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The RBI is launching trials for polymer 10 and 20 notes to improve durability and security. While more expensive initially, these plastic banknotes last longer, reduce replacement costs, and will circulate alongside existing paper currency.

On August 3, 2026, a Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, along with former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.

The protesting students have been demanding accountability, transparent recruitment, and major education reforms.

Rahul Gandhi's claim that Amit Shah ordered pellet firing on students during the July 20 Parliament march is contradicted by India's policing hierarchy and the ongoing inquiry, which points to field-level operational decisions, not directions from the Union Home Minister.

Criminal jurisprudence treats an offence as a wrong against the entire society and not just against an individual.

Before joining politics, Anish Gawande was an LGBTQ+ rights activist and a writer.

In a major push for public health, IAS Officer Tukaram Mundhe, who assumed the office of Food Commissioner on 25th May, launched a sweeping enforcement across Maharashtra.

As soon as wrong map showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan flashed on the screen, Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Pooja Kumari Jha, stopped the programme midway and registered a strong objection

SSP Avinash Pandey justified the police action and informed that the protesters had turned violent and attacked police personnel during the demonstration.

The Dhamrai Rath Yatra, a 500-year-old tradition in Bangladesh, once drew subcontinental pilgrims with a colossal 60-foot chariot. Despite its brutal destruction by the Pakistani Army in 1971, the festival endures today as a testament to deep-seated cultural resilience.