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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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Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka shown to charge exoribitant fares for train and bus tickets
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Videos of dilapidated quarantine centres and poor hygiene facilities have been posted on the internet by patients
Aarogya Setu app in hot water due to MHA’s order of mandatory downloads
45 organisations, 100 individuals send joint representation to PMO highlighting key privacy concerns
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SC does not interfere with Bombay HC interim order allowing burials of Covid-19 victims in city
The Court refused to entertain the matter and asked the HC to decide the case within 2 weeks
SC asks Centre to ‘consider’ universalizing PDS, says it’s a policy issue
The Court made its stand clear that this being a policy issue, the government should deal with it
Joint memorandum of organizations pens letter to PM Modi and Railway Minister
The organizations have asked that the Centre waive off train and bus ticket charges for all migrant travellers
Christian group writes to PM asking for nationwide social-security safety net
Group makes a case for universal health insurance and stronger health infrastructure
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Almost derailed by Sonia Gandhi’s offer to pay rail fare for migrant labourers, Railway ministry says it will foot 85% of the bill. Why not 100%?
1100 feminists write to PM against targeting of anti-CAA women protesters
Eminent women intellectuals denounce false narratives that try to link anti-CAA protests with the violence in Delhi, demand an immediate stop to targeting of Muslim women activists
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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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