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[00:00:14] Verma, with me is HI anchor Deepali. Before starting the news, let's
[00:00:17] take a look at the
[00:00:18] headlines.
[00:00:22] An important cabinet meeting was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the
[00:00:26] meeting, proposals related to biogas and four lanes in Assam
[00:00:30] were approved.
[00:00:41] Amidst the uproar of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Taxation and Other
[00:00:44] Laws Amendment Bill 2026 was passed.
[00:00:47] The Appropriation Bill No. 3 2026 was returned to the Lok Sabha
[00:00:51] after discussion in the Rajya
[00:00:52] Sabha.
[00:01:00] Students' protest against irregularities in examinations in Jharkhand
[00:01:03] continues. A 11- member delegation
[00:01:07] will soon talk to the government, while in Kerala also, the Bharatiya
[00:01:11] Janata Yuva Morcha protested
[00:01:14] against
[00:01:15] appointments in government jobs.
[00:01:22] The next hearing on NEET paper leak cases will be held in the Supreme Court on August 19.
[00:01:26] The court has sought a reply from the petitioners
[00:01:30] on the affidavit
[00:01:30] filed by the central government.
[00:01:40] And Iran's warning to the Gulf countries, if America attacks, it will target
[00:01:45] with all the qualities. energy facilities. Meanwhile, the agreement with Oman on Hormuz
[00:01:47] is in the final
[00:01:49] stage.
[00:01:57] The Lok Sabha today passed
[00:02:00] of the gas that is formed, the Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill 2026
[00:02:03] amid uproar from the opposition. Amidst the commotion from the opposition, Finance Minister
[00:02:07] Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Taxation and Other Laws Amendment
[00:02:11] Bill 2026 for discussion and passage in the
[00:02:14] House. The objective of the bill is to make
[00:02:17] India more attractive for global investors,
[00:02:21] promote the Make in India campaign and bring
[00:02:25] clarity in digital payments and tax system.
[00:02:28] It also aims to extend the tax exemption available to
[00:02:32] foreign companies till
[00:02:34] 2040-2041 which provide machinery
[00:02:38] and equipment to an Indian factory and that factory
[00:02:42] manufactures specific electronic goods on their behalf
[00:02:46] under contract manufacturing.
[00:02:48] biogas from where the plant The specific electronic goods mentioned in the bill include
[00:02:52] will also be supported mobile phones, laptops, computers,
[00:02:54] tablets, servers and their main parts
[00:02:57] and accessories.
[00:03:01] The government's objective is also to promote digital payments
[00:03:04] in the country and to encourage electronic transactions
[00:03:08] more. Meanwhile, due to the continuous uproar of the opposition, the House
[00:03:11] remained stalled. The opposition was continuously demanding a statement
[00:03:15] from Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue of theft of offerings
[00:03:18] from Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and police action against protesting
[00:03:22] students. Due to the uproar of the opposition, this bill could
[00:03:26] not be discussed.
[00:03:30] has been exposed. The Rajya Sabha returned
[00:03:33] Appropriation Bill No. 3 2026 to the Lok Sabha
[00:03:37] after discussion. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved
[00:03:41] Appropriation Bill No. 3/2026 for consideration and return
[00:03:44] to the Lok Sabha. This bill relates
[00:03:48] to authorizing additional government expenditure incurred
[00:03:51] during the financial year ended March 31, 2023
[00:03:55] from the Consolidated Fund of India.
[00:03:58] During the brief discussion on the bill, members
[00:04:02] of Congress and some other opposition parties
[00:04:05] staged a walkout from the House demanding
[00:04:09] a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah regarding
[00:04:13] police action against protesting students. During the brief discussion
[00:04:16] on the bill, members raised various aspects related to the
[00:04:20] economy. Responding to the discussion, Finance Minister Sitharaman
[00:04:23] said that the government is bringing this bill for supplementary
[00:04:28] of Indian culture. demands for grants for the year ended March 31, 2023.
[00:04:58] the Secretariat, the police used
[00:05:00] and these two counts were part of what the public
[00:05:04] accounts committee in its 39th
[00:05:07] report presented to the Lok Sabha this year in
[00:05:10] April, so public accounts committee as you know and the
[00:05:14] honorable members know is headed always
[00:05:17] by the leader from the opposition,
[00:05:21] so in his chairmanship that entire committee looks into the
[00:05:24] accounts and identifies where any excess has
[00:05:28] happened, so this year in April
[00:05:31] 26, this particular
[00:05:34] or this pair of two
[00:05:37] excess expenditure which had happened in 2023
[00:05:41] was highlighted.
