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India and Japan plan to exchange over 500,000 personnel over the next five years. Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that this includes 50,000 skilled workers from India. The initiative aims to boost economic ties and skill development through vocational training, internships, and student exchange programmes.
Actor Sudesh Berry called Prime Minister Narendra Modi an avatar of Lord Vishnu. He said, "I want to wash Modi ji's feet and drink that water." Berry also criticized protesters at Jantar Mantar, suggesting they do welfare work instead. He praised Amit Shah, Ajit Doval, and Yogi Adityanath for their work.
The BJP accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of threatening violence after he demanded Amit Shah resign over police action at Jantar Mantar. Kharge said, "Home Minister Amit Shah must give an answer on police brutality." The heated exchange occurred as the Rajya Sabha discussed the new anti-paper leak bill.
Over 200 academicians signed an open letter slamming Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi for calling IIT Madras director V Kamakoti a "gaumutra expert." The letter said, "To dismiss a scholar through a label rather than engage with the substance of his views risks undermining the very scientific temper that our Constitution calls."
Six years since the National Education Policy 2020 was approved, India’s education system has seen major structural changes. Preschool is now part of formal schooling, and foreign universities have started opening campuses. Tania Joshi said, "It moves classrooms towards competency-based, experiential and inquiry-driven learning." Many key reforms still remain unfinished.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit Japan near Kumamoto city on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. At least 28 people died as rescue teams searched for survivors. Many houses lost power and water, while 10,467 people got evacuated. Soldiers started rescue work after a shopping mall collapsed during the disaster.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed the coal block case against former PM Manmohan Singh. Shashi Tharoor praised the late leader, saying, "The cleanest man in Indian politics did not need an SC certificate of his integrity." The court quashed the 2015 trial order, bringing legal vindication to Singh.
A national white paper urged India to publicly fund fertility care as the total fertility rate fell to 2.0. The report said infertility should be a core health condition, not a lifestyle issue. With 2.8 crore couples affected, many states like Goa and Sikkim started free treatment to help families.
The Supreme Court on July 30, 2026, sought responses from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP leaders regarding a 2020 riots case. The Chandigarh administration challenged the High Court’s decision to quash the FIR. The court issued notices after hearing arguments that the earlier order was a perverse decision.
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored committee to probe alleged brutalities against students. He said, "Students deserve justice. An independent SC-monitored high powered committee must be constituted to probe brutalities against our students." Rahul also sought the removal of Home Minister Amit Shah, blaming him for the recent violence.
The Congress said on Thursday (July 30, 2026) that the rot in India's education system is deep. Party leader Jairam Ramesh said, "Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation is only the first step of a long journey to restoring its integrity." The party also raised concerns about exam scams and poor student performance.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the Centre cannot use administrative orders to grant environmental clearance to projects that broke ground without approval. While this stops retrospective clearances, experts say a backdoor remains open. The verdict spares many projects already cleared, though environmentalists argue this approach harms natural landscapes.