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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...

West Bengal: Anis Khan solidarity protests lead to police-student conflict

With this, Bengal is the fifth state to report student-police violence in the last two months

New Delhi: Why was there a flash strike at the Central Secretariat?

Over 1,000 staff of Central Secretariat Service gathered outside to protest delay in promotions

UP: Anganwadi workers demand payment for election duties

Three phases of the UP Assembly Elections have concluded, yet Anganwadi workers on polling duty say they are yet to receive payment for their services

The Communalisation Project: The Tamil Nadu story

Communalisation of a place is done with only one intention - to polarise people and to grab power through the democratic process of elections

People’s Commission demands a pause on LIC IPO

Civil society group demands a slow-down in the IPO process until the regulatory oversight authority is adequately strengthened

Facebook’s plans to curb online hate during Indian elections: Too little too late?

Parent company Meta announces a slew of measures including activating its Election Operations Centre

Rona Wilson’s devices hacked by two groups of hackers employed by same entity: Sentinel Labs

California-based cybersecurity firm’s report says two separate groups were employed by same entity with “interests aligned with the Indian State”

NIA arrests suspected Ansar operative for ‘planning UP blasts’

Police claim that the accused, Tawheed Ahmed Shah, is connected to Al Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind

Badshah Khan an icon of inter-faith harmony: February 6

Complimentary to Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Badshah Khan also played a crucial role in the sub-continent’s movement for sovereignty over the British and commitment to inter-faith Harmony

IIT Bombay E-Summit 2022 faces flak for inviting Arnab Goswami and Sudhir Chaudhary as speakers

Alumni raise concerns about their inclusion in letter to Director, IITB, asking organisers to “reflect and rescind the invitations”

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