[00:05:45] V. Kamakoti, a member of the six-member high-level task force constituted
[00:05:49] under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani and director of IIT Madras,
[00:05:52] said that its objective is to develop a leak-proof examination system.
[00:05:56] It is noteworthy that after irregularities in the NEET
[00:05:59] UG examination, a special committee was constituted
[00:06:02] on the announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
[00:06:06] Honorable Prime Minister
[00:06:10] has created
[00:06:13] a task force. The mandate of that task force
[00:06:16] is to figure out how to conduct
[00:06:20] a robust, transparent, leak- proof
[00:06:24] examination.
[00:06:27] What are the do's and don'ts
[00:06:30] in this? This particular committee
[00:06:34] will consider this.
[00:06:37] And a report and recommendation
[00:06:41] is needed now. How can
[00:06:45] we stop this type
[00:06:48] of leak and how can
[00:06:51] we build a robust, transparent, and leak-
[00:06:54] proof examination system from
[00:06:57] this? This is the mandate
[00:07:01] of this task force and then the recommendation
[00:07:05] of this task force will also be
[00:07:08] in this direction.
[00:07:11] V. Kamakoti said that the people who prepared the NEET UG question
[00:07:14] paper this year themselves leaked it. He
[00:07:18] said that the task force will try to prevent such leaks.
[00:07:21] The leak
[00:07:24] that happened in 2024 was
[00:07:27] when the printed question
[00:07:31] paper was going from the press to the
[00:07:34] distribution center and examination center.
[00:07:38] At that time,
[00:07:40] someone leaked the paper
[00:07:44] by opening the daughter.
[00:07:47] Now, 20 have been leaked.
[00:07:50] So, for each operation, there is a
[00:07:54] root of trust. Root of
[00:07:57] trust is a particular
[00:08:00] group or a particular entity that we
[00:08:03] trust for the operation to be successful.
[00:08:07] Now, in this way,
[00:08:09] our root of trust, which is the examination question,
[00:08:42] Regarding irregularities, Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi in the Assembly
[00:08:46] targeted the Soren government on the ongoing student movement
[00:08:49] in Ranchi. He said that if you appoint corrupt
[00:08:53] officers as presidents in institutions like JPCSC,
[00:08:56] this is what will happen. Babulal Marandi said that our demand is that
[00:09:00] there should be an investigation under the supervision of the court
[00:09:03] and the result of the investigation
[00:09:05] should also come within the stipulated time.
[00:09:08] And what did I tell the government? If in the investigation, as you
[00:09:42] And that is why we said that under the
[00:09:45] supervision of the court,
[00:09:48] the investigation should be completed within
[00:09:52] the stipulated time and the result should
[00:09:54] In Kerala, the dispute over appointments in government
[00:09:58] jobs has once again intensified. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
[00:10:02] was protesting outside the State Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram
[00:10:05] today. When the protestors started moving towards
[00:10:10] water cannons and lathi-charged
[00:10:13] them to stop them. The Yuva Morcha alleges
[00:10:17] that there are irregularities in the appointment process of the
[00:10:20] Kerala Public Service Commission and despite their names being
[00:10:24] in the rank list, a large number of candidates have
[00:10:27] not yet received appointment letters. On this issue, hundreds
[00:10:31] of teachers and PSC rank holders from various
[00:10:34] districts are also continuously protesting and demanding
[00:10:38] that pending appointments be completed soon. In recent days,
[00:10:41] discontent has also been seen among social media users and candidates
[00:10:45] regarding pending appointments. The Yuva Morcha has alleged
[00:10:49] that both Markpa and Congress are adopting a double standard
[00:10:52] on the issue of PSC rank
[00:10:55] holders and are not openly supporting the affected
[00:10:58] candidates. The organization says that the government should complete
[00:11:02] all pending appointments soon and ensure transparency
[00:11:05] in the recruitment process. On the other hand,
[00:11:09] the schedule for interviews and other recruitment processes
[00:11:12] for the month of August has been released by the Kerala
[00:11:16] PSC, but protesting candidates say
[00:11:19] that despite being included in the rank list, they are
[00:11:23] not getting appointments.
