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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
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The Congress leader claimed that the new farm laws will put the entire agriculture sector in the hands of three or four crony capitalists
Centre postpones farm law talks to Jan 20
The Ministry of Agriculture claims that the meeting had to be delayed due to "inevitable reasons"
Indian American groups demand justice for Sanjiv Bhatt
The former cop is scheduled for a bail hearing before the Supreme Court on January 22
FMP condemns misuse of draconian laws to target Manipur journalists
The journalists were booked under UAPA and sedition laws
Over 300 districts in India celebrate Mahila Kisan Diwas!
Women farmers across India answer the call for Mahila Kisan Diwas and call for greater engagement of women in the farmers’ agitation
SKM forms a committee to inquire against BKU leader Chaduni
Following allegations that the Haryana BKU leader tried to bring in political parties into the farmers’ protest, the farmers’ organisations has called for an inquiry report within three days.
South Asian activists in Canada burn copies of unjust Indian laws on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
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Delhi Police to decide on Farmers’ entry into Delhi for Republic Day rally: SC
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Kisan Parade will showcase floats and tableaus reflecting state of agriculture: SKM
Farmers organisations appealed for city and state police’s cooperation to ensure no anti-social element infiltrates the parade.
Those summoned may not appear before NIA as a mark of protest: Farm union leaders
Khalsa Aid urges international bodies, monitoring agencies to hold India to account, say summons are politically motivated
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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