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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

Locusts, Covid-19, Delhi Government’s cup of woes runneth over

Curses of Biblical proportions are plaguing an already stressed Delhi Government led by Aravind Kejriwal.

Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha demands probe into activist Ramji Munda’s murder

The activist had exposed the alleged state and police repression during the Pathalgadi movement in Ghaghara in 2018

Joe Biden bats for restoration of rights in Kashmir

A policy paper released by the Biden campaign said that the Indian government’s measures are inconsistent with its tradition of secularism and a multi-religious democracy

Migrant Diaries: The story of Sagar Ali

“The health facilities are terrible in Birbhum. At least in Mumbai, if I fall ill, I can go to the nearby government hospital,” says a labourer who feels his young family is safer in the city

Two state-run hospitals start charging non-Covid patients Rs. 1,500 for Covid tests in Lucknow

Opposition slams BJP state government, demands clarification in the matter

Akhil Gogoi goes on indefinite hunger strike in Assam

The peasant leader and his fellow incarcerated activists are protesting the inhuman living conditions in jail

ASHA Workers on Covid-19 duty demand safety gear, healthcare, insurance and better wages

At present they are conducting door-to-door surveys, monitoring quarantines, recording health conditions, etc. without protective gear, unless they buy one on their own

Desire for scoring political brownie points greater than need to control Covid-19 in Delhi?

BJP and AAP busy claiming credit for sundry protocols and rollbacks even as national capital overtakes Mumbai as coronavirus capital of India

Covid-19: Allahabad HC asks police to spread awareness rather than arresting people

The court noted that the offence was of overcrowding and asked the police to reconsider the case

Can there ever be an ulterior motive when serving a langar: D.S Bindra

The lawyer-activist who has been sent a notice and questioned in the Ratan Lal murder investigation, by the Delhi Police says he is not scared

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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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