In a significant procedural intervention, the Moradabad Divisional Commissioner has granted interim relief to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, staying the Rampur Development Authority’s (RDA) July 15 order to demolish 38 of its 40 buildings. The decision, issued pending further hearing of the university trust’s appeal, underscores tensions between regulatory enforcement and institutional continuity in Uttar Pradesh.

In a significant procedural intervention, the Moradabad Divisional Commissioner has granted interim relief to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, staying the Rampur Development Authority’s (RDA) July 15 order to demolish 38 of its 40 buildings. The decision, issued pending further hearing of the university trust’s appeal, underscores tensions betweenContinue Reading

The New York Times: “The Minister Who Once Branded Protesters as 'Terrorists’ Stepped Down

In a rare and resounding victory for India’s youth, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25, 2026, after 36 days of relentless protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Triggered by the NEET-UG paper leak and deeper exam-system failures, the movement forced the Modi government into an unprecedented retreat. International media seized on the moment with sharp, unflinching coverage.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