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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
Teesta Setalvad’s arrest threatens India’s reputation: Eminent Canadians including Margaret Atwood
In letter to President of India, and Chief Justice of India, they urge for immediate intervention to secure their release
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Ministry tells Parliament that out of 6,482 persons under trial in 2020, only 80 persons have been convicted and 116 have been acquitted
Census data not for preparing NRC: Home Ministry
This will be the first digital Census, where people will be able to upload their own information via computers and mobile phone apps
No accurate data about illegal foreign nationals: Home Ministry
Ministry says existing laws enough, no refugee policy required
Supreme Court orders release of Mohammed Zubair on interim bail in all UP Police FIRs
The Court moves his cases from UP to Delhi police and scraps SIT
India ranks 135 out of 146 countries in WEF Gender Gap Index
Ranks below Saudi Arabia, but ahead of Pakistan and Afghanistan that are the bottom of the pile
Assam: Five sub-groups identified as Indigenous Assamese Muslims
While state claims this is done to enable better healthcare, education, financial inclusion etc., Bengali-speaking Muslims have not been designated indigenous, further alienating the community
Zee News faces flak for allegedly airing Rahul Gandhi’s doctored byte
Congress moves NBDSA, channel sacks two employees
Free Teesta Setalvad: Indian intelligentsia bats for Teesta Setalvad
Highly respected lawyers, academics and journalists have strongly condemned her arrest
Haryana: DPS teacher named in teen’s suicide note to return to teach?
The deceased's mother claims that the Academic Head, who had been charged with abetment to suicide four months ago, is all set to return to her post after getting bail
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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
Two FIRs, Four Days In: Pune sees first use of Maharashtra’s controversial anti-conversion law
Pune police invoke the new law against a man accused of targeting a minor and an OCI cardholder accused of religious inducement
India
ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
When Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam chose to invoke the stringent law against the journalist, she appears to have based it on her reading of his assumed ability to influence workers – not the facts available.
India
JNU Cancels Venue, Not the Conversation: Umar Khalid’s book discussion moves outdoors amid protests
JNU cited “non-disclosure of full facts” to cancel the auditorium at the last minute; organisers disputed the explanation and students took the discussion outdoors, turning a venue cancellation into a larger battle over academic freedom and dissent
India
SIR Phase 3: 1.58 crore names deleted from draft rolls across 12 States and UTs
Draft electoral rolls covering 13.77 crore electors have been published in 12 of the 16 States and three Union Territories under the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision. Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest number of deletions at 44.89 lakh, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu recorded the highest deletion rate at 29.64%
Gender and Sexuality
After NEET protests ended, the battle moved online: Women protesters face threats, doxing and criminalisation
From demands for accountability over a paper leak to attacks on protesters’ identities, the aftermath of the movement raises questions about dissent, gendered harassment and the State’s response to democratic protest