Amit Shah ready for detailed Parliament discussion on Delhi police crackdown on students; details here
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Home Minister Amit Shah is ready for a detailed discussion in Parliament on the alleged Delhi Police action during the July 20 student protests at Jantar Mantar.
UPI to lose its ‘free’ tag? What happens to payments above Rs 2,000
UPI has made digital payments a daily habit for millions of Indians, but a proposed MDR on high-value transactions could attract a small fee for some merchants using the system.
From Assembly march to police action: Jharkhand student protests turn tense in Ranchi
The student protest in Ranchi intensified on Monday as JPSC and JSSC aspirants marched towards the Vidhan Sabha, leading to clashes with police. Take a look at key developments from the protest below.
Air India flight turbulence: Pilot body issues 5-point advisory after positive drug test result
Pilot body issued advisory after Aug 4 Air India turbulence, urging DGCA to keep ‘non-negative’ drug test confidential and not treat it as confirmed.
Vande Mataram to be sung before PM Modi’s Red Fort address on Independence Day for first time
For the first time during Independence Day celebrations, the Red Fort will witness Vande Mataram being sung before Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurls the national flag and addresses the nation.
MEA condemns defacing of Indian embassy in Slovenia: ‘Diplomatic premises inviolable, must be protected’
The MEA stated that under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are “inviolable and must be protected.” India has “strongly” taken up the issue with Slovenian authorities both in New Delhi and Ljubljana so that “perpetrators behind such reprehensible acts are held accountable.”
Rahul Gandhi criticises use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand: ‘Only dialogue can yield solutions’
“The use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand is wrong,” Gandhi said in a post on social media. The Congress leader’s comment came as police used lathis and teargas on the protesters, who were attempting to march to the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha.
Black-majority schools in Texas receive more Fs than A ratings, leaving parents with tough choices
Black Texas families weigh whether to send their children to schools with more academic resources — but potentially fewer of their values.
While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy
Data center developers can use nondisclosure agreements and shell companies to shield the details of their deals from the public. Even state officials also say they need more transparency from the industry.
Socialist leader squirms during TV interview when forced to address push to abolish prisons, police
A socialist leader squirmed during a tense Sunday interview after a local California television anchor pressed her on the real-life ramifications of the radical party’s calls to abolish police and prisons. In an interview with NBC 4 Los Angeles, anchor Conan Nolan posed pointed questions to Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) National Political Committee Member Frances Gill on the topics of law enforcement, immigration and the movement’s other far-left proposals. After a brief back-and-forth over what defunding the police means and how that would be applied in practice, Gill resorted to deflecting by refusing to engage in ‘hypotheticals.’ DSA CO-CHAIR PUSHES BACK ON SOVIET UNION COMPARISONS, WANTS PRISONS TO BE ‘LESS NECESSARY’ “What we really want to see is a horizon where folks are not reliant on armed enforcement to meet our public safety needs,” Gill conceded. “Right, but it says ‘defund police’ on your website — that’s your goal — and also to get rid of prisons and jails, correct?” he pressed, to which Gill answered affirmatively. “So if my daughter is assaulted and raped, is there any agency that would seek to find her assailant and bring him to justice?” asked Nolan. “Of course, yeah of course—” said Gill before the host jumped back in with a follow-up question. “What would it be if not police and where would he be if not a jail?” asked Nolan. SOCIALIST HOUSE NOMINEE’S RADICAL LAW-AND-ORDER VISION: ‘WHAT ARE ILLEGALS?’ “So I guess I really want to avoid getting caught into these hypotheticals and talk about the reality that we’re actually facing right now,” Gill dodged. That reality, she said, is the city spending “outrageous amounts on police and policing,” instead of addressing real issues plaguing Los Angeles. She suggested that the lack of street lights, substance abuse treatment and mental healthcare are all contributing to a lack of public safety and rise in crime. The pair then clashed over voter demographics in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, won by DSA-adjacent candidate Abdul El-Sayed — closely associated with extremist streamer Hasan Piker, who once said America deserved 9/11. The two palled around on the campaign trail. 2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGAN Nolan noted that El-Sayed’s support came overwhelmingly from college-educated voters like Gill, and that El-Sayed lost the state’s 15 counties where the majority of voters did not have a college degree, characterizing the latter as the “working class” that DSA claims to support. Noting that she has $500,000 in student debt, Gill said college-educated voters like herself believed their degrees would lead to prosperity, but ultimately they found themselves downwardly mobile because society’s “scales are tipped in one direction to benefit the rich.” On the issue of border security, Gill became defensive and questioned whether Nolan was acting in “good faith” when he quizzed her about whether there would be any border security if, like the DSA promotes, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was abolished. DEM REP HENRY CUELLAR REJECTS DSA AGENDA, SAYS SOCIALISTS ARE TRYING TO ‘USE’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY “I guess I don’t understand why we kind of constantly get pinned on these particular questions when the immediate reality of the situation is that immigration enforcement is absolutely out of control, needs to be addressed immediately and we know that in Los Angeles, like, more than almost any other city in the country,” she said. She also denied that former President Joe Biden opened the borders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data show that the agency encountered at least 11 million people during Biden’s presidency. Under President Donald Trump, that number has waned to fewer than 10,000 per month, and the administration touts that zero illegal aliens have been released into the country since retaking office. Fox News Digital reached out to DSA for comment on Gill’s interview.