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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny

Why does UGC want herds of students to take ‘cow science’ exams?

Vice-chancellors have been told by the University Grants Commission to ‘encourage’ students to write Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog’s ‘cow science’ exam

Uninvite Modi from JMI event, protect JMI legacy: AISA

AISA students’ union at Jamia Millia Islamia University reject the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest of Centenary Convocation.

Farmers’ agitation: Students miss online classes due to internet suspensions

Internet suspensions have left students helpless, especially as examinations are approaching

Tripura: Peaceful sit-in of teachers disrupted; police use water cannons, tear gas

The teachers terminated due to irregularities in recruitment owing to former government,have been without a job since March 2020 and have had no respite from the ruling BJP government

Jharkhand scholarship scam: District welfare official suspended

This is the first punitive step taken by the state against an official, after it launched an investigation into the illegal diversion of scholarship fund

One year later, the ‘masks’ still help JNU attacker escape law 

On the January 5 anniversary of the attack on JNU, accused roam free, victims, activists deal with consequences

UP gov’t demolishes portions of Darsgah School in Azamgarh village

As 600 girl students face a bleak future devoid of an education, a few villagers offer their houses to be used as classrooms for now

Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance of mid-day meal survey

The High Court has issued notices to the principal secretary of education department and the commissioner of mid-day meal scheme

UP college students booked for Sedition for demanding union elections

Principal N D Pandey, accused them of chanting "indecent and anti-national slogans like Le ke rahenge azadi" 

Centre to fund 60% of scholarship for Scheduled Caste students

The revised scheme is to benefit four crore SC students directly as the money will now be transferred to their bank accounts

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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny

Permission to Protest? Why the right to dissent needs no licence

In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)

Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case

Court finds trial judge failed to apply the stringent Section 43D (5) test, but declines to send accused back to prison; imposes sweeping restrictions as NIA's appeal continues

Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week

Repeated internet cuts during student protests affect thousands beyond the protest site, from vendors to commuters

Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown

Over 650 lawyers, SCBA, SCAORA and bar associations demand accountability as Delhi HC preserves evidence of July 20 action

26-Year Citizenship Battle Ends: Barpeta Tribunal rules Alam Khan is Indian

After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act

Three High Courts, One Message: Police power has constitutional limits

Recent High Court rulings reaffirm that violence, procedural shortcuts and administrative negligence are equally incompatible with the rule of law

‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems