Morning Digest: Wangchuk breaks 26-day fast, PM reaches out to students; U.S. slaps 10% tariffs on goods imported from India, and more
PM reaches out to students; Sonam Wangchuk ends fastActivist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET irregularities, ended his fast late on Thursday (July 24, 2026) night. The move came even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a late-night video message posted on his X and Instagram accounts, promised that the government would discuss NEET paper leaks in Friday’s (July 24) Cabinet meeting and would bring a Bill in Parliament next week. “More strict actions against paper leaks to come in tomorrow’s Cabinet [meeting],” Mr.
- ▪PM reaches out to students; Sonam Wangchuk ends fastActivist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET irregularities, ended his fast late on Thursday (
- ▪The move came even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a late-night video message posted on his X and Instagram accounts, promised that the government would discuss NEET paper leaks in Friday’s (July 24) Cabinet meeting and would bring a Bi
- ▪“More strict actions against paper leaks to come in tomorrow’s Cabinet [meeting],” Mr.
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PM reaches out to students; Sonam Wangchuk ends fastActivist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET irregularities, ended his fast late on Thursday (July 24, 2026) night. The move came even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a late-night video message posted on his X and Instagram accounts, promised that the government would discuss NEET paper leaks in Friday’s (July 24) Cabinet meeting and would bring a Bill in Parliament next week. “More strict actions against paper leaks to come in tomorrow’s Cabinet [meeting],” Mr. Modi said in his post.U.S. slaps 10% tariffs on goods imported from India over issue forced labourThe U.S.
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