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Defence Minister rules out talks with PoK protesters
The HinduArchived
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif ruled out dialogue with PoK protesters, calling them enemies in the same category as India. The Prime Minister's Adviser said the group had presented 38 demands but accused it of attempting an India-like attack to seize Muzaffarabad and Mi
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
North Odisha floods affect over 1.25 lakh people
The HinduArchived
Incessant rain from a deep depression has flooded villages across north Odisha, affecting more than 1.25 lakh people in five districts. Rivers including the Budhabalanga, Baitarani and Salandi are flowing above danger levels, submerging farmland in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayu
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
Thirteen Indian sailors trapped on ship near Ukraine
NDTVArchived
At least 13 Indian seafarers are among 15 crew members trapped aboard the cargo vessel MV Amir1 at Ukraine's Chornomorsk port amid drone and missile attacks near the Black Sea. The Forward Seamen's Union of India described the situation as life-threatening, saying the crew is liv
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
Maharashtra flags cross border disinformation on NEET protests
The HinduArchived
The Maharashtra State Cyber Department said it found links to nearly 500 social media profiles involved in a cross border disinformation campaign during the Cockroach Janta Party protests. Technical analysis indicated involvement of anti-social elements operating from Pakistan an
DRDO denies reports of active cyber attack or breach
NDTVArchived
Defence officials said reports of a data breach and cyber attack involving DRDO circulating in some media outlets are incorrect and unverified, clarifying there is currently no evidence of any active cyber attack or unauthorised network intrusion. A threat actor had allegedly att
Pakistan minister defends deadly crackdown on PoK protests
NDTVArchived
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said he considers protesters in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as enemies in the same category as India, in remarks that went viral on social media. The comments came amid fresh violence in the Rawalakot area, where Pakistani forces have killed
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
Top Maoist leader Misir Besra arrested in Jharkhand
NDTVArchived
Security forces arrested Misir Besra, a top Maoist leader carrying a Rs 1 crore reward, from Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday evening. He was arrested along with two Maoist members and two villagers from the Giridih-Dhanbad border area. Besra, a resident of Giridih, was wanted in c
Torrential rain triggers flash floods across north Odisha
Times of IndiaArchived
Torrential rain from a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has triggered flash floods across north Odisha, submerging a stretch of the Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway near Rugudihi village in Keonjhar district. Balasore recorded 246.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, flooding roads
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
US and Saudi forces strike Iran backed groups in Iraq
Al JazeeraArchived
The United States and Saudi Arabia carried out coordinated air strikes against Iran aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces positions across seven Iraqi provinces, with the group reporting at least 20 fighters killed. Saudi Arabia said the strikes responded to recent drone attacks on
US Senate advances bill threatening tariffs on India
NDTVArchived
The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill 86 to 12, giving President Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on the world's top buyers of Russian oil and gas, including India and China. The bill also sanctions Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and t
Apple launches device leasing plan amid rising prices
NDTVArchived
Apple introduced a new leasing program called Upgrade for US customers, allowing iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches to be leased instead of bought outright. The program, run with partner Klarna, requires a soft credit check and can be used in stores or online. It arrives week
Gulveer Singh and Harjinder Kaur win historic CWG silvers
The HinduArchived
Gulveer Singh won silver in the men's 10,000m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, clocking 27:49.78 to finish behind Australia's Ky Robinson and secure India's first ever medal in the event. Harjinder Kaur added silver in women's 69kg weightlifting with a career best 227kg total,
Astronaut Anil Menon set for his first spacewalk
Deccan ChronicleArchived
Astronaut Anil Menon is scheduled to undertake his first spacewalk on August 6, stepping outside the International Space Station to upgrade solar arrays and prepare equipment. He will conduct two further spacewalks on August 13 and August 25 alongside fellow astronaut Jessica Mei
India's hepatitis programme nears its 2030 elimination goal
PIB IndiaArchived
India's National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme aims to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, linking with immunisation, HIV and tuberculosis services nationwide. Government surveillance data found about 0.85 percent of people testing positive for hepatitis B
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
Karnataka man arrested for wife's death after affair suspicion
The Hindu Archived
A 29-year-old man was arrested in Karnataka's Bagalkot district after his wife, Bhagyashree Jigalur, was found dead at their home in Galagali village on Monday evening. Police registered a murder case against her husband, Praveen Jigalur, based on a complaint filed by her father,
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
Blinded at 14 by pellets, Kashmiri woman pursues studies
Times of IndiaArchived
Insha Mushtaq, blinded by pellet gun injuries during Jammu and Kashmir's 2016 unrest at the age of 14, is now 24 and continuing her graduate studies from her home in Shopian using Braille and assistive technology. She said she does not want to keep revisiting her past, adding tha
Government summons Meta after PM Modi video removed
The Hindu Archived
India's IT Ministry summoned Meta's global head of public policy after a Facebook video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing student concerns over the NEET paper leak was briefly removed on July 28. Meta said the video was removed in error due to an automated content filter
Why millions of Indian youth still chase government jobs
The Hindu Archived
Government figures show 220 million people applied for federal jobs in India between 2014 and 2022, of whom only 722,000 were selected. Aspirants say government employment offers pensions, health benefits and job security rarely available in the private sector, even as India rema
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
Powerful earthquake hits southern Japan, injures dozens
The Hindu Archived
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's Kumamoto prefecture on July 28, collapsing part of a shopping mall in Kashima town and injuring more than 100 people. A tsunami warning for the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas was issued and lifted within about two hours. Japanese Prime Minist
Trump and Netanyahu meet as Iran differences surface
Times of IndiaArchived
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a 90 minute White House meeting on Tuesday, their first face to face talks since the two countries launched a joint military campaign against Iran. Netanyahu described the meeting as excellent, while off
Oil prices fall on hopes of US-Iran breakthrough
Times of IndiaArchived
Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday, with Brent crude falling to 86.89 dollars a barrel and US WTI crude to 81.16 dollars, both one week lows, as hopes of a US-Iran diplomatic breakthrough eased fears over supply disruptions. Both benchmarks had tumbled about 8 percent in the p
New agentic AI platform aims to defend enterprise systems
MicrosoftArchived
A major technology company has unveiled Project Perception, an agentic security system that coordinates specialised AI agents to find vulnerabilities, investigate threats and harden enterprise systems. The launch also introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first cybersecurity focused
Gulveer Singh wins silver in men's 10,000m at CWG
Times of IndiaArchived
India's Gulveer Singh won the silver medal in the men's 10,000m final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, battling heavy rain to finish in 27 minutes 49.78 seconds. Harjinder Kaur added another silver in the women's 69kg weightlifting with a combined lift of 227 kilograms, a Commonwe
Hubble finds Andromeda's star formation slowing sharply
India TodayArchived
A new Hubble Space Telescope study finds that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has slowed sharply over the past 500 million years, with the decline becoming much steeper in the last 40 million years. Astronomers tracked roughly 200 million individual stars across two thirdsIndia's hepatitis programme expands free screening access
PIB IndiaArchived
India's National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme, running since 2018, provides free screening and treatment for hepatitis B and C nationwide. Government surveillance data from 2021 found roughly one in 118 people tested positive for hepatitis B and one in 345 for hepatitis C. S
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
Protests force exam reforms after minister's resignation
ReutersArchived
Weeks of Cockroach Janta Party protests over examination paper leaks forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation on July 25 and pushed the government to introduce amendments proposing up to 10 years in prison and steeper fines for paper leak offences. Prime Ministe
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