A sweeping demolition order against Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, has plunged one of western Uttar Pradesh’s most prominent minority educational institution, Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, into its gravest crisis since its founding. The University, founded by jailed Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, faces a major controversy.Continue Reading
As climate activist and education reform advocate Sonam Wangchuk enters the nineteenth day of his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, one question is growing louder than the slogans around him: Will it have any impact on anyone, after all, who is Sonam Wangchuk. Google searches are increasing, butContinue Reading
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has called upon citizens across India to speak publicly about their experiences with E20 petrol, urging those who believe they have suffered reduced mileage, higher running costs or vehicle-related problems to record their stories and share them online.Continue Reading
“If A Patient Dies in Hospital, The Family Will Pay Nothing”: Vijay’s reported hospital reform idea puts humanity at the centre Of Governance: The idea reportedly under discussion would require hospitals to waive treatment charges when a patient dies during treatment. If formally adopted, carefully designed and legally implemented, it could become one of the most radical patient-centred reforms attempted by an Indian state. But its significance goes far beyond a hospital bill.Continue Reading
In a crime that has left India reeling with shock and outrage, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly lured with snacks, gang-raped, and murdered in broad daylight in Ghaziabad’s Raj Nagar Extension. Her tiny body was dumped in the basement of an under-construction mall where her own family worked as laborers. Continue Reading
Bhaavna Arora, the bestselling author celebrated for turning painstaking research into deeply human narratives of conflict, brings us another powerful story from the heart of India’s Maoist heartland. In this piece, she introduces us to Papa Rao Continue Reading
For countless students in rural and remote areas, the path to school is not a straightforward commute but a daily odyssey fraught with physical dangers, natural obstacles, and systemic neglect. Unpaved roads, treacherous terrains, unreliable transport, and swollen rivers test their resolve. Nowhere is this more starkly illustrated than in the Himalayan regions of Uttarakhand, where children risk their lives crossing rivers on makeshift contraptions because bridges washed away years ago remain unrepaired.Continue Reading
In Singh’s letter to the PM, he wrote, “Citing incidents from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, and other states, he said these were not isolated events but reflected a “disturbing pattern of organised intimidation, vandalism, disruption of peaceful worship, and misuse of allegations of religious conversion to target minorities.”Singh particularly highlighted the recent attacks in West Bengal, stating, “The most recent incidents in West Bengal are deeply shocking. Reports indicate that churches and Christian gatherings have been repeatedly attacked in Sonarpur, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, and Kharagpur.”Continue Reading
This cycle of horror must cease. India demands expeditious justice, unwavering child protection, and a zero-tolerance stance on violence against our daughters. #JusticeForHer #ProtectOurChildren #StopViolenceAgainstChildren #FastTrackJusticeContinue Reading
Tonight, India finds itself once again battling the relentless force of the monsoon. From Mumbai to Kerala, from Jammu and Kashmir to Maharashtra’s highways, nature has reminded millions that the rains bring not only relief from the summer heat but also destruction, displacement, and heartbreaking loss.Continue Reading
