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In new video, PM Modi welcomes Parliament’s nod to anti-paper leak bill, vows robust exam system

A woman has been booked after allegedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Gen Z protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. According to the FIR, her remarks “hurt the dignity of the constitutional post” and were intended to spread hatred and disturb public peace.

After Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha has passed the anti-paper leak amendment bill. The Centre on Monday introduced the amendment bill, just days after nationwide student protests over the NEET controversy led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister. 

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday, July 30, announced that the Indian men’s football team will face five-time FIFA World Cup champions Brazil in an international friendly at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on October 3. The match will be played during the FIFA international window and is expected to draw a capacity crowd in one of the country’s most football-passionate cities.

“When you help someone, you help everyone.” Those words, etched on May Parker’s tombstone, quietly define Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This isn’t just another superhero film. It is a story about grief, identity and the cost of doing the right thing. Peter Parker has already lost almost everything. His aunt is gone, MJ doesn’t remember him, Ned has no idea who he is, and the carefree teenager we once knew feels like a distant memory. The result is the darkest Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film yet, and perhaps extremely emotionally mature too.

One of the most anticipated Indian films in recent years, Ramayana, has taken over internet, since its trailer is out now. The film has remained in the spotlight ever since it was announced, thanks to its ambitious scale, star-studded cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash and the promise of bringing one of India’s greatest epics to the big screen. As excitement builds, fans across the country are eagerly waiting for their first detailed look at the project.

Star boxer Jaismine Lamboria stormed into the semifinals of the 57kg weight category at the Commonwealth Games with a win over England’s Elise Glynn to assure India of its 10th boxing medal on Wednesday, July 29. The victory propelled India to its best-ever performance in boxing at the Commonwealth Games, as this is now the most prolific edition for the sport in the history of the quadrennial event. India’s previous best performance at the Commonwealth Games came in 2018 when the contingent bagged nine medals.

Tech giant Meta on Wednesday wrote to the Indian government over the enhanced and rigorous safeguards it has now implemented for posts made by prominent accounts, including that of the Prime Minister, sources have informed. The tech giant has told the IT Ministry that posts by the Prime Minister and high-profile accounts will have additional oversight and multiple checks at levels of senior company officials.

The Centre on Wednesday told Parliament that concerns over engine damage or reduced fuel efficiency due to the use of E20 petrol have not been substantiated by any scientific study.

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dismissed the anti-paper leak amendment bill as an inadequate response to the recurring examination paper leak crisis, arguing that the legislation fails to address the structural flaws in India’s examination system. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha earlier in the day.