By Jag Mohan Thaken The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a Class 4 student was assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by a teacher at a Government Primary School in Ukawal village, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh on 28th July 2026. Reportedly, the teacher was enraged seeing the boy from a Dalit community drinking water from…
Dr. Vijay Garg Youth is that stage of life when energy, enthusiasm, dreams and an intense desire to do something new are at their peak. Being young is not merely a matter of age; it is a mindset—the willingness to think differently, move forward, embrace change and create new paths. In this sense, youth can be compared with air. Air is dynamic and free, and it cannot be confined within boundaries…
By Vishavpreet kaur What if the river that has sustained generations slowly lost its ability to sustain life? Imagine a Punjab where fields dry up, fish disappear, and clean water becomes a luxury rather than a basic necessity. What if the river that has sustained generations slowly lost its ability to sustain life? This is not a distant fiction—it is a warning that reminds us how precious our…
PATNA : Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor's emphatic victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election marks the massive electoral success of his fledgling political outfit and could prove to be a defining moment in Bihar's politics. Winning a constituency long regarded as a BJP stronghold, Kishor combined an intensive grassroots campaign with an agenda centred on governance, education, employment and…
By Sanjeev Sirohi Advoate The passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 by the Lok Sabha marks an important attempt to restore credibility to India's public examination system. The Bill introduces time-bound investigations and trials, enhances penalties, and seeks to dismantle organized paper leak rackets. Yet, despite these improvements, it stops short…
- Dr. Priyanka Saurabh Whenever a new mass movement emerges in India, attempts are made to understand it within old ideological frameworks. This is precisely what happened with the Cockroach Movement. Some see it as a new expression of youth discontent, while others attempt to readit within the shadow of the Gandhian tradition. But the question is: can this movement truly be linked to the…
By Sanjeev Sirohi ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad High Court has delivered a strong message to the police, holding that law enforcement agencies have no role in investigating marriages between consenting adults and should instead concentrate on investigating crimes. In a significant judgment, the court observed that police officers should not act as “nosy parkers” in the personal lives of adult citizens…
AMRITSAR : In a major boost to sports development in the region, Khalsa University Amritsar KUA) and USA-based Round Glass Foundation (RGF) today jointly laid the foundation stone for the ultra-modern Hockey and Football sports stadium at the campus here. The Olympics and FIFA standard Hockey and football playgrounds will be ready in one and half year and would commence national international…
In an important ruling on the rights of children and the limits of apartment association control over common spaces, the Karnataka High Court has held that children have a fundamental right to play games and that an apartment owners’ association cannot impose arbitrary restrictions on that right.
US seeks extradition of Lawrence Bishnoi and Punjab Police official Gurinderjit Singh Nagra after Operation Hard Ball; any courtroom disclosures could revive scrutiny over allegations of state links to organized crime. By Satinder Bains CHANDIGARH : The United States' decision to seek the extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Punjab Police official Gurinderjit Singh Nagra has the…