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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
Peasants have put the government on the backfoot: AIUFWP
Impressed by the unified struggle of India’s peasants, AIUFWP promised to continue protests on Tuesday.
I am a farmer first and a police officer later: Punjab DIG Prisons quits
Lakhminder Singh Jakhar, Punjab DIG Prisons quits in solidarity with farmers’ protest
Battling Covid: New vaccines, new concerns
Several different vaccines are in varying stages of trial across the world, but their efficacy and side-effects on trial participants have raised concerns
Exclusive: An intimate look inside the farmer’s protest
Photojournalist Vijay Pandey has been visiting the various protest sites for many days, and evenings. The photo essay shows the mood on the ground, away from the glare of TV news crews.
Doctors denounce ‘MIXOPATHY’, but will the Health Minister listen?
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Farmers leaders take on fake news
Leaders clarify that all official statements of farmers shall be made from Singhu border headquarters alone
Farmers stopped at Haryana border, leaders question willful use of Section 144
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Rajasthan’s farmers march towards Delhi in preparation of December 14 protests
Farmers groups from Rajasthan as well as Haryana have set out in large numbers, under the leadership of farmers leaders.
AIKSCC Working group condemns and distances from V M Singh statement
Members criticised Singh’s unauthorised comment to the media regarding the farmers’ movement against the three anti-farmer-dubbed laws.
KPSS applauds relief granted to unemployed Kashmiri Pandit youth
J&K Services Selection Board grants get more time to apply for special employment scheme
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