Top news of the day: CJP-Government talks to continue tomorrow amid Pradhan resignation demand; Centre orders GitHub to remove Bitchat app over security concerns, and more
Resignation of Pradhan non-negotiable: CJP to Union MinistersThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is spearheading protests against the NEET paper leak, has told two Union ministers that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is “non-negotiable”. The group has also asked for ₹1 crore compensation for families of those who committed suicide after the cancellation of the NEET test on May 3. “The Government of India does not like technologies like Bitchat and wants it taken down,” said the app’s developer and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday (July 24, 2026) in an X post, sharing a copy of the notice dated July 23.
- ▪Resignation of Pradhan non-negotiable: CJP to Union MinistersThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is spearheading protests against the NEET paper leak, has told two Union ministers that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- ▪The group has also asked for ₹1 crore compensation for families of those who committed suicide after the cancellation of the NEET test on May 3.
- ▪“The Government of India does not like technologies like Bitchat and wants it taken down,” said the app’s developer and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday (July 24, 2026) in an X post, sharing a copy of the notice dated July 23.
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Resignation of Pradhan non-negotiable: CJP to Union MinistersThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is spearheading protests against the NEET paper leak, has told two Union ministers that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is “non-negotiable”. The group has also asked for ₹1 crore compensation for families of those who committed suicide after the cancellation of the NEET test on May 3. The two sides will meet again on Saturday (July 25, 2026).Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concernsThe Home Ministry’s cybercrime arm, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, has ordered Microsoft subsidiary GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based messaging application Bitchat, according to a notice.
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