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Pradhan offered to quit on first day of student agitation: BJP leader Vijayvargiya

BJP's former general secretary, Kailash Vijayvargiya, said Dharmendra Pradhan discharged every responsibility assigned to him with honesty and dedication

Tamil Nadu gears up to host 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in August

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Southern Zonal Council meeting. Tamil Nadu government has nominated Ministers R. Nirmalkumar and Rajmohan as members of the Southern Zonal Council.

Mann ki Baat: India emerging as trusted global defence partner, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister said, be it in defence production or defence exports, India is consistently moving towards new heights.

Students are more important than any post, says Amit Shah after Dharmendra Pradhan's exit

The decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure strict punishment for those guilty of paper leaks are commendable, Amit Shah said

The city that never left the frame: how Vizag became Indian cinema’s enduring backdrop

From the black-and-white drama of Kula Gothralu to contemporary films, Visakhapatnam’s beaches, hills and heritage buildings have quietly shaped the visual language of Indian cinema. Through the memories of a retired professor, a veteran actor and a filmmaker, the city’s six-decade relationship with the silver screen comes alive

Will talk to her, but don’t troll her father: Assam CM on Minister’s daughter joining NEET protest

Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “I don't think we should attack or troll Keshab Mahanta for the protest by his daughter. She may not follow her father's political ideology.”

Two youths detained in Panaji over support for jailed activist Umar Khalid

Following the youth's detention, those who had gathered at Azad Maidan marched to the Police Headquarters demanding his release.

Are pellet guns legal for crowd control in India? | Explained

Delhi Police have denied using pellet guns against protesters marching to Parliament, but allegations against the Rapid Action Force revive the debate on non-lethal weapons and the law on dispersing an unlawful assembly

‘Congress will now demand accountability from BJP govt on paper leaks in Parliament,’ says Hooda

“The government must now apologise to the youth, the country’s future, whom it subjected to lathi-charges and brutality. Also, the examination system must be made transparent enough to eliminate any possibility of future paper leaks,” Bhupinder Singh Hooda said.

Delhi Police likely to withdraw FIRs as agitation ends, says DCP

The officer, however, refused to comment on the alleged use of excessive force during the July 20 Parliament protest march, the identification of police officers who were in plainclothes and without badges, and allegations that women were harassed on that day.

Centre yet again rules out Metro Rail for Coimbatore and Madurai; recommends BRTS

The Ministry said a Metro Rail system would not result in any significant time savings for commuters in both cities and instead wanted the bus system to be strengthened

Will push for lowering contesting age for MLA, MP to 21: Telangana CM Revanth

Recalling constitutional reforms that expanded youth participation, the Chief Minister said former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 through the 61st Constitutional Amendment, recognising the voice of young India

Enemy’s intentions unchanged, proxy war still a challenge: Rajnath

Defence Minister reaches Ladakh, pays tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil War

Haryana completes SIR phase-I; over 33 lakh names left out due to relocation, death, duplication

Haryana CEO Sreenivas said that 20,629 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributed enumeration forms to more than 2 crore electors, out of which over 1 crore enumeration forms have been digitised.

Youth have reclaimed Gandhi’s idea of India: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti backed CJP’s demands for compensation to the families of students who ended their lives and an apology for the atrocities allegedly committed on the youth by the Delhi police

Not security concerns, but erosion of political capital of the ruling party led to Pradhan’s resignation

Critical and unsavoury social media chatter also played a role in government conceding to CJP’s demands

West Bengal Assembly passes Bill depriving panchayat pradhans of financial powers

The bill was passed with 169 votes polled in favour of the bill, while 13 MLAs voted against it. 32 MLAs did not participate in the voting process

Slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s jail diary sells like hot cakes in this year’s Kashmir book festival

The ongoing war between Iran and the U.S. has generated a lot of interest among readers in Kashmir to know about the spiritual leadership of Iran, which has shaped the country in the past four decades

Drivers in Kerala’s Kochi demand well-maintained washrooms, common resting spaces at hotels, resorts

The issue is back in the spotlight following a protest by a few tourist taxi car drivers at Crowne Plaza seeking adequate restroom facilities

Parties, youth forums in Kerala’s Kochi cheer Delhi protest victory

DCC stages ‘Janadhipathya Sangamam’, while DYFI takes out victory march marking success of agitation in capital that culminated in Union Education Minister’s resignation

Dharmendra Pradhan tenders resignation as Union Education Minister; CJP calls off protests

Protesters erupt in joy; President appoints Pralhad Joshi as new Education Minister; govt. promises compensation to kin of NEET aspirants who died by suicide and withdrawal of FIRs against protesters; CJP protest a signal to farmers, labourers, poor people to stand up to the govt., says Rahul; Kharge seeks strict action against those who ‘unleashed lathis and pellet guns’

Opposition calls Pradhan’s resignation a victory for the youth

It is time to remove the government, says Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi; Left parties seek reform in the education sector

From protest to celebration: Mood shifts at Freedom Park as Union Minister Pradhan resigns