Overview
- The Lok Sabha passed the Anti‑Paper Leak Amendment Bill on Thursday, imposing tougher punishments, large fines and fast‑track courts for exam fraud to deter leaks and speed prosecutions.
- Investigators with the Central Bureau of Investigation filed an extensive NEET‑UG chargesheet running to about 20,000 pages, and asked the court for extra time to submit remaining documents.
- The Supreme Court has publicly questioned police use of force at protests and ordered states to free Citizens for Justice and Peace protesters who lack criminal records, sharpening judicial oversight of crowd control.
- Monsoon floods in Assam have killed dozens and affected more than 300,000 people, prompting central review, relief operations and appeals for sustained rescue and rehabilitation support.
- Other concurrent developments include India summoning the Ukrainian envoy over Black Sea attacks on merchant crews, the Centre seeking explanations from Meta over a blocked Prime Minister video, and the NASA‑ISRO NISAR satellite scheduled for launch.