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Not security concerns, but erosion of political capital of the ruling party led to Pradhan’s resignation

Not security concerns, but erosion of political capital of the ruling party led to Pradhan’s resignation

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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and took responsibility for the NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The primary reason behind Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday (July 25, 2026) was not security concerns, but the erosion of the ruling party’s political capital caused by the burgeoning, organic crowds at Jantar Mantar, government sources told The Hindu. The continuous sit-in by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which started on June 13, was called off on Saturday (July 25, 2026) after the government accepted its demands, including withdrawal of criminal cases against protesters. Taking cue from the July 20 march to Parliament, during which several unarmed protesters were beaten up by the police, the Union government had made elaborate security arrangements for the next few days to contain the crowd at Jantar Mantar, the protest site in the heart of Delhi. An analysis of the social media chatter, which was found to have unsavoury remarks, particularly against the Prime Minister, after …

Lionel Messi-Jude Bellingham to Rohit Sharma-Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: How two generations are ruling sports today

Lionel Messi-Jude Bellingham to Rohit Sharma-Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: How two generations are ruling sports today

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Age is just a number, and so are records in sports. Recently, stars on the fields have shown that talent and perseverance don’t depend on when you are born, but on your hard work, with veterans and newbies displaying the best of their sports on the same platform. Here’s a dekko: Two generations of athletes ruling sports Novak Djokovic (1987) and Arthur Fery (2002) The G.O.A.T in tennis Novak Djokovic proved that he is way past being written off as the 39-year-old reached the semi final of the recently concluded Wimbledon 2026, where he lost to the eventual champion Jannik Sinner. On the other hand, another slot in the semis was occupied by the 24-year-old Atrthur Fery who had a dream run on his home soil, before falling short in the clash with Alexander Zverev. Serena Williams (1981) and Linda Noskova (2004) One of the greatest tennis players of all time and former world number 1, Serena Williams announced stepping away from tennis in 2022, but at Wimbledon this year, the 44-year-old marked her comeback. …

High Court ruling on Telegram marks tectonic shift in digital law

High Court ruling on Telegram marks tectonic shift in digital law

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Recently, the Government of India temporarily blocked Telegram after the messaging app was used to leak questions and organise cheating in a public examination taken by millions of students. Telegram challenged the move in the Delhi High Court. It argued that the law only allowed blocking specific illegal content and did not permit blocking the entire platform used by millions of users. The High Court disagreed, in a ruling that changes how technology companies operating in India should think about the architecture of their apps. This change brings to focus the obligation on platforms to prevent recurring harm. The Court confirmed the government’s long-held position that it had legal authority to block an entire app, not merely specific content published on it. Such a block can be ordered overnight, with the company allowed to argue its case to the government only afterwards. What matters is not the power itself but what it makes possible: A design flaw that once might have been a customer-service headache can now be the reason an app disappears from a …

‘Police acting as BJP arm’: Mamata accuses ruling party of blocking TMC protest on Baruipur rape-murder

‘Police acting as BJP arm’: Mamata accuses ruling party of blocking TMC protest on Baruipur rape-murder

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Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of disrupting their protest over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur. Mamata Banerjee claimed that supporters of the BJP had obstructed the rally. (PTI) Banerjee claimed that the police had failed to discharge their duties impartially, and alleged that the cops had become “an arm of the BJP organisation”, PTI news agency reported. The BJP did not immediately respond to Banerjee’s allegations. Addressing a gathering at Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata after the protest march ended, Banerjee claimed that supporters of the BJP had obstructed the rally and assaulted TMC workers at several places along the route. Workers of the BJP and the TMC youth wing had clashed during the protest march, which started from Ballygunge Phari in southern Kolkata, following which police personnel used baton charge to control the situation. The rally was allegedly obstructed by BJP workers, who also raised “thief” slogans and tried to set up human barricades along the …

Merger with NCPI may allow Trinamool rebels to vote in Lok Sabha prior to any ruling on disqualification

Merger with NCPI may allow Trinamool rebels to vote in Lok Sabha prior to any ruling on disqualification

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla receives a letter from TMC MPs including Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Mala Roy, Yusuf Pathan, and others for separate seating arrangement in the House, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The decision made by the rebel MPs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to merge with the little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) might not be a foolproof way of avoiding disqualification under the anti-defection law, but it can allow them to vote in the Lok Sabha, pending a decision from the Speaker in case the TMC files a petition seeking their disqualification. With sources in the government indicating that the Centre is likely to bring the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty First Amendment) Bill, 2026 or the Delimitation Bill as early as the monsoon session of Parliament, which is likely to begin in mid-July, it becomes crucial that this bloc, which has promised support to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) gets to vote when the said Bills are taken up. In April, the government had …

Ruling NC decides to hold protest in Delhi over Statehood, constitutional guarantees

Ruling NC decides to hold protest in Delhi over Statehood, constitutional guarantees

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A group of National Conference MLAs entering the residence of J&K CM Omar Abdullah on June 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) chaired a marathon meeting of his legislators in Srinagar “to dissect 19 months of the National Conference (NC) rule” and decided to hold a protest in Delhi during the monsoon session of the Parliament over the demand of Statehood and constitutional guarantees. “The NC Legislature Party has decided to go to Delhi and protest on the first day of the monsoon session. It is time for our leadership to go to Delhi and talk to the people there. We will press for the restoration of Statehood and constitutional guarantees for Jammu and Kashmir,” said Tanvir Sadiq, NC legislator and spokesman, after a daylong marathon meeting held at Srinagar’s protected forest area of Dachigam. Mr. Sadiq said the NC leadership, during the meeting, highlighted the need “to intensify efforts for restoration of what was taken away from Jammu and Kashmir after …

Punjab woman’s fight against domestic abuse leads to landmark Canadian court ruling | Chandigarh News

Punjab woman’s fight against domestic abuse leads to landmark Canadian court ruling | Chandigarh News

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In a landmark judgment that could significantly expand legal remedies for survivors of domestic abuse, the Supreme Court of Canada has recognised a new tort of intimate partner violence, holding that patterns of coercive control and abuse within relationships can constitute a distinct civil wrong. The ruling, delivered on May 15 in the case of Kuldeep Kaur Ahluwalia versus Amritpal Singh Ahluwalia, stems from a decade-long legal battle by a Punjab-born woman who said she endured years of abuse, isolation and coercive control after moving to Canada. In a 6-3 decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia (2026 SCC 16), the court held that intimate partner violence encompasses more than physical assaults and includes sustained patterns of coercive and controlling behaviour that undermine a person’s dignity, autonomy and equality within a relationship. The judgment paves the way for victims to seek monetary damages for harms caused by such conduct. Kuldeep Kaur Ahluwalia married Amritpal Singh Ahluwalia in India in 1999 before the couple immigrated to Canada in the early 2000s. They later had two children. According to …

Brad Pitt wins key deposition ruling in ongoing Château Miraval legal war with Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt wins key deposition ruling in ongoing Château Miraval legal war with Angelina Jolie

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Nearly 10 years after their separation, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie remain entangled in a series of legal disputes connected to Château Miraval, the French winery they once owned together. Although the former Hollywood couple finalised their divorce in late 2024, the fight over the sprawling Provence estate continues to generate fresh courtroom developments across multiple states. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s winery war takes another dramatic turn. (AFP) The latest chapter comes after Pitt secured a legal victory involving testimony connected to Jolie’s 2021 sale of her winery stake. The ruling arrives only weeks after Jolie celebrated a significant court win of her own involving confidential emails tied to the same dispute. Michigan court orders key witness back for deposition According to court records cited by Page Six, a Michigan judge has ruled in Brad Pitt’s favour on a key issue in the ongoing Château Miraval dispute. The ruling centres on Todd Culyba, the former General Counsel of the Stoli Group, who was questioned during a deposition in December. During the proceedings, Culyba was …

Why SC’s Electricity Ruling Could Worsen Indian Railways’ Finances

Why SC’s Electricity Ruling Could Worsen Indian Railways’ Finances

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For around a decade now, the Indian Railways has operated under the tag of an electricity distribution entity, allowing it to procure electricity at a lower cost.  A recent Supreme Court order, however, has cancelled this “deemed licensee” status, setting off alarm bells for the national transporter at a time when its earnings are already under stress. The Railways is the country’s single largest user of electricity, deploying it mainly to run its locomotives as it rapidly electrifies the track network. It spent Rs 32,378 crore to run trains in 2024-25. But the Supreme Court ruling could push up these traction energy costs by over 30%, the Railway Board has warned in a May 15 letter.  This would come on top of a 11.6% increase in ordinary working expenses (OWE) and 9.1% rise in pension expenditure in April. Meanwhile, freight operations, which make up 65% of the Railways’ earnings, have declined by 5%. All this could combine to hurt the Railways’ operating ratio — that is, how much it spends to earn every rupee — …

SC has conceded defeat: Maneka Gandhi on stray dog ruling

SC has conceded defeat: Maneka Gandhi on stray dog ruling

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On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court of India rejected the pleas filed by animal lover requesting a stay on SC’s order directing the removal of stray dogs from public spaces. Maneka Gandhi The Apex court also said that non-compliance of its order on stray dogs will make officials of municipal bodies and state govt liable for contempt of court. Reacting to the development, former Union Minister and animal rights advocate Maneka Gandhi, says, “Finally the Supreme Court has conceded defeat. Of course, they’re not going to say they are defeated. They’re just going to say, ‘We are closing the case. Now you go and fight it out in the in the 36 high courts’. This is the exact truth: They have conceded defeat.” ‘Not a single shelter has been made’ Expanding on her remarks, she explains, “On November 22nd, the Supreme Court gave an order which comprised of five things. Number one was to make shelters and Animal Birth Control (ABC) centers. Number two was to remove the dogs from hospitals, remove them from bus stops, …