New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, introducing significantly harsher punishments for question paper leaks, organised examination fraud and institutional complicity. Ironically, the legislation, aimed at protecting the future of millions of students, was passed amid sloganeering by Opposition members, who chose protest over…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘idiots’ remark sparked an uproar in the Lok Sabha on 29 July, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju urging the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) to refrain from using ‘unparliamentary’ words. Rahul Gandhi also targeted Home Minister Amit Shah over the recent police action against protesters in New Delhi, drawing…
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against 13 accused in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case, including three paper experts, two associated with coaching centres, middlemen and several beneficiary candidates, officials said on Tuesday. In its chargesheet filed before a special court, the CBI invoked charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal…
New Delhi: The NEET paper leak controversy dominated proceedings in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as Opposition leaders targeted the government over examination irregularities and accountability during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi criticised the government over the appointment of the education minister, alleging that the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to change his “dil ka angle” instead of camera angles if he wants to win over the Gen Z, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi told Parliament on Tuesday in a sharp barb over his Instagram outreach to student protesters last week. Priyanka Gandhi also launched a stinging attack on…
New Delhi: An official record of the police action taken during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march by protesters on the NEET issue has stated that the RAF fired multiple rounds of non-lethal munitions, including two rounds of plastic pellets, while controlling the mob at one location near Jantar Mantar, officials said on Monday. The…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta’s global head of public policy after the social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post addressed to the youth, sources said on Tuesday. According to sources, the global head of public policy of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) has been summoned by…
New Delhi: PM Modi has set a new Instagram world record. His latest Reel reportedly garnered 306 million views within just 24 hours, making it the most-viewed Instagram Reel in its first 24 hours. With this, he has reportedly surpassed the previous record associated with BTS and IShowSpeed, setting a new global benchmark on the…
New Delhi: After nearly three weeks of a monsoon lull, a strong weather system has developed over northern, central and eastern India, bringing relief from hot and humid conditions. The system is expected to trigger widespread heavy rainfall across large parts of the country, including northwest India, over the next five days, with rain likely to…
New Delhi: The deadlock in Parliament over NEET protests and subsequent police action is expected to end today, 28 July, after over a week of repeated disruptions in both houses. All major political parties have agreed to commence a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026. Lok…
