Youth Uprising in India, Wars Abroad, and a World Spinning for Change

India witnessed one of the most consequential political developments in recent memory as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following weeks of nationwide student protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and demands for sweeping education reforms. The youth-led demonstrations, popularly associated with the “Cockroach” movement, culminated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a high-level panel to overhaul India’s examination and education system, an acknowledgement that sustained public pressure had forced the government to respond.Continue Reading

'No Law Bans Eating Chicken Over the Ganga' Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Warns Against Criminalising Dissent

In a powerful defence of constitutional freedoms, Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan delivered a sharp rebuke against the growing criminalisation of peaceful dissent, declaring that “there is no law prohibiting the consumption of chicken over the Ganga river.” Referring to the arrest of youngsters who were jailed for nearly three months after eating chicken biryani while breaking their fast, Justice Bhuyan said such actions expose a disturbing trend where ordinary conduct is being treated as criminal behaviour.Continue Reading

"FROM KASHMIR TO DELHI, NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU": NEHA BORA SAYS INDIA IS FINALLY WAKING UP

AICC President Neha Bora delivered a powerful, thought-stirring speech that is pricking consciences. arguing that many Indians are only now beginning to understand the human rights concerns that Kashmiris, students, and activists have raised for years. Her central message was stark: when repression reaches your own doorstep, denial becomes impossible.Continue Reading

Sardars Gather to Defend Jauhar University: “Take the Gurdwara, but Not the University”

In a striking display of inter-community solidarity, members of the Sikh community assembled outside Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, to support students protesting the planned demolition of most of its buildings. The university, founded in 2006 by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and named after freedom fighter Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, faces an order from the Rampur Development Authority to raze 38 of its 40 structures, citing unauthorised construction and land-related dispute.Continue Reading

JNN Late Night News: Victory, Fury, and a Nation That Refuses to Sleep

India woke up to one of the most dramatic political days in recent memory. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, celebrated by thousands of protesting students as a hard-earned victory, has quickly turned into the beginning of a much larger political battle rather than its conclusion. Politics, like unfinished homework, has an uncanny habit of multiplying overnight.Continue Reading

Pradhan's Resignation Sparks Celebration, But Congress and Others Say the Fight Has Only Begun

New Delhi: July 25, 2026: The resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has triggered jubilation among student protesters, Congress NSUI, and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose weeks-long campaign over the NEET paper leak and education reforms kept pressure on the government. Yet even as celebrations erupted, Congress and others insisted that one resignation cannot close the chapter.Continue Reading