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Delhi Police issue notices over objectionable posts targeting PM
ThePrintArchived
Delhi Police's IFSO unit issued notices to Jaipur Dialogues and other accounts for sharing objectionable X posts targeting the Prime Minister. FIRs were registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, and recipients were ordered to remove the content within three hours or face
Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram insult prevention amendment bill
The HinduArchived
The Rajya Sabha passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Amendment Bill 2026 on July 29, extending legal protection against deliberate insult to Vande Mataram alongside the national flag and anthem. Opposition MPs walked out during the discussion, saying insufficient t
Pradhan exit highlights ageing profile of Parliament
NDTVArchived
Former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25 amid fallout from the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, with another minister given additional charge. Commentary on his exit has also focused on Parliament's demographics, noting the Lok Sabha's average member a
Gen Z protest slang from CJP reaches Parliament floor
BBCArchived
Words like delulu, FOMO and clocked it, once confined to Instagram comment sections, were used by MPs across parties during a Lok Sabha debate on the government's new anti-exam leak bill. BJP's Bansuri Swaraj and Tejasvi Surya, and Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde used the terms again
CJP warns court order could be used against protesters
NDTVArchived
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the Supreme Court's order contradicts a July 25 government assurance to withdraw FIRs against peaceful protesters, warning it could be weaponised by the Centre and BJP ruled states. He said the government's lawyers did not oppose the order despite
Rahul Gandhi's Amit Shah charge sparks Lok Sabha uproar
Hindustan TimesArchived
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged in the Lok Sabha that Home Minister Amit Shah had authorised the use of force against protesting students, triggering a major uproar during the debate. The BJP demanded proof, and Gandhi's remarks on Shah were later expunged from the
CJP responds to Delhi Police notice against X posts
Times of IndiaArchived
Delhi Police has asked social media platform X to remove posts allegedly containing derogatory content about constitutional authorities, seeking the account holder's details and a certificate under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. The Cockroach Janta Party said citizens have ever
Delhi Police issues notices over abusive posts on PM
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police issued notices to a number of social media accounts, including some news portals, over abusive posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and security forces during recent student protests in the capital and elsewhere. The notices seek information about individuals
Court scrutiny grows over police and ministry coordination
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court has yet to receive details on whether Delhi Police kept the Ministry of Home Affairs informed as violence unfolded during NEET-UG protests in the capital on July 20. A 2012 judgment in the Ramlila Maidan case had noted that Delhi Police typically keeps the minis
Supreme Court pushes for standalone digital arrest law
Hindustan TimesArchived
The Supreme Court suggested the Centre formally define digital arrest as a standalone criminal offence with stricter punishment, during suo motu proceedings on cyber enabled financial fraud. Chief Justice Surya Kant said existing laws may not adequately address evolving crimes li
Protest group awaits written guarantee on FIR withdrawals
Hindustan TimesArchived
Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das said the government has invited him and shown a Supreme Court order, but no written guarantee on dropping FIRs against student protesters has been issued yet. He said the government's representatives had earlier shared notifications f
Telangana CM vows legal fight over HYDRAA chief's removal
The News MinuteArchived
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the state government would legally challenge a High Court direction to relieve HYDRAA Commissioner A V Ranganath from his post, asserting that officer postings remain the government's prerogative. The court had said an officer facing
Delhi BJP expands youth outreach after Gen Z protest
NDTVArchived
The Delhi BJP has decided to intensify engagement with young voters after internal feedback following the Gen Z led protest at Jantar Mantar, which a senior party functionary said had taken the organisation somewhat by surprise. The outreach will involve the state organisation, p
Delhi approves Rs 2,500 monthly aid for women
News On AIRArchived
The Delhi cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, offering Rs 2,500 monthly assistance to eligible women. Women aged 21 to 60 with annual family income up to Rs 2.5 lakh can apply once the portal opens on August 1. The government has bud
Lok Sabha debates tougher anti-paper leak law
The Hindu Archived
The Lok Sabha debated the Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Amendment Bill, 2026, which proposes up to 10 years imprisonment and a 50 lakh rupee fine for examination paper leaks. Union minister Jitendra Singh introduced the bill, describing it as a step to widen acco
NEET protest accused seeks bail citing Assam's case withdrawal
NDTVArchived
A Guwahati court heard a bail plea from Mustahid Ahmed, one of those arrested in connection with NEET paper leak protests, after the Assam government announced it would withdraw all related cases. His petition argued that the state's policy of withdrawing cases and taking no furt
Delhi High Court refuses to remove cop from inquiry
NDTVArchived
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking the removal of Additional DCP Sandeep Lamba from supervising a court directed police inquiry, after a petitioner cited viral videos allegedly showing him slapping a woman during a July 20 protest as grounds for bias. Justice Girish Ka
