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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...

We shall not be intimidated, we shall not be silenced: Mahila Ekta Yatra

The group, now named in Delhi Riots chargesheet strongly contests criminalisation of women's expression of peaceful dissent

Management professional captures India’s socio-political issues on camera

Aditya Panikker talks about his two viral videos that discuss detention centres and the role of racism in caste hierarchy and suggests how the privileged could do their bit to contribute to the political discourse.

Cannot forget the insult of August 5: Mehbooba Mufti

Have to take back what the Delhi Durbar took away, with an illegal, undemocratic decision, says the former J&K CM after release from an over year long detention  

Aadhar not mandatory for birth, death registration: RGI

If Aadhaar is provided voluntarily, it must not be printed on any document or stored in any database of births and deaths in full form, says a circular cited in the RTI response

Hunger fast against Stan Swamy’s arrest: Ranchi

Condemning the NIA witch-hunt, protesters called it an attack on Birsa Munda’s legacy

Bihar elections: JP Nadda filling in for Amit Shah?

The BJP National President was seen spearheading the election campaign in Patna, addressing a rally in Gaya

Modi must not be allowed to appropriate Bhai Taru Singh

The Prime Minister recently paid tribute to a Sikh martyr who had laid down his life in defence of his faith.

North East Delhi Pogrom: India’s top IPS, IAS, eminent former judges to probe riots

Committee of Justices AP Shah, Anjana Prakash, Madan Lokur, civil servants RS Sodhi, GK Pillai, Meeran Chadha Borwankar, will conduct independent probe into riots, including role of Delhi Police

Cleaning up the political mess with artisanal soap? 

Personal is political and so is soap according to Vidyut Gore, an artist who uses the medium of soap to start political discourse.

Varuna Shastri Bridge now the only place of protest in Varanasi: DM

Amidst burgeoning protests, Varanasi District Manager restricts protest space in the city

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