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The Throttling of Free Discussion in Academia: Strong-arm Tactics by ABVP and Cave in by Azim Premji University

– A Free Speech Collective Commentary The vandalism and violence by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) against a proposed discussion on February 24, 2026, by “Spark”, an...

Lakhs of farmers flood Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat!

Across the country, peasant organisations sent their delegates to represent their solidarity against the anti-people-dubbed laws.

Over 500 Bihar farmers join week-long protests at Ghazipur border

AIKS leaders promise a three times bigger delegation to join the Sunday mahapanchayat

Varavara Rao seeks extension of medical bail

The Bombay High Court had granted bail to Rao owing to his deteriorating health condition in February for a period of 6 months

Myanmar refugee children can now go to school in Mizoram

The north-eastern state permitted admission to school for the children on humanitarian grounds

Dengue spreads in UP: Lucknow medical team arrives in Firozabad

Sources say the arrival of medical reinforcement from Lucknow provides an ample labour force to deal with the growing cases

Assam Tea Tribes served another set of vague promises

Despite five-hour long meeting, no commitment on granting tea tribes ST status or increasing daily wages in line with demands of tea estate workers

Bhima Koregaon: Gautam Navlakha moves Bombay HC for house arrest citing lump in chest

The court was informed by the government that Navlakha will be taken to Tata Memorial Hospital for a medical check up tomorrow

Maharashtra: Is setting up medical institutes under public-private partnership a good route?

The government has decided to set up new medical colleges, super-speciality hospitals across the state on a public-private partnership basis

Haryana gov’t doesn’t fire Ayush Sinha, just transfers him 

The SDM who allegedly advised his men to "break heads" of protesting farmers, dodges outright dismissal despite mounting pressure from farmers' groups

AIKS demands thorough judicial inquiry into farmer Sushil Kajal’s death

Having met the victim’s family the AIKS said a fact-finding report must be done into the August 28 incident.

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