Akhilesh Yadav likens protest crackdown to the Emergency
The HinduArchived
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav told the Lok Sabha that police action against NEET paper leak protesters resembled the Emergency period, alleging spiked rods and electric batons were used against students. He said the government bowed to pressure by accepting former educatio
Supreme Court orders release of detained student protesters
LiveLawArchived
The Supreme Court directed all states to release detained student protesters under 18 years of age with no criminal antecedents, and ruled that no coercive action be taken against other protesting students in ongoing NEET paper leak related cases nationwide. The bench also ordere
CJP warns of fresh protests over Supreme Court order
The Hindu Archived
The Cockroach Janta Party warned it will launch fresh nationwide protests if the government fails to withdraw FIRs against student demonstrators from the recent 37 day NEET paper leak agitation in Delhi. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said police must stop targeting and witch hunting
Rajya Sabha adjourned for seventh day over NEET row
The Hindu Archived
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the seventh consecutive day on July 28 as opposition parties protested alleged police action against NEET paper leak demonstrators. Deputy Chairman Harivansh took up government business after lunch, and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi introduced
SC orders release of minors held in NEET protests
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court said it would consider forming an independent team to investigate allegations of police excesses during recent student protests in Delhi and other states, while ordering the immediate release of all minors detained over the demonstrations. It also restrained coe
Akhilesh says government bowed only under pressure
NDTVArchived
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav told the Lok Sabha that the government sacked Dharmendra Pradhan to save the Prime Minister, using the phrase Sarkaar bhi jhukti hai, jhukane wala chahiye to credit student protests with forcing the Centre to accept demands during the debate o
Gogoi says BJP garlanded Pradhan despite 21 deaths
NDTVArchived
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told the Lok Sabha that 21 students died during Dharmendra Pradhan's tenure as Education Minister, yet BJP MPs garlanded him with Dharmendra Pradhan Zindabad slogans when he returned to Parliament after resigning, comparing the welcome to one given to som
Document shows officer ordered pellet gun on protesters
The HinduArchived
A general diary entry filed at Parliament Street police station shows the Rapid Action Force fired an anti-riot gun with plastic pellet cartridges on the directions of a Deputy Commissioner of Police during the July 20 Cockroach Janta Party march to Parliament, days after Delhi P
Priyanka slams BJP MPs for felicitating Pradhan
The HinduArchived
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticised BJP MPs for welcoming former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Parliament with a traditional cap, stole and chants of Pradhan Zindabad, two days after his resignation over the NEET paper leak protests. Opposition MPs raised
Lok Sabha debates anti-paper leak bill on day seven
The New Indian ExpressArchived
The Lok Sabha began debating the Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026 on the seventh day of the Monsoon Session, with the government proposing up to 10 years imprisonment and a Rs 50 lakh fine for paper leak offences. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the gover
Government rejects Meta's Facebook video removal excuse
The Times of IndiaArchived
The Centre rejected Meta's explanation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook video was removed due to a technical error, with government sources calling the response not reasonable and the issue far from settled. IT ministry secretary S Krishnan said the removal of content
Omar Abdullah seeks apology from Mehbooba Mufti
The HinduArchived
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sought an apology from PDP's Mehbooba Mufti over remarks suggesting security forces in Kashmir had reason to use force on protesters that did not exist for demonstrators at Delhi's Jantar Mantar site. The BJP separately demanded a ba
YSRCP demands Lokesh resignation over Mega DSC
GulteArchived
YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's party has announced statewide protests in Andhra Pradesh demanding the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh over the Mega DSC teacher recruitment drive, drawing parallels with the Cockroach Janta Party protests that preceded Union min
Delhi Police crack down on posts targeting PM Modi
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police are sending takedown notices to platforms to remove posts using crude and abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Cockroach Janta Party protests. Several platforms have received notices, and most flagged videos, comments and posts have alread
Meta calls removal of PM Modi's Facebook video an error
The Times of IndiaArchived
Meta said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first selfie video on Facebook, addressing Gen Z over the NEET paper leak controversy, was briefly taken down due to an error and has since been restored. 'The content was removed in error and has since been restored,' a Me
Houses adjourned again as Opposition presses on force used
The HinduArchived
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as Opposition MPs continued protesting over alleged police excesses during recent student demonstrations, even as the Lok Sabha prepared to take up the Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Amendment Bill, 202
Top court orders release of minors held in protests
LiveLawArchived
