against anti-nationalism in some groups

February 18, 2016 10:59 am

Ahmedabad/Bengaluru/Mumbai, Feb 18 (ANI): The Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad members in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata took to streets to protest against the 'anti-national' sentiments that have risen from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Members of ABVP from Ahmedabad raised slogans against those who supported the anti-national elements in JNU. An ABVP leader said they will continue their protests till the anti-nationalists are punished. In Bengaluru, the student took out a 'Tricolor march'. A protestor of ABVP in Bengaluru said they condemn the act of central universities rising to support the anti-national slogans raised in JNU. In Kolkata, ABVP members were seen raising slogans against the anti-national elements.

JNU row: Three ABVP leaders resign

February 18, 2016 5:25 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Three office-bearers of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) unit on Wednesday resigned in solidarity with the ongoing students' protests against Centre's 'manhandling' the row at the university. Saurabh Sharma, joint secretary of ABVP and JNUSU, said they haven't received any resignation letter till now. He added that they scarified their career because of the pressure created by others.

JNU Students, Left Activists Protest At Jantar Mantar

February 15, 2016 12:53 pm

ABVP protests in JNU over event on Afzal Guru

February 10, 2016 3:41 pm

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members staged a protest outside the office of Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) Vice Chancellor on Wednesday to vent their ire over a programme describing the execution of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru as 'judicial killing'. The varsity witnessed violent clashes between two students groups last night over this programme, following which the police personnel were deployed to maintain the law and order situation on the campus. The incident was followed by the cultural evening organised at the Sabarmati Dhaba by ten students, who were earlier members of the Democratic Students' Union (DSU). The ABVP has also demanded that the ten students behind the event must be rusticated with immediate effect. One of the protestors said they are protesting against the "anti-national" activity on the campus and strict actions should be taken.

Proctorial committee to look into Afzal Guru row: JNU VC

February 10, 2016 1:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Commenting on the ABVP protest outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University for calling Afzal Guru's execution as 'judicial killing', JNU Vice-Chancellor Jagdeesh Kumar on Wednesday said a proctorial committee of the university will look in to the matter. Kumar added that there are three-four proctors, followed by a chief proctor, who will look into the matter. He said no time frame can be allotted as they have to perform their regular duties also. Meanwhile, another professor Krishna Kumar said that certain evidences are available with the authority, but the action depend on how much the students cooperate.

Students from ASA attacked me: ABVP leader

January 21, 2016 7:00 am

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (ANI): Four days after Dalit PhD scholar Rohith Vemula ended his life, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student leader Nandanam Susheel Kumar, with whom Vemula had a tiff, alleged that Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) members attacked him in the presence of university security personnel and forced him to apologise. He said the reason of Rohith’s death should be examined and there should be a fair enquiry in it.

NSUI protests against DU over Ram Janmabhoomi event

January 07, 2016 10:27 am

New Delhi, Jan 07 (ANI): The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) members staged a protest outside the Vice Chancellor's office here on Thursday against the Delhi University's decision to allow a seminar on Ram Janmabhoomi temple. The two-day seminar titled "Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple: Emerging Scenario" is scheduled to begin on January 9 at the Delhi University's Arts Faculty.