News Snippets

  • Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says 'Jamatis" backed by foreign funds, were behind the attack on police and journalists in the Friday protest rally by students in Kolkata. State BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya also says it was the work of 'anti-national' elements
  • Central Adoption Resource Authority data shows that in 2025, 5022 children were adopted in India, the highest in 10 years
  • PM Modi announces a task force to suggest a framework for 'clean' exams in India. It will be headed by the architect of Aadhar, Nandan Nilekani
  • BJP leader and MP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said that Dharmendra Pradhan had offered to quit on Day 1 of the CJP-led protests by students
  • Now, an outfit named E20 Janta Party has emerged, demanding that consumers be given choice to but 100% petrol and not E20 petrol and also demanding the resignation of road transport minister Nitin Gadkari
  • Rahul Gandhi writes to Home minister Amit Shah asking whether use of pellet guns and excessive force on student protestors was sanctioned by him
  • Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan warns that with protestors increasingly facing arrest and denial of bail, the public space for dissent is shrinking in India
  • Neeraj Chopra says top-place finish matter more than 90m-throws
  • Mirabai Chanu creates history , completes golden hattrick by winning gold in 48kg weightlifting at Commonwealth Games. Fellow lifter Rishikanta Singh settles for sliver after an injury
  • Anahat Singh creates history, becomes the first Indian to win the world junior squash title. She beat Egypt's Ruqayya Salem 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 to end Egypt's 16-year stranglehold on the title
  • 3rd and final T20 versus Zimbabwe: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (81 off 49 balls) shines as India beat the hosts by 35 runs to win the series 3-0
  • Government to introduce bill to punish people disturbing rendition of Vande Matram
  • MP cabinet clears UCC bill
  • Monsoon session of Parliament expected to be stormy as opposition bent on cornering the government over NEET-UG paper leak, Ayudhya temple theft and E20 fuel
  • Opposition parties walk out of the all-party meeting called by the government before the monsoon session of Parliament over the invitation issued to the rebel faction of TMC
CJP alleges students still being harassed for protesting, cases not withdrawn. Warns it will start protests again from tomorrow morning