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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
Rally for Teesta held on Udham Singh’s martyrdom day in Canada
On Sunday, July 31, the South Asian activists came...
Address reprisals against activists in India: International Human Rights groups to EU
The groups named Fr. Stan Swamy, Teesta Setalvad and Khurram Parvez, in a joint statement urging EU to look into how activists are being targeted in India
Victory! CJP helps another Assam woman defend her Indian citizenship before FT
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Asiya Bibi of Goalpara had been hounded with three separate FT cases!
Over one crore ration cards cancelled in UP since 2017
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Agnipath Scheme: Some unanswered questions
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Bulldozer Justice: Immediate Punishment or Curtailment of Human Rights
Nupur Sharma’s comments on Prophet Mohammad triggered protests by the Indian Muslim community; the regime then responded by razing to the ground the home of a man they claim was the mastermind behind violent protests
Order in Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar’s bail applications likely to be passed on July 28
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Government still not inclined to give legal guarantee for MSP?
Farmers’ groups have been demanding MSP based on the C2+50 formula
Ndileka Mandela: Without intervention, India risks becoming an apartheid state
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Fr. Stan Swamy: his legacy lives forever!
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Education
August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
Minorities
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India
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India
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India
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Gender and Sexuality
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