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    Jamia students declare: No apologies, hunger strike will continue until demands are met

    Protesting students at Jamia Millia Islamia have made it clear that they will continue their hunger strike and peaceful protests until their demands are met

    Jharkhand Student Leader Devendra Nath Mahto Says ‘Resolve Remains Unshaken’ From Hospital

    Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, undergoing treatment at Ranchi's Sadar Hospital after 10 days of hunger strike, said his determination to continue the movement remains unshaken.

    Sonam Wangchuk to Be Discharged from Medanta Today, Rajghat Visit Scheduled Before Return to Ladakh

    Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk is set to be discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday. Before returning to Ladakh, he will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, days after ending his 26-day hunger strike in support of students protesting alleged NEET examination irregularities.

    Sonam Wangchuk Slams Critics Over Ending Fast: ‘Do I Need a Character Certificate After 26 Days of Hunger?’

    Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has defended his decision to end his 26-day hunger strike, questioning critics who doubted his sincerity. He said his agitation was genuine and rejected what he described as a smear campaign.

    PM Modi Urges Sonam Wangchuk to Regain Health After Ending 26-Day Hunger Strike

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Sonam Wangchuk a speedy recovery after the activist ended his 26-day hunger strike. The PM also reiterated the Centre's commitment to introducing stricter anti-paper leak legislation.

    ‘Bodily autonomy not violated’: Delhi High Court rejects plea to shift Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital

    The Delhi High Court has declined to order the transfer of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to a private hospital, observing that he is not under detention and that treatment has been administered only with his consent.

    NDA Leaders Target Rahul Gandhi Over Sonam Wangchuk Row, Congress Hits Back

    New Delhi: The NDA leaders on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying that if the latter was really concerned about climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, he could have “midway returned from his foreign trip to meet the agitator”. This comes a day after LoP Gandhi, in a post.

    Sonam Wangchuk Hunger Strike: Anna Hazare urges Centre to hold dialogue

    Hazare eventually ended his strike after the then Congress-led UPA government agreed to constitute a joint drafting committee for the Lokpal Bill.

    From Gandhi to Sonam Wangchuk: India’s Long History of Fasting for Justice

    Twenty days without food. Over nine kilograms lost. A determined activist lying at Jantar Mantar, fighting for education reforms and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike has captured national attention, raising urgent questions: Is this protest legal? When does the state step in? And why do some fasts succeed.

    Left-Wing Student Groups Join Jantar Mantar Protest; CJP Founder Begins Hunger Strike After Sonam Wangchuk’s Hospitalisation

    Student organisations joined the Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi after Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to hospital. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke announced an indefinite hunger strike as police appealed to protesters to vacate the site.

    Sonam Wangchuk’s wife says no treatment to be given to him without family consent

    New Delhi: Innovator, educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, on Saturday said that no oral or IV treatment should be given to her husband without consent from her, his family, and long-term doctors, amid his admission after over 20 days of hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. “I am at Safdarjung.