[00:11:30] Defense Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the meeting of the Consultative
[00:11:33] Committee on Defense Matters on Territorial Army
[00:11:37] in the Parliament House. In the meeting, the Defense Minister said that the
[00:11:41] Territorial Army is playing a crucial role in realizing
[00:11:44] Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of developed India.
[00:11:47] He described it as a strong example of the concept of a citizen
[00:11:51] soldier and said that this force contributes significantly to
[00:11:55] national security as well as environmental protection, social
[00:11:59] work, and relief and rescue operations during natural
[00:12:03] disasters. Rajnath Singh informed that
[00:12:06] the Territorial Army, with approximately
[00:12:08] 44,400 personnel and 59 units, strengthens the country's
[00:12:12] security system as a trained reserve force.
[00:12:15] He informed that its ecological task
[00:12:19] force has planted about 10
[00:12:22] crore trees till now, with a survival
[00:12:26] rate of 80 to 85%.
[00:12:29] He also appreciated the role of the Territorial
[00:12:32] Army in relief work in Kerala, Odisha, and Assam, and in the
[00:12:36] Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.
[00:12:39] Union Minister of Civil Aviation
[00:12:43] Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu has completely dismissed
[00:12:46] the news reports about the government's alleged plan to blend
[00:12:50] ethanol in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) as
[00:12:54] false and irresponsible. On the social media
[00:12:58] platform X, the Union Minister said that there is
[00:13:01] no such plan or proposal from the government regarding
[00:13:05] ethanol blending in ATF. He clarified that ethanol
[00:13:08] and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) are two
[00:13:12] different fuels and should not be mixed
[00:13:16] with each other. Rammohan Naidu said that SAF is an
[00:13:20] internationally certified aviation fuel
[00:13:23] which is recognized by the International Civil
[00:13:26] Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is being adopted
[00:13:30] worldwide. This fuel undergoes stringent
[00:13:34] tests and meets global safety standards.
[00:13:38] The Aviation Minister said that spreading misinformation
[00:13:41] related to aviation safety creates unnecessary concern
[00:13:44] among passengers. He reiterated that the safety of passengers
[00:13:48] is the government's top priority and all
[00:13:51] decisions in the aviation sector are taken in accordance
[00:13:55] with international safety
[00:13:56] standards.
[00:14:00] The round of three-phase BRICS meetings began in Jaipur today.
[00:14:04] In the first phase meeting, the Commerce, Industry, and Trade
[00:14:08] Ministers of India and partner countries participated.
[00:14:11] It was led by Union Minister of Commerce
[00:14:14] and Industry Piyush Goyal. Piyush Goyal said that the
[00:14:18] BRICS partner countries together discuss the challenges and
[00:14:22] development facing the world. was
[00:15:25] handled properly, nothing went
[00:15:28] wrong.
[00:15:30] Rahul Gandhi is not a serious leader. I think
[00:15:34] the way
[00:15:38] this whole situation
[00:15:40] was handled was right.
[00:15:44] Nothing wrong
[00:15:48] happened in it, and I
[00:15:52] am fully confident that now as more
[00:15:55] information is coming out, people have
[00:15:58] understood that the
[00:16:01] elements who infiltrated, who have a criminal
[00:16:04] record, who tried to hijack
[00:16:07] this whole movement and
[00:16:10] spread anarchy there,
[00:16:14] the people of India now have information
[00:16:18] about the behavior of those elements.
[00:16:22] And
[00:17:07] iron stone comes out and it gets
[00:17:10] Mongia's enthusiasm.
[00:17:13] Then it heats up, melts, and becomes
[00:17:51] and working as a technician in the electricity department,
[00:17:55] has been invited to the At Home reception to be
[00:17:59] held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Independence
[00:18:03] Day. This ceremony will be held on August 15.
[00:18:06] He has been invited
[00:18:16] to this prestigious event for his inspiring contribution
[00:18:19] to society and excellent performance in sports after organ
[00:18:23] transplantation. The inspiring life journey
[00:18:26] of Ramdev Singh Meel was also presented
[00:18:30] by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the countrymen in his radio
[00:18:34] program 'Mann Ki Baat'. In 2012, after both his
[00:18:37] kidneys failed, his mother donated her kidney
[00:18:41] to him. After successful transplantation and treatment,
[00:18:44] he made sports his goal and represented
[00:18:48] India in national and international transplant
[00:18:51] sports competitions. He has won many medals
[00:18:55] in the National Transplant Games and also represented
[00:18:58] India in the World Transplant Games held in Dresden,
[00:19:01] Germany in 2025. Currently, he
[00:19:05] is also inspiring people who have undergone
[00:19:08] organ transplantation to adopt sports and a healthy
[00:19:12] lifestyle with regular training.
