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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao at a protest organised at Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna 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…
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Lok Sabha Deputy LoP Gaurav Gogoi speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on July 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Treasury and Opposition benches sparred in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) as the House took up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill,…
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No venue could have been more appropriate than Balan Illam, the headquarters of the Communist Party of India (CPI) located in Chennai, for the recent protest in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta (CJP) Party and against NEET in Tamil Nadu. Balan was the popular name of K. Baladhandayutham, a towering CPI leader who began his…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters chant slogans, hold placards and wave national flag as they celebrate the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, following a protest, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Maharashtra government has announced the withdrawal of First Information Reports (FIRs)…
The theatre is slated to be inaugurated on August 9 this year after it was gutted in a fire on August 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Artistes associated with the Sangeetsurya Keshavrao Bhosale Natyagruha, popularly known as the Palace Theatre, staged a protest on Tuesday to oppose the proposal to privatise the historic…
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Cockroach Janata Party founder (CJP) supporters raising slogans during their protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Salman Ali A day after warning of fresh protests over the Centre’s alleged violation of the assurance that no punitive action would be taken against protesters, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday…
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Students of Miranda House enjoying the rain on Tuesday, the first day of Delhi University’s new academic session. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The new academic session at Delhi University (DU) opened on Tuesday to a familiar sight — nervous freshers, returning seniors and long registration queues. Amid the downpour and low attendance, campuses…
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“M.V. AMIR1, currently at Ukrainian port Chornomorsk with 15 crew on board, including 13 Indian seafarers, is trapped in a terrible and life-threatening situation,” says Forward Seamen’s Union of India. Picture: X/@FSUIINDIA Fifteen sailors, including 13 Indians, are trapped in a “terrible and life-threatening situation” at the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk in the Black Sea…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) for the first time since they launched a joint war against Iran, offering a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship. The closed-door meeting lasted nearly an hour and a half and…
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The “children” of Vishy Anand are on the loose! These were the words of Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov after Indian GM D. Gukesh had won the Candidates in circa 2024 before going on to capture the World title (later that year). He was referring to the growing legion of Indian chess players, especially those…
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