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions seeking FIRs against police and CAPF personnel over alleged excessive force during student protests against exam paper leaks, with the bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant noting that allegations of pellet guns, rubber bullets and latDocument shows DCP ordered pellet gun use on protesters
The HinduArchived
A general diary entry shows that the Rapid Action Force fired two rounds from an anti-riot gun using plastic pellet cartridges on the orders of a Deputy Commissioner of Police during the July 20 protest march, days after Delhi Police had denied using pellet guns. It marks the fir
BJP states booked protesters despite no-case promise
The News MinuteArchived
Despite assurances that no criminal cases would be pursued against Cockroach Janta Party protesters, police in BJP ruled Bihar, West Bengal and Assam booked demonstrators on charges including attempt to murder. After CJP threatened to revive its protest, Bihar and Assam agreed to
'E20 Janta Party' emerges, demands Gadkari's resignation
NDTVArchived
A new digital movement called the E20 Janta Party, modelled on the Cockroach Janta Party, has gained hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers demanding the choice of unblended petrol at a discount and the resignation of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The group emerged a day af
Centre first offered Pradhan a new ministry, CJP refused
NDTVArchived
The Centre's first proposal to end the Cockroach Janta Party protests was to shift Dharmendra Pradhan from the Education Ministry rather than seek his resignation, sources said. Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh conveyed the offer to CJP negotiators Saurav Das and Ashut
CJP's own supporters criticise leaders' victory party videos
NDTVArchived
Videos of Cockroach Janta Party leaders dancing and celebrating after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation triggered backlash among some of the movement's own supporters online. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had sat on a hunger strike at the CJP protest stage, said victory must be acc
CJP threatens fresh protests over broken promise
The HinduArchived
The Cockroach Janta Party warned on Monday it would resume protests, accusing the Centre of breaching its assurance that no punitive action would follow the NEET agitation. Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said hundreds of students have been arrested in Bihar and West Bengal despite t
Inside Modi's decision to meet protester demands
BloombergArchived
Prime Minister Modi's government conceded to Cockroach Janta Party demands after 36 days of protest, agreeing to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, compensation for students who died by suicide, and a task force on examination reforms. The government moved quick
Farmer protests set the last precedent for retreat
The New York TimesArchived
The last time the Modi government reversed course under street pressure was in 2021, following a year-long farmer protest against agricultural laws. This time, the shift came faster, within weeks rather than months, after police action against students on July 20 spread widely on
Court strikes down jobs for Karur stampede families
The HinduArchived
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday struck down government orders granting jobs to families of the 41 people who died in the September 2025 Karur stampede. The bench held the appointments violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality a
Pellet gun victims petition top court for a ban
The WireArchived
Two men injured by pellets during the July 20 Sansad Chalo march, Prashant Kumar Singh and Sheikh Irshad Mansoori, have filed a Supreme Court petition seeking a ban on metallic pellet guns for civilian crowd control. Former Intelligence Bureau special director Yashovardhan Azad i
Top court seeks status report on temple fund probe
Bar and BenchArchived
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the newly reconstituted Special Investigation Team probing the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft case to submit a status report. Uttar Pradesh's Solicitor General told the court the SIT is now headed by Inspector General Kiran S, along with a
Delhi Police push to remove protest-related social posts
The HinduArchived
Delhi Police are sending takedown notices to Instagram to remove reels and posts from the Jantar Mantar protests, officials said. More than 400 accounts operating from outside India and posting offensive content have already been blocked, police said. Officials did not specify ho
Gen Z protests test Modi's political dominance
Financial TimesArchived
Pradhan's resignation on July 25 marked only the second Union Cabinet exit in Modi's twelve years in power, and the first driven by street protests. The Cockroach Janta Party built a following of over 22 million on Instagram in May, largely bypassing traditional media. Analysts n
Karnataka High Court questions reservation claim in recruitment
LiveLawArchived
The Karnataka High Court on July 27 orally questioned the daughter of former KPSC chairman Shiva Shankarappa Sahukar over her reservation claim in a recruitment process. The court noted she declared annual family income of forty thousand rupees despite her father drawing over twe
Supreme Court says agitation alone can't justify lathicharge
NDTVArchived
The Supreme Court said on July 27 that peaceful protest is constitutionally guaranteed and cannot be met with lathicharge merely because there is an agitation. The bench heard pleas on the July 20 Sansad Chalo march, where police used tear gas and batons near Jantar Mantar. It sa
Pradhan calls himself street fighter after Congress jibe
NDTVArchived
Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Parliament on July 27 to a cheering welcome from BJP and NDA MPs days after resigning as Education Minister. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh remarked "it happens," to which Pradhan replied "nothing happened, I am a street fighter, not an AC room activist."