Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as Union Education Minister on 25 July 2026, announced on X after weeks of NEET paper leak protests, is only the second ministerial exit under Modi in 12 years.
CJP calls off agitation after 49 days as the Centre agrees to withdraw FIRs against protesters with written confirmation and pay compensation to families of NEET aspirants who died by suicide.
Sonam Wangchuk denies deal with Centre claims, saying he ended his 26-day fast fearing a Ladakh-style crackdown and only after a written assurance shielding protesters from legal action.
Rahul Gandhi called Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation a students' victory, demanded a Modi apology and accountability, as the opposition moves the paper-leak fight to Parliament's Monsoon Session.
The NTA overhaul began on 24 July 2026 with 47 officials removed, specialist hires in cybersecurity and forensics, revamped outsourcing, and a reported multi-day computer-based NEET-UG 2027.
India's I4C ordered a Bitchat GitHub takedown on 23 July 2026, giving three hours to disable Jack Dorsey's offline mesh app. Two days on, the repositories are still live.
Assam floods have killed more than 60 people and displaced about 700,000 as the Brahmaputra burst its banks, submerging nearly 900 villages across 11 districts with Sivasagar worst hit.
Sonam Wangchuk's fast is over, but the government's written promises on NEET-UG reform and paper-leak courts still await gazette notifications and formal orders.
The Centre has promised an exam-system review to end Sonam Wangchuk's fast. Whether the oversight panel is real reform or symbolism depends on how it is built.
With Sonam Wangchuk's fast over and written assurances secured, the leaderless Cockroach Janta Party must now decide whether to stand down, stay a watchdog, or fracture.
As the NEET-UG protest fast ends, we examine who bore the economic cost of central Delhi's disruptions, from daily-wage traders to gig workers, and how such losses are estimated.
With FIRs registered after the Chalo Sansad march, detentions and an internet blackout, the NEET-UG protest fallout is set to move into India's High Courts and the Supreme Court.
As Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike ends, the NEET-UG crisis draws diaspora rallies abroad and scrutiny from rights and internet-freedom groups. An NE Times analysis.
The prime minister's intervention shifted the official response from silence or departmental statements to a national political commitment, while
The Nagpur episode demonstrates why reporters must distinguish official CJP actions from independent gatherings that use similar slogans or symbols
The end of the fast allows a clearer assessment of how judicial monitoring operated between respect for protest autonomy and the state's duty to
University bodies entered the controversy when appeals to end the fast and messages seen as supportive of the government triggered debate about
Concerns about digital marking widened the movement beyond a single leaked paper to the reliability and transparency of assessment technology
This master roundup categorises public figures by verified on-site participation, direct statements, social-media support, criticism, delayed response
When a complaint concerns people within a sports body, an inquiry run solely by the same organisation can face a real or perceived conflict of interest.
The latest Jana Nayagan update is more than a routine promotional announcement. Producer K.
The argument around Tabaahi is no longer limited to whether viewers liked a song.
The image shared by Vicky Kaushal contained none of the usual ingredients of a film campaign: no teaser, release date, brand partnership or red-carpet styling. Its power came from scarcity.
The July 17 OTT calendar is notable because no single release needs to carry the entire weekend.
The most important fact in the latest Huma Qureshi–Rachit Singh story is not a wedding plan but its denial.
Twelve detected cases across several weeks and districts do not by themselves indicate a large outbreak.
The Serum Institute–Gates MRI agreement is unusual enough to require careful explanation.
The Supreme Court's criticism of reasoning used in a Patna High Court judgment has become a major legal and public debate.
The CBSE Class 10 second board result has become one of the day's most searched education topics as students wait for an official announcement.
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has moved from negotiation and ceremony into implementation. That transition is the real beginning of the story.
A consumer commission in Raipur has ordered a vehicle manufacturer and dealer to replace a Maruti Grand Vitara Strong Hybrid with an E20-compatible vehicle or provide monetary relief reported at more...
Supriya Sule says NCP (SP) may support the Centre's delimitation proposal if Lok Sabha seats rise by 50% across all states, while denying an imminent NDA switch.
A satirical online formation has grown into a wider campaign over examination accountability, drawing support from established political leaders while testing whether digital anger can sustain organised action.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, weaving diaspora outreach, trade ambitions and Indo-Pacific strategy into a single six-day diplomatic push.