[00:19:15] About three-four
[00:19:16] days ago,
[00:19:20] I received a call from the post office that I had received an invitation
[00:19:24] from the Honorable President, and after that, an officer
[00:19:27] came here and invited me, so I was very happy
[00:19:31] that I was invited by the top leadership,
[00:19:35] by the Honorable President. Along with duty,
[00:19:38] I have also focused on farming and sports,
[00:19:41] and I have received due reward for it.
[00:19:45] And the Honorable Prime Minister praised me in the 131st
[00:19:49] episode of Mann Ki Baat and launched a campaign to promote
[00:19:52] organ donation. We will take this campaign forward
[00:19:56] and bring glory to the country. I have participated in transplant
[00:19:59] games before and will continue to participate
[00:20:01] and bring glory to the country.
[00:20:04] And further in the news, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has sentenced
[00:20:08] former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years
[00:20:11] in jail for raping his colleague in the 2013
[00:20:15] sexual assault case. The court has directed him to surrender
[00:20:18] within two weeks. A bench of Justice Neela
[00:20:22] Gokhale and Justice Amit Jamdar
[00:20:25] of the Goa bench of the High Court
[00:20:29] pronounced this sentence. The court convicted Tejpal
[00:20:33] under sections 3762F, 335A, and
[00:20:36] 354B of the Indian
[00:20:39] Penal Code. During the hearing,
[00:20:42] Tarun Tejpal appealed to the court for leniency in the sentence,
[00:20:46] while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Goa
[00:21:05] government, demanded the maximum sentence. After the verdict, Tarun Tejpal said that he would challenge the High Court's order in the Supreme Court. The case is related to the allegations of a former junior colleague, who stated that in November 2013, during the Think Fest
[00:21:09] event in Goa, the senior journalist sexually assaulted
[00:21:13] her in the hotel lift. In 2021,
[00:21:16] after his acquittal by the trial court, the Goa government
[00:21:20] challenged this
[00:21:21] decision.
[00:21:25] In the country, the government has taken a big
[00:21:29] decision towards clean energy, farmers' income, and converting
[00:21:32] waste into wealth. The Union Cabinet, under the chairmanship
[00:21:36] of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the National
[00:21:39] Circular Bio Energy Scheme,
[00:21:43] GOBAR, Gobardhan,
[00:21:47] with a cost of ₹23,731 crore.
[00:21:50] This scheme, applicable from fiscal year 2026-27 to
[00:21:53] 2035-36, will give new impetus
[00:21:56] to Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) production
[00:21:59] at the national level. Under the scheme,
[00:22:02] agricultural waste, cow dung, press mud from sugar
[00:22:06] mills, organic waste from cities,
[00:22:09] and other biomass will be converted into
[00:22:12] clean fuel, organic fertilizer, and a source of rural income.
[00:22:16] The government's goal is to increase domestic CBG
[00:22:20] production by approximately 10%, reduce dependence
[00:22:23] on imported fossil fuels, and strengthen India's energy
[00:22:27] security.
[00:22:30] There are six pillars, which are compressed biogas,
[00:22:34] CBD, compressed biogas is formed
[00:22:38] after digesting
[00:22:41] city and agro waste, and then
[00:22:45] after fermenting it, for the utilization
[00:22:50] a pillar of assured off-take has been kept,
[00:22:54] that is, whoever manufactures
[00:22:56] biogas, an assured off-take,
[00:23:00] that is, a guarantee to buy their product,
[00:23:02] will be given.
[00:23:04] Assured off-take, that is, a guarantee to buy
[00:23:08] has been given in this. Second is price stability.
[00:23:11] The price of global oil and gas keeps fluctuating.
[00:23:14] So, for biogas
[00:23:17] not to face all that price volatility,
[00:23:21] an assured price system has been created. And the capital
[00:23:24] expenditure incurred in setting up biogas plants will
[00:23:28] be supported with CAPEX support. And the fourth
[00:23:31] pillar is pipeline infrastructure, that is, the pipeline
[00:23:35] network required to deliver
[00:23:38] is located to the consumers
[00:23:42] in this scheme as the fourth pillar.
