On the other hand, male journalists who face a different kind of harassment often see it as a "badge of honor."

“The administration has created an atmosphere of fear on the campus with such decisions," a faculty member said.

The controversial ‘Rule 50’ initially banned Black Lives Matter and other forms of protest, before amending the rules to allow protest in certain contexts.

The increased use of Section 69A of the IT Act shows the expanding appetite for controlling information in the public domain.

The court's ruling referenced Section 295A, which had recently been invoked in the arrest of comedian Munawar Faruqui.

India's status declined due to a "multiyear pattern in which the Hindu nationalist government and its allies have presided over rising violence and discriminatory policies."

The protests started after a grenade was lobbed at a newspaper office.

Section 295-A was meant to prevent communal discord; now, it's being used to foment it.

"As a democracy, we should be open and accepting of dissent and criticism,” says Advocate Radhika Jhalani.

"This pattern has the potential to shrink the space for academic inquiry and impede the development of the national higher education sector."

There’s more at stake than your favorite TV show.

In a six-month-old Facebook post, the professor had compared mangalsutra-wearing women to "chained dogs."