Lok Sabha passes examination reform bill amid Oppn din
Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years' jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by opposition parties. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment...
‘LS to hold 6-hour debate on anti-paper leak bill today’
TMC MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday informed that the Lok Sabha is scheduled to hold a six-hour debate on the proposed anti-paper leak bill today, following an appeal by the Speaker and subsequent discussions between parties after yesterday's parliamentary session. Speaking...
Public Examinations Amendment Bill introduced in LS
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh amid loud sloganeering by Opposition members, following which the...
Apologise to students: Rahul to PM
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday lashed out at the Modi government over allegations that AK-47 rifles were used to target protesting students in Bihar and demanded that action be taken against those who attacked the students. Gandhi also demanded that...
UPI-Linked PF Claim Roll Out Now In August
The rollout of Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-linked transactions for provident fund services by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been delayed and is now expected in August, according to people aware of the development. The facility was earlier slated...
CJI Surya Kant Clarifies ‘Cockroach’ Remark, Says Comments Were Misquoted
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has clarified that his recent remarks, which sparked widespread debate on social media and in political circles, were misquoted and taken out of context. Addressing the controversy, the Chief Justice stated that...
Palghar Floods: One Dead, Villages Cut Off After Heavy Rain
Palghar: Torrential monsoon rains have triggered severe flooding across Palghar district, disrupting normal life and claiming one life. Continuous heavy rainfall over the past three days has submerged low-lying areas, leaving 15 to 16 villages cut off from the rest...
Modi announces tough anti-paper leak Bill in Parl next week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that a bill containing provisions for strong action against paper leaks will be introduced in Parliament next week. In a video message, Modi also said the contours of the bill will be discussed at...
US imposes 10% ‘forced labour’ tariff on India
The United States has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from India and 16 other countries as part of its efforts to combat the use of forced labour in the production of such items. Last month, when the...
Uddhav-Raj announce morcha in Mumbai on July 26
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced a morcha on July 26 to convey the "angst" of students and their parents for the alleged police atrocities against protesters and the...
SC sets aside bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in 2025. The top court allowed a plea filed by the Meghalaya government challenging the bail granted to Sonam. A...
‘Don’t waste time’: SC refuses to hear plea on CJI protest
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a request for urgent listing of a plea challenging the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march in Delhi. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Police forcibly removes Rahul, Priyanka from protest site near PM’s home
The Delhi police on Tuesday forcibly removed and detained Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as well as SP chief Akhilesh Yadav from the protest site outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. Rahul Gandhi along with other Congress leaders,...
Delhi HC proposes Wangchuk’s transfer to private hospital
The Delhi high court on Tuesday proposed shifting activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite fast since June 28 over alleged examination irregularities, from Safdarjung Hospital here to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. A bench of Chief Justice D K...
Monsoon Session of Parliament begins.
Kharge raises NEET row, cites lathi-charge on students at Jantar Mantar Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raised the NEET paper leak issue in the House, alleging a lathi-charge on students protesting at Jantar Mantar. He said,...
India’s 1st private orbital rocket Vikram-1 lifts off
India's first private orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1, carrying multiple technology demonstration payloads and a postcard from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lifted off from this spaceport on Saturday. Named "Mission Aagaman" (arrival), the test flight's launch marks a historic milestone for the country's...
SC to hear pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations theft row on July 20
The Supreme Court is set to hear on July 20 a batch of pleas seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. As per the apex court's cause list for July...
Sonam Wangchuk taken to hospital
Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday (July 17, 2026) said he has lost nearly 20% of his body during his indefinite hunger strike but remained resolute, asserting that if governments could fall over rising onion prices, seeking accountability...
FIR registered over hoax bomb threat to Bengaluru-Ahmedabad IndiGo flight
An FIR was registered on Friday after a hoax bomb threat was received aboard a Bengaluru-Ahmedabad IndiGo flight shortly before its scheduled departure from the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said. The incident occurred on IndiGo flight 6E-6423, which was scheduled...
SII To Manufacture TB Vaccine
Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into an agreement with the Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) to develop manufacturing capabilities for the investigational M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, marking another major global vaccine partnership for the Pune-based company...
1 Indian killed, 6 injured as Iran strikes UAE tankers in Hormuz
The UAE Ministry of Defence on Tuesday said that its two national tankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were struck by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters. In a...
