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SRFTI Under Siege: ALIFA Demands VC’s Removal, Independent Inquiry into Campus Violence

13th Nov, 2026: All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) expresses immense concern at the disturbing developments on the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI-Kolkata) campus since late September. We note...

2,000+ govt jobs, transit accommodation & cash relief to Kashmiri Pandits, says MHA mum on their security

In the ongoing session of Parliament, the government says that they have taken several steps to ensure the safety of Kashmiri Pandits while the ground reality significantly differs

Three States have demanded caste census, says MHA

When questioned about the schedule for the all India Census, the government still cites COVID-19 as a reason and says that it has been postponed ‘until further orders’

MHA says NRC of August 2019 was a supplementary list

The Assam government, the NRC coordinator and the MHA have been back and forth on the finality of the August 2019 NRC, which has been deemed to be final by the Supreme Court, as well as the Registrar General of India

Displaced Khori Gaon residents mark human rights day, plan protests in Jan-end

As part of the Quit Hate, Save Constitution campaign,...

Indian Railways not to Restore Ticket Concessions for Senior Citizens

The Ministry of railwayss, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak on March 19, 2020, issued a circular withdrawing all the concessions given on train tickets for various categories, including senior citizens

CCTV Cameras to be installed after anti-Brahmin graffiti surfaces: JNU

Days after walls on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)...

J&K: Kashmiri Pandit Staff Reiterate ‘Relocation’ Demand Amid Clamour Over Film at IFFI

Post targeted killings in the valley, KP employees have been protesting in Jammu for over 204 days now, but in vain.

I feel ashamed of this reaction of an Israeli diplomat on Kashmir Files: Nadav Lapid, IFFI head of jury

Not taking anything back, I stand totally behind every word I said; it was my duty, my obligation to speak: Nadav Lapid to Karan Thapar for The Wire on his comments on the Kashmir Files and the furore they've created.

Kashmir Files is an attempt to sell Pandit pain for commercial & political gain: KPSS

Pain loses its meaning and becomes valueless when it is sold for commercial and political beliefs and benefits, says Kashmir Pandit Sangarsh Samiti, Srinagar

CAA discriminatory against Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka: DMK

The party, which is one of the 200 petitioners before the apex court challenging CAA, has now filed an additional affidavit

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