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DEMOCRACY AND DISSENT
Students cannot be punished for dissent, questioning: SC judge Ujjal BhuyanIn a powerful statement, Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan declared that disciplining students for dissent is fundamentally unconstitution...- The last refuge for forbidden books? Hong Kong’s independent bookstores feel the squeezeHong Kong's independent bookstores are facing unprecedented pressure and closures. Recent arrests of booksellers under a new sedition law h...
- Taiwan accuses China of silencing political dissentTaiwan's Mainland Affairs Council has called on Beijing to liberate two pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong, who were found guilty of su...
- China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AIIn China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits a low, per...
- India's 80th Independence Day: A look at protests in its 79-year journey till 'cockroaches' hit the streetsIndia's post-independence history showcases persistent dissent and public mobilisation. Students, farmers, and citizens have repeatedly cha...
- NALSAR student body condemns Bar Council of India over withdrawn enrolment order, seeks apology from chairpersonNALSAR students condemned the Bar Council of India's withdrawn order against their graduates. They demanded an apology from the BCI Chairpe...
- Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan flags disruptions, says session productivity stood at 39%Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan voiced deep concern over session disruptions. Frequent disorder derailed the House's functioning and...
- Mark Zuckerberg should apologise for removal of PM Modi's video from Facebook: IT panel chief Nishikant DubeyA parliamentary panel demanded an apology from Meta's Mark Zuckerberg for removing Prime Minister Modi's video. Members also sought legal a...
- Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi's faltering bid to lead IranReza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, is facing growing questions over his leadership ambitions despite years of campaigning fo...
- Win polls, lose authority: The lesson of July isn’t that GoI lost a minister, but that authority has to be earned between electionsA youth-led movement, born from exam scandals, forced a minister's resignation. This dissent highlights a growing gap between electoral str...
- Kumari Selja slams Sonam Wangchuk's wife, asks why target Congress and not Narendra Modi government?Congress leader Kumari Selja questioned Gitanjalai J Angmo's criticism of Rahul Gandhi-led protests over paper leaks, asking why the govern...
- Gen Z gets into pest control: NEET protests cut across identity lines, and bypass mainstream media’s ‘manufactured consent’A spontaneous protest movement dubbed the “Cockroach Janta Party” emerged from an offhand remark by CJI Surya Kant, showing how a single wo...
- Coercive resolutions don't resolve issuesThe essence of true authority lies in the consent of the people, as articulated by nobles like Gandhi and Arendt. While governments tout th...
- Delhi protesters want to plunge India into chaos: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu calls for defeating the 'malicious agenda'Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu stated Delhi protesters aim to cause chaos and halt national progress. Many social media users disagreed, asserting ...
- DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah condemn detention of Rahul Gandhi, Opposition leadersKarnataka Congress leaders condemned the detention of Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders. They stated that suppressing democratic di...
- MP Chandrashekhar Azad demands Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, stages overnight protest in Parliament regarding NEET paper leakChandra Shekhar Azad staged an overnight protest on Parliament premises demanding the Education Minister's resignation. He criticized polic...
- Mumbai Police prohibits public gatherings starting July 23 amid CJP protestsMumbai Police have imposed prohibitory orders restricting public gatherings of five or more people. These orders follow a protest by the Sh...
- An unlistening state speaks for itselfSonam Wangchuk's hunger strike persists as he finds himself in the hospital, advocating for the resignation of the education minister. Foll...
- MVA leaders slam Centre over handling of Wangchuk's protest; call it suppression of dissentOpposition leaders criticised the Centre's handling of Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike. They called the action irresponsible and shameful, a...
- An unlistening state speaks for itselfSonam Wangchuk's hunger strike has now reached its nineteenth day, sparking serious health concerns as the situation worsens. In response, ...
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