Today’s school assembly headlines (July 30): Key national and global news updates

Here are the key national, international, and sports updates for the morning school assembly on July 30. Today’s top stories cover major parliamentary developments, anti-Naxal operations, and key international and sports highlights.

Top national headlines
 

1. Rahul Gandhi hits out at Home Minister Amit Shah over police action against student protesters

New Delhi: In a no-holds-barred attack, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah had authorised police excesses against student protesters, triggering a massive uproar in the Lok Sabha during a debate on the bill to amend the anti-paper leaks law.

2. Lok Sabha clears Anti-paper Leak Amendment Bill amid Opposition din

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years' jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by opposition parties.

3. RS passes Bill to criminalise intentional disruption of Vande Mataram singing

New Delhi: A bill to criminalise intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song 'Vande Mataram', giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national anthem, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

3. River discharge, fishing waste drive microplastic pollution along Indian coast: Govt

New Delhi: Studies indicate that riverine discharge and abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) are the major sources of microplastic pollution along the Indian coast, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.

4. Boeing examination finds no abnormality with Dreamliner's fuel control switch: Govt

New Delhi: The government has said that Boeing's detailed examination of the Dreamliner aircraft's fuel control switch locking mechanism did not find any abnormality following an Air India pilot flagging possible issues with the system after operating a London-Heathrow-Bengaluru flight in February this year. 

5. BS-III vehicle rubber parts may require replacement when operated with E20 fuel

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said some rubber parts and gaskets in BS-III vehicles, introduced from April 1, 2005, and manufactured before 2016, may need to be replaced when operated with E20 fuel (petrol containing 20 per cent ethanol).

6. Pillars of 'Nagpur Education Policy' shaken; Minister 'compelled to resign': Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said that the pillars of the 2020 National Education Policy, which it dubbed as "Nagpur Education Policy", have been shaken, the NTA "discredited" and the education minister who had "forcibly" pushed state governments to implement it has been "compelled" to resign.

7. Maoist Misir Besra with over Rs 2.2 cr bounty arrested; Naxal menace almost wiped out: J'khand DGP

Ranchi: In a breakthrough in the anti-Naxal operations, banned CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra, who was carrying a bounty of over Rs 2.2 crore on his head and wanted in 175 cases, was arrested from Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, DGP Tadasha Mishra said on Wednesday.

8. Hyderabad: Trainee IPS officer accused of 'sexual harassment' arrested

Hyderabad: A trainee IPS officer, accused of "sexually harassing" a woman co-trainee at a police training academy here, was arrested on Wednesday.

9. Mekedatu: TN CPM demands withdrawal of Union Minister's statement, announces protest on Aug 2

Chennai: The CPM Tamil Nadu unit on Wednesday slammed the Centre over a Union Minister's statement in the Rajya Sabha that Karnataka does not require riparian states' consent to construct the Mekedatu dam, calling it a "betrayal".

10. SC grants bail to 2 Indian Mujahideen 'operatives', says continued incarceration violates right to liberty

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted bail to two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives, who were in custody since 2014, saying their continued incarceration was "grossly violative" of the right to liberty enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution.

11. SC closes case against former PM Manmohan Singh in coal block allocation case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed a criminal case against former prime minister Manmohan Singh in a coal block allocation case while setting aside a summoning order passed against him.
 

Top international headlines
 

1. In UNSC, India strongly condemns recent attacks on maritime vessels in Strait of Hormuz

United Nations: Describing the escalation of hostilities in West Asia as "deeply concerning", India has strongly condemned recent attacks on several maritime vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, calling for the restoration of unimpeded navigation and trade through international waterways in the region.

2. Indian mission monitoring safety of 13 seafarers aboard vessel in Ukraine

Kyiv: The Indian Embassy in Ukraine on Wednesday said it was closely monitoring the situation involving a merchant vessel carrying 13 Indian seafarers near Ukraine's Black Sea coast, following reports that it was under threat from repeated drone and missile attacks.

PTI