Dhanya Rajendran

Bangalore

Editor-in-chief @thenewsminute. Chairperson @digipubindia. Chameli Devi Jain award winner. Red Ink journalist of the year. ([email protected])

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Articles

India’s judiciary choked by vacancies, delays, and gender gaps: IJR 2025

1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Dhanya Rajendran

India’s judiciary continues to grapple with a staggering caseload, with over 5 crore cases pending across subordinate and high courts as of January 2025, according to the India Justice Report 2025, released on April 15. Between 2020 and 2024, pending cases rose by nearly 20%. Alarmingly, 61% of high court cases and 46% of district court cases have been pending for more than three years.
Amit Shah’s Chennai mission ends without full win

1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK

Powertrip learnt that Karnataka contractors are compiling proof of corruption against ministers’ relatives to take their case straight to Rahul Gandhi. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we bring you details of the restraining order obtained by Isha Foundation in the US against an Indian couple.
Amit Shah’s Chennai mission ends without full win | Powertrip #98

1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh M K

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we bring you details of the restraining order obtained by Isha Foundation in the US against an Indian couple. The couple had alleged that their daughter was sexually assaulted by a teacher at Isha’s school in Coimbatore.
Danger in the drip: Karnataka maternal deaths reveal cracks in India’s drug regulation

1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Anisha Sheth |Dhanya Rajendran

Twenty-five-year-old Raja HG hadn’t held his son even once, nearly four months after the baby was born. He was still grieving the loss of his wife, Rojamma, when TNM met him in February 2025. She was one of the six women who died between November and December 2024, following a C-Section surgery at the Ballari District Hospital in Karnataka. The entire episode has exposed the bizarre ways in which India’s drug regulation functions.
South Central 22 | US Deportations, Waqf Amendment Act

1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Leena Reghunath

In Episode 22 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the US crackdown on Indian students through self-deportation notices and detentions and the implications of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 with Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Senior Counsel Zafarullah Khan. On the scale of the US crackdown, Suhasini says, “What we have seen in the last two months is...
Tamil Nadu BJP notifies state president polls, invokes 10-year primary member rule

1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed

Amid speculation that Tamil Nadu BJP Legislature Party Leader Nainar Nagendran may be appointed as the next state president, a notification issued by the Tamil Nadu BJP regarding the election for the post has added a fresh twist to the ongoing developments. According to the notification the willing aspirant should be a member of the party for at least 10 years. This has made both Nainar Nagendran and Annamalai ineligible to participate in the contest.
Start-ups quietly seethe over Piyush Goyal’s attack

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK

An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we tell you about a prominent BJP minister who played a role in Annamalai’s exit as TN BJP president. We also spoke to the startup community to understand their true feelings about Piyush Goyal’s tirade at the recent Startup Mahakumbh.
Startups quietly seethe over Piyush Goyal’s attack | Powertrip #97

2 weeks ago | thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh M K

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we tell you about a prominent BJP minister who played a role in Annamalai’s exit as TN BJP president. We also spoke to the startup community to understand their true feelings about Piyush Goyal’s tirade at the recent Startup Mahakumbh.
How Mohanlal got spooked: Behind the scenes of Empuraan apology

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed

An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In Kerala, all the buzz – political and otherwise – is about the controversy surrounding the movie Empuraan. When Powertrip spoke to BJP sources and industry insiders, we found that it wasn’t a censorship battle or an ideological clampdown. So why did Mohanlal hasten to apologise?
What spooked Mohanlal and forced him to apologise for Empuraan | Powertrip #96

3 weeks ago | thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh M K

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In Kerala, all the buzz – political and otherwise – is about the controversy surrounding the movie Empuraan. When Powertrip spoke to BJP sources and industry insiders, we found that it wasn’t a censorship battle or an ideological clampdown. So why did Mohanlal hasten to apologise?