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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
Bombay High Court reserves order in Gautam Navlakha’s bail plea
The human rights defender had approached the Bombay HC seeking bail on the grounds that the charge sheet was not filed within the upper time of 90 days under section 167(2) of CrPC.
Gurudwara priest sacrifices life for farmers’ struggle
The aged priest visited Singhu border earlier distributing blankets to protesters and offering money for the cause
Talking down to farmers is the worst way to engage with them
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104-year-old ‘declared foreigner’ dies asserting his Indianness in Assam
Chandrahar Das, a registered refugee from Bangladesh, was declared ‘foreigner’ as the Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease afflicted man, arrested at the age of 101, could not recall when he crossed into the country!
SC advice to government seen as moral victory for farmers
Farmers’ organisation takes stock of events so far and assert that the Union government’s attempts to divide farmers will not succeed.
Karnataka HC permits Amnesty International to withdraw limited funds from frozen accounts
The petitioner organisation argued that they are being constantly harassed and the donations made to them are not for profit but for upholding human rights
Farmers protest intensifies: Delhi-Noida Link Road closed
Barricades set up, additional forces deployed; this a sign of more farmers from Uttar Pradesh joining those from Punjab and Haryana
They tortured me, gave me injections, I fear I have miscarried: Pinki, victim of anti ‘Love Jihad’ law
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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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