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Hindutva influencer who bragged about ‘cracking man’s skull’ at CJP stir booked under SC/ST Act, POCSO

Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj claimed in podcast that he ‘cracked open skull’ of a teen content creator’s father during CJP protest and ‘did not even go to jail for it’.

BJP’s Gen Z Instagram outreach has flopped. Friends are cringing

The tools of mockery BJP perfected have been picked up by teenagers who used them to demand a Union minister's resignation. Now, the government's response is to try and out-meme Gen Z.

Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The problem hasn’t

Reform must begin where the failure begins—within the institutions responsible for conducting these examinations.

Governance endures only through consent of governed, says BJP’s Muralidhar Rao; Congress pounces

The former BJP general secretary made the remark two days after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister amid widespread protests by students. 

Greta Thunberg joins SFI-UK to celebrate Pradhan’s resignation

The demonstration, held in Trafalgar Square in London, was to celebrate the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan following student-led protests demanding accountability over examination irregularities.

Gen Z grouse is not about a specific issue. It is about those in power not listening to them

The Modi cabinet could do with a huge amount of spring cleaning. It clearly needs fresh blood, young blood, and this must be visible.

Modi govt has finally learned that common sense works better than arrogance

Nobody in power was smart enough to see that if the student protests are about your arrogance, the worst way to respond is with even more arrogance.

A leaderless swarm brought down Pradhan—India’s youth and the new grammar of accountability

Major student movements in India have depended on the stewardship of veteran Opposition politicians. The 2026 protests against the NEET paper leaks were raw and fiercely independent.

Hope, exuberance & scepticism—Jantar Mantar is mélange of emotions after Dharmendra Pradhan’s exit

For some of the protesters ThePrint spoke to, the buck does not stop with the resignation of education minister. Accountability, they say, goes all the way up to prime minister.

UN calls for peaceful protests without arrests as NEET row forces Pradhan’s resignation

In its first comments, the international body weighed in on the NEET paper leak protests, calling for protests to be allowed without fear of harassment or arrest.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to redraw Pakistan. The old One Unit experiment offers a warning

In July 1970, General Yahya Khan, then President and Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan, abolished the One Unit scheme, 15 years after it came into effect.

India’s key money market gets unusually quiet at the start of trade

Typically, a lot of transactions happen in the first hour as lenders borrow funds to meet regulatory requirements and cover short-term cash shortages.

Amid Taksing tensions, India and China hold 2 Corps Commander-level talks in Eastern Sector

This is the first set of Corps Commander-level meetings that have taken place in the Eastern Sector, a practice that was established in the Western sector in 2020 following the Galwan clash.

20% ethanol, 80% anger: BJP’s core voter is furious and looking for answers

While EBP may be a great idea, it needed 3-4 years of preparation. Now, with the festive season upon us, we have surging prices and a sugar shortage. To top it off, we’re bleeding foreign exchange.