Odisha's special intensive revision has placed electoral-roll accuracy under scrutiny after officials reported roughly 20 lakh deletions from the draft voter list and opposition parties raised fears of wrongful exclusion.
India remains one of the world's largest smartphone markets, so a double-digit quarterly shipment decline is a significant signal for manufacturers, retailers, app businesses and telecom operators.
An intraday gain of about 800 points in the Sensex is large enough to dominate financial headlines, yet one session cannot establish a durable bull market.
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has moved from negotiation and ceremony into implementation. That transition is the real beginning of the story.
A consumer commission in Raipur has ordered a vehicle manufacturer and dealer to replace a Maruti Grand Vitara Strong Hybrid with an E20-compatible vehicle or provide monetary relief reported at more...
An Indian Muslim man working at a shopping mall near Salt Lake City was stabbed repeatedly in an attack that local police say was motivated by religion.
China has reclaimed the top spot on the global supercomputing rankings with an all-domestic machine running at over two exaflops, a milestone in the US-China tech contest that underscores why India is racing to build its own sovereign computing power.
The UN nuclear watchdog insists inspectors will return to Iran's enrichment sites under an interim US-Iran deal, but Tehran says access waits for a final agreement, leaving Indian importers eyeing both oil flows and the Strait of Hormuz.
India hosts the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting on 22-23 June 2026, with NSA Ajit Doval chairing talks on terrorism, cyber risks, emerging technology and regional instability amid Middle East tensions.
India's first hydrogen-powered passenger train is important less as a single service than as a test of an entire operating system.
The Department of Space has tightened the process for accepting resignations and voluntary retirement requests from senior scientific and technical personnel working on critical programmes, including...
The beta launch of a redesigned IRCTC website affects far more people than an ordinary commercial website update.
Reports that files linked to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project appeared on the dark web have understandably generated alarm.
When a complaint concerns people within a sports body, an inquiry run solely by the same organisation can face a real or perceived conflict of interest.
The International Cricket Council has approved significant format changes for the men's ODI World Cup in 2027 and the T20 World Cup in 2028.
India chased 259 at Edgbaston to beat England by six wickets, led by Axar Patel's 4/62 and unbeaten 57, Shubman Gill's 80 and Washington Sundar's 52 not out.
The BCCI's red-ball Emerging Men's Tournament, running at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru through July, is designed to give selectors a longer, harder look at India's next generation of Test cricketers.
The latest Jana Nayagan update is more than a routine promotional announcement. Producer K.
The argument around Tabaahi is no longer limited to whether viewers liked a song.
The image shared by Vicky Kaushal contained none of the usual ingredients of a film campaign: no teaser, release date, brand partnership or red-carpet styling. Its power came from scarcity.
The July 17 OTT calendar is notable because no single release needs to carry the entire weekend.
The annual Ambubachi Mela at Guwahati's Kamakhya Temple has begun, drawing lakhs of pilgrims, sadhus and traders to one of India's most revered Shakti Peethas on Nilachal Hill.
With domestic fares falling sharply and travellers seeking solitude, offbeat Himalayan hamlets, the rain-soaked Northeast and Ladakh's rain-shadow deserts are redrawing India's monsoon travel map in 2026.
A Bengaluru entrepreneur's spontaneous decision to trade seats with an auto-rickshaw driver, putting the cabbie behind a Lamborghini's wheel, has charmed social media and become the city's feel-good story of the week.
Monthly SIP inflows have surged past record levels and active accounts near 10 crore, as a generation of young Indians treats savings accounts as liquidity tools and turns to market-linked wealth creation.
India's digital payments push is really an identity project in disguise, and the country is scaling it faster than it is building the privacy guardrails to match.
India has made conflict and manufactured humiliation its top entertainment choice, and the genre's own warm hits prove that was never the only way to win.
Alpha's soft Rs 9 crore opening and Welcome To The Jungle's flashy Rs 70 crore milestone are the same warning dressed differently: brand names buy a first weekend, never a second one.
Thirty-one million Aadhaar downloads and a relaunched Aarogya Setu prove Indians want digital identity — but adoption is not proof that consent is being honoured.
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