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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
Covid-19 cases spike in Ahmedabad’s posh West Zone, residents cry foul
Residents of Sachin Tower in the West Zone have alleged that the government put them under micro-containment based on rumours spread on social media
Covid-19 ‘cure’: Patanjali only had licence to make ‘immune booster’, not ‘medicine’
Ramdev and Balkrishna now share ‘receipt of documents' as a validation of claims, even as controversy rages on
Non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit, a pariah
Don't abandon the non-migrant KP as a pariah. Otherwise, he will pack up and leave. That would be the final migration of KPs from the Valley.
Free universal healthcare for all in India
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Migrant Diaries: The story of Mohammed Jamaluddin
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“We took a bus, then rode in a truck, then walked, then boarded another truck, and were heckled by officials at each checkpost,” a mason recalls his hellish journey from Mumbai to Birbhum
Reports of glaring vacancies of ASHA workers in Covid-19 hotspots, no pay emerge
It has surfaced that many states do not provide safety equipment to ASHA workers and most haven’t received their pay for months during the crisis
Migrants are victims, not criminals: Guj HC
The court granted bail to 33 migrant workers hailing from Jharkhand and West Bengal
Stop criminalising media, protect journalism: PUCL
The Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties condemns attacks on journalists in India
Stop advertising, publicising ‘Covid cure’ claims till examined: AYUSH Min to Patanjali
Ramdev's company had claimed they had come up with a cure for Covid-19
Delhi takes number two position nationwide as coronavirus cases cross 62,000
While five states – Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, Assam and WB saw a surge with migrants returning, the number of cases seems to be slowly decreasing now as the peak of this return is over
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