The Jharkhand government has cancelled 22 recruitment exams and initiated probes into 23 others following a 26-day student protest. The move aims to address corruption allegations, though it has sparked concern among candidates who had already secured government positions.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has recovered 309.84 billion pesos in assets linked to the Marcos family. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr disputes the classification of these assets as ill-gotten wealth, citing legal victories.
JLKM leader Devendra Mahto has announced a second phase of protests in Ranchi, Jharkhand, demanding corruption-free recruitment for JPSC and JSSC exams. This follows his 16-day hunger strike and the state government's decision to cancel several recruitment tests.
Jharkhand student leaders announced plans to burn effigies of CM Hemant Soren and Rahul Gandhi across 24 districts, escalating protests over alleged recruitment exam irregularities and demanding a CBI inquiry.
Indian PM Narendra Modi announced AI training and free online exam coaching during his Independence Day speech in New Delhi, following recent youth protests over exam irregularities.
Student protests in Jharkhand over exam irregularities entered their 18th day, marked by a BJP-called state-wide bandh, ABVP assembly march, police use of water cannons and lathi-charges, and the arrest of former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte.
Thousands of protesters in Jharkhand, India, marched on the state parliament demanding a federal inquiry into government job exam irregularities, leading to police using water cannons.
Police used force against student protesters marching in Ranchi over exam irregularities, while Assam's flood death toll hit 100 and a Delhi court acquitted former wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment charges.
Students in Jharkhand, India, protested at the State Legislative Assembly over alleged exam irregularities, demanding system changes and federal investigation. Police used water cannons as protests intensified, with some students on indefinite hunger strikes.
A Hong Kong judge lamented that a five-year-old boy starved to death by his mother could have been saved if social workers had noticed his severe malnourishment. The mother was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
South Korean police raided the Korea Football Association (KFA) headquarters and offices on August 6, investigating allegations of irregularities in the 2024 appointment of former men's national team head coach Hong Myung-bo, who resigned after the team's group-stage exit from the FIFA World Cup.
Balaji Srinivasan's Network School in Malaysia's Forest City was shut down due to licensing irregularities and scrutiny over residents' nationalities, including a claim of Israeli citizens. Founder Balaji Srinivasan denied wrongdoing and quickly announced a new campus in Kazakhstan.
Content creator Shradha Singh alleges severe online trolling and abuse after a video of her with anti-riot police at a CJP protest in Delhi went viral. Accused of disrespecting personnel, she apologized, but claims the controversy has harmed her career and mental health.
Students in Jharkhand are protesting for the fifth consecutive day against alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams, demanding a CBI probe and reforms. Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has extended support, while protesters warn of escalating actions if the JMM-led government fails to address their concerns.
Hundreds of students in Ranchi are continuing a five-day protest against alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations, demanding a CBI probe, cancellation of the 14th JPSC test, and reforms. They threaten to march to the Jharkhand Assembly if demands are not met, citing concerns over fairness and opportunity.
A 56-year-old woman, surnamed Chan, was arrested in Hong Kong's Mong Kok for alleged electricity theft after a fire in her Tung Choi Street flat, believed to be caused by a short circuit, killed three cats and two dogs. Irregularities in the flat's power supply were found.
A 2023 photo of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk, who once praised each other's commitment to education reform, has resurfaced. This comes as Wangchuk leads an indefinite hunger strike demanding accountability for NEET-UG paper leak and Pradhan's resignation, marking a sharp political contrast.
Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi was transferred to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, with Naresh Pal Gangwar appointed as his successor. This bureaucratic reshuffle by the ACC occurs amid intense public and political scrutiny over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in competitive examinations, including NEET.
The Indian government is engaging opposition leaders to resolve the parliamentary deadlock concerning the alleged NEET paper leak, offering discussion without preconditions like Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. This follows repeated disruptions in the Monsoon session.
Veteran social activist Anna Hazare initiated a silent protest in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, backing Delhi students demonstrating against alleged examination irregularities and demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation amidst CJP's ongoing agitation and clashes with police.
A video purportedly showing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters escaping a police van during a Mumbai protest has gone viral. The incident, shared by CJP with a sarcastic caption, comes amid escalating tensions from their 'Sansad Chalo' march in Delhi, where an FIR was registered over violence.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has introduced administrative and religious reforms, including live CCTV surveillance of donation counting, amid an ongoing investigation into donation irregularities. The Trust also approved an official spokesperson, reconstituted the Religious Committee, and is in the final stages of recruiting a new CEO.
NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar met PM Narendra Modi after backing the Cockroach Janta Party's protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged exam irregularities. Pawar urged the Centre to consider protesters' demands, while Opposition leaders continued pressing for accountability following police action.
India's Supreme Court, led by CJI Surya Kant, declined an urgent hearing on alleged police brutality against students protesting at Jantar Mantar, citing lack of time for video evidence. Protests demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam irregularities turned violent.
