Saturday, 25 July 2026

President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and, on the Prime Minister's advice, assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education to Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi in addition to his existing portfolios.

Anahat Singh became the first Indian to win a squash world title at any level, beating Egypt's Ruqayya Salem 3-0 in the girls' singles final of the World Junior Squash Championships in Canada.

The Commerce Ministry said about 45% of India's exports to the US remain outside the new 10% forced-labour tariff, with India placed in the lower tariff tier among 17 economies while 38 other investigated countries face higher rates.

Edelweiss Mutual Fund launched the Edelweiss Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund, described as India's first REIT-oriented mutual fund, with the new fund offer running 5-19 August.

ONGC spudded exploratory well MN-DW18-1-H-D in the Mahanadi offshore basin on 25 July, its first deepwater well there, under the government's Samudra Manthan mission.

The draft Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026 raises jail terms to five-to-ten years and fines to Rs 50 lakh, with organised offences drawing at least seven years and Rs 10 crore, plus a Special Task Force and fast-track courts.

The Cockroach Janta Party withdrew its Jantar Mantar sit-in on 25 July after the government accepted its demands including Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, withdrawal of FIRs against protesters and compensation for NEET victims' families, with the next round of talks in four weeks.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on 25 July following weeks of nationwide youth-led protests over alleged NEET examination irregularities and paper leaks.