School assembly news headlines (August 7): Essential national and global updates
Stay informed with today’s top national and global news updates. From major legislative shifts and key court verdicts to critical defense tests and international developments, here is your essential news wrap-up for August 7.
Top national news
1. Gen Z grievances are genuine, protest lawful form of dialogue, says RSS chief Bhagwat
Mumbai: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said protest is a legitimate form of dialogue in a democracy and should be aimed at building consensus rather than creating divisions, comments coming in the backdrop of a recent stir by a fledgling pressure group on exam paper leaks.
2. Lok Sabha passes Bill to authorise govt to permit banks to levy charges on UPI transactions
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 that authorises the government to permit banks and other service providers to levy charges on payments through unified payments interface (UPI) and other notified electronic payment modes.
4. Govt slashes online content takedown time to 2 hours for sensitive matters
New Delhi: The government has slashed the online content takedown time for sensitive matters to 2 hours from the earlier 24 hours given to social media platforms, an official statement said on Thursday.
5. Israel's Netanyahu dials PM Modi, discusses developments in West Asia
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and they exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia.
6. Creamy layer principle not applicable to quotas for SCs, STs: Centre's affidavit to SC
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the principle of creamy layer was not applicable to reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
7. No commitments relating to ethanol import from US for fuel blending under FTA talks: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said no concessions or commitments relating to the import of ethanol for fuel blending from the US have been made in the India-US trade pact discussions.
8. 'Selling our jobs like vegetables': J'khand students intensify stir over job exam 'irregularities'
Ranchi: 'They are snatching our rights and selling our jobs like vegetables', said hunger striker Sabita Kumari, capturing the anger of thousands of students, who have been protesting against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand.
8. All governments must listen to students, Congress backs agitators in Ranchi: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said it stands with youngsters agitating in Ranchi against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, with senior party leader Rahul Gandhi asserting that every government must listen to what students are saying and take action to change the education system.
9. FCRA Bill to be debated on Aug 12, no retrospective effect: Mizoram CM after meeting Shah
New Delhi: The contentious FCRA Amendment Bill will be taken up for discussion and passage in Parliament on August 12 but it will not come into effect retrospectively, Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma said after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
10. India test-fires Agni-4 missile
New Delhi: India on Thursday successfully test-fired ballistic missile Agni-4 from the integrated test range in Odisha's Chandipur.
11. India, US special forces hold joint counter-terrorism exercise
New Delhi: Special Forces of India and the US are undertaking a joint exercise in the country to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation, officials said on Thursday.
12. Meta faces second day of Indian govt scrutiny over algorithms, platform compliance
New Delhi: Meta executives faced a second straight day of questioning by Indian government officials on Thursday over issues, including Instagram's content recommendation algorithms and the social media giant's compliance with local laws, government sources said, adding that the company said it was working to tackle deepfakes, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and bot accounts.
Top international news
1. Sri Lanka Navy rescues 11 Indian fishermen after their boat met with accident
Colombo: Eleven Indian fishermen were rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday after their fishing vessel met with an accident in the island nation's waters, according to an official statement.
PTI