Pradhan resigns as exam protests force government retreat
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of youth-led demonstrations over alleged examination leaks and failures in the national testing system intensified pressure on the government. Pradhan said he had stepped down...
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By K Raveendran Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has finally resigned, owning responsibility for the NEET fiasco. There could not have been another honourable exit for the minister and the Modi government from the current situation. There is no persuasive basis for portraying the demand for Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as...
Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns But The CJP’s Protests On Broader Issues Continuing
By T N Ashok India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister on Saturday afternoon after 36 days of nationwide student-led protests triggered by irregularities and paper leaks in the NEET-UG examination. The students leaders said they would decide on the future of their agitation...
PM’s Assurance On Fast-Track Courts Is No Solution To The Ills Of The System
By R. Suryamurthy Every major scandal in India now follows an almost ritualistic sequence. A tragedy unfolds. Public outrage erupts. Television studios demand accountability. Governments promise “strict action.” Investigative agencies conduct high-profile arrests. And then comes the political guarantee that has become New Delhi’s preferred antidote to public anger:...
Workers And Farmers Of India To Intensify Their Protest Against Centre’s Policies
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Nation Convention of Workers and Farmers scheduled to be held on July 29 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, is set to decide to intensify their protests against PM Narendra Modi led Union Government’s policies, which the workers and farmers allege to be anti-worker,...
Nepal Chief Justice’s Current Visit To India Assumes Big Significance
By Sushovan Patnaik On May 20, 2026, in the Singha Durbar complex in Kathmandu, Dr. Manoj Sharma, Nepal’s current Chief Justice, currently on a visit to India through an invitation from Chief Justice of India (‘CJI’) Surya Kant, was seated before a fifteen member Parliamentary Hearing Committee. The Committee,...
Israel Can No Longer Take The U.S. Administration For Granted
By Ramzy Baroud LONDON: Two major stories regarding the United States and Israel in recent days represent profound watershed moments in the history of the relationship between both countries. The first incident occurred on July 8 when US Congressman Ro Khanna (Democrat-California) and his delegation were detained by armed,...
Narendra Modi Has A Golden Opportunity To Lead Global South At BRICS Summit
By Nitya Chakraborty India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13 this year which carries unusual significance in the present changing landscape of the geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific as also in other parts of the world. Most importantly, Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Opposition Members In Parliament Firm On Sacking Of Education Minister
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Parliament of India has been at a halt for last five days without transacting its business ever since July 20, when the Monsoon Session had begun. Thus, the first week of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament has been washed out due to opposition protest...
Protest Movement Of CJP Has Spread In All Parts Of The World
By T N Ashok What began as an online satire has transformed into the most significant student-led movement India has witnessed in more than a decade. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), born out of memes, mockery and frustration over repeated examination paper leaks, has evolved into a nationwide campaign...
CPI Calls For Massive Rally Against Narendra Modi Govt On September 1
By Krishna Jha Communist Party of India has issued countywide call to stage a massive demonstration at Ramleela grounds on September first this year against the indifferent attitude of the ruling NDA government towards people’s growing miseries. While hunger graph shows the contradiction that India is one of the...
Bengal’s Film Icon Uttam Kumar Is Remembered Even 46 Years After His Death
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Rahul-Led Opposition Extends Solidarity With Youth Protesters
By Rahil Nora Chopra As youth protests over exam paper leaks continue all over the country, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with fellow INDIA bloc MPs, staged a demonstration at Gandhi Smriti and paid homage to students who died by suicide over the recent...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham Is Still Sticking To Old Militarisation Plans
By Ben Chacko LONDON: One headline sums up the contradiction at the heart of Andy Burnham’s new premiership. It appeared in The Guardian and read: “Streeting says Burnham government will prioritise military over other spending.” The Streeting in question is of course Wes, the newly minted Defence Secretary and...
The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Redrawing The Middle East’s Atomic Map
By Asad Mirza Washington and Riyadh have signed a civilian nuclear cooperation pact that could let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium on its own soil. Announced this week and now headed to Congress, the deal marks a historic shift in US nonproliferation policy, alarms Israel and threatens to reshape the...
Deadlock In Parliament For The 4th Day On Exam Irregularities, Crackdown On Students
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Delhi Police had to resort to firing tear gas on protesters near CJP protest sites at Jantar Mantar to push them back late on Wednesday evening, where tens of thousands of them had gathered and still swelling. On Thursday July 23 morning, CJP protesters at...
Jantar Mantar: A New Generation’s Fight For Education And Democracy
By Dr. Arun Mitra Forty-six years ago, I participated in the “Job or Jail” campaign organized by the All India Students’ Federation (AISF). Those memories returned with remarkable clarity on Sunday, July 19, when I spent nearly four hours with students at the AISF stall at Jantar Mantar, where...
Not Just Examinations, Youth Protesters Are Questing The Legitimacy Of The System
By R. Suryamurthy History rarely announces political turning points when they occur. They often masquerade as administrative failures. A bread shortage becomes the French Revolution. A tax on tea becomes the American Revolution. A fruit vendor’s self-immolation ignites the Arab Spring. India may one day discover that its political...
Fear Is Melting, Collective Courage Has Exploded At Jantar Mantar Rally
By Nilotpal Basu There are moments in history when time scampers. Many Indians who were in a dilemma over the lack of collective rage would now be relieved. With developments over the manner in which the executive, the legislature and eventually even the judiciary appeared to converge, it was...
