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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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Sudha Bharadwaj’s heart condition result of incarecration, family & friends urge early hearing of bail petition
A July 2020 jail medical report revealed that Bharadwaj a renowned lawyer and activist had been recently diagnosed with a heart condition; yet her bail petition, listed a dozen times in the Bombay HC had not been heard
Allahabad HC protects septuagenarian lawyer from arrest in anti-CAA protest case
Mohammed Shoaib has been on the state government’s radar since December 2019 and has been engaging all means to keep him behind bars
Uttar Pradesh’s alleged ‘Brahmin victimhood’ fuels saviour complex in Opposition parties
Not surprisingly, Samajwadi Party, Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, have all spoke up for the plight of Brahmins, who are now demanding ‘weapons’ to ‘protect themselves
K’taka farmers demand better policies and prices
From inconsiderate policy changes to delayed government relief, farmers of the state have come together to show their united dissent against the amendments to the Land Reforms Act, the APMC Acts and more.
Chhattisgarh lawyer allegedly assaulted by cops, WCD officials
Incident took place when officials visited a shelter home for HIV positive minor girls to forcibly evict them; the organisation is now being systematically vilified along communal lines
Hope to attend my daughter’s birthday this year: Dr. Kafeel Khan
Khan who has been under detention since February, has been charged under National Security Act and his petition for release is pending before Allahabad High Court
JNU PhD scholar Sharjeel Imam arrested again, now for Delhi riots
Supreme Court adjourns hearing on plea to club FIRs against Sharjeel Imam, by two weeks
SC dismisses plea seeking uniform compensation for kin of Covid victims
The court stated that each state has its own policy as per its financial capacity and hence a uniform policy cannot be imposed
Chhattisgarh police brutality against advocate demands strict action: HRDA
HRD Alert, has in a letter letter to the NHRC, demanded justice for a human rights lawyer who was brutally assaulted by the State police, while trying to protect girl children from harm
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