[00:23:46] The fifth pillar is for MSMEs, especially women-led MSMEs.
[00:23:50] Credit guarantee is provided for them. And the sixth
[00:23:53] pillar is for innovation. For example, if someone wants to do
[00:23:57] it with new methods or bring new technology,
[00:24:00] they will be given a scope for innovation through the challenge
[00:24:04] fund. The scheme has been made with these six pillars. The scheme is
[00:24:07] the Gobardhan scheme. In this, basically,
[00:24:11] our existing city gas pipeline
[00:24:13] distribution has come, plus piped
[00:24:17] natural gas has also come in many cities
[00:24:20] in the country. All
[00:24:23] these will be connected with the biogas production
[00:24:26] centers.
[00:24:30] To accelerate road connectivity in the Northeast, the Central
[00:24:34] Government has approved a major project. The Cabinet Committee
[00:24:37] on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister
[00:24:41] Narendra Modi, has approved the construction
[00:24:45] of a 135.87-kilometer-long four-lane access-controlled
[00:24:48] corridor between Guwahati and Tezpur in
[00:24:52] Assam. This project, costing approximately
[00:24:54] ₹8970 crore, will be developed on
[00:24:58] a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll model.
[00:25:02] The corridor, to be built on National Highway 15,
[00:25:05] will include five major bypasses, 15
[00:25:08] major bridges, 30 small bridges, 19
[00:25:12] flyovers, 46 underpasses,
[00:25:15] one elephant underpass, and 210
[00:25:19] km
[00:25:50] is located on the North Bank of Guwahti, I mean,
[00:25:53] on the North Bank of Brahmaputra. This is its project, and
[00:25:57] it will further become a very important
[00:26:01] highway for connectivity for Arunachal, Nagaland,
[00:26:05] and all these. This four-lane
[00:26:07] highway is 135 kilometers
[00:26:10] long, and it will
[00:26:13] involve an investment of approximately ₹8970
[00:26:37] Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi in the Assembly targeted
[00:26:41] the Soren government on the ongoing student agitation in Ranchi
[00:26:44] regarding alleged irregularities in several recruitment
[00:26:48] examinations in Jharkhand. He said that if you appoint corrupt
[00:26:52] officers as chairmen in institutions like JPCSC, this is what will happen.
[00:26:55] Babulal Marandi said that our demand is that there should be an investigation
[00:26:59] under the supervision of the court and the result of the investigation
[00:27:05] should also come within the stipulated time. The Goa bench of the Bombay
[00:27:08] High Court has sentenced former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal
[00:27:12] to 10 years in jail for raping his colleague
[00:27:16] in the 2013 sexual assault case. The court has directed
[00:27:19] him to surrender within two weeks. The court has convicted
[00:27:23] Tejpal under sections 3762F, 354A, and
[00:27:26] 354B of the Indian Penal
[00:27:28] Code.
[00:27:32] Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu
[00:27:36] has completely dismissed the news reports about the government's
[00:27:40] alleged plan to blend ethanol in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)
[00:27:44] as false and irresponsible. The Aviation Minister said
[00:27:47] that spreading misinformation related to aviation safety
[00:27:51] creates unnecessary concern among passengers. He reiterated
[00:27:55] that passenger safety is the government's top priority
[00:27:59] and all decisions in the aviation sector are taken
[00:28:06] in accordance with international safety standards. Union Health Minister JP Nadda
[00:28:10] today visited the areas affected by flash floods and cloudbursts
[00:28:13] in Kei Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. This
[00:28:17] information was given by JP Nadda through his X handle. JP Nadda
[00:28:21] is on a tour of the flood- and landslide-affected northeastern
[00:28:24] states. This is the last phase of his three-day tour. Before
[00:28:28] this, Nadda had reviewed the flood- and landslide-affected areas of Assam and Nagaland.
[00:28:36] The India IP Advantage Summit 2026
[00:28:40] was organized with the aim of promoting intellectual
[00:28:43] property (IP) in India and giving a new direction
[00:28:47] to the innovation-based economy. In the summit, Professor Unnat
[00:28:51] Pandit, Controller General of Patents, Designs,
[00:28:54] and Trademarks, who attended as a guest, said that
[00:28:57] the increase in patents is an effect of government policies,
[00:29:01] which will play an important role in developed India.
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