10-year jail, Rs 10 crore fine: Modi govt eyes tougher legislation against paper leak amid protest

New Delhi, 24/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed legislation to crack down on paper leaks is expected to strengthen the existing legislation on paper leaks, while adding provisions for special fast-track courts, stringent action against organised paper leak rackets with penal provisions that might include up to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines of up to…

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NEET paper leak row | ‘We will closely monitor it’: Supreme Court directs Centre, NTA to file affidavit on reforms

New Delhi, 24/7: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) to file detailed affidavits on the progress made in implementing reforms following the NEET-UG paper leak. The apex court said that the affidavit must explain the steps taken to institutionalise the reforms instead of relying on ad hoc…

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Four proposals made for dialogue’: Govt claims to have offered fresh talks with CJP outside Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, 23/7: The government reached out to the Cockroach Janta Party, offering to meet at any venue outside Jantar Mantar. JP Nadda, one of the leaders holding the meeting with the protesters, said he was willing to hold a discussion either at his office or home. CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das, however, said that…

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EAM Jaishankar meets Omani counterpart on ASEAN sidelines, discusses West Asia situation

Manila, 23/7: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and discussed the West Asia crisis as well as the evolving regional landscape. Jaishankar, who is in the Philippine capital Manila, also met with the foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Brunei, as…

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1st T20 | Record-breaking Vaibhav Sooryavanshi helps India crush Zimbabwe

Harare, 23/7: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in men’s international cricket to score a half-century, reaching the landmark in just 18 balls, as India crushed Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first of the three-match T20 series at Harare.   The 15-year-old broke the world record previously held by Nepal’s Kushal…

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Jana Nayagan’ FDFS turns into a festival; Fans declare it CM Vijay’s well-packaged entertainer

Chennai, 23/7: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s much-anticipated and long-delayed film, Jana Nayagan, has finally been released today. And it’s safe to say, Thalapathy fans are in for a grand celebration. After getting stuck in limbo for seven months, the political action-drama released on July 23 worldwide, a few days after securing an A…

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People’s court is here: CJP rejects Nadda’s invite for talks, insists for dialogue at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, 23/7: As the momentum of the protest continues to rise, Union Minister J P Nadda on Thursday invited leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) for talk. However, according to sources, the leaders turned down the proposal. “An invitation was sent to the CJP by J P Nadda for talks today, but those…

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Those who harm future of our youth will not be spared’: PM Modi says ‘fast-track courts for paper leak cases’ amid protests

New Delhi, 23/7: Amid continuing protests over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026 paper leak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, July 23, said that the government will set up fast-track courts to ensure “swift and stringent punishment” for those involved in examination paper leaks In a post on X, the Prime Minister…

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