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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...
Farmers reject government’s repackaged old amendment proposal
Denouncing the so-called “new” offer of the central government, farmers call for sit-ins at district level
Part-2: Identity of the ‘Ordinary Indian’
How such a notion so obviously a product of given historical circumstances had become rock-hard common sense?
Cannot disclose PM’s entourage details for security reasons: IAF plea in Delhi HC
Indian Air Force has moved Delhi HC against CIC order directing disclosure of Special Flight Returns-II and other details of the PM’s foreign trips
India not in US State Department’s list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern’
China, Pakistan named, but India dodges bullet along with Russia, Syria and Vietnam, despite USCIRF recommendation
Snapshots of revolution! Top 10 photos of Bharat Bandh
Despite thrice calling for a nationwide protest, farmers continue to receive an overwhelming response of support.
Why SC refuses to quash FIR’s against Amish Devgan for his ‘Lootera Chishti’ remark
The top court in an important judgment elaborated on the concept of ‘Hate Speech’ as the news anchor was charged with the same offence
Did FCI really need Adani?
Storage facilities for grains and other perishable agricultural produce were severely lacking, but was a private player really necessary?
Humanity is most important: Bombay HC in Gautam Navlakha case
Navlakha who is severely visually impaired was struggling after his glasses were stolen, and Taloja jail authorities refused to accept a new pair sent by his family!
Uttar Pradesh: Photographer who clicked farmer being hit by police ‘attacked, beaten’
PTI photojournalist, Ravi Choudhary, alleged he was attacked by unidentified men in Muradnagar area, police refused to file FIR
‘Samundar Bandh’ if gov’t does not listen to farmers: Fishworkers show solidarity
National Fishworkers Forum joins nationwide Bharat Bandh call by “farmer brothers and sisters”
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