NSUI sweeps Delhi varsity polls

NEW DELHI, SEPT 9: The National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the Congress student wing, today swept the Delhi University Students' Uni...

NEW DELHI, SEPT 9: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the Congress student wing, today swept the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections for the first time in its history wiping out its traditional rival, the RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

NSUI nominee Amit Malik beat his ABVP rival Monika Verma by a margin of 6532 votes to become the new president of the students’ union, while Nitu Verma (NSUI) was elected vice-president trouncing Rasal Singh of ABVP as per the results announced here this afternoon. Tarun Kumar and Harsh Chaudhury of nsui were elected secretary and joint secretary respectively winning over ABVP candidates Aditya Jha and Trilok Singh.

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A controversial decision-making process has set off divisions within the CBFC, and cast a long regulatory shadow on the Indian film industry as it aspires to be a global player . The Indian Express spoke to several top filmmakers and board members to find that a not-so-silent storm is brewing within the fraternity — and inside the CBFC, too — over what many call a “one-man show”.

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