Patna, July 27 (IANS) After suspending a police constable over the firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 Bihar Bandh protests, the Siwan Police have issued an official statement asserting that the weapon was fired into the air to disperse a mob and protect lives as well as government property. According to the statement, Constable Abhishek Kumar (Constable No. 47), who was deployed near J.P. Chowk in Siwan city during the student-led protest, fired four rounds into the air after police per…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday appealed to the Opposition to allow the House to function smoothly and participate in a detailed discussion on the exam amendment bill, saying the proposed legislation is aimed at safeguarding the future of students and strengthening the country’s examination system. The Centre introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid intense sloganeer…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday raised questions over the effectiveness of the proposed anti-paper leak legislation, arguing that stricter laws alone may not be enough to prevent examination frauds and paper leaks.Reacting to the Paper Leak Bill, Yadav said, “There will be no benefit. It is very easy to leak or hack the paper.” He questioned whether increasing punishments would actually address the root causes behind such incidents.Speaking further…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for the alleged assault on students who were peacefully protesting in Delhi on July 20. In his letter, Gandhi said that the students were protesting for a fair and accountable education system but were met with excessive force by security personnel.”I write to demand accountability for the barbaric assault on students who were peacefully protes…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday as the Union Education Minister in the face of widespread agitation with protestors claiming his ouster over examination irregularities raises pertinent questions at a time when the Centre was actively involved in making certain reforms. Will his stepping down by itself upturn all the wrongs in India’s education system, or would he ought to have been tasked to right them?His social media post underscores that despite claims o…
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Siddaramaiah on Saturday termed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a “victory for the country’s awakened students and youth”, and said the development marked a “triumph of democracy and the Constitution”. In a statement, Siddaramaiah congratulated students and youth across the country who had participated in protests demanding accountability from the Union government.”D…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) After the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister, opposition parties, including the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, on Saturday termed the development a “victory for students, democracy, and the united Opposition”. Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Jebi Mather said, “This is a defining moment and a victory for democracy. India is witnessing the strength of democracy and the power of the youth’s voice. This is a victory for students, a victory for th…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, one of the key demands of the Cockroach Janta Party-led students’ agitation, the outfit called it a “win for democracy”.A post on CJP’s official X handle read “Democracy Wins!”. It accompanied a video which showed the protesters celebrating Pradhan’s resignation.Addressing reporters and the demonstrators soon after Pradhan’s resignation was made public, the outfit’s founder Abhijeet Dipke said: “We hav…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday said he met students who observed a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar during the ongoing protest over the paper leaks and examination irregularities, asserting that they would not withdraw from the agitation despite “detentions or threats” from the government. Addressing reporters after meeting the protesters, LoP Rahul Gandhi said the students had placed three “non-negotiable demands” before the govern…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) In a strongly worded editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana on Saturday, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) launched a blistering attack on the Union government, the Delhi Police, and the judiciary.The editorial alleged that the ruling dispensation is systematically eroding the foundational principles of the Indian Constitution while remaining indifferent to the mounting anger among students over repeated leaks of national-level examination papers.Invoking t…