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

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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

CBI Gives Clean Chit to Sanjeev Mukhiya as Sonam Wangchuk Ends Hunger Strike Following PM Modi's Midnight Address

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In the shadow of a midnight promise, a hunger strike ends – and an old suspicion dies. Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at midnight, declaring “nothing is more important than the future of India’s youth” and unveiling tougher anti-leak laws, fast-track courts, parliamentary debate, protester protections, and compensation for shattered families, Sonam Wangchuk finally broke his 26-day fast. In a Gurugram hospital room, under the gaze of Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh, the education reformer accepted a cup of juice. After surviving on water and salt, losing more than ten kilograms, and pushing his body to the brink in solidarity with students and the Cockroach Janta Party, Wangchuk yielded to the government’s formal assurances.Continue Reading

From Jantar Mantar to Lok Kalyan Marg: The Student Uprising That Refused to Be Silenced

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From Jantar Mantar to Lok Kalyan Marg: The Student Uprising That Refused to Be Silenced

Delhi Defies the Crackdown: Jantar Mantar Rises Again

New Delhi witnessed another day of extraordinary political ferment on July 21 as the student-led movement over the NEET paper leak and demands for sweeping education reforms refused to fade, despite a forceful police crackdown a day earlier. What began as an attempt to disperse protesters has instead evolved into a renewed show of determination, with thousands once again converging at Jantar Mantar under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), transforming the capital into the epicentre of one of the country’s most closely watched protest movements.Continue Reading

Sansad Chalo Turns Battleground: Police Force, Student Sacrifice, and Political Shadows Exposed

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As darkness settles over the national capital, Delhi bears the scars of another day when the hopes of India’s youth collided head-on with the machinery of the state. What began as a movement demanding accountability for repeated examination paper leaks has transformed into one of the most emotionally charged confrontations of recent years.Continue Reading

Amid National Pressure To Pay Heed To Sonam Wangchuk, He was Forcibly Hospitalized!

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Amid National Pressure To Pay Heed To Sonam Wangchuk, He was Forcibly Hospitalized! In a dramatic escalation of India’s ongoing student and youth unrest, renowned climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly taken to a hospital by Delhi Police on Saturday after completing nearly 20 days of anContinue Reading

When Indira Gandhi Flew to Leh: The Hunger Strike That Changed Ladakh Forever

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The year was 1984. Ladakh was politically isolated, geographically remote, and its indigenous communities feared that their distinct identity would slowly disappear without constitutional protection. It was then that Sonam Wangyal, a respected Ladakhi leader, former Jammu & Kashmir Cabinet Minister, and father of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, chose the most powerful weapon available to a democracy: a non-violent hunger strike.Continue Reading