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The Pala municipal council will elect a new chairperson on August 19. This follows the removal of Diya Binu after a no-confidence motion passed on July 21. Four Congress councillors got expelled for supporting the move. Now, the Opposition bloc expects to gain control and share key posts among themselves.
The One Nation, One Election Bill will not be taken up during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha gave the Joint Parliamentary Committee more time to finish its report. The panel now has until the Winter Session to study the plan for holding simultaneous polls.
Kangana Ranaut faced backlash after calling young protesters the "gutter generation" in an Instagram post. The controversy followed the July 25 end of the 36-day NEET agitation. Opposition parties criticised the BJP MP for her remarks. Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said, "Coming out of the gutter, the cockroach movement got a minister to resign."
Kamakoti is set to reform the NTA after the 2024 NEET leak. He said, “The biggest challenge rests purely upon how to get people to be trustworthy.” While he faced criticism on 28 July for past comments, he now works to fix exam systems and restore trust among many students.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust appointed IIT alumnus Jagdish Aphale as secretary to manage daily temple operations. Sources said the appointment gets formal approval at the executive meeting on September 2, 2026. Aphale, a Pune resident, previously worked as the honorary project manager after the 2019 Supreme Court ruling.
Opposition leaders on Thursday criticised the Indian hockey team’s new saffron jerseys, calling it a bid to impose a specific ideology. Congress leader Amar Singh said, "Today they have done this with hockey; tomorrow they may do the same with the Army." Many leaders fear this reflects narrow-minded thinking.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bihar government why it keeps Deepak Prakash as a minister without an election. Seven months and 22 days have passed since his appointment. The bench questioned, "How are you retaining a minister beyond six months when he is not elected?" The case continues Tuesday.
A 21-year-old girl got discharged from Delhi's RML Hospital today after ten days of treatment following the July 20 'Chalo Sansad' protest. Many students suffered injuries when police used lathi-charge and tear gas. Rahul Gandhi said, "Students deserve justice," and demanded an independent Supreme Court-monitored committee to probe the incident.
Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday called the anti-paper-leak bill incomplete and sought the Home Minister’s resignation. He said the government brought the amendment only to pacify youth. Kharge argued that unless the system gets reformed, leaks will continue. He added, "Paper leaks hurt innocent students and their parents," demanding accountability.
Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir expressed alarm over the unrest in PoJK. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that reports of brute force against protesters were deeply troubling. The BJP claimed that more than 30 protesters got killed within 48 hours by firing by Pakistani soldiers in the region.
All schools and colleges in Ahmedabad and central Gujarat will remain closed on Friday due to a red alert for heavy rain. Officials said the India Meteorological Department warned of thunderstorms and high-velocity winds. Authorities started evacuating people from low-lying areas and kept disaster response teams ready for safety.
PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting in Parliament as the Rajya Sabha discussed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026. Opposition members protested against alleged police action during the July 20 student demonstration. Rahul Gandhi said, "Students deserve justice. An independent SC monitored high powered committee must be constituted."