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BCI takes U-turn, clears NALSAR 2026 graduates for bar enrolment after CJI Suryakant invite row
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has withdrawn its earlier restriction on the enrolment of 2026 graduates of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, offering major relief to students caught up in a controversy surrounding an alleged campaign linked to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's proposed participation in the university's convocation. In a fresh communication issued on Thursday, the BCI said all NALSAR students graduating in 2026 would be free to enrol with the State Bar Council of their choice. The decision followed deliberations by the BCI Council and consideration of a report indi
Congress-SP divided into two factions on the FCRA Bill, where is the confusion left and what is the provision?
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the opposition MP that you should give a point as to what is against the minority. He said that it is very strange that the opposition is turning itself around by demanding JPC. The government said, 'The Congress has crossed the limit on the FCRA. Where was she asking to send it to JPC and today when it was sent, she is saying take back the bill.' FCRA law? In the current FCRA law, NGOs, charitable trusts, educational and religious institutions need FCRA registration to receive foreign money. To give an edge to this law, the government brought
Tatkal ticket crackdown: 13,580 touts, 65 railway staff arrested in 3.5 years, Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha
The alleged nexus between railway employees and touts involved in the unauthorised sale of Tatkal tickets has come under renewed scrutiny. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that 65 railway employees and 13,580 touts were arrested across Indian Railways between 2023 and June 2026 for offences linked to the misuse of the ticket reservation system. The figures were shared in a written reply to a question raised by Independent MP Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai, who sought details of action taken against railway employees allegedly involved in the unauthorised sale of
Govt summons Air India outgoing CEO Campbell Wilson over Phuket-Delhi flight incident: Sources
Air India's outgoing CEO Campbell Wilson was summoned by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday in connection with the Phuket-Delhi flight incident, sources said. Wilson, along with senior airline executives, met Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha and other officials.
Sonia Gandhi writes on Manmohan Singh after SC clean chit: 'History will remember him kindly'
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said history will "remember kindly" former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision to close the coal-block allocation case against him. In a strongly worded article, Gandhi said the court’s ruling had vindicated Singh’s long-standing record of "probity and integrity" after years of what she described as a politically motivated campaign against the former prime minister.
'Communists are total cowards': Sitharaman hits CPI-M over John Brittas' UPI fee allegations in Rajya Sabha
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a sharp attack on CPI(M) MP John Brittas in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, calling communists in India "total cowards" during a heated exchange over alleged charges on UPI transactions. Sitharaman's remarks came while she was responding to the debate on the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. She accused Brittas of creating confusion among people by claiming that the government was planning to impose charges on UPI payments.
Lok Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 without debate: All you need to know about it
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, without a debate as Opposition members raised slogans in the House over the alleged police crackdown on students during a July 20 protest against the NEET paper leak. The bill was passed amid the din after Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced it earlier in the day. The Opposition had demanded the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the House, seeking his response to the alleged police action against protesting students. Several Opposition MPs had also submitted notices to oppose the bill at the introduction stage. H
CWG: PM tells Mirabai Chanu, 'It seemed like gold medal was dripping from every drop of tears'
India has won a total of 39 medals in the Commonwealth Games 2026. There are 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze. India has been ranked fourth in the tally. Mirabai Chanu se Ki BaatPM Modi told weightlifter Mirabai Chanu- 'Three times and so many tears were falling. I felt that the gold medal was dripping from every drop of tears.' On this, Mirabai said- 'I was very happy at that time, I was also emotional that day, the happiness was more. I cried because I had not won a medal in any Olympics and what we have to face in the life of a player, so how much, what I had to face in these four years. I h
Xplane: 'Money is gone, I borrow', how is unemployment and debt double whammy in India?
The common man in India is being hurt from two sides at this time. One is the crisis of jobs is deepening, while the other is that those who have work are falling into the debt trap. In May 2026, the country's unemployment rate reached 5.5 percent, which is the highest level in the last nearly one year. At the same time, household debt has reached a record level of 45.5 percent of GDP. This double whammy has now become a deep social crisis, not just an economic one. How did this crisis arise, what role are digital lending apps playing in it, and what are the ways to avoid it... hit No. 1: Une
AAIB to probe AI Phuket-Delhi flight altitude loss; pilot to undergo 'confirmatory analysis'
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight altitude loss, as the Civil Aviation Ministry, on Sunday, termed the incident a serious one. The two flight crew members underwent the psychoactive substance screening test, following which the pilot needed to undergo a confirmatory test. On August 4, the Air India A320 aircraft VT-EXO witnessed a sudden loss of altitude of around 300 feet, injuring a few of the 137 passengers on board.
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