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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

Social media calls out soft coverage of massive drug seizure at Adani port at Mundra

Adani Group has issued clarification that it is “only the port operator” and therefore lacks the “authority to check shipments”

Over 200 Ahmedabad schools served closure notice for violating fire safety norms

Municipal Corporation takes measure after enforcing similarly strict norms for hospitals

SC quashes alleged forcible conversion case, after man denies being converted by accused

The case registered under MP Freedom of Religion Act was registered after duping the “converted” man into signing some papers. It is  unclear however, who forced him to sign the papers on basis of which the case was lodged in the first place

IT Rules: Oversight mechanism may rob the media of its independence, says Madras HC

“Prima facie, there is substance in the petitioners' grievance that an oversight mechanism to control the media by the government may rob the media of its independence and the fourth pillar, so to say, of democracy may not at all be there,” the court said

Karnataka: Why has the Hindu Jagarana Vedike reactivated its aggression now?

Mob assaulted and manhandled a Muslim journalist, another disrupted a church service

Kannur University likely to drop works of Savarkar, Golwalkar from syllabus

This has been recommended by a two-member committee syllabus review appointed by the university, following massive public uproar

Moulvi Muhammad Baqir: The journalist who made the pen his sword

Baqir played a crucial role in encouraging people to come together for the 1857 Rebellion against the British and was martyred

SCHOOL survey indicates widening educational gap between SC/ST and other children

The report highlights how socio-economic discrimination has seeped into India’s educational system

Politics in education or politics of education?

New courses in universities, schools stressing on ‘patriotism’ or adding works of right wing ideologies narrow spaces for diversity and questioning

Remembering the independence activist, Jatindra Nath Das

He died in 1929 at the age of 25, after a 63-day fast for protecting political prisoners from injustice

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A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

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Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify