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P.J. Kurien urges Speaker to ensure Home Minister’s presence in Lok Sabha
Former Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and veteran Congress leader P.J. Kurien on Thursday (August 6, 2026) urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to “perform the duty of directing” Union Home Minister Amit Shah to be present in the House and respond to the questions raised by the Opposition members. In a letter to the Speaker,…
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Vasuki India Raises ₹100 Crore from an NRI Investor, Extends Fund Raise until December'2026
MUMBAI, India , Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vasuki India has raised fresh funds of ₹100 crore under its second investment scheme, Vasuki XVI , from a single Non-Resident Indian (NRI) investor, underscoring growing confidence in the fund’s research-led and expertise-driven investment approach. Vasuki India , a SEBI Category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), nearing…
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CJP will go to Jharkhand to back students protesting against JPSC, JSSC exam ‘irregularities': Dipke
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) said they will go to Jharkhand in support of the students protesting there over alleged irregularities in the State public service examination and other recruitment tests. Speaking to reporters ahead of the CJP’s core team meeting in his hometown Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra,…
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What key issues of the BRICS Summit to be held in New Delhi in September? | Explained
The story so far: With only about a month to go for the 18th BRICS Summit, India is pulling out all the stops for the multilateral event to be held in New Delhi. Discussions during the summit will be closely watched as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the leaders…
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Hexavalent vaccine could improve India’s immunisation programme: Study
Introducing the hexavalent (six-in-one) vaccine into India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) could improve the efficiency of the country’s childhood immunisation programme, according to a study conducted by the Union Health Ministry along with the George Institute for Global Health India, the Gates Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and John Snow India Private Limited. A hexavalent…
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Bengaluru: Semiconductor ecosystem in spotlight
The 2026 edition of Bengaluru INDIA NANO, Karnataka’s annual international nanotechnology conference and exhibition, began with a tribute to Bharat Ratna C.N.R. Rao, who was felicitated for his outstanding contributions to science and for his pioneering role in advancing nanoscience research in India. Accepting the honour on his behalf, his wife, Indumathi Rao, a science…
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D.Y. Patil, educationist and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar, and Bengal, passes away at 90
Educationist D.Y. Patil, a Padma Shri awardee and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar, and West Bengal, passed away on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, at the age of 90 due to age-related health complications. An active member of Maharashtra politics, Mr. Patil served as the Mayor of Kolhapur from 1957 to 1962, and…
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Several WhatsApp users say their accounts 'put under review'
Instant messaging app WhatsApp on Monday (August 3, 2026) put multiple accounts, including those in India, “under review” for 24 hours and blocked all the app features, prompting several affected users to flag the issue through social media. When contacted, a WhatsApp spokesperson said, “We are always working to stay ahead of those trying to…
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The undermining of institutional opposition
Now that the Gen Z revolutionaries have exited Jantar Mantar, the analysts and strategists at the Prime Minister’s Office must be taking stock. For starters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s team got at least one decision right — the decision to get former Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign just in time. Any further delay would…
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Bihar bypoll: Bankipur byelection counting begins, Prashant Kishor’s electoral debut in focus
Counting of votes for the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar began at 8 a.m. in Patna on Monday (August 3, 2026), with all eyes on whether debutant Prashant Kishor of Jan Suraaj Party wrests the seat from the BJP. < p class=”referpara”>Read updates from the vote counting for Manjalpur Assembly bypoll in Gujarat The by-election…
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Had to prove that I deserved to be part of Asian Games team: Ankur Bhattacharjee
The moment he blocked one of Payas Jain’s signature forehand topspins from the backhand corner deep into the forehand corner and watched his doubles partner fail to reach it, Ankur Bhattacharjee knew the wait was over. The 19-year-old dropped his racquet, turned to the near-capacity crowd of over 2,000 — largely made up of schoolchildren…
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Modi, Burnham discuss trade, technology, Hormuz over phone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart, Andy Burnham, spoke on the telephone on Friday (July 31, 2026), agreeing to cooperate closely on several sectors and “fully harness” the recently operationalised trade agreement between New Delhi and London, as per the government. “We agreed to work together across sectors such as technology, innovation, defence,…
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Want to forgive those who abused me: Modi
“What happened in Jantar Mantar, the country and the world witnessed it. Some mischievous children used abusive language that doesn’t dignify any civilised society. They not only abused me but even my late mother,” Mr. Modi said in a video posted on his X and Instagram handles. The Prime Minister said one could make an…
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‘I apologised, threats did not stop’: after Jantar Mantar protest, women face doxxing, calls to 'teach them a lesson'
