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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
It’s Modi vs Farmers: NRI children of Punjab’s farmers
NRIs express solidarity, raise funds for the protesting farmers in Delhi
Online petition launched demanding activist Faisal Khan’s release
Khan had been arrested for offering namaz within the premises of a Mathura temple
Our farmers cannot be treated like criminals and terrorists: Citizens For Democracy
Haryana government must immediately withdraw the cases filed against the farmers and release all those arrested, demands CFD
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KPSS protesting government apathy towards non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits
Attorney General declines consent for contempt case against Prashant Bhushan
The AG KK Venugopal noted that it would not be in public interest to give consent for a contempt case based on a tweet as there was a following tweet expressing regret
Women farmers worst hit by anti-farmer laws: National Women’s Organisations
The group of leading womens’ organisations write open letter to PM Modi; will soon hold nationwide protests against the “ruthlessness exhibited by the Union government”
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Farmers met with lathis and water cannons during nationwide protests
Residents of Jamia Nagar and left organisations voice their solidarity with India’s farmers
From asserting the rights of farmers to making demands at their behest, various organisations voice support to encourage the peasant movement.
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Right Wing affiliated actor Kangana Ranaut, BJP’s Amit Malviya, etc lead troll army in amplifying fake news, and anti farmer propaganda
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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
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