Goa Police on Wednesday registered an FIR over a candlelight march organised at Miramar Beach earlier this week in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk and students participating in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Unidentified persons allegedly blew up a bailey bridge built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Manipur's Kamjong district on Wednesday, police said. The bridge, constructed over the Namban Lok River between Phange and Chatric villages, was reportedly destroyed using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday described India's education system as a "rigged system," alleging that repeated examination paper leaks had shattered students' confidence. Citing figures he claimed reflected the scale of the crisis, Gandhi said 152 paper leaks had occurred over the past 10 years, affecting nearly 7.5 crore students and their families.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said he was prepared to end his hunger strike if the Centre assured that no action would be taken against protesters participating in the movement led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). July 22 marks the 25th day of Wangchuk's fast over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy, which has sparked nationwide protests demanding accountability and education reforms.
Unprecedented scenes unfolded in the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday after a heated confrontation between Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh and the party's chief whip Sheikh Akhruzzaman disrupted House proceedings. The dispute reportedly began over speaking time during a discussion on the Home Affairs departments
Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday outlined three key demands before the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy. He called for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, strict action against those responsible for the alleged police action on student protesters,