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CJP calls for nationwide protest today, rejects govt’s talks offer again

New Delhi, Jul 24, (PTI) The CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) on Thursday gave a nationwide call for peaceful protests today and urged people to hold demonstrations in every district as it rejected the government’s offer for talks, insisting any dialogue should be held only at a neutral venue. It also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on action against paper leaks did not address the issue of accountability or its main demand of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over NEET paper leak. The government made another appeal for talks with Union minister Jitendra Singh saying a meeting to resolve

Modi govt treating students seeking accountability as ‘enemies of nation’: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) In a broadside against the Modi government, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday said students have demanded accountability and educational reforms, but the Modi government has responded to their courage with “cowardice and wanton cruelty, treating them not as inheritors of the future but as enemies of the nation”. She accused the government of degrading India’s education landscape and asserted that the country’s students have called the Modi regime’s bluff. She emphasised it is a moral, political, and constitutional duty to stand with students and safeguard their future. “The student protests are a

Indian activist Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike but ‘Cockroach’ protesters still seek minister’s ouster

NEW DELHI, July 24, 2026 (AP) — Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that’s become one of India’s largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns. Wangchuk’s fast became a rallying point for India’s “Cockroach” protests, which began more than a month ago demanding education reforms after alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams. Since then, the movement has tapped into broader public anger over unemployment, government accountability and economic opportunity, drawing professionals, families and activists to demonstrations

Gold falls Rs 400 per 10 grams amid surging oil prices

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Gold prices fell Rs 400 to Rs 1,49,200 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday, tracking weak trends in global markets amid surging crude oil rates. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,49,600 per 10 grams in the preceding session. Silver also pared gains, falling Rs 300 to Rs 2,29,700 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 2,30,000 per kg, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Traders said bullion witnessed profit-booking amid rising oil prices and concerns that persistent inflation could

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