Bhopal, May 30 (IANS) Several senior Congress leaders, including former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, were detained by police in Bhopal on Saturday while leading a protest march over the alleged NEET paper leak and irregularities in competitive examinations. The Congress and its student wing, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), had organised the protest at the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) headquarters, from where party leaders and workers attempted to march towar…
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Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) Odisha Congress on Wednesday staged a massive protest in Bhubaneswar against the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Hundreds of activists led by Chhatra Congress leader Bibhuti Bhushan Mohapatra, under the banner of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), took out a torchlight rally from the Pradesh Congress Committee office towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state head…
Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) Amid the ongoing nationwide protests over the NEET paper leak controversy, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi spoke with the family of NEET aspirant Pradeep Meghwal, who allegedly died by suicide after reportedly suffering severe distress following the cancellation of the examination. NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar visited Pradeep Meghwal’s family at Kanika Dhani in Guda Ponkh village, nearly 60 kilometres from Sikar in Rajasthan, late on Friday nigh…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Protests erupted in several places on Tuesday after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3, as students and student organisations questioned the credibility of the examination system and demanded strict action over the alleged paper leak. Students alleged that irregularities in one of the country’s most competitive entrance examinations had caused deep emotional and financial distress to millions of aspirants who had s…
Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress has appointed Vinod Jakhar as the new president of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). Jakhar has served as the Rajasthan University Students’ Union (RUSU) state president for the last two years. In 2018, he became the first Dalit president of RUSU after contesting as an independent candidate. In the 55-year history of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), a student leader from Rajasthan’s desert region has been appointed as the organisation’s…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In a significant leadership shuffle within its student wing, the Indian National Congress has appointed Vinod Jakhar as the President of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).The announcement was made via a press release issued by AICC General Secretary K. C. Venugopal on Friday, highlighting the party’s appreciation for the contributions of the outgoing NSUI President, Varun Choudhary.The move comes as part of on-going efforts to rejuvenate the organisation’s gra…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Political turmoil has intensified within the Rajasthan unit of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) after the Congress youth wing’s state President Vinod Jakhar was issued a show-cause notice for allegedly making appointments without prior approval. The notice seeks a reply within two days and carries a warning of removal from the post in case of non-compliance.The notice was issued by NSUI National Secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Akhilesh Yadav. It states that the…