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A violent confrontation at Jadavpur University over a proposed FETSU general body meeting left several students injured, as ABVP and Left-backed student organisations traded allegations of assault, vandalism and stone-pelting.

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From Broken Dreams to Street Power: How India’s Student Revolt Transformed Into a Global Citizens’ Uprising

What began as a student protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar has grown into a nationwide people's movement. With demonstrations spreading to Kolkata and abroad, students, parents and citizens are demanding accountability, education reforms and justice for India's youth.

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Whistleblowers slam Meta’s Human Rights Report for ignoring Facebook’s role in spreading hate speech in India

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Washington, DC: During a Congressional Briefing, Facebook employees-turned-whistleblowers Frances Haugen and Sophie Zhang have slammed a human rights report from Meta, the company that...

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Delhi Court sends Mohammed Zubair to judicial custody, Delhi police slap fresh charges

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ScribeShah - June 27, 2022

Delhi: Mohammed Zubair, the Co-founder of Alt News, a fact-checking website has been arrested by Delhi police today. Zubair was called to a police station...

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His Name Survived SIR. Then Police Took Him Away: The Unexplained Detention of 66-Year-Old Jalil Akhtar

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His Name Survived SIR. Then Police Took Him Away: The Unexplained Detention of 66-Year-Old Jalil Akhtar

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Jalil Akhtar’s name remains on the voter list after SIR, yet the 66-year-old has spent nearly three months in custody after being allegedly taken from home as a suspected Bangladeshi. His family says he has Indian identity documents and has never visited Bangladesh.

A Third of the Capital Erased: The Reality Behind the SIR Revision

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Nearly one in three Delhi voters is missing from the draft electoral roll after the SIR exercise. For those affected, the issue is not merely a number—it could mean navigating paperwork and bureaucracy to reclaim a fundamental democratic right.

Who Owns Jadavpur? The BJP’s Bid to Breach Bengal’s Red Citadel

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The violence at Jadavpur University has exposed a larger contest over Bengal’s campuses. As BJP and ABVP seek to expand their political and ideological presence, clashes at Presidency and Midnapore raise questions about dissent, student politics and public education

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