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RSF classifies ‘Press Freedom Predators,’ Adani, OpIndia make it to the 2026 List

Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), evolves a unique way to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. The 2026 list profiles 33 “press freedom predators” who targeted journalists and media outlets in 2026. “What do they have in common? A hatred of press freedom,”

BIMARU States: Little Progress In 2 Years, Learning Crisis For Millions Of Children

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IIT-Kharagpur Adivasi Student Commits Suicide on Railway Tracks: TOI

Republished from Times of India, January 17, 2017A 3rd...

Instead ofUnderstanding of Inequity, Underprivileged Have Got Intimidation from Courts: Academics

Munavath Sriramulu- You Tube/ Dalit Camera100 Academics Rally Around...

Gulzar’s new book of poems: From Kalburgi to Ayodhya

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‘Ominous’: Trump Hotel in DC Bans Journalists During Inauguration Week

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Dissenting Students Denied FTII Scholarships: Crackdown

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Radhika Vemula Detained by Police at HCU, VC Refuses Her Right to Pay Homage

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The Death of a “Velivada Scholar”- Rohith Vemula

On 17th of January 2016, the scholar committed suicide...

In praise of disobedience: Towards a politics of praxis in JNU today

The Problem:The current movement and its political contextThe ongoing...

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