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The recently enacted law curbing states’ power to levy taxes on minerals and mineral-bearing land was passed in Parliament amid Opposition demand for scrutiny by parliamentary standing committee

India and Pakistan have demolished temporary structures outside each other’s High Commissions in New Delhi and Islamabad, in a reciprocal move amid strained bilateral ties.

USCIRF officials have urged Washington to sanction RSS members accused of religious freedom violations and avoid high-level engagements with its leaders ahead of Mohan Bhagwat’s planned US visit.

The Supreme Court has formed a high-powered committee headed by former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy to examine allegations of excessive police force against student protesters during demonstrations in Delhi and elsewhere.

The Congress has decided to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party programmes, citing a 1937 CWC resolution backed by leaders including Gandhi and Tagore.

The Delhi High Court has left the question of restricting children’s access to social media to the Centre, observing that the issue involves policy considerations. The court asked the government to examine the concerns raised in a PIL after consulting stakeholders.

A month after the July 20 Parliament march, protesters injured by pellet fragments are still undergoing treatment. Some say metal fragments remain lodged in their bodies and allege that no CJP leader has contacted them to enquire about their health.

The Centre is planning a “One Day, One University” campaign under which Union ministers will visit universities and other educational institutions to interact with students and strengthen the government’s outreach to Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questioned the PM CARES Fund’s spending and accountability after its 2024-25 financial statement showed a closing balance of around Rs 8,452 crore. He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the fund’s functioning.

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, died at 80 on Thursday after being brought to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.

Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal has approached the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and 10-year sentence in the 2013 sexual assault case. The plea comes shortly after the Goa government sought enhancement of his sentence to life imprisonment.

The Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is on a maiden two-day visit to India.  Earlier on July 28, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had expressed deep concern over the earthquake in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture and conveyed India's solidarity and support to the Japanese government and people.