IBTimes

The DMRC has reopened the entry gates at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat Metro stations after temporarily shutting them due to heightened security during nationwide protests over the NEET paper leak.

The decision comes as a major relief for Indian professionals and US employers, as Indians make up the majority of H-1B visa holders. While the legal challenge is expected to continue, the ruling removes a significant financial burden on companies hiring skilled foreign workers.

The President's office, after accepting Pradhan's resignation, confirmed Joshi's appointment in a communique this evening. Joshi is currently Union Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs.

Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned amid the nationwide NEET paper leak protests, bringing renewed attention to his political career and personal profile. A senior BJP leader from Odisha, Pradhan holds a postgraduate degree in Anthropology from Utkal University and has served in several key Union ministries, including Petroleum, Steel, Skill Development and Education.

A Kashmiri youth was allegedly lured to Cambodia with a promise of a lucrative computer operator job but was instead forced into online scamming activities. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against the accused in the overseas job fraud case registered in April.

The NIA Special Court in Jammu rejected the 20-day interim bail plea of former DySP Davinder Singh, accused in a high-profile terror-linked case, but granted him five days of custody parole on humanitarian grounds to attend his late father's religious rituals in Srinagar. The court held that with his regular bail already rejected and an appeal pending in the High Court, there was no ground for interim bail.

test article summary for scheduling - 2

The resignation of the Education Minister has been at the core of the month-long CJP protests, which descended into violence on July 20 as students attempted to march to Parliament. The CJP has warned that it would escalate the protests if Pradhan did not quit as education minister.

Speaking at the commissioning of INS Malvan, the Air Chief stressed that delays in defence procurement weaken deterrence and national security. Praising the Indian Navy's successful indigenous shipbuilding model, he said the Indian Air Force has lessons to learn from its collaborative approach involving the military, DRDO, industry and academia

While his family claims doctors have indicated a slim chance of recovery and another protester has also alleged pellet injuries, Delhi Police has denied using pellet guns, calling the allegations false. The incident has intensified scrutiny over the police response to the NEET-UG protest.

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to end the series of errors surrounding the NEET-UG examination and submit a roadmap for shifting to computer-based testing, saying it would closely monitor examination reforms.

The Centre agrees to a detailed Lok Sabha debate on the NEET paper leak as Dharmendra Pradhan meets Speaker Om Birla, while Akhilesh Yadav urges Parliament to rise above politics and focus on students.

Amid student protests over NEET in Delhi, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam said its uncompromising and firm stand was that the national-level entrance test for medical aspirants should be abolished.

The BSE Sensex declined 715.06 points, or 0.92 per cent, to settle at 76,755.05, while the NSE Nifty50 fell 191.45 points, or 0.79 per cent, to close at 23,996.25, slipping below the key psychological level of 24,000.

Two passengers were killed and three others injured after a massive boulder crashed onto a moving tempo in Ramban amid heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The tragedy came as fresh landslides forced the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, while the rain-related death toll in Jammu province climbed to 25 over the past four days. DyCM Surinder Choudhary and MP Mian Altaf Ahmad also had narrow escapes after separate landslides struck along the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway.

The Prime Minister's Office also shared photographs of the meeting on social media, though no official details of the discussion were disclosed. The interaction took place as Parliament's Monsoon Session continues amid repeated disruptions over the student protests and the alleged NEET paper leak.

The Congress and AAP engaged in a fresh political slugfest after AAP accused the grand old party of working in tandem with the BJP over its protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. While Congress dismissed the allegations and hit back at AAP

The Centre has blocked 50 OTT platforms in the last two years for allegedly streaming obscene content and violating provisions of the Information Technology Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha.

Nature's fury continued across the Jammu division as three more people died in rain-related incidents, pushing the death toll beyond 23 in three days. Poonch witnessed the worst devastation, with three families nearly wiped out in separate cloudburst and landslide tragedies, while Rajouri issued a flood advisory amid forecasts of more heavy rainfall and ongoing rescue operations.