The NEET paper leak controversy was one of the most damaging incidents to hit India’s education system in recent years. Lakhs of students spent years preparing for one of the country’s most competitive examinations, only to discover that an alleged criminal network had compromised
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he will join the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed protest in Delhi on June 6 if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign before then. Sonam Wangchuk Supports Cockroach Janta Party Wangchuk expressed support for the Cockroach Janta Party after speaking to its founder Abhijeet Dipke. He said he […]
Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Rajmohan has said the state will not allow any direct or indirect attempt to implement the PM SHRI scheme, while opposing the Centre’s decision to withhold education-related funds over the issue. Tamil Nadu Opposes PM SHRI Scheme Rajmohan said Tamil Nadu would not accept indirect efforts to bring the Prime […]
NSA Doval Meets Eminent Indian Muslims National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met a group of prominent Indian Muslims at the new PMO building and discussed unity, national growth, education and equal opportunity. The 14-member group included industrialists, educationists, activists, religious leaders, a doctor and a journalist. NSA Ajit Doval Meets Muslim Leaders Doval met
The recent Supreme Court order concerning the Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook chapter titled “Corruption in the Judiciary” has sparked an uncomfortable but necessary conversation about judicial language and restraint. In its observations, the Court questioned whether the academics involved in drafting the chapter possessed reasonable knowledge of the Indian judiciary
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi interacted with students during an outreach programme, encouraging them to plan long-term goals and remain optimistic about the future. Addressing questions on age and career planning, he used a personal anecdote to emphasise forward-looking thinking rather than limitations. PM Modi Advice To Students The Prime Minister said people should
This controversy never needed to reach the courts. It did not require protests, petitions, or judicial stays. All it required was basic listening and a willingness to accept that citizens can raise genuine concerns without hidden motives. Instead, what we witnessed was a classic case of government arrogance turning a manageable policy issue into a […]
The University Grants Commission’s new “Promotion of Equity” regulations were projected as a corrective step to address caste discrimination on Indian campuses. Instead, they have exposed a far more uncomfortable truth about how the Indian state now defines equality. The controversy is not about whether caste discrimination exists. It does. The controversy is about who
There is a temptation to view Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam as a nostalgic film about Marathi-medium education, a sentimental look back at chalkboards, uniforms, and childhood memories. That reading is comfortable. It is also incomplete. What the film actually does is far more unsettling. It holds up a mirror to India’s education system and asks […]
A government medical college in Jammu and Kashmir followed the rules, applied NEET merit, respected domicile quotas, and admitted students through a nationally approved counselling process. Yet it still became the centre of protests, political pressure, and regulatory action. That alone raises a serious question. Why did education become collateral damage in a political








