Cabinet Clears Anti-Leak Bill: 10 Years Jail, Rs 10 Cr Fine
The government's answer to the protests now has numbers attached. Up to 10 years in jail, fines up to Rs 10 crore, and fast-track courts required to finish trials in three months.
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The government's answer to the protests now has numbers attached. Up to 10 years in jail, fines up to Rs 10 crore, and fast-track courts required to finish trials in three months.
"Do I still need to prove my sincerity?" Sonam Wangchuk pushed back hard on claims he cut a deal — saying he ended 26 days without food only to shield students from a crackdown.
PM Modi went directly to students with a video message: a new anti-paper-leak bill in Parliament next week, fast-track courts already running. Protesters weren't moved — they still want the minister out.
The protest just went national. The CJP has asked supporters to demonstrate in every district under one slogan — and turned down the government's invitation to talk unless it happens on neutral ground.
The NEET protest just got its biggest name yet. Rahul Gandhi was detained and freed at Jantar Mantar as the student movement swelled, metro stations shut down, and the CJP vowed to stay put.
After days of silence amid raging protests, PM Modi has spoken. Calling the NEET leak a 'ghor paap', he framed exam integrity as a national responsibility — and promised the guilty won't be spared.
Day one of the Monsoon Session, and both Houses barely functioned. Opposition MPs stormed the well over the NEET paper leak and temple donation theft, forcing multiple adjournments.
Rajasthan's long-awaited local body elections finally have a calendar. The voting process begins September 23 and the entire exercise — panch to district council — wraps up by November 15.
After PM Modi's fuel-saving appeal, MP CM Mohan Yadav's slashing his convoy to the bare minimum. It's a bold move that's sparking hope, and he's asking everyone to hop on public transport.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's ordered 717 TASMAC shops near temples and schools to shut in two weeks. It's his first bold move and it's already sparking relief and debate across the state.
The JPC reviewing simultaneous elections is targeting the monsoon session for its report. Opposition dissent and legal hurdles could still push things back.
AAP has removed Raghav Chadha as Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, replacing him with MP Ashok Mittal, and has formally blocked him from the party's speaking quota in the House. Senior leaders, including Bhagwant Mann, have accused Chadha of prioritising "soft PR" over core political work. Chadha has denied the allegations, calling the move politically motivated and an attempt to silence him in Parliament. The episode lays bare deepening factional tensions within the party.