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The Delhi government stated that it would not take action against participants in the youth-led protests that demanded that Dharmendra Pradhan resign as the Union education minister. However, it stated that this protection would not be extended to those with “criminal antecedents”.
The Home Department said that 13 cases had been registered by Delhi Police in connection with the protests in the capital as of 6 pm on Wednesday.
In cases where arrests or detentions had already been made, the review process for releasing those arrested will be carried out expeditiously, the Delhi government said. The home department also said does not propose to take further action against those involved in the protests.
The cases relate to the violence that broke out during the Cockroach Janta Party’s planned march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on July 20.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the authorities to proceed with investigations in cases that have already been registered. However, it directed that no coercive action should be taken against minors and protesting students, provided they did not have any criminal antecedents. Read on.
The Lok Sabha passed a bill criminalising insults to the national song, Vande Mataram, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the legislation. The bill will now be sent for presidential assent, after which it will become law.
The 2026 Prevention of Insults to National Honour Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha through a voice vote amid protests by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on police action against youth protesters last week.
The bill seeks to provide Vande Mataram with the same statutory protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. It states that intentionally preventing the singing of the national song, or disrupting an assembly singing it can be punished with imprisonment of up to three years, a fine or both. Read on.
The Supreme Court told the Union government to preserve the ammunition logs of the Rapid Action Force members deployed at Jantar Mantar in Delhi during the youth protests against the alleged mismanagement of competitive examinations. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant passed the order in response to petitions seeking a ban on using pellet guns to disperse crowds during protests.
Two of the petitioners, Prashant Kumar Singh and Sheikh Irshad Mansoor, said they were injured by pellets fired by security personnel during the protesters’ march to Parliament on July 20. The lead petitioner is former Intelligence Bureau Special Director Yashovardhan Azad.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the court was “not averse to examining” the use of pellet guns during the protest, but added that the petitioners would have to show whether their use was permissible under the “graded approach”. Read on.
The decision of the Indian hockey federation to change the colour of the team’s jersey to saffron from blue has drawn criticism from social media users, including a former captain of the national team. Former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha said that the change was embarrassing, and remarked that the “legacy and identity of the Indian team has always been blue”.
The hockey federation launched the new jersey on Monday. In a social media video, the federation said that the saffron colour “symbolises courage, sacrifice and victory”. The new colours scheme has been inspired by the national flag and the rising sun, it said, adding that the new jersey “reflects new beginnings”.
Several social media users criticised the colour blue being replaced with saffron, saying that the change hurts the team’s legacy and identity. Read on.
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