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Bihar & the Delusion of Independent Journalism: A Free Speech Record of Five Years
Free Speech Collective (FSC), has published a detailed report of Bihar’s Free Speech Record, November ‘20-’25 which it released on November 5 and may be accessed hereFree Speech CollectiveWith...
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The revised scheme is to benefit four crore SC students directly as the money will now be transferred to their bank accounts
After teachers gheraoed, Jadavpur University VC, threatens to quit
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The underprivileged students often end up deferring their admission in universities abroad because of delay in award letter from the Government
AIFRTE slams Centre for suggesting scrapping reservation in IIT faculty recruitment
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