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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...

No space to bury the dead in Maharashtra

While corpses pile up at crematoria, minorities struggle to accommodate a deluge of new arrivals at burial grounds

Covid-19: Karnataka unable to dispose of the dead, even as people struggle to survive

The capital city is running out of space to cremate/bury their dead and the medical infrastructure is crumbling

Ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply to hospitals: 13 Opposition parties tell Centre

Senior Opposition leaders issue a joint statement, asking the government to focus all its attention on ensuring uninterrupted oxygen supply

Adar Poonawalla is in Britain ‘on business’, but is that the only reason?

Serum Institute chief leaves India allegedly to escape 'threats' from ‘biggies’; Poonawalla says he will return, but hints at vaccine production overseas

Indians pay as Centre ignored warning of Covid-19 variants by experts

Despite a warning of a disaster in the making, four scientists and a researcher told both the Telegraph and Reuters that the government did not seek to impose major restrictions to stop the spread of the virus

Did a BJP worker give ‘Gau Mutra’ to a Covid-19 patient on a ventilator?

Disturbing video of man wearing saffron scarf over PPE pouring a yellow liquid down the patient's throat has been going viral

SHOCKING: Covid kills over 700 teachers, 300 still critical in UP! 

Following recent decisions by the Supreme Court, the State Primary Teachers Association said it will soon announce its response to Supreme Court proceedings on Saturday

Bhima Koregaon case: NIA attempts to dismiss Arsenal’s findings about Rona Wilson’s laptop

The US digital forensics firm had found that malware had been planted on Wilson’s laptop in a bid to falsify evidence

Enough is enough: Delhi HC after 8 Covid patients dead due to oxygen shortage in Batra Hospital  

HC warns of contempt action against the Centre if the allocated 490 MT of oxygen is not supplied to Delhi today

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal tests positive for Covid-19

India records 4,08,325 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the highest single-day spike globally

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