Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike, praised his Vande Bharat journey to Ladakh, and urged the government to honor its promise of no FIRs against protesting students.

Amid the Punjab paper leak controversy, BJP workers clashed with Delhi Police during a protest outside the AAP office in New Delhi.

Parliament on Wednesday cleared the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making insult to national song Vande Mataram a criminal offence. Lok Sabha passed it by voice vote after Rajya Sabha cleared it on July 29.