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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...
Indians pay as Centre ignored warning of Covid-19 variants by experts
Despite a warning of a disaster in the making, four scientists and a researcher told both the Telegraph and Reuters that the government did not seek to impose major restrictions to stop the spread of the virus
Bhima Koregaon case: NIA attempts to dismiss Arsenal’s findings about Rona Wilson’s laptop
The US digital forensics firm had found that malware had been planted on Wilson’s laptop in a bid to falsify evidence
How many Indian adults will manage to get the Covid-19 vaccine on May 1?
Health Minister is happy registrations happened, sms went out, but states have already alerted that they may not have enough stocks to start vaccination on May 1
Former Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee, succumbs to Covid-19
He was 91-year-old and will be remembered as a legal eagle, Padma Vibhushan recipient, and a lover of jazz
Maha govt floats global tender to procure oxygen and Remdesivir
The state government will begin looking into bidders demands for medical supplies April 30 while submissions may continue till May 10.
Covid-19: Scientists revise peak predictions upwards to 38-48 lakh cases in mid-May
Meanwhile, government remains remorseless, even as the healthcare infrastructure struggles to keep up
Anger simmers as bodies pile up outside crematoria in Gujarat
Mismanagement of oxygen and life-saving drugs adds to people’s woes as the Rupani administration, and by extension the Modi regime come under fire for apathy and ineptitude
Twitter removes posts critical of gov’t handling of Covid-19 emergency
The suspended accounts are of activists, politicians, who which have called out the way the government has let the Covid-19 crisis worsen
Probe claims of Rona Wilson’s laptop being hacked: Sudha Bharadwaj’s family and friends
Following cyber forensics reports by internationally-acclaimed Arsenal Consulting firm, friends and family of Sudha Bharadwaj demanded an independent examination into the findings
Covishield vaccine the costliest in India?
With the new announcement of Rs. 600 per dose in private hospitals, Indians could end up paying the highest price for a single shot in the world
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