Soon after the Jantar Mantar protest ended on July 25, Shradha Singh, 23, an M.Sc. student, posted a seven-second reel on her Instagram account, which has 3.78 lakh followers. Within an hour, the video had crossed a million views before she deleted it. Five days and two apologies later, she says she is still receiving…
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Police must meet student protests with ‘non-violence’, but must be armed with protective gear, for they too are human: SC tells govt
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30, 2026) “completely agreed” with victims of pellet injuries sustained during the July 20 police crackdown during NEET-UG protests that the state must meet students’ protests and persons publicly demonstrating dissatisfaction about government policies with non-violence and not brutality. However, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India…
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‘Don’t be nosy parkers' in marriages of consenting adults, Allahabad HC tells U.P. Police
Reaffirming that consenting adults are free to choose their life partners, the Allahabad High Court recently rebuked the Uttar Pradesh Police for continuing to investigate the marriage of two adults, observing that the police have “no business to be nosy parkers” in such matters. A Division Bench of Justices J.J. Munir and Tarun Saxena on…
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First dedicated Department of Military Medicine comes up in Lucknow
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) virtually inaugurated the Department of Military Medicine at the Command Hospital (Central Command) in Lucknow. This is India’s first dedicated academic and operational department focused exclusively on military medicine. Established under the Directorate General of Medical Services (Army), the new department seeks to strengthen operational…
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150 years of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
The late 18th and 19th centuries marked a period of profound intellectual and cultural awakening across India, with Bengal emerging as its prominent centre. Although similar currents of intellectual, social, and cultural reform were taking shape in several other parts of the country, the scale, diversity, and enduring influence of this awakening found their fullest…
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Unwise to link women’s quota with delimitation: K.T. Rama Rao
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), said that the protests by students over the leak of the NEET exam paper was “unique” and an “inflexion” point in Indian polity and that the Delimitation Bill, if it is tabled in Parliament, should ensure that the southern States maintain their level of representation in…
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The urban nightmare — a fire with no escape
On June 22, 2026, 15 people gasped to death in a burning building in Aliganj, Lucknow. Trapped behind smoke-filled corridors and sealed exits, they never had a chance. The commercial establishment operating from a residential neighbourhood was a veritable death trap — pigeonhole-sized workstations crammed into an unauthorised structure with no viable fire escape. It…
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Delhi Police attempted to arrest Aishe Ghosh, alleges SFI
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) alleged that the Delhi police attempted to arrest its national joint secretary Aishe Ghosh, one of the prominent faces of the recently concluded Jantar Mantar protest, in connection with a 2021 protest case. The SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India…
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CWG 2026 India’s medal tally: Complete list of winners and table
India’s campaign at the 23rd Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is off to a flying start, with the nation currently holding eighth place in the medal tally after securing four medals: two gold, five silver, and three bronze. Leading a 122-member contingent across eight able-bodied (athletics, artistic gymnastics, bowls, boxing, judo, swimming, track cycling, weightlifting) and…
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Jaipur’s architecture, reimagined as luxury watches
At the Chamber of Princes in Jaipur’s Rambagh Palace, the morning light slips through carved jaalis and settles across marble floors. Delicate filigree curls around doorways, chhatris punctuate the palace skyline beyond the windows. Outside, peacocks wander the lawns with the soft entitlement of permanent residents. By the time watchmaker and founder of Jaipur Watch…
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Beyond compliance, India’s road to cleaner mobility
The debate over India’s proposed Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) III norms comes at a crucial time for the global automobile industry as it transitions from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electrified powertrains. It also highlights India’s vulnerability to imported crude oil amid renewed geopolitical tensions. The framework India adopts today will influence investment, technology…
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What Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation means for Odisha politics?
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister has undoubtedly dented the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Though he is unlikely to return to the Union Cabinet in the near future, his stature as a party strongman in Odisha remains largely intact. Mr. Pradhan is Odisha’s longest-serving Union Minister and arguably its most influential leader.…
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Do not surrender to China, do not depend on the U.S.
A volatile political climate in Washington has triggered a wave of strategic anxiety in New Delhi. Buffeted by the transactional, often erratic policy shifts of the Donald Trump administration — which hit India last year with punitive tariffs on steel and aluminium, stripped its preferential trade status, and aggressively renewed ties with Islamabad while imposing…
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Why are there protests over the Ken-Betwa project?
The story so far: Madhya Pradesh police personnel went to the banks of the Barana river stream in Kupi village of Chhatarpur district on July 19 and cleared a protest site where hundreds of villagers, mostly tribal people, had been demonstrating for two weeks against the Union government’s ₹44,000 crore Ken-Betwa Link Project, India’s first…
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Rahul Gandhi writes to Amit Shah, demands accountability for ‘barbaric’ assault on students
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for the “barbaric assault” on peacefully protesting students here and asking whether he approved the use of “lethal force”, including pellet guns, against the youth. In his letter to Mr. Shah, Mr. Gandhi said the country is…
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Prahlad Joshi takes charge as Education Minister
Union Minister for Education Pralhad Joshi officially took charge of the Ministry of Education at Kartavya Bhavan on Sunday (July 26, 2026). The Minister also holds charge of the Union Ministries of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy. Mr. Joshi was appointed as Education Minister after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from…
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The reframing of the political narrative by Gen Z at Jantar Mantar
“All is well.” The line from Three Idiots became an anthem of optimism for an entire generation. The film portrayed the story of three friends trying to break free from the rigid expectations imposed by India’s education system. Aamir Khan played Rancho, whose real identity in the film was Phunsukh Wangdu, an engineer and innovator…
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Are pellet guns legal for crowd control in India? | Explained
Story so far: At least one of the 80 protesters injured in police action during the Monday (July 20, 2026) march to Parliament called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) sustained pellet gun injuries, according to a source at Lady Hardinge Medical College, where the victim is undergoing treatment. While the Delhi Police has denied using…
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Not security concerns, but erosion of political capital of the ruling party led to Pradhan’s resignation
The primary reason behind Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday (July 25, 2026) was not security concerns, but the erosion of the ruling party’s political capital caused by the burgeoning, organic crowds at Jantar Mantar, government sources told The Hindu. The continuous sit-in by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which started on June 13,…
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5 key moments from the CJP protest that shook the nation & forced a minister’s resignation
New Delhi's Jantar Mantar has, for nearly two months, been the epicentre of one of India's largest youth-led movements in years. What started as a satirical social media joke turned into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) — a Gen Z-driven campaign that pulled in a Ramon Magsaysay award-winning activist, triggered a hunger strike, disrupted Parliament's…
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Assam Police arrest six over Guwahati protest backing Delhi demonstration; over two dozen detained
At least six people have been arrested in connection with a demonstration held in Guwahati in solidarity with the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, while over two dozen people were detained while on their way to attend another protest on Saturday. A protest, called by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), had been held at…
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Amit Shah ‘directly responsible’ for violence against students, says Rahul Gandhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is “directly responsible” for the violence against students protesting examination paper leaks, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday (July 25, 2026), accusing Mr. Shah of authorising the use of pellet guns against the protesters. All officials responsible for the crackdown will have to be…
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पेट्रोल-डीजल ₹3 महंगा: 4 साल बाद पहली बार दाम बढ़े, जानें नई कीमत
15 मई 2026 से देशभर में पेट्रोल-डीजल ₹3 प्रति लीटर महंगा हो गया। दिल्ली में पेट्रोल ₹97.77, मुंबई में ₹106.68। CNG भी ₹2 बढ़ी।
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भारत में ‘ग्रीन स्कूल क्रांति’ की मांग तेज—अधिवक्ता धन्नावत का पीएम मोदी से आग्रह
अधिवक्ता महेश एस. धन्नावत ने पीएम मोदी से देशभर में राष्ट्रीय ग्रीन स्कूल मिशन लागू करने की मांग की। जलवायु शिक्षा को संवैधानिक कर्तव्य बताया।
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How to File an FIR Online in India – Step-by-Step Guide for Citizens
Learn how to file an FIR online in India step by step — including state police links, your legal rights, and how to track complaints digitally.
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Women Safety in India: Helplines, Apps, and Legal Rights Every Woman Should Know (2025 Update)
Know your safety tools — women’s helplines, emergency apps, and legal rights that every woman in India should know in 2025. Includes national numbers and self-defense apps.
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Mental Health Helplines and Support Services in India (2025 Update)
Updated list of mental health helplines in India — including KIRAN, AASRA, iCall, and Snehi — providing free, confidential emotional support and counseling services.
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How to Report Online Fraud and Cyber Scams in India (Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to report cyber scams, phishing, and online financial fraud in India — via helpline 1930, portal cybercrime.gov.in, and local cyber police.
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Complete List of Important Helpline Numbers in India (Emergency, Health, Cybercrime & Women Safety)
A complete list of all major national helpline numbers in India – emergency, police, ambulance, women safety, child protection, mental health, and cybercrime support.
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सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सड़कों पर आवारा कुत्तों को खिलाने पर प्रतिबंध लगाया
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आवारा कुत्तों को सड़कों और सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर खिलाने पर प्रतिबंध लगाया है और हर नगरपालिका में समर्पित फीडिंग स्पेस बनाने का आदेश दिया है। इसके अलावा, कुत्तों की देखभाल के लिए स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं का आयोजन करने की भी आवश्यकता होगी। कानूनी कार्रवाई की चेतावनी भी दी गई है।