Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns: A Letter to the Youth
In a deeply personal two-page letter addressed to “Mere Yuva Sathiyon” My Young Friends, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Continue Reading
The battle over India’s education system intensified on Saturday as Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi stood shoulder to shoulder with student leaders, declaring unwavering support for what he called the students’ “non-negotiable” demands. During a key interaction with student representatives at 10 Janpath, Gandhi listened as an NSUI leader delivered a blistering indictment of the government’s handling of the NEET paper leak crisis, police action against protesters, and the continued tenure of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Continue Reading
What began as a nationwide student uprising against alleged examination paper leaks is now on the brink of a dangerous new confrontation,
In a provocative public call, Pinki Bhaiya, also known as Bhupender Tomar, the national president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, has urged “all Hindutva warriors” to descend on Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, where thousands of students and supporters have been protesting over alleged NEET paper leaks and widespread examination irregularities.Continue Reading
The political battle over the nationwide student protests against the alleged NEET paper leaks intensified on Friday as Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi declared that the opposition would refuse to engage in discussions until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.Continue Reading
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on the nationwide protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, his message was formal and institutional. In a late-night video address on July 23 and an earlier announcement introducing fast-track courts, he declared that India’s youth remained the government’s highest priority, promised tougher laws, and assured the nation that those responsible for harming students “will not be spared.”Continue Reading
The battle over the NEET-UG paper leak and examination irregularities took an even sharper political turn on Thursday as Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and funder Abhijeet Dipke delivered a fiery address at Jantar Mantar, directly urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He warned that if the government continued to shield the minister, the growing anger of India’s youth would eventually be directed at the Prime Minister himself.Continue Reading
In a searing indictment of the Modi government’s handling of the ongoing NEET paper-leak protests, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday accused the Centre of hypocrisy and authoritarianism after the Ministry of Home Affairs empowered the Delhi Police Commissioner to detain people under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980.The order, effective for three months from July 19 to October 18, authorises Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar to exercise preventive detention powers under Section 3 of the NSA. This allows authorities to hold individuals for up to 12 months without formal charges if they are deemed a threat to national security or public order. The move comes amid intensifying demonstrations by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, where students whose futures have been upended by alleged exam irregularities have clashed with police.Speaking to reporters outside a red-sandstone landmark in the capital, Owaisi delivered a blistering response that cut straight to the heart of the controversy:Continue Reading
One of the most intriguing dimensions of the student movement is not simply its confrontation with the government, but its evolving relationship with India’s opposition parties, particularly the Congress.Continue Reading
The world wakes today to the sound of rising tensions, restless streets, and governments making decisions whose consequences may echo for generations. Across continents, diplomacy is giving way to deterrence, protests are challenging power, and nature itself continues to remind humanity that it answers to no ideology, no election, and no military alliance. This is not merely another day in the news cycle. It is another day in a world increasingly defined by confrontation.Continue Reading
A World Holding Its Breath, An India Finding Its Voice A mother in a West African village clutching her feverish child, praying it’s not the nightmare returning- Ebola is flaring up again, with fresh outbreaks sparking terror in communities still scarred by the devastating 2014-2016 epidemic that claimed thousands ofContinue Reading
