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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...
Char Dham Yatra suspended amidst rising Covid cases
The Uttarakhand government finally gets its priorities right, only priests allowed to perform rituals at the shrines
Covid-19: Trying times reveal how citizens are coping and helping one another
Tired of waiting in queues to cremate bodies, some corpses abandoned on roadsides; good samaritans step up to to the challenge and provide relief as the crisis worsens
Increase Covid testing, cremation facilities: Uttarakhand HC issues directions
The court heard the matter on Covid management early on April 28 instead of May 10 due to the worsening situation
Covid-19: Scientists revise peak predictions upwards to 38-48 lakh cases in mid-May
Meanwhile, government remains remorseless, even as the healthcare infrastructure struggles to keep up
Shun selfishness and greed: Delhi HC on hoarding of medicines, oxygen cylinders
The High Court has been regularly hearing matters on Covid management in Delhi, making some strict observations
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds die of Covid and data goes missing, UP gov’t remorseless
Not only does the government data not match the actual numbers, public is grief stricken
Entry in counting centre only if tested negative or fully vaccinated: EC
The EC issued fresh set of instructions for the counting of votes which will take place on May 2, in the light of rising covid cases
Covid-19: Plea to restrain UP gov’t from acting against people seeking oxygen, beds on social media
The plea was filed by activist Saket Gokhale before the Allahabad HC after a recent incident where a young boy was booked for seeking help on social media for leads on oxygen cylinders for his grandfather
Telangana HC questions SEC on steps planned for local bodies elections to prevent spread of Covid
The court pointed out that the state had not placed before it any plan of action of how these elections will be carried, so, the SEC has been issued notice to file an affidavit
HC intervenes, Centre increases Maharashtra’s Remdesivir allocation for 10 days
The Bench has noted that some Covid-care centres and hospitals are not distributing Remdesivir equitably
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