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A woman was arrested on Monday in Ulhasnagar township of Thane district for allegedly murdering her 19-year-old daughter following an argument over the victim's relationship with a youth of the area, a police official said.The incident occurred in the early hours of the day at the family's...
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The police arrested 10 people in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Monday for allegedly vandalising private vehicles during a protest against the alleged NEET paper leak, an official said.Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav latched on to the incident as he called it extremely serious and...
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A special NIA court Ahmedabad on Monday sentenced six Pakistani nationals to rigorous imprisonment of eight years after 330 kg of narcotics drug 'brown heroin' was seized in a mid-sea operation off the Jakhau coast in Gujarat's Kutch district in May 2019, while acquitting an Indian man.The...
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday ordered a CID probe into the disappearance of the inquiry commission report on the assassination of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and the subsequent communal violence in Kandhamal in 2008 when the BJD was in power.The matter was being...
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A petrol bomb was hurled by unidentified persons at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Punjab's Sangrur district, an incident which drew sharp reactions from the party, which alleged growing audacity of criminals has become the hallmark of Aam Aadmi Party rule.The police said no one was hurt in...
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The police launched a probe after a granite slab covering a family tomb was found stolen from a church cemetery at Mallappally here on Monday, officials said.The theft came to light this morning when parish members noticed that the granite slab at the Zion Mar Thoma Church cemetery in...
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A court in Mumbai on Monday refused anticipatory bail to former Rajya Sabha MP Akhtar Hasan Rizvi in an alleged property fraud and forgery case, saying, prima facie, he is deeply involved in the crime.Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Jadhav noted that the applicant is a prime accused and his...
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Policemen carry out baton charge on students during protest in Patna, July 22, 2026./ANI Photo
The Bihar government on Monday announced that it will not initiate any punitive or retaliatory legal action against individuals who participated in protests anywhere in the state before 6 pm on July 26. As part of the decision, the government said it will begin withdrawing all FIRs, criminal...
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The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to monitor the probe into alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying it will ensure a fair, comprehensive and credible inquiry.The RSS affiliate also appealed to people not to spread...
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In the latest case of sextortion, cyber fraudsters allegedly forced a 21-year-old student in Mumbai to pay Rs 9.30 lakh by threatening to circulate his obscene videos on social media, the police said on Monday.Sextortion is a form of blackmail where a person threatens to share private sexual...
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Protesters scuffle with police during protest in New Delhi, July 20, 2026./Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
Scrutiny of 2,873 people present at and around the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at the Jantar Mantar here has revealed that over 980 of them have previous criminal records, including cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, crimes against women, illegal firearms and...
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More than 100 higher education institutions (HEI), including 18 medical colleges, were issued show cause notices last year for non-compliance with anti-ragging norms, the ministry of education has informed Parliament. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Education...
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A teenage girl was shot dead for rejecting her cousin's marriage proposal in Pakistan's Punjab province, the police said on Monday.The 17-year-old girl was killed on Saturday by her cousin in Nankana Sahib district, some 80 km from Lahore.Police said Javed Iqbal wanted to marry his cousin, but...
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Arrested in connection with violent protests in Bihar against NEET question paper leak, Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav moved court on Monday seeking bail, arguing that police failed to follow due procedure and questioning the charges against him.The elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is likely to meet the 20 dissident Trinamool Congress MPs, who joined the little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday for the second time in two months, fuelling speculation over the parliamentary bloc's future, including...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Monday accused the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) of 'duplicity' after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing the outfit's prominent faces 'partying' along with others following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.The CJP hit...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday met Mohammad Irfan, who went viral for reciting the Preamble of the Constitution during the recent student protest at the Jantar Mantar, and said his perspective on the country demonstrates that India's greatest strength lies in its youth.Posting pictures...
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The board of HDFC Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh on the bank's three top executives -- Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Srinivasan Vaidyanathan and Group Head (Retail Assets) Arvind Vohra -- for divergence from RBI direction in the...
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The rupee appreciated sharply by 61 paise to close at 95.92 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, driven by a steep correction in crude oil prices after the US and Iran paused the war in West Asia, triggering hopes of easing global trade tensions.According to forex traders, the local...
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A 19-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district, with a note recovered from her house indicating she was distressed due to low marks in the June 21 NEET examination, a police official said on Monday.Ankita Sangale, a resident of Jalalpur village in Karjat...
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The Madras high court's Madurai bench on Monday set aside an order providing government jobs to relatives of people who died in a stampede at Karur last year.The court held that the order on government jobs to the kin of people who died in the stampede violates Articles 14 and 16 of the...
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A Dubai-Mumbai IndiGo flight carrying 194 passengers and crew members made an emergency landing at the Rajkot International Airport in Gujarat on Monday after smoke was detected in the cargo hold area, airport authorities said.In a statement, the airport management said, 'Flight IGO 1452 from...
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Among Sensex firms, Eternal jumped the most by 5.70 per cent. InterGlobe Aviation, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints and Mahindra & Mahindra were also among the gainers.HDFC Bank, Power Grid and Axis Bank were the laggards.
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Stock markets snapped the five-day losing streak on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex jumping by 776 points following a sharp decline in crude oil prices amid easing tensions in West Asia.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 776.01 points, or 1.02 per cent, to settle at 76,835.78.During the day, it...
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The Cockroach Janata Party on Monday issued an ultimatum to the Central Government, alleging a breach of the agreement that ended its 37-day NEET agitation.In a post addressed to BJP president JP Nadda and Union Minister Jitendra Singh on X, CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka cited student...
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As many as 576 individuals have reported a gross total income of Rs 100 crore or more in their income tax returns in the 2025-26 assessment year, registering a 4-fold growth over the past five years, Parliament was informed on Monday.This was stated by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the constitution of a high-powered six-member task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms to make the exam system leakproof.Here is a sneak peek at who the six members of the task force are:1. Nandan NilekaniNilekani, the...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday paid tribute at Rajghat with his wife Gitanjali Angmo after being discharged from hospital in Gurugram.Addressing reporters after paying respects to Mahatma Gandhi, Wangchuk, addressing media persons on the recent Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led student...
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Shambhavi Choudhary, an MP of NDA-ally Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas), on Monday termed the alleged use of AK-47 rifles during a student protest in Bihar, and the lathicharge on student protesters in various parts of the country wrong, saying we are against it.She, however, pointed out that...
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Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday alleged fresh irregularities in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) Drug Inspector recruitment examination, claiming that the question paper was circulated on WhatsApp before the examination and demanding action against...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) head Raj Thackeray on Monday met his cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to greet him on his 66th birthday.Raj Thackeray visited Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' in Mumbai's Bandra area to extend birthday greetings to him.Uddhav, the former...
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court against social media posts linking him and his family to alleged E20-related business gains.According to Gadkari's lawsuit filed in the Bombay High Court, the disputed content on social media includes posts, deepfake pictures and...
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For a decade, Narendra Modi has governed as a strong and decisive figure who admits few mistakes, and his government had long resisted sacking ministers under pressure. The first test of the youth protest victory could be in elections next year in three key states, writes Namita SinghRead it...
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BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned as Union education minister following students' protests over NEET row, was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex on Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like 'Pradhan Zindabad'.Opposition MPs at the same time shouted...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk was discharged tday
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said he was being discharged from the hospital and would visit Raj Ghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi before returning to Ladakh.In a post on X, Wangchuk said he would first pay his respects to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, recalling that he had followed the...
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Model Rhiya Yadav, who went viral after stopping a police van carrying protesters during the NEET paper leak protest in Mumbai, has approached the Maharashtra Police cyber cell, alleging that she faced online harassment following the incident.While many people praised her actions and supported...
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Preparations are being made for major changes in the security and darshan arrangements at the Ram temple in Ayodhya in view of the likely heavy crowd during the Sawan Jhula Mela and Kanwar Yatra in Ayodhya.According to administrative sources, from August 8-11 and August 23-28, entry into the...
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Monday said a professional post-event assessment would be conducted into the action taken by Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel against anti-NEET protestors as the agitation is called off, and assembled people have...
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Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav had met Sonam Wangchuk at the strike site
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government over the alleged use of force and intimidation against students protesting the recent exam paper leaks.Speaking to the media, Congress General Secretary...
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The BJP on Monday accused Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of trying to manufacture a protest and create an atmosphere of anarchy by alleging that AK-47 rifles were used against agitating students in Bihar, and demanded that he apologise for spreading canards and falsity.The...
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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 House was adjourned till 2...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said it will see what the Nandan Nilekani-led high-powered task force formed by the government suggests on the online conduct of the NEET examination.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said some out-of-the-box suggestions are needed especially when...
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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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise...
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Observing that the right to peaceful protest is a constitutional guarantee that cannot be denied, the Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it will consider evolving an all-India protocol governing peaceful protests.The court also said the protocol should provide proper space for peaceful...
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Opposition parties on Monday submitted notices seeking an urgent discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the alleged use of force against students protesting over the NEET paper leak issue at Jantar Mantar.The Centre is slated to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday proposing to strengthen the...
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday urged all political parties to participate in the discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying the government is bringing a stringent law to tackle paper leaks and examination...
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Congress leader Arif Naseem Khan said the resignation of former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alone was not enough to address the concerns raised by students protesting against the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, demanding an investigation into those who ordered the July 20 lathi-charge on...
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Delhi Police has directed multiple social media platforms to remove posts and videos containing offensive and abusive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi that were uploaded during the student protests at Jantar Mantar and the violence linked to the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march, officials...
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has described the younger generation, known as 'Gen Z', as emotional and adaptable, while cautioning that they often do not think with a calm mind.Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, the RSS chief noted that this generation is easily...
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Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle on Sunday evening, authorities said.The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. at the Seattle Centre, which was hosting the annual Bite of Seattle festival. Police launched an investigation and...
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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 for launch by the end...
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The Delhi Police is contemplating action against objectionable and abusive social media posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders during the Jantar Mantar CJP protest, a source said on Sunday.According to the person, the police may issue notices to social media platforms...
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A 19-year-old medical aspirant allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Jalalpur village, located in the Karjat taluka of Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district, after being disheartened by her NEET re-examination score, local police said on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Ankita...
