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Is Sonam Wangchuk really ‘Phunsukh Wangdu’? No patents to his name, son of Congress MLA and more – busting the myth

Shraddha Pandey - 16 July, 2026

Numerous reels have been posted with the “Behti hawa sa” song from the 2009 film 3 Idiots. These reels are giving calls to “save” Phunsukh Wangdu (also spelt Phunsuk Wangdu) and to pressure the Central government into heeding Wangchuk’s demands.

Delhi High Court directs unblocking of Cockroach Janta Party’s X account as Centre withdraws objection after NEET concludes

Divya Bharti - 7 July, 2026

The Delhi High Court has ordered the restoration of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party’s X account.

Over 1 lakh CCTV cameras, AI monitoring and more: How the National Testing Agency is ensuring a free and fair NEET re-exam

OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2026

In a rare move, access to Telegram has been temporarily blocked across India until 22nd June as part of efforts to prevent the circulation of fake paper leaks and misleading information.

News Reports

SFI gang joins Cockroach Janta Party protest with Dafli, raise ‘Azadi’ slogans

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2026

Left-wing Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists actively joined the Cockroach Janta Party's protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

NEET-UG retest: Question paper setters moved to secret location, kept under lockdown till June 21 after arrest of multiple experts in leak case

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2026

The government has reportedly explored the possibility of using Indian Air Force aircraft to securely transport examination material across the country.

Is CJP eyeing to disrupt New Delhi after online mobilisation loses steam? Founder Abhijeet Dipke announces return to India and ‘protest’ plans

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2026

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke will return to India on June 6 to lead a peaceful protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

No more OMR sheet, NEET to be online from 2027 onwards, Re-NEET 26 dates announced by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

OpIndia Staff - 15 May, 2026

Pradhan said that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards any malpractices related to the examination.

Opinions

UGC’s equity regulations risk turning campuses into DEI laboratories that India can’t afford

Ankur Pathak - 20 January, 2026

What the UGC has proposed is not a modest reform but a sweeping bureaucratic architecture that closely resembles Western DEI frameworks, models that promised inclusion but instead delivered polarisation, litigation, and institutional paralysis. India is at risk of importing a failed ideological export at precisely the wrong moment.

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