Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday backed protesting students demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal, asserting that their demand is “non-negotiable” and dismissing speculation about shifting the minister to another portfolio.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s wife, Amruta Fadnavis, on Saturday said she wanted her husband to “stay” in Maharashtra, amid speculation over the BJP leader’s future political role.
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he had been diagnosed with typhoid but asserted that the ongoing movement demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would continue unabated.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s proposal to hold bilateral talks with Karnataka to resolve the long-standing Cauvery river water-sharing dispute has sparked criticism from farmers’ organizations and opposition parties in the state.
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Members of left-wing student organizations staged protests across several districts of Bihar on Saturday in support of the statewide bandh over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students.
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US Senator Tim Sheehy has introduced a bill seeking a three-year pause on the issuance of new H-1B visas and to permanently codify the USD 100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration, which was later struck down by a federal court.
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The Narendra Modi government is likely to consider major changes to strengthen the anti-paper leak law at the Union Cabinet meeting on Friday.
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The United States has imposed a fresh round of tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners over concerns about forced labour in global supply chains, with India placed in the lower 10 per cent tariff bracket instead of the higher 12.5 per cent rate.
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday released a video message after ending his 26-day hunger strike, saying the Centre had assured him of broader reforms following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy.
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Iran has warned that it will target bridges and critical infrastructure across the Middle East if the United States carries out President Donald Trump’s threat in response to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz to strike Iranian bridges